Originally Posted by
koz2000
However you raised your sons, you taught them a healthy fear which equals respect. You taught them to listen to you when you gave them "that look" or spoke in "that tone." It wasn't luck. It was being a good parent. Kudos to you.
It's just a shame that many parents today don't want to be a parent but a buddy or a friend to their kids.
Thanks for the kudos koz, but I must say that it wasn't so much a healthy "fear" that I taught them, it was more a respect issue that I tried to instill in them. I taught them that if they didn't respect others (diners and passengers, etc.) then those people would not look at them with respect. It kind of ties into the age old adage "treat others as you would want to be treated". I think that I've raised considerate, respectful, bright young men, but it certainly hasn't always been easy! I'm proud of them, and of course I adore both of them!