Well now everyone's having lucky dip dinners from now on

That's most of the next month's dinner for your kid. They get to pick out one can a night.

We played this during a 5 day Kayak-Trip along a river. Every meal at random
"Oh, my dinner are canned peaches today."
"Beefstew for breaktfeast, yummi"

Dog food is technically safe for human consumption.

And by "everyone", you mean "just that kid", right?

There would have been so many other ways to shape your attitude, which you probably developed because of your parents to begin with. Sorry they failed you and that you had to experience that.

It is also taste tested by humans

For most kids, getting rid of something they like for a day or weekend tends to be enough of a punishment. From that story, tho? Parents were going waaaaaaaay overboard

This pic is so old it owes a caveman $20.

So is monkey chow

Also apparently really high in protein compared to human food.

Nah. We're making a grocery run to get new stuff for everyone else and the shithead gets mystery cans until they're eaten.

Caveman no have can opener. Caveman sad.

The obvious consequence for his actions are right there. Use the mystery cans of food against him (put them inside a pillowcase and use it to thrash the devil out of him)

Looks like I touched on the truth since the only way it can be seen by some as mean to point it out. When its a honest question since everyone was a child at some time and its pretty insane to hate kids when we all were a child at one time. Its better though for the people who can't stand kids to not have them. After all they are probably not qualified to manage their own lives.

In my house it was:

Grounded.

Grounded to bedroom

Grounded to bedroom with all toys locked away (books didn't count)

I loved reading so I mostly just stopped there and read 30 volumes of old science magazines in a row.

Real life consequences.

There is a galaxy of difference between a kid who thinks they can get away with being a brat with no consequences and a kid who has the level of emotional problems that can lead to self harm. Not to mention the difference between a parent who is just teaching their kid that there are consequences to their actions vs a parent who simply doesn't care about whether or not they are harming their kid with excessive punitive actions.

That's awesome

I would say giving them one of the cans they unlabeled to eat for dinner each night is a reasonable consequence for their actions and could teach them a lesson about the need for emotional regulation at an age when the consequences are not severe.

Feeding a child dog food is child abuse and not appropriate in any situation. Though the premise is funny enough to be in a work of fiction, say in an adult sitcom on FX or some other edgy programming block.

This reminds me of an episode of Home Improvement. When they bought cans of food with the labels peeled off because they were pretty much free.

Tim said, 'these have no labels on them. They could be artichokes or dog food' and one of the boys (forgot who) said, ' the way mom cooks... I don't think it makes a difference'.

There was also a skit on the Wayne and Schuster show about the "Super No-Frills" grocery store featuring this as one of their cost savings features.

Spaghetti with peaches... Kinda sounds like something that would taste.... nice?

That's why I said technically. After a few times of hitting random beans when they hit the dog food and go into a panic I'd be like "The factory must have mislabeled a run of something! I would call the factory so they could recall this lot number, but I don't know which factory to call since there's no label..." Turning it into a lesson on how there's more to identifying items than just knowing what you want to eat.

Once the kid was suitably panicked, I wouldn't actually make them eat it, but some kids are stubborn enough to try anyway, so: "technically."

Yeah in small doses they can work, generally it's just better to talk to them

What truth? They said they didn't want the experience of having kids, not that they hate kids. Lol

After all they are probably not qualified to manage their own lives.

And you double down.

Nope just telling it like it is. Nothing you can say can change that.

You're not "telling it like it is" if you misunderstand or deliberately twist what they mean. Don't be so stubborn, jc. lol

I'm not misunderstanding anything. You are though. Kinda sad really.

I'd be honestly amazed at labels coming off so cleanly.

Post-apocalyptic lootboxes.

Sad and toxic is talking nonsense when called out on your bs rather than admitting to your mistake.

Grounding kids normalizes the prison industrial complex. Punishing kids teaches them to fear your judgment. Teach them that what they did is wrong in a positive, constructive way, by talking things out, and helping them to understand. Prison terms are not successful in preventing or deterring crime, so why would it work on a small scale?

Yes you are.

Easier said than done sometimes and speaking as a parent we aren't all perfect and individuals (parents and children) vary.

No u

So you are just a troll.

You're like the third person I've seen try this, where you'll get backed into a corner and start saying random stupid shit to see what sticks. lol

I'm not backed in to a corner. You think I am and thats fine. I'm sure you will keep meeting people like this since you seem incapable of seeing you are exactly what you describe everyone else being.

You are upset I see people who don't like kids as being childish since everyone was a kid at one time. Being an adult who dislikes children is the hallmark of an immature adult. Its true and nothing you say or ascribe to me in terms of stupid little dog whistles like toxicity apply to my comment. The toxicity is the person who dislikes young minds being young. A forgetful person who forgets they were once just like those kids.

This you?

https://xkcd.com/386/

That's a lot of words for something I don't care about. lol Toxic af.

If that is so why are still trying to talk to me?

That was my initial reaction. “Great peeling, junior.”

Wym trying to talk to you? You're in my inbox saying stupid shit. lol

Quit replying to me and it will cease.

You first.

Except I had a very similar experience growing up, so, yea, realistic.

I didn't remove the labels, but we definitely had "canned surprise" until the unlabelled cans were used up.

Besides, who cares how realistic it is? It's a joke.

This is what "too old to ground" looks like.

Let's see if there is a limit to thread depth, I guess

Sure. You are one of those last word types. It will be fun to see how long you last.