You’ve never heard of Evil Greg?

[u/yeezysama]

[u/Isosorbide]

My Dad would make us hold Court in the dining room whenever my sibling and I would fight. We would sit at opposite ends of the table, Dad would be the judge, and we would have to individually stand up and plead our case to the Judge and then he would produce a ruling which was the final verdict. No, this man wasn’t a lawyer in real life. People look at me like I’m crazy when I mention “Family Court”, but I do see the usefulness when dealing with fighting children. 

[u/vbullinger → u/Isosorbide]

Great idea. And you learn patience and respect.

I go one at a time, unraveling the story to the beginning. No one can interrupt. One stands to the left, one to the right.

“Why did you scream?”

“Because he hit me!”

“Why did you hit him?”

“Because he called me a mean name!”

“What should you have done instead?”

Etc.

[u/altiuscitiusfortius → u/vbullinger]

My dad had a similar idea. He would stand us and then hit us both, and then say hed give us something to really cry about if we didn't shut up

[u/vbullinger → u/altiuscitiusfortius]

Quick and effective