http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/-t1.htm Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:23:07 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/-t1.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/most-recent-spankings-back-to-school-edition-t452.htm Jack The last thread was growing a bit cumbersome, so I thought it might be a good idea to start a new one, and this seems like a good time. The past few weeks have been stressful for the boys and stressful for me in a different way, so I've really been making an effort not to spank anyone. They would have had to do something pretty major to earn one. Last night, I was checking on the guys after dinner. Noah was doing some math homework and having some trouble, so I set down to help him. ... Anecdotes Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:17:28 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/most-recent-spankings-back-to-school-edition-t452.htm#2853 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/most-recent-spankings-back-to-school-edition-t452.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/it-has-to-be-the-weather-t474.htm Jack As far as I can tell, it rained virtually all day yesterday. There were a few times when it was barely drizzling, but I'm not sure that I saw it not raining for more than five minutes or so at a time. The twins broke up Friday night, which I think is good for them occasionally. Josh went to Doug's house, while Riley came over here. However, Riley had to go do some family stuff and left about noon, while Josh stayed over at Doug's. At some point, about mid-afternoon, Johnny decided he ... Anecdotes Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:23:07 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/it-has-to-be-the-weather-t474.htm#3006 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/it-has-to-be-the-weather-t474.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/van-s-bedtime-rebellion-t466.htm Jack I'm very careful to explain the reasons for my rules to the boys. Some stuff is pretty self-explanatory, but I try to let them know, not just why I make a rule, but how I decided on it. My older boys don't have bedtimes. If Cal wants to stay up until 3am on a school night, that's just fine. The only caveat is that, no matter what time he goes to bed, if he gives me trouble getting up the next morning, he's going to be punished. Now, if it's the first time he's given me trouble in six ... Anecdotes Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:53:43 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/van-s-bedtime-rebellion-t466.htm#2948 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/van-s-bedtime-rebellion-t466.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/watching-the-marchant-boys-t432.htm Jack I received a phone call last night, about 7:40. It was from the manager of the Magicat’s Warehouse, who also happened to be an unofficial nephew to my kids and the father/uncle of some of my unofficial nephews - Dean Marchant. Dean explained to me that he had a personal problem and asked if I could come over and talk for a few minutes. I didn’t really want to do it, but he assured me it wouldn’t take very long. He could probably explain it over the phone, but he wanted to show ... Anecdotes Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:35:02 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/watching-the-marchant-boys-t432.htm#2728 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/watching-the-marchant-boys-t432.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/pink-undies-and-red-buns-t421.htm Jack Even though Charlie and Bobby both knew that Steven is older than them, there was any doubt that he was NOT being treated that way after he moved in with us. Besides seeing him come out of my office red-eyed and half-dressed or more than one occasion, I'm pretty sure they heard him crying a few times when I spanked him in his room. Like most of the boys who come to live with me, it took him a bit to find his feet and learn how to live with my rules. I'm sure they assumed the same rules ... Anecdotes Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:49:19 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/pink-undies-and-red-buns-t421.htm#2661 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/pink-undies-and-red-buns-t421.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/troy-s-father-son-time-t390.htm Jack It was about 7:15 this morning, when I saw Troy walking out to join the other guys who were already lining up for a game of soccer. He was wearing cami cargo shorts, and a patterned t-shirt, with ankles socks and sneakers, which suited my wants just fine. “You already finished your chores?” I enquired. He assured me that he had, so I grabbed him by the arm and led him to my office. On the desk was lying a rather large paddle. He might have thought it a frat paddle, which was close, ... Anecdotes Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:50:11 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/troy-s-father-son-time-t390.htm#2445 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/troy-s-father-son-time-t390.