Grounded?!

Needler

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded? who is after coming up with this silly 'punishment' and importing it from America to Ireland? What do parents hope to achieve by sending their children on a week long playstation & facebook binge?

W.Shakes-Beer

Needler wrote: »

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded?....

partyndbs

Cypher_sounds

In Ireland 'grounded' is a term associated with airports and airplanes.

I was grounded when I was a kid. And 'twas long before the days of Facebook and playstation. And my commodore 64 was included in the grounding

WoollyRedHat

Needler wrote: »

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded? who is after coming up with this silly 'punishment' and importing it from America to Ireland? What do parents hope to achieve by sending their children on a week long playstation & facebook binge?

I agree, bring back corporal punishment, or the wooden spoon

orourkeda

I ground your aul one last night

Needler

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

I agree, bring back corporal punishment, or the wooden spoon

Thing is neither have been banned, only in school.

I think parents are watching too many politically correct American films where the offending child immediately retreats to their room and comes out a better person

hdowney

now i was grounded long before the playstation/xbox era, but if i was grounded then my fun games console type stuff (telly) was included in the not allowedness!

brimal

Needler wrote: »

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded?

Feeky did. :cool:

strokemyclover

Maybe 'The Man' can install household jail cells when rolling out water metering. For now, we'll just need to use the coal shed, lotion and a hose.

WoollyRedHat

Needler wrote: »

Thing is neither have been banned, only in school.

I think parents are watching too many politically correct American films where the offending child immediately retreats to their room and comes out a better person

Yep, they should ground them outside, a night out in the elements will teach them not to be little basterds in future.

Needler

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Yep, they should ground them outside, a night out in the elements will teach them not to be little basterds in future.

They might get sunburnt as they likely not to have been outside in months anyway. THen the parents will be done for neglect

AnnaGram85

Needler wrote: »

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded? who is after coming up with this silly 'punishment' and importing it from America to Ireland? What do parents hope to achieve by sending their children on a week long playstation & facebook binge?

If they're allowed to be on Facebook & play playstation, then the parents aren't 'grounding' them properly.......... the purpose is that they stay in their room with no entertainment & reflect and ponder on what it is they are grounded for in the first place......

You're welcome

paddy147

Needler wrote: »

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded? who is after coming up with this silly 'punishment' and importing it from America to Ireland? What do parents hope to achieve by sending their children on a week long playstation & facebook binge?

The parent would usually take those "privilages" away,hense the word and meaning "grounded".

Its a fairly simple idea and concept.

Zebra3

Needler wrote: »

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded? who is after coming up with this silly 'punishment' and importing it from America to Ireland? What do parents hope to achieve by sending their children on a week long playstation & facebook binge?

Caught having a peedle, yeah?

WoollyRedHat

Needler wrote: »

They might get sunburnt as they likely not to have been outside in months anyway. THen the parents will be done for neglect

Send them off to Connaught then, find some family who will take them for the summer and they work to live! They'll thank you later on and you have a free holiday. They did it during the war. Besides, they'll grow to appreciate what they have once they come back from Connaught

paddy147

Needler wrote: »

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded?

All the airlines and half the country at Xmass time when the snow falls,thats who.:(:mad:

greenybaby

week long stints dont work, you will give in 99% of the time to get peace :mad:

best way to do it is give them a warning, when the warning is breached issue a final warning then if they continue with what they are doing take away whatever they play with most/make them stay indoors for half hour/hour/whichever you prefer periods at a time.

knird evol

Are you grounded until Fall.
How will you go to the Prom?
I don't know what the popular kids in school are going to think of this.:(

richymcdermott

Im always grounded, curse you gravity

paddy147

Nothing a few cracks of the leather belt accross the hind legs wouldnt sort out.

Needler

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Send them off to Connaught then, find some family who will take them for the summer and they work to live! They'll thank you later on and you have a free holiday. They did it during the war. Besides, they'll grow to appreciate what they have once they come back from Connaught

Wish they'd done that to me

I'd a stayed in Connaught

IrishEyes19

Gonna be a lone soldier here and say, wahhay Connaught!! Being a Galway girl and all - stranded in Munster for the last few years :eek:

as for grounding, when I was a kid, best years of my life, haha, sent to tidy the room where our toys and stuff were. Had a great time lol

Needler

IrishEyes19 wrote: »

Gonna be a lone soldier here and say, wahhay Connaught!! Being a Galway girl and all - stranded in Munster for the last few years :eek:

as for grounding, when I was a kid, best years of my life, haha, sent to tidy the room where our toys and stuff were. Had a great time lol

Never seen nothin like a galway girl

Elirlandes

brimal wrote: »

Feeky did. :cool:

I hadn't heard of the Feekster before this... I've just spent the guts of an hour reading this legendary thread thanks to you...wet myself laughing...

Capt'n Midnight

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

In Ireland 'grounded' is a term associated with airports and airplanes.

And something to do with your comms equipment (but not both ends of the run)

Kojak

Needler wrote: »

Who in Ireland ever gets grounded? who is after coming up with this silly 'punishment' and importing it from America to Ireland? What do parents hope to achieve by sending their children on a week long playstation & facebook binge?

Are you grounded now OP?

deathrider

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

I agree, bring back corporal punishment, or the wooden spoon

Mix and match. Ground'em and then batter'em with the spoon.

krudler

ground a kid and take away their phone and playstation these days and you'll probably be brought up on charges by social services for depriving your child of outside communication and hand eye co-ordination tasks,aside from fapping, thus rendering him socially inept and bound for a life of standing too close behind women in the queue in the supermarket just to smell their hair.*

*may not be true

paddy147

Im telling you,leather belt accross the hind legs or the sole of the slipper just behind the ear.

That knocked sense into me very quickly,when I was a kid and up to no good.

It has stood me good to this very day and made me grow up to be a good,decent man.

I dread to think what I would be like now,if my father hadnt have slapped sense into me when I was younger.And fair play to him for it too.:)

B_Fanatic

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

I agree, bring back corporal punishment, or the wooden spoon

Ah the wooden spoon! I remember it well, and I'm only 18! I think I turned out okay : )