I hauled my kids out of a pizza parlor and some parents called the police [View all]

[FreakinDJ]

Happened some 20 yrs ago when I as a father was single parenting my 2 boys.

Very carefully before we entered the pizza parlor I explained to the boys then 5 and 8 yrs old. You will both be given $1 in quarters to play video games – that’s all we can afford. When it is gone we won’t cry for more quarters. There will be no running in the restaurant, there be no fighting over video games, there will be No Temper Tantrums of any kind. Both boys readily agreed and repeated the rules back to me so as to be sure they understood them.

I ordered and paid for the pizza and soda, was at the table waiting for them to bring it out when they began to run into trouble with the conditions.

I told my oldest its time to go. The younger 5 yr old fell to the floor getting ready to start his temper tantrum. I picked up the 5 yr old, placed him kicking and screaming over my shoulder and took the 8yr old by the hand and proceeded to exit the pizza parlor.

Several patrons followed me outside to write down the license plate number of my truck.

After we were home both boys proceeded to their beds, got undressed and got into bed.Once they were calm I took the time to talk to them to explain fully why we had to leave and it was their actions of breaking our agreement which forced the decision.

I also snuck over to the kitchen phone to ask the pizza parlor to “box up” the pizza they never had a chance to deliver to our table

Once they were calmed down and owned up to their own part – I reluctantly gave in and we returned to eat our pizza

ITS CALLED PARENTING FOLKS

and our Family Councilor applauded my actions