Reply #98: Yes, I did read the article. [View All]

[pacalo]

The time to lay down the law in respect to Christmas presents is when the Christmas lists are being made, not after the gifts are bought. The kids' type of despicable behavior clearly didn't begin with the Christmas season -- it sounds like s.o.p. The dad's behavior is despicable in kind. The dad's judgement is patheticly destructive -- he admitted that he & his wife were too lax, a signal to the kids over time that their behavior is acceptable. His type of parental judgement is as bad as his kids' behavior & is not loving. If he wants to take the most loving day of the year to make his point, he should lock the gifts away until they see the light. I don't like this man, & I have to say, I don't know whether to dislike the mother for allowing this to happen or feel sorry for her for being trapped into living with this emotional bully.