[Maria S]

"Palatable labels ranging from "high-energy" to "hyperactive" to "temperamental" to "oppositional" are bandied about like personality traits that must be tolerated."

Ummm..."personality traits" such as those mentioned were NOT tolerated when I grew up! After a nasty bout of 'oppositional' or 'temperamental', I found myself wanting to just stand up rather than sit...for about a week, usually. My mama's 'medicine' was stout stuff.

[nicksaunt]

Ummm..."personality traits" such as those mentioned were NOT tolerated when I grew up!

When I was a teenager, I used to complain to my friends that I lived in a totalitarian government, where my dad was the dictator. (as a teenager, one overreacts to everything). My parents were strict, there were rules and expectations, but there was always a tremendous amount of love and support. I was lucky, more of this type of parenting is needed today

[CajunConservative]

Ummm..."personality traits" such as those mentioned were NOT tolerated when I grew up! After a nasty bout of 'oppositional' or 'temperamental', I found myself wanting to just stand up rather than sit...for about a week, usually. My mama's 'medicine' was stout stuff.

Your mama sounds a lot like my mama :o) My mom always said there was a reason God put extra padding on a kid's bottom. She had the fastest backhand in the south lol. She did not tolerate a smart mouth at all hehehe.