In the news today.....

"Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show was pulled off the air for a night following a joke the comedian made about Detroit during the NBA Finals."

Now people are upset. Why?! That's what happens in Detroit!! I remember when the Tigers won the pennant back in the 60s, at least I think it was the 60s... maybe early 70s. Anyway, the city went fuckin nuts!!! That's what they do in Detroit. Did the guy really mean that people would actually burn shit? IT WAS A JOKE PEOPLE!!!! It's become a fucking crime to have a sense of humor on the air, and pretty soon there will be nothing worth the time.

Here's another one. Some teacher in New York washed out a kid's mouth with soap after yelling obscenities to another student. They are thinking of firing the teacher. The problem is, the kid needed it, but the kid won't get the discipline at home. That's obvious because that's why the teacher resorted to the punishment in the first place, he'd been suspended too much already, it obviously wasn't working.

"a vile, very nasty sexual reference", is what she says the kid made. I've heard some high school kids say some pretty rude shit. But this was no high schooler, he was in the 3rd grade! That would make him 9 at most. Would I want a teacher doing that to my kid? Of course not. But I also let the teachers know that I don't take any shit from the kids, and that they need to let us know when the kids are screwing up so we can take care of it. I was once informed by one of my son's teachers of something he told them. The teacher wanted him to do something, I can't remember what it was, but he got upset. He had forgotten to show me some papers I was supposed to see, and the teacher insisted that he show them to me, even if it was late. When the teacher asked about him being upset my son informed her, "But my dad will beat my ass." Another teacher would have been up in arms, and a busybody would have called SSD.

She told me about it though, and kindly suggested I use other language when informing him of discipline. After talking to me she understood I wasn't beating him senseless every night, and told me she wished more parents used some form of discipline at home. I actually laughed when she told me about it, cause that's exactly what I tell him. It's true, there are certain things my child can do that will earn him an ass beating. At the time he didn't understand there were only certain things, I didn't realize he was too young to make the distinction. I explained things to him and he felt better afterward, but I still tell him I'll beat his ass, and I will. I don't advocate beating kids senseless... after all, households cannot run efficiently without child labor. I do make a point to let him know though that certain things will earn a belt across his ass. I don't allow the kids to tell me know, and if they blatantly disobey me when it comes to important shit, they expect it.

Yep, I can be a bastard. It doesn't bother me in the least. Too many people are worried someone is going to call the 'authorities' if they look at their child the wrong way, and too many children are allowed to get away with things they shouldn't because of it.