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/24-may-new-most-recent-spanking-t118.htm Jack When I originally posted the most recent spankings thread, it only referred to my boys. If that's the way I'm supposed to do it, then just ignore this post. However, since the spankee in question already has one story on the board and is due two more when I get around to them, I thought it would be okay to post this incident here. We were eating a nice, formal, Sunday dinner this afternoon (This is Texas - dinner is a big, special meal eaten on Sunday's and holidays. Lunch is eaten midday ... Anecdotes Sun, 24 May 2009 19:57:39 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/24-may-new-most-recent-spanking-t118.htm#443 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/24-may-new-most-recent-spanking-t118.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/tim-mcdaniels-joss-s-friend-ryan-s-rpg-buddy-in-sister-trouble-t386.htm Jack I got a phone call about 4pm yesterday. Tim was on the line. He asked if I was busy and then said his mom wanted to talk to me. It turned out that he was in trouble for hitting his little sister and breaking one of her toys, but she might have provoked him. Mrs. Mc was going to ground him for a week, because his dad was out of town and she wasn't comfortable spanking him. However, it's almost the end of summer and they have their role-playing group this Friday. Tim begged her not to ground ... Anecdotes Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:11:56 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/tim-mcdaniels-joss-s-friend-ryan-s-rpg-buddy-in-sister-trouble-t386.htm#2429 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/tim-mcdaniels-joss-s-friend-ryan-s-rpg-buddy-in-sister-trouble-t386.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-reconstruction-of-the-circumstances-leading-to-a-criminal-receiving-the-hot-seat-t380.htm Jack (The following has been reconstructed from eyewitness testimony, confessions from those actually involved, and a knowledge of said participants. True events might have followed a slightly different trail.) While at Doc's yesterday morning, Sheriff Jack Wells (famous after his portrayal in Blazing Paddles) was forced to provide Bryce the Kid with negative reinforcement. Upon contemplation, the Sheriff decided that a little positive reinforcement might do wonders for The Kid, so the two ... Anecdotes Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:04:37 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-reconstruction-of-the-circumstances-leading-to-a-criminal-receiving-the-hot-seat-t380.htm#2391 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-reconstruction-of-the-circumstances-leading-to-a-criminal-receiving-the-hot-seat-t380.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/gordy-gets-good-spanks-t352.htm Jack Okay, I'll admit it. I'm evil. Last night was the first time that Gordy, Tristan, and Tyler have spent the night with Bryce, since Gordy and Dex went to their dad's house. At one point, I quietly suggested to Tyler that he should tell Gordy about their getting 'good spanks' from me and Dean. He was excited by the idea and did so. Before I got them into bed last night, I 'had' to give good spanks to all four of them. Let me tell you, there was NOT a lot of arm-twisting involved. ... Anecdotes Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:35:56 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/gordy-gets-good-spanks-t352.htm#2168 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/gordy-gets-good-spanks-t352.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/wesley-maddox-2-t310.htm Jack When I got home yesterday evening (from taking the twins to visit their bio dad), Wesley Maddox was already here. He's not been around in a couple of weeks, and was very energetic. He had a digital camera and was showing the pictures to anyone he could get to hold still (and I think he might have tackled a couple of people who tried to escape). He finally got around to me. I was in the kitchen, mixing up the Kool-Aid for today, when he climbed onto one of the stools and started to tell ... Anecdotes Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:36:18 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/wesley-maddox-2-t310.htm#1822 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/wesley-maddox-2-t310.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/chuck-goodman-t319.htm Jack Chuck is the older boy who lives across the street from us. He's the one who's dad was in jail. As a quick reminder, I thought Danny, the father, was ridiculously strict, he and I had a feud going over him spanking Barry for some ridiculous little thing, and his boy's weren't allowed over here. Back at the beginning of June, Danny was arrested for child abuse and spousal abuse. He'd gone overboard while spanking Chuck and Freddie (mom) tried to stop it and got hit. Anyway, since his ... Anecdotes Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:15:17 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/chuck-goodman-t319.htm#1908 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/chuck-goodman-t319.