Just Trying to Be a Good Father

[myhaloisintheshop]

I have never heard of these paper hornets. I have 4 boys....surely they may know...lol

[IAintMovin]

Originally Posted by Chan

If a five year-old boy can be suspended from school for "sexual harrassment" just because he kissed a girl, it's quite possible Coonskinner could have charges brought against him.

Originally Posted by Chan

Ah, yes, much like the official policy of the New York State Department of Health "They're going to do it anyway, so we might as well make it safe for them." Of course, New York State calls it "harm risk reduction."

If the behavior in question is against the school rules and is not behavior commanded/encouraged in scripture, why would any Christian parent encourage such behavior?

I would have expected your post from someone in the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, United Methodist, or other liberal church.

Moral relativism is alive and well on AFF!

Thanks ChanCELLOR.... I needed a good laugh.....this is getting funny

[Esther]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

That is cool and I believe a great way to instill good lesson in those normal boys....not to mention the bonding time when you were making those paper hornets (cheating thought with the BB's)!!!!!

We just made paper footballs - - never heard of the paper hornets!

I have never heard of them either and I had two brothers.

Now my husband may have heard of them. However, according to him corn cob fights were the best, or maybe that should be the worst. Worst if you got hit, best if you tooken down. In the barn no less.

I was never a fighter. Never came close to a fight that I can remember in school.

Now home was a different matter, because as I mentioned I had two brothers. My younger brother one year younger was about 14 and had started fighting with his fist.

The very first time my parents left us unsupervised we got into a fight. I had the radio on and my sister and I was washing dishes, no such thing as a disherwasher in those days, listening to the radio. My brother turned off the radio and turned on the tape player.

No problem I just march right in there and turned off the tape and turn back on the radio, after all I had turned it on first.

Well, the little scramp turned off the radio again, and the war begun. He swung his fist at me and all I did was just block the blow with my fist.

He quit the fight and when my parents got home he told them I broke his arm. They took him to the doctor and sure enough his arm was broke.

And guess who got in trouble??? You guess it me! I was simply defending myself, that was all.

The problem is he told everyone at church and I thought I would never get a date. I don't know why???

[HeavenlyOne]

My brother and I used to have Crisco fights.

A can of Crisco goes a long way. My mom never could figure out why there were grease spots on her wallpaper.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

My brother and I used to have Crisco fights.

A can of Crisco goes a long way. My mom never could figure out why there were grease spots on her wallpaper.

Is that like trying to catch a greased pig?

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by Esther

Is that like trying to catch a greased pig?

No. We would scoop out a little blob of grease and fling it at each other. It was pretty funny, and messy also.

We didn't do it often, and she would be upset to find fingerprints in her Crisco.

[Subdued]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

No. We would scoop out a little blob of grease and fling it at each other. It was pretty funny, and messy also.

We didn't do it often, and she would be upset to find fingerprints in her Crisco.

We always had water fights in the house - lots of fun & not too messy... and MUCH easier to clean up than Crisco, for sure! LOL

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by Subdued

We always had water fights in the house - lots of fun & not too messy... and MUCH easier to clean up than Crisco, for sure! LOL

I hear water fights STILL go on in your house......LOL!

[J-Roc]

Originally Posted by Chan

Ah, yes, much like the official policy of the New York State Department of Health "They're going to do it anyway, so we might as well make it safe for them." Of course, New York State calls it "harm risk reduction."

If the behavior in question is against the school rules and is not behavior commanded/encouraged in scripture, why would any Christian parent encourage such behavior?

I would have expected your post from someone in the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, United Methodist, or other liberal church.

Moral relativism is alive and well on AFF!

Weren't some of the apostles fugitives...didn't they escape prison?

[rgcraig]

I spent the weekend with my daughter and she knew about paper hornets. She said boys made them all the time in middle school and apparently she had been hit with them before too!