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exboyfil

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3. Negative reinforcement for my girls

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sun Jul 4, 2021, 05:27 PM

Jul 2021

Every time they slacked off I brought out my Caddyshack quote.

"The world needs ditchdiggers too."

With my younger daughter, we would get a Godfather's pizza with shrimp after a big test.

Just kidding. I wouldn't say I rewarded on performance, but on effort. I was very active in their education, and with their hard work they each finished college in two years.

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My father used to pay me $1 for every "A" I got on my report card. [View all] no_hypocrisy Jul 2021 OP

: ) notinkansas Jul 2021 #1

My grandfather did that for me & one of my sisters. yellowdogintexas Jul 2021 #2

Negative reinforcement for my girls exboyfil Jul 2021 #3

Hope you went to whistler162 Jul 2021 #4