A Really Sad ebay Auction?

I would guess out of hearing range. My parents were out of town for the afternoon when my siblings and I playing around resulted in a hole (almost 1 foot diam.) through a bathroom door... They never expected that one... we were usually very good home alone. My brother and sister were both in junior high at the time, so old enough to be "responsible" for their upper elem. little sis...

I have no issue with the auction and even the description. I would not have used that photo though. A little too much.

As to where the parents were... as a father of 2 rambunctious sons only 2 years apart (they are adults now, but when they were kids... HOO-Boy), let me tell you - it does NOT take long for them to do a LOT of damage. Even if you are only a room away.

Unless you are going to tether your kids to your wrist, doing something as routine as throwing in a load of laundry is enough time to destroy a bathtub with beyblades.

My youngest is 7 and he has probably 8 of those. They have metal edges...and they spin VERY fast.

My brother and I caused more than our share of "destruction" all while under the careful watch of our mom and dad.

I think the auction is hilarious and I don't think the kids are the least bit humiliated. They are only upset that their toys are going away. It's a new age lesson, a far cry from being sent to the corner wearing a stupid hat.

Good on the parents for teaching these children such a valuable lesson at that age.

Kay you obviously don't have kids. My 2 year old can destroy a room at warp speed

When my oldest stole something from his friend, I took him to Wal-Mart and had him wear a sign that said, "I like to steal from my friends. Ask me why."

We stood at the main entrance of the store for two hours.

I made him show the sign to passers-by.

We got a lot of strange looks, but many people took the bait. When we got there, he still assumed that I was making a big deal about "nothing".

By the time we left, he had a change of heart for the most part.

(for about a year anyway, up until he, his friend, and my middle boy decided to take the John Deere Gator for a joy ride.)

The scariest words in my household are, "Dad. There is a policeman at the door, and he wants to talk to you."

The store manager came out to see what we were doing. As soon as he read the sign, he smiled and walked back inside the store.

My boy had thought he was "so cool" before-hand. But as he explained to people what he had done and why, the shock that people demonstrated began to change his thinking.

I must admit, there was one lady who missed the point. She gave him a dollar for having to stand in front of the store and expose his soul.

When we left, we went to the Salvation Army, and I made him give up his hard-earned dollar to charity.

LOL

Public Humiliation is useful when the children don't appreciate the gravity of their actions.



p.s. We live behind the John Deere dealership. The dealership would not file charges, because they had left the keys in the vehicle, but I did make both boys (7yo and 10yo at timie) go apologize to the store manager.

They were grounded for 3 months, and hired out as slave labor to anyone who needed stuff done. They did charity labor every Saturday for those three months. They put in time cleaning the church, cleaning parks, and cleaning friends' houses.