What was the worst thing that your parents ever actualycaught you doing wrong?

my regular punishment for anything i ever did was being grounded. i was not allowed to go out and play with my mates, then length of time i was grounded depended on what i had done wrong, but my mum could just look at me if i had done something terrible and i new to get out the room lol. my stepdad used to use physical punishment but i do not find this works when used on a regualr basis as the child just grows immune to it or i did, i new if i did something wrong with him, id get hit then nothing so in the end it never bothered me whereas my mum grounded me meant i couldnt go out and do what i wanted to do. i think the threat is worse than the actual ppunishment especially when it comes to getting a slapped bottom lol, i have two kids, the eldest is 9 and i havent slapped her bottom since she was 2. i use the 1,2,3 system stop what you're doing if they havent by 3 they get a slapped hand....and it works i never get past 1 with my eldest 2 with my youngest as she's not as soft lol but i dont think that parents were too strict at all. perhaps if parents still punished children for wrongdoings (and i know alot do) then we would not have as many problems in society as we do today, children are no longer afraid of authority as they are aware they cant really do anything, teachers cant punish, parents cant punish, police cant punish to a level that actually makes them regret what they have done, there is no longer a threat before the punishment there is no longer fear amongst youngsters. you look at alot of children and for the most part the worst behaved children are the children that are not close to their parents, and the parents are unaware of what they do, who they hand out with etc. outside of the family home.

Well, the worst thing my Dad ever caught me doing was when I was like 9 or 10 and I decided to help our neighbor and mowed their lawn...big designs all through it...how was I to know it was artificial grass??? My Dad gave me a spanking, I had to stay in my room for the rest of the evening and I wasn't allowed to mow the grass anymore. As for my Mom, it had to be when I ran away (I had problems at home) and came back 2 days later stinking drunk. Thankfully I was way too drunk to remember the butt whippin' I got for that. I do think kids get away with alot more these days and in fact it seems like alot of the times kids run things instead of the parents. My Dad was really strict but hard to talk to. My Mom was more easy going and I can talk to her about anything. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

The worse thing I ever did and I was caught for it was to skip school. Of course I would never have been caught except for the fact the my baby sister found out and she let the cat out of the bag. I expected to be murdered for it but my mum just got really cross which was just as bad. Yes, my parents were very strict but it was in our best interest. I definitely think kids get away with a lot more today and I think that is what is contributing to a lot of the violence we see on our streets.