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/noah-s-newest-t316.htm Jack Noah had dinner at Barry's mom's house last night. He was told to come home right after dinner, or call me. Not hard instructions to follow. About 7pm, Cathy called to say how polite he was, and to tease me a bit (since Barry's over here mostly, Noah's not visited him there much, so Cathy's barely had a chance to get to know him). No problem. 7:15, still no problem. It should only take 5 or 10 minutes to get home, but I can understand wanting to take the scenic route and enjoy a nice ... Anecdotes Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:09:25 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/noah-s-newest-t316.htm#1866 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/noah-s-newest-t316.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/little-barrett-rawlins-dillon-simmons-step-son-t313.htm Jack It must have been late 1999. Our GM (game master - the person who runs the game for you non-RPGers out there) had to work late, so we didn’t start our games until about 9pm at that time. Steve was willing to watch the younger kids once or twice a month for a few dollars more, so I was able to break free. On this night, Gina had asked me to come by early to teach her how to make one of my dips. Clay, her husband (whom she’d soon be divorcing) was still there, getting ready to go to a friends ... Anecdotes Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:27:04 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/little-barrett-rawlins-dillon-simmons-step-son-t313.htm#1839 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/little-barrett-rawlins-dillon-simmons-step-son-t313.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/11-july-zack-francis-t291.htm Jack I've already mentioned why Zack came over Saturday night. He is NOT happy that his dad is getting married. I'm pretty sure that Zack is hetero, but he still has a lot of trust and emotional issues with girls and women. On the other hand, I'm not sure it's fair to expect Brian to put his relationship on hold for another three or four years. This is one where there might not be a really good, fair, right answer. I'm not going to go into all the details, but Zack kind of exploded and used ... Anecdotes Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:31:55 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/11-july-zack-francis-t291.htm#1740 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/11-july-zack-francis-t291.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/bad-dad-t265.htm Jack I have to start by saying mea cupla, mea maxima culpa. I can only claim that I barely had four hours sleep last night. Johnny was in a snit this morning. He felt like he shouldn't have to do chores today, since I'm taking them to the airport this afternoon. It was only doing the breakfast dishes, so it wasn't that big a deal. We did spend a little time cleaning their room the last two days (they're letting Bryce and Gordy use their room while they're gone), but I did it with them and ... Anecdotes Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:17:56 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/bad-dad-t265.htm#1511 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/bad-dad-t265.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-store-clerk-t229.htm Jack I can't remember if his name was Kevin or Kenneth - the second I think, so that's what I'll go with. It was late 1994 or early '95. I'd always known that Magic: the Gathering was a good game, but even I was surprised with how popular it was seemingly becoming, even though the producing company had had a horrible business model (they had no idea how big it was going to get, so kept running into one major roadblock after another, before they were finally able to get things running smooth ... Anecdotes Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:44:26 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-store-clerk-t229.htm#1264 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-store-clerk-t229.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-lesson-in-literature-t163.htm Jack Things are fairly quiet right now, the boys are either in their rooms or getting ready for dinner. And something happened this past week to bring this incident to mind. I don't remember what, but I have a few minutes - not enough to work on a story, but I thought I could write this up. I was in 7th grade (I think - even though I had different teachers, we were in the same room, and I can't remember for sure who was in my class each year, so I'm guessing a bit). Our literature book had ... Anecdotes Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:14:11 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-lesson-in-literature-t163.htm#754 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-lesson-in-literature-t163.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-king-of-receiving-spankings-a-really-bad-day-t127.htm Jack It was in early 1999, not long before Bobby moved in with us. That means it was me, Steve - 17, Mikell, nearly 16, Aaron - 13, Tommy - a couple of months short of 10, and Caleb, about the time he turned 5. I know it’s hard for kids to get up sometimes, especially when they’re growing. I have a pretty easy-going policy for that. I go into the boys room and (depending on the boy) gently shake him until he comes awake. At that point, I tell them it’s time for school and leave the ... Anecdotes Wed, 27 May 2009 16:41:14 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-king-of-receiving-spankings-a-really-bad-day-t127.htm#506 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-king-of-receiving-spankings-a-really-bad-day-t127.