She is a real softy when it comes to her son...Draco will be mad, yes! And the truth is she probably wouldn't be all that mad b/c she doesn't want to upset the tall one.

"As far as I am concerned, if any of my children don't hate me at least once in their lives, then I am not doing my job as a parent."

This is exactly right! I can remember lots of "lessons" that I was taught throughout childhood that at the time seemed cruel and unusual but now as an adult I think back and I'm glad my parents busted my chops and kept me in line so I didn't become a POS. And I love to find creative ways to teach my BD11 a lesson

Truthfully it probably carries more weight that you'd be mad than DW. She's such a push over that SS would prob have risked her "wrath".

I'm not sure your wife is capable of being the "bad guy" to her son, so if this works and SS toes the line, and you don't care... *shrug* I wouldn't be mad either. I have, in fact, told my DH that I'm perfectly fine if he says "Ally says no" to something - make me the bad guy, as long as whatever it is doesn't happen!

I love the "if my kids don't hate me at one point in their lives I haven't done my job" line! I say this ALL THE TIME. I am tough in my kids...I want them to grow up to be respectable people who contribute to society. I have said this for years and I often get a look or a "really? You want your kids to hate you?" No but if I'm doing what im supposed to be doing and teaching them what I'm supposed to be teaching them they will hate me. I hated my parents at times...for those reasons exactly. And when I think about it as a parent myself, it makes perfect sense as to why they did or said what they di.

Draco-I have to share this with you because after I typed about my parents punishments I remembered one incident that at the time I was mad as hell ( I was 13) but looking back now as a mom myself to an 11 year old girl who is having hormones and meltdowns sometimes I must laugh about it.

Let's stroll back to 1992, I was 13, great big hair that could withstand the effects of a tornado without moving, a sassy mouth, and thought I knew EVERYTHING! My mom is a petite little thing, I'm the TALL KID in my family and I'm 5'2" hahaha, she is only 5'. So she told me I couldn't go skating that Friday because I had not done my chores and I mean in my little world going skating with my friends was the only thing worth living for, she was ruining my life you know. She turned around to walk out and I gave her the finger, of course she had eyes in the back of her head and whipped around and saw me and slapped me. I said you can't do that! I'm calling social services. She stomped out of my room and came back with the phone book which if you remember back in the early 90's were about 7' thick and she hit me in the head with it and said CALL THEM! It totally dented my big bangs and knocked me on my butt to the floor. Then she walked out. I didn't call social services of course but I didn't ever give my mama the finger either. Lesson learned!