Whoa! I feel so bad for you guys, getting punished like that! I gotta say that I never really understood the concept of sending a kid to their room as punishment...it doesn't usually do what it's "supposed" to, but then again how would I know, I've never been a parent (LOL) <i>but</i> then again...i've never been sent to my room or really punished like that. They tried once, but I never let those things work on me. *heh*...I think the time my Dad tried that on me, I tried to send <i>him</i> to his room. LOL. Yea, I've done stuff before that warrants being um "grounded" for a bajillion years, but I guess my parents aren't like that. My Dad tried to be a lot of years ago, but it was never really productive. My parents talk a lot. We usually talked our way out of big arguments and stuff, and when I got to HS, um 'punishment' didn't really get to be an issue. Except for those coupla times (ok...maybe four or five?) when I stayed out a few hours past curfew...lol...(at least it wasn't a few days)
JC