A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly-behaved grandson. He has his hands full with the child screaming for sweets, biscuits, all sorts of things. The grandad is saying in a controlled voice: "Easy, William, we won't be long . . . easy boy."

Another outburst and she hears the grandad calmly say : "It's okay William. Just a couple more minutes and we'll be out of here. Hang in there, boy."

At the checkout the little horror is throwing items out of the trolley. Grandad says again in a controlled voice : "William, William, relax buddy, don't get upset. We'll be home in five minutes, stay cool William."

Very impressed, she goes outside to where the grandfather is loading his groceries and the boy into the car. She says : "It's none of my business, but you were amazing in there. I don't know how you did it. That whole time you kept your composure, and no matter how loud and disruptive he got, you just calmly kept saying things would be okay. William is very lucky to have you as his grandad."

"Thanks," says the grandpa. "But I am William. The little bastard's name is Kevin."

Good One My Fellow Okie..

I had one incident with a nephew when he was four.
Half hour into his planned three day weekend one summer, he gave me the "NO!" response to something I told him to do. I just picked his backpack up, grabbed him up by the scruff of the neck and went out and chucked both into the back seat of my P/U. Took him home, and his dad asked him why he was home already. He says "Uncle Rich said my way or the highway, and here we are."

Then he started that crying snotgobbling routine in the yard.

Only incident we ever had, and he is now proudly serving his country in the USN.

Sharpshooter, that's what many kids need today. My wifes sister and husband raised two kids that are a drain on society today cause they had zero discipline when they were young. Neither have an education, or decent job, but they have kids and are un married.