Embarrass your kids - how to.

hairyprincess

Deleted User wrote: »

Having control of his email and fb is very important. Kids can easily pull pranks or post stuff on fb which they think is funny but could get them in trouble. Have made him remove a few posts already.

I agree it is very important for a parent to have access to a childs Facebook, but what you are trying to do is going to totally abuse that position of trust between you both. And as already been said before you are leaving him open to being bullied.

Anyway, back to the embarrassing things we do, I sing in front of my daughters friends, sometimes changing the words to make the song personal and a bit silly. Also, when we are home alone and getting dressed in the morning sometimes I will come out of my room with just my bra and knickers on, grab my car keys and ask her if she is ready to go to school. She does be mortified

stovelid

Exist.

hondasam

Deleted User wrote: »

Kids are bloody great at embarrassing parents and as they get older they think they know everything.
I love to turn the tables and embarrass my kids in public or in front of their friends. Especially my 14 year old who I know is secretly smoking. I know his password for his email, facebook etc.
What have you done or what do you do to get back at your kids by showing them up and embarrassing them?

Have you told him you know about the smoking?
I don't think it's a good idea to embarrass your son, he might not be able to deal with humiliation as well as you.
You don't want his friends laughing at him and making fun of him.

stovelid

hairyprincess wrote: »

I will come out of my room with just my bra and knickers on, grab my car keys and ask her if she is ready to go to school. She does be mortified

If true, that's a bit poor. That would be mortifying for them and not a nice thing to do.

hairyprincess

stovelid wrote: »

If true, that's a bit poor. That would be mortifying for them and not a nice thing to do.

True? Of course it is.

You realise I do it to my child in the morning in the comfort of our own home where there is nobody else present? It's not in the street. I don't see how it's mortifying

stovelid

hairyprincess wrote: »

True? Of course it is.

You realise I do it to my child in the morning in the comfort of our own home where there is nobody else present? It's not in the street. I don't see how it's mortifying

Sorry i had this idea it was in front of of her mates or something. How dumb am I.

hairyprincess

stovelid wrote: »

Sorry i had this idea it was in front of of her mates or something. How dumb am I.

Haha!! Jeez no, I'm not that brave! :eek:

Sky King

OP can I just say that i think it's pretty fucked up that you have access to the kid's email and facebook.

gammygils

Just being seen with my teenagers embarasses them

O My God!!

Giselle

darokane wrote: »

There's a fine balance to keep between privacy and looking out for your kids by knowing passwords, i never mentioned embarrassing the kid, each to their own

Looking out for your kid is keeping an eye on their page. Knowing their passwords is invading their privacy, especially since he doesn't know you're snooping.

Deliberately embarrassing your kid is a bit crap, especially since you don't have to do anything but breathe to embarrass a teenager.

Go to town on the smoking though

Jesus Shaves

Giselle wrote: »

Looking out for your kid is keeping an eye on their page. Knowing their passwords is invading their privacy, especially since he doesn't know you're snooping.

depends how you look at, some adults cant even be trusted to use facebook, knowing passwords could help prevent bullying amongst other things

Pottler

I just drive really sh1te cars and drop them off to school in it - make sure to beep and wave when collecting them. My eldest pretends he doesn't know me and walks off up the street out of sight of the school, then gets in, giving out yards. "Get a feckin decent car ya tight git" is his most common greeting.

When picking up son from disco, have a Dolly Parton CD playing loudly.

Monsieur Folie

I'd always suspected that parents got a great kick out of embarrassing their kids, now this thread has confirmed it!

Bipolar Joe

Monsieur Folie wrote: »

I'd always suspected that parents got a great kick out of embarrassing their kids, now this thread has confirmed it!

My Pop met an ex of mine (Whilst we were still together) and tried to embarrass me. Jokes on him, I have a tiny penis and she'd already seen it.

Monsieur Folie

It's great craic when you turn the tables on them and embarrass your parents in front of family and their friends. =P

Monsieur Folie

Monsieur Folie wrote: »

It's great craic when you turn the tables on them and embarrass your parents in front of family and their friends. =P

That's what prompted this thread.... My kids deliberately embarrassing me, therefore my desire to turn the tables.

Ronin247

I remember the first time one of my brothers brought his long term girlfriend home to meet the parents and introduced my dad with the words " and this is the old man".
My dad, being offended by the "old" part, squinted at the girl like he was short sighted and said " is this the same girl we met last week?"....great way to embarrass a teenager

Monsieur Folie

Ronin247 wrote: »

I remember the first time one of my brothers brought his long term girlfriend home to meet the parents and introduced my dad with the words " and this is the old man".
My dad, being offended by the "old" part, squinted at the girl like he was short sighted and said " is this the same girl we met last week?"....great way to embarrass a teenager

.. And then you parents complain when we're reluctant to tell you about our love interests. This is why! =P