My GF's kid thinks DVDs are toys
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My GF's kid thinks DVDs are toys
to be thrown. Grrrrrrr
I want to make back ups and store the originals out of sight.
Is anybody familiar with "1Click DVD Copy"
Does it work like it's advertised/claims?
http://www.top-dvd-copy-software.com...iews.htm#Rank1
I want to make back ups and store the originals out of sight.
Is anybody familiar with "1Click DVD Copy"
Does it work like it's advertised/claims?
http://www.top-dvd-copy-software.com...iews.htm#Rank1
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Hope you have a backup for her.
[is that allowed?]
My boy does the same thing, he'll open a DVD or PS2 game case and say "My game". I'm like, No, not unless you have 50 bucks to replace it if you break it. I'll give him old DVD amaray cases, and old CDs or DVDs like the AOL ones I don't want, but I might be starting a bad precedent.
[is that allowed?]
My boy does the same thing, he'll open a DVD or PS2 game case and say "My game". I'm like, No, not unless you have 50 bucks to replace it if you break it. I'll give him old DVD amaray cases, and old CDs or DVDs like the AOL ones I don't want, but I might be starting a bad precedent.
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All the DVD's are on DVD racks at the perfect level for him to get at. The bright colors are a magnet for him. Even the dogs have never touch them, but this kid is a wrecking ball. He's cute, and he's only being a kid, but repurchasing films is not going to be fun. A bunch are allready scratched up. I don't know if they will play or not. I'm in a state of denial right now, in thinking that they will play and I don't need to purchase new ones.
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The problem seems more to be that your girlfriend's a lousy mother to be allowing this sort of stuff to go down in the first place. If he's done it more than once, then someone's not doing their job. I wouldn't say destroying other people's property is "just being a kid." That's such a cop-out by crappy parents. You discipline your kids and they don't partake in illegal acts.
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Originally Posted by MrVette99
All the DVD's are on DVD racks at the perfect level for him to get at. The bright colors are a magnet for him. Even the dogs have never touch them, but this kid is a wrecking ball. He's cute, and he's only being a kid, but repurchasing films is not going to be fun. A bunch are allready scratched up. I don't know if they will play or not. I'm in a state of denial right now, in thinking that they will play and I don't need to purchase new ones.
I have a dog that is more well behaved than that. The most he ever does is to go over to my DVD rack and smell around. (He's actually looking for his stuffed toy...and he usually finds it laying on one of the shelves.)
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Okay, we have some kid/parent-haters here, assuming I'm not missing some sarcasm.
My followup questions, before passing judgement, since I am not omniscient and the Arbiter of Final Acceptability, as many of you apparently are:
* How old is the kid?
* Is he mentally capable of understanding things?
* How are the dvd's getting 'destroyed'? Are they just sitting there open, or is he opening them?
If the kid is below, say, 2 or 3, while mom or other adults should definitely be saying 'That's not a toy', there's also a little room for a kid being a typical 2 year old. Now, if he's purposefully taking disks and smashing them to bits, that's a little different.
If the kid is below, say, 1.5, well, the mom and any other adults around him should do their part in babyproofing the surroundings, including 'removing things you don't want to risk getting broken.'
If the kid is above, say, 4, and is mentally capable, then yes, all Mom should have to say is "Don't touch those, those aren't yours/those aren't toys" and that should work. We still have a lot of parents who would rather be their kids 'friend' than their kids 'parent', and still buy into the touchyfeely, self-esteem, 'let kids be kids' bullcrap, rather than saying "Because I'm the parent and I say so" at times. Sometimes parents/kids can discuss things, and sometimes the kid can have input, but sometimes parents should stop yielding responsibility and be a parent, instead of the cool older person in the house who hangs out with the kid and listens to Eminem together.
My followup questions, before passing judgement, since I am not omniscient and the Arbiter of Final Acceptability, as many of you apparently are:
* How old is the kid?
* Is he mentally capable of understanding things?
* How are the dvd's getting 'destroyed'? Are they just sitting there open, or is he opening them?
If the kid is below, say, 2 or 3, while mom or other adults should definitely be saying 'That's not a toy', there's also a little room for a kid being a typical 2 year old. Now, if he's purposefully taking disks and smashing them to bits, that's a little different.
If the kid is below, say, 1.5, well, the mom and any other adults around him should do their part in babyproofing the surroundings, including 'removing things you don't want to risk getting broken.'
If the kid is above, say, 4, and is mentally capable, then yes, all Mom should have to say is "Don't touch those, those aren't yours/those aren't toys" and that should work. We still have a lot of parents who would rather be their kids 'friend' than their kids 'parent', and still buy into the touchyfeely, self-esteem, 'let kids be kids' bullcrap, rather than saying "Because I'm the parent and I say so" at times. Sometimes parents/kids can discuss things, and sometimes the kid can have input, but sometimes parents should stop yielding responsibility and be a parent, instead of the cool older person in the house who hangs out with the kid and listens to Eminem together.
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Originally Posted by MrVette99
I want to make back ups and store the originals out of sight.
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Originally Posted by bboisvert
Wouldn't it be cheaper (and likely, quicker) to just get the kid to stop doing it? That is, tell him something like "No".
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Originally Posted by MrVette99
I want to make back ups and store the originals out of sight.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Leave a few of the DVD cases laying out. Replace discs with these:
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
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did anybody think of spanking the kid ? or is that still Un PC in today's standards?
It's amazing how like 15-20 years ago parents were still spanking kids and its fine, now you'll get thrown in the can if you do so and kids in general are alot more evil now. Just throwing in my nickel.
It's amazing how like 15-20 years ago parents were still spanking kids and its fine, now you'll get thrown in the can if you do so and kids in general are alot more evil now. Just throwing in my nickel.
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Originally Posted by demonio
did anybody think of spanking the kid ? or is that still Un PC in today's standards?
It's amazing how like 15-20 years ago parents were still spanking kids and its fine, now you'll get thrown in the can if you do so and kids in general are alot more evil now. Just throwing in my nickel.
It's amazing how like 15-20 years ago parents were still spanking kids and its fine, now you'll get thrown in the can if you do so and kids in general are alot more evil now. Just throwing in my nickel.
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