Were you 'grounded' (punishment) as a kid/teen?

[Lovely2CU]

How long did the grounding last? What was your longest?

Grounding wasn't a punishment used by my parents.

 

[Kimberly]

For a week, for reasons I can't post on this board. I basically had to come home straight from school, do my homework and do pretty much nothing else. I actually got into reading 2 good books that week, so it didn't turn out to be all that bad.

 

[ZephyrHawk]

I voted other.

My parents didn't ground me, although I'm not sure whether that's because they didn't like the idea or whether I just refused to be grounded. I have a vivid memory of my mom grounding me from TV for a week when I was 4 or so. I purposely didn't watch TV for two weeks just to show I didn't care. Much later when I was a senior in high school my dad tried to ground me again. I flat out told him he couldn't do it because he never had before. He insisted I was grounded, then later that week when I was going out with friends he said "No you aren't you're grounded." I just smiled politely and went.

They had the same problem sending me to my room. Thanks mom and dad for giving me hours away from you two where I can read in peace.

 

[JessicaR]

My father was big on grounding. I was grounded plenty and he never released me early. Once it lasted the whole summer!

I have never grounded my boys and they are 12 and 16.

 

[mamamary]

Never been grounded.

 

[Robinrs]

I was never "grounded" either... the only time I even heard the term was on TV!

The one and only punishment I was ever put on was not being able to buy comic books for a month!! It was in the 6th grade and I'll NEVER forget it. I was a super comic fan and my Mom knew how to get me where it hurt!

 

[jimmalru80]

A couple of times; longest was 5-6 days.

 

[Handbag Lady]

Yes, but not often. They were in week-long increments. The most I got was one week for swearing. My sister got four weeks for having a pot party in the house during school hours (and a lot of other punishments).

 

[disney junky]

I lost driving privileges for two weeks for lying about my whereabouts when I should have been home. I inconvenienced my parents for those two weeks, but I learned my lesson.

 

[minkydog]

My mom "grounded" us "forever" all the time, and often for the most trivial reasons--didn't clean up the kitchen to her standards, kissed a boy at age 16, got a C on a report card. Basically, anything that she felt made her lose face with the neighbors.

On the other hand, she forgot the punishment quickly and we knew if we could just lay low for a couple days the whole thing would blow over.

Grounding never did a thing for me because it had no teeth. I have grounded my children for major infractions--shoplifting, looking at porn on the internet , treating me without respect, making Fs on a report card. However, I chose a reasonable discipline and wrote it down so I wouldn't give in early. Shoplifting? Dad accompanies you to the mall where you deliver a verbal and written apology, return the merchandise and take the consequences. No outings for 2 weeks. May go to the mall accompanied by parent, not friends. Porn? lost PC privileges for 6 months and had to earn it back one week at a time. Fs? Lost cell, video games, and PC until grades were above a D. Earnd electronics back one at a time until grade is above a C. Disrespect? Lose all electronics, visits with friends, telephone calls, and weekend activities.

My kind of grounding works.

 

[ckay87]

No, but they should have! When I look back at how incredibly lenient my parents were, it boggles my mind. But I was not a terrible kid and it KILLED me when my parents found out I did something wrong. Honestly, it hurt just thinking that they might think less of me. Strange.

 

[Vixen]

they never grounded me.. they tried butnever worked lol!

 

[Pakey]

Grounded 4 months for getting picked up by the police for tee-peeing. I was 13. Worse than the grounding was that I had to go everywhere with my parents and sit between them. Even driving in the car. I didn't get off one day early either.

This took place 40 years ago.

 

[Fintastic]

I never was, but I was a tame kid. I think they might have tried to ground my siblings but I never did anything to warrant it.

 

[KitKat_Tink]

my mom has never grounded me and I'm 16. I guess I've never done anything bad. My little sister had to go on restriction for 6 months. Thats pretty much being grounded in my house except your allowed to go to birthday parties and you can watch tv with the family. She was talking to strange boys from texas. My older brother, I believe, has been grounded once or twice. He got a punishment of being sent out of state to live with a relative for a month also, for reasons I can't state on the DIS. My mom usually doesn't punish us unless its really bad. I punish myself more then my mom does. I ground myself if I get below a B on my report card. So that might be as to why i don't get punished.

 

[Angelhalo]

I can't speak for my brother but I know I was never grounded. I don't really ever remember getting into enough trouble to even be grounded. I think the worst things I can remember were having people in the house when I wasn't supposed too, and breaking a lamp while roller skating in the house. Both during elementary school.

 

[Mermaid02]

Yep- my Mom caught me climbing off the back of my boyfriend's motorcycle... I was grounded for 2 weeks... it was worth every minute!!

 

[cteddiesgirl]

Of course I was. Several times. Can't remember what for and exactly how long, though.

 

[ozarkmom]

Yes grounding came in my preteen and teen years after I outgrew spankings! Usually it was a week sometimes two but then my mom got really sick of my moping after the first week.

 

[alexandria674]

I was grounded but it never really stuck I think because I was such a bookworm that I didn't go out that much anyways. Whnever my parents would ground me, I would shrug my shoulders and go back to my book, so it was an empty punishment.

When I got older, I got smart about getting out of being grounded. My brothers would whine about not going out so my Dad never lifted it. I became such a stickler for the "not going out at all, no exceptions" rule that somehow the ban would be lifted. Also, I would be totally good so it was a " out on good behavior."