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Are we doing the Over/Under on the boy being the youngest ?
I think you're right. I still think the day I first spanked my little girl was the worst day of my life, though. They aren't joking when they say "It hurts me more than it hurts you." 😢
I'm glad my kids adjusted their attitudes pretty quickly and I didn't have to do that very many times.
Girl 39, girl 33, boy 25, girl 25, girl 25, girl 22. yes triplets.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond ! ! Some interesting firsthand experiences and very much appreciated. THANKS GENTS
It's funny how i hold my friends, family or professional colleagues to a certain standard but I'm bloody door mat when it comes to my dam kids ! ! What's confusing - my parents had "means" when i was a kid - but gave us nothing, if we wanted something we had to find a way on our own - it truly never bothered me.
There might be tears - maybe a few of mine lol - CHEERS :-)
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Same here with my son. It took me a while to see this. He just turned 12.
Not sure I agree with this one. If moto is the kids favorite thing to do then it will drive home the importance of doing what he needs to do to be able to enjoy it. I would much rather have to miss a few riding weekends here and there to teach my kids the value of work before play. If JR gets to ride no matter how bad he messes up or slacks off then what’s the point of not doing so? Just my $0.02
Why would you be mad at them?
You are the one that caused the problem.
Its all about balance of power. If you want it for him more than he wants it himself, you are screwed. Also, you have to be aligned with your co-parent. Any micron of daylight between your respective positions will be leveraged.
It ultimately boils down to who has more patience, you or your kid. Patience = power. Good kids come from a parent modeling self discipline, not from disciplining your kid.
The rare swat on the ass for my 3 were just an attention getter. Actually, I think only 2 ever got it. I had a few tricks that got them to look at me. I think the eye contact got the message through to them the best. I have two brothers and we are 3 years apart. I think the only way my mom could handle us was with the belt and a thrown shoe. She quit throwing the shoe when we started catching it and walking it back to her. 😂 We used to run from her to out rooms and crawl under the bed except my younger brother was too slow and me and my older brother could get against the walls but Dave was accessible.😆😆 We all turned out just fine.
I pissed at you for asking such a stupid question.
You're right. Fortunately for me though, my kids have always been pretty good. When they need discipline, it's usually just a small admonition and/or a temporary restriction. That seems to have worked, because I have "A" students who have never been in jail or even the principal's office.
If there was something truly bad, I'd take the bikes away, but fortunately for me there have been no big discipline problems.
That is some brood... glad they are doing OK, often wish we could have had more, but i was too wrapped up in racing and still am for that to have been a thing, blessed with a boy and a girl , 3 years apart, 33 and 30 now, both doing great , my life is the same as it was at 18, work, and MX , taken me to some great places and still does, lucky enough to have 3 grandbabies too, all girls.
Triplets must have been crazy, twins run in my family , but we dodged that one, if dodged it the right word.
Agree.its hard to be a parent but to be a pushover Will not benefit you either.making decisions related to kids shows you and your character.there will be a time when you will,have to make a choice/decision pertains to your kids that maybe need to,be taken seriously by them and chances are they won’t take you seriously.
We did it with our son when he was in school ,took his bike and locked it up until he got good weekly reports from his teachers with an outcome of his letter grade improvement.that happened once.any regrets ….no
Any resentment from him…..no
Kids will understand as they get older and repeat you for it.
Kids and puppies are the same, the more work you put into them when they are young the easier they are when they are older. If you let you puppy get away with dumb stuff because its cute it will be worse when they are full grown. Same with kids.
Well known story in my family. 46 year old son thanks me once a year since he was 15.
Bad grades, gave him a warning, he spent the summer watching his little brother and me race. For Cs on report card. C was average, average kids don’t get a free bike and entry into every race we could afford.
My friends gave me shit every week but he understood the first Sunday I had to do it!
Still riding with him, his son, and his brother too
Dang, It took you 4 years after the triplets to figure out how babies are made?
Thats funny, actually my wife wanted to be done after the triplets but I talked her into 1 more, I tried to convince her for another but she was a solid no.
Practice pulling outa the garage man! Lol
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Needed a better goalie! Actually my wife and kids are my world, having a big family was alot of fun and watching them spread their wings and become their best self is the best reward I can ask for
I came home with a lousy report card 1st quarter in 7th grade? Dad went to the school and setup weekly progress reports. Told me if I don't show progress and improve I wouldn't go racing with him and my younger brother. We usually raced thre times a week back then. Thats all it took, I never missed a race. Many years later I thanked him for standing by his word.
I got sick of the half effort on race days vs practice days for about 3 years my kid was on a pay your own race fees program. Go out there and ride hard and try your best and I'll give it back to you at the end of the day. Go out there and just cruise around well you are spending your money, not mine. I have also done the oh I'm going to race but you can watch because you didn't take care of your business.
I use motocross as punishment if my boys are being pricks, if they fuck up they lose their chance to ride or race next time we go out, ive taken my kid to racing for him to watch and he has learnt the hard way, younger two are learning now after being punished.
If only thier mother would follow through it would make shit better.
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