Had a smile to myself today (in private) at one of the many lessons the military taught me which I still carry to this day. In that it is possible to use physical exertion to re-direct a wayward young boy back towards the right path in a way that involves no violence, abuse, belittling, or other adverse means - instead it just serves to bring some excess energy towards improving the body and the mind while explaining certain realities of life to a young man.
It's funny how some push-ups and calisthenics can be so much more effective than yelling or spanking or grounding ever would be.
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That it does, and one feels SO much better when they recover... :-)
I have four sons. When they are misbehaving, I count off burpees. They ask how long/how many, and I say, "Until I'm tired."
Once, the oldest asked, "Can't you just spank us instead?"
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