"Pop I ain't 17 no more lets throw them gloves on" lil homie can't wait to say that.
My son better not ever throw a punch back at me when i'm puttin somethin on him for fuckin up. End up touchin that button on his ass, lil nigga gon wake up forgettin what he did in the first place. Couple body shots'll do the job, you don't need a full round of boxing.
What's goin on in this house, stay in this house. Who you makin an example for with the camera? I can't fuck wit the video ass whoopins at all. Remember lil man got smoked after his uncle beat his ass on face book. Ultimately, it says "i'm doin this so people can say i'm a good parent" and not "i'm doin it to save my son". It's not about you.
Puttin a kid, especially a young boy on blast for his whole social circle to see is going to cause more problems than it prevents.
We as men will walk side by side, and when you get out of line, we'll go toe to toe. But until you're able to stand on your own 2 as a man. It's a lesson, not a confrontation, you better stay in your place.
Not only discipline, but reinforcement for the good they do too. People lose sight of that. I ain't sayin throw a party for a couple good grades, make em earn them shoes, that car, or whatever. You ultimately trainin em for life without you, why give em somethin for nothin, the world ain't doin that shit. When the only time they hear your voice is when they've done wrong. Ultimately, you'll push em away. The next best place to go to feel good about themselves is their peers. That could be bad.
When you have to administer ass whoopins for anything outside of direct disrespect at 17. You took the L a long time ago.
A child needs structure, discipline, consistency, and love. Even then, they still could end up not bein shit.