From the annals of dubious parenting comes this story. The 12 year old had gotten in trouble at school, so Mom sent him out to rake leaves while nekkid. At least he won’t get his clothes dirty. :smack:
I assume vodka was involved. 
You know, when I call parents about a student misbehaving, I’m looking for the kid to get a stern talking to, maybe some privileges revoked for a week, that sort of thing.
I’m really not looking for the kid to be publically humiliated and emotionally scarred.
Maybe I should make that clear the next time I have to call home.
It makes me wonder what other parenting skills (using the term loosely) this woman has up her sleeve.
That wasn’t a rake.
Is this an example of the “moral values” the red states keep braggin’ about?
It appears that Fredericksburg, VA, actually went for Kerry/Edwards.
Thank God she didn’t make him trim her bush.
Sounds like a jolly good punishment to me. Wish I’d thought about it when my boys were younger.
Fuck the Civil Libertarians. If it works to keep the kid out of trouble at school, then good onya Mum.
Probably the best argument I’ve ever heard against letting criminals found a country.
I could’ve sworn I’d heard of a superhero called “Naked Lad”, but google turns up squat. The only thing I can conclude from this is I’m going bonkers …
Even better than Olivia Newton John?
(reading the article)
Holy Green Acres! She hired Mr Haney’s daughter to be her lawyer.
Booooooo!
That was simply terrible. Right on
Shouldn’t raking leaves naked be considered a reward instead of a punishment?
“I got all As so Mom let me rake the yard naked.”
But wouldn’t you agree, Diogenes, that getting in trouble at school is a serious problem facing our youth today, and that we must take whatever measures are necessary to prevent it, no matter how draconian? We should probably pass a law enforcing nude leaf raking as punishment for students who engage in such irresponsible behavior. And for their friends.
Yeah, but what if the leaves are from a fig tree?
Bleaker! Don’t bait the Cynic!
(Go help ream him a new one in the Pit instead. I’m sure there’s a fresh thread. We import our DtC Pit threads daily.)
You know, after Mother: Drunk. Children: Dead of starvation (which I haven’t read more than the title to, because I can’t bear to and I know how it ends), I just can’t get too worked up about this one.
“Oh, you wanted me to use a lawn tool!”
“All right, sucker, pay up! I told you I could get Mom to let me walk around the yard naked!”