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-king-of-receiving-spankings-red-hot-summer-t126.htm Jack It was two years ago. The boys had 11 weeks of summer vacation, which seems pretty typical now. Of those, my nephew Huck spent 2 weeks at camp, 2 weeks with his dad, 1 week with his mom, when she took vacation from work, and the rest of the time he spent with me, going home with his mom in the evenings about half the time, and staying over the rest. At the end of that summer, I was making a few random notes - journal entries I guess, and I noticed something that got me to poking around ... Anecdotes Wed, 27 May 2009 16:40:26 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-king-of-receiving-spankings-red-hot-summer-t126.htm#505 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/the-king-of-receiving-spankings-red-hot-summer-t126.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/18-may-most-recent-spankings-t99.htm Jack I guess I should have been at least telling y'all this stuff all the time, even if I didn't go into details; but, here it is now. {By the way, I just noticed I was using the '/' style of dates. I think it's self-explanatory, but just in case, keep in mind that I'm using the American-style of month/day, rather than the reasonable, intelligent European style (which is why I normally use # written month, but it slipped this time.} Please keep in mind that there are two types of spankings ... Anecdotes Mon, 18 May 2009 19:44:32 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/18-may-most-recent-spankings-t99.htm#318 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/18-may-most-recent-spankings-t99.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/17-may-ryan-cameron-and-mickey-t97.htm Jack Warning: Explicit Sexual Content Do not read if this material describing adolescent sexual exploration would offend you. It's the 17th as I write and post this, and it just happened last night, so it's fresh off the printer. It was right at midnight last night/this morning, and I was walking around the house in my boxers. I don’t set a bedtime for the older kids; but, since we have church Sunday morning and have to be up by 7:45, they all know not to stay up too late. I probably ... Anecdotes Sun, 17 May 2009 18:48:13 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/17-may-ryan-cameron-and-mickey-t97.htm#300 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/17-may-ryan-cameron-and-mickey-t97.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/it-was-30-years-ago-today-t61.htm Jack Well, it was actually 30 years ago last week. I only thought about this because of an article in the newspaper last Friday, that 10 April was the 30th anniversary of the worst tornado in Texas history. You see, I have a very particular reason to remember that, though I was no where near it. I was in 8th grade and had just turned 14 back then. A few weeks before, I'd run into a friend of mine one beautiful Friday morning at Jack in the Box. I was getting a Breakfast Jack on the way to ... Anecdotes Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:20:40 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/it-was-30-years-ago-today-t61.htm#94 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/it-was-30-years-ago-today-t61.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-new-donny-t49.htm Jack I'm writing this about 30 minutes after it happened. I think I mentioned yesterday that I'm farming most of the kids out today, so that I can run a role-playing game for Ryan and his group (most of whom are as much my friends as they are his). What I forgot was, I promised Mike and Barrett that I'd make my world famous cheese dip. That was a small problem, because those ingredients aren't something I normally have a lot of extra lying around the house. So, a quick trip to the grocery ... Anecdotes Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:54:51 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-new-donny-t49.htm#72 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/a-new-donny-t49.htm http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/bobby-s-friend-shelby-t28.htm Jack This happened about 5 years ago. I'm sure we knew Shelby at Christmas, so it must have been early to mid-fall. Bobby, who was in 6th grade at the time, came home with a 5th grade kid who was into comics, Yu-Gi-Oh! and fantasy stuff, and the two had hit it off during recess. Bobby had asked if Shelby could come home with him one Tuesday for cookies, and I was okay with that and even made a point of making cookies the next Tuesday. When they got home, the first thing Bobby said was, "See ... Anecdotes Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:11:35 GMT http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/bobby-s-friend-shelby-t28.htm#41 http://bransomtx.forumotion.net/anecdotes-f5/bobby-s-friend-shelby-t28.htm