Begin....and end...your life in only 14 years......

Yep, an ex girlfriend of mine used to put her son in time out in his room for 30 minutes where he had his video games, cell phone, tv, etc. I remember being put in my room when I stepped out of line. My parents had me doing a ton of homework, plenty of chores, no outside play privileges, no phone, bicycle, tv, and no allowance. My parents called it grounded for three weeks. If I screwed up real bad my stepfather would break out the leather cat o nine tails on me and that hurt like hell for hours after.