+608 Telling your child to not talk back is the verbal equivalent of chaining your opponent to a wall, stabbing him repeatedly, and saying "Ha ha! I sure won that fight!" amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Reverse psychology, man. My parents tell me not to talk back, and I do just that with my voice raised a little higher. God I'm immature. :U

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No shit you're //allowed// to BELIEVE that. That doesn't mean you disagree with reasonable certainty.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I was allowed to talk back as long as I cut the attitude and didn't raise my voice. I was a good kid, but my smart mouth used to get me in trouble.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My parents used to get mad when I calmly said what I thought of the matter and why. I wasn't even allowed to share my thoughts (and never in a rude way, I was too scared of my parents to do so) or opinion.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That's when it becomes unfair. I think once I told my mom it was unfair not to let me talk back, and that's when she said I could as long as I was respectful. Sometimes it didn't work just like when they tell you you won't get in trouble if you tell the truth.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My dad and brothers told me not to "talk back" or give them attitude a lot starting when I was five years old. This included talking at all, or ever changing the tone of my voice. Now people make fun of me for having a monotonous voice and being antisocial. I believe that parents have every right to tell their children not to talk back, but there are boundaries.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

.... Daria?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't understand your comment

by Anonymous 11 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daria This chick. Extremely antisocial, extremely monotone.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

"Now people make fun of me for having a monotonous voice and being antisocial. " http://ctrlv.in/95009

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Comparing a child's rule to a fatal torture... Sheesh you people.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Love how you agree anyway haha

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I can't even talk when I'm getting yelled at or I get accused of raising my voice. Then my dad gets mad when I don't say anything during a fight. My parents give me headaches.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Same... but it all gets better as soon as you get a place of your own :) unless you get an annoying partner x_x

by Anonymous 11 years ago

This reminds me of people that will get in an argument and give their side of the argument and say "that's all I have to say. I'm done with this argument" and then refuse to listen to your side of the argument.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I occasionally do that to my younger sister (usually when she's been fighting with our even younger sister), because she gets very emotional and unreasonable when she's upset. I do it to make them stop fighting, and to tell her to stop picking on the sister that's four years younger than her. Also, she's one of those types who always has to get the last word in, so... yeah. It's easiest that way. Oh, and upvote because Rainbow Dash.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Whenever my mom is talking sternly to me, if I present my case one of the following happens: she says "watch it", she glares at me so intensly I feel like she's strangling my soul, or she says "I'm not going to argue about it" even though everyone knows that's a lie. But I'm not a complete dumbass; I know when to hold my tongue.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Are you an incomplete dumbass?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's a possibility

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well that is if your opponent is equal. Parents aren't equal to their children. Parents > child.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That's a little harsh, saying a child is somehow less that his or her parents. I don't see how they are any different than each other; they're both humans therefore both equals.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

At first I read it as talk "black".. wasn't really sure what to make of that. But yeah talk back.. that makes more sense.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Do people just add a later in front of : and call it an emoticon? I mean what the hell is :U? Oh look :g

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Sometimes you add a letter, yes, like :Q.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

:V

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Man, whenever you post or comment I cannot help myself and i always admire your username. Kudos, man. Kudos.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

thanks!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

letter*

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Eh, I have two older siblings. Both of them are extremely sassy and always talk back to my parents. When I was little, my parents assumed I would be the same so before I even argued, they told me to not talk. Now whenever my dad is angry, I just shiver and wait it out.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I hate it when my parents say I'm always trying to get the last word in. They're trying to get the last word just by saying that.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

We don't even realize how often parenting can be considered abusive, and psychologically damaging. Sometimes parents are way out of line with what they tell/ask of their child, and we as a society should not encourage submission to abuse, especially if it comes from the people who are supposed to help you thrive. Being a parent doesn't automatically give you entitlement. You have to earn it with appropriate treatment of your child.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's most irritating when my dad does this. I make sure to speak calmly and at least somewhat respectfully (on the flip side, it's usually him raising his voice and possibly throwing in insults) but it seems like the very fact that I dare to speak my own position and argue my side pisses him off. Also, I think he does it because he knows I'm often right. But then again, he can be a very stubborn and illogical man when he loses his temper. :/ I hate how I have to be the adult in these situations, because he acts like a child.

by Anonymous 11 years ago