The Worst Spanking Ever

So, remember how I was planning on going a year without punishment? Well, that didn't happen. My no-punishment streak and awesome rule following skills were destroyed all because I didn't think. Honestly, I think just about every rule I break or mistake that I make is caused by one thing - not thinking before I act. I really need to get better at that.

I wouldn't say that I have a lot of rules. They're all the pretty standard ones, and nothing too out of the ordinary. They're all rules that I think just about every marriage has, in some form - be respectful, be honest, listen, stuff like that. Above all else though is the "don't do anything dangerous" rule.

When you break that rule twice in one week would anyone like to take a guess the enormous amount of trouble that a person would be in? Because that's precisely what happened.

I'm very anti-texting while driving. But, my husband is even more anti texting while driving and I understand why. It's dangerous, and honestly, after reading the stats on it (which I should have done before I did such a stupid thing!) I'm shocked that the entire world hasn't made it illegal yet.

Last week, on two separate occasions (back to back days) I sent a text message while driving. While this might not sound like a big deal, it was. Not that it's ok to text while driving anywhere, anytime, but it's definitely worse to do so on the freeway, in traffic. Bottom line- bad idea.

My husband didn't find out until after both texting while driving incidents happened, and needless to say, he wasn't happy (although he was still more calm than I expected). In fact, I actually titled this blog entry before the punishments even happened because I knew it would be bad.

To cut to the chase, I got in a lot of trouble. Texting while driving once is bad enough, but twice is even worse.

If I break a spankable rule but my husband can't do the spanking like normal for whatever the reason is, we do shorter ones each night that sort of reminds me that I'm still in trouble for the offense. By short, I'm talking short reminders that sting but thankfully the sting doesn't last longer than 20 minutes or so. So, in this situation, I got "nightly reminder spankings" (that's the term I've kind of coined for them, but there may be a better name or an official term out there, I don't know) for a few nights before I actually got punished just due to the circumstances of our week (we had a lot going on, and were extremely busy). Needless to say, these nighty reminder spankings made the punishment worse because it's like a constant reminder that you're still in trouble (and big trouble at that!) which I guess is the point. But still, it sucked.

I ended this "punishment week" as I call it with 2 spankings- 1 for each texting while driving offense, and several nightly reminder spankings. All in all, I got spanked every night last week for one thing or another (texting while driving, or nightly reminders). I'm telling you guys/girls- worst. spanking. ever.

Did it suck? That's an understatement. Was it worth it? Absolutely no way on this earth. Did I learn from it? Yes x 1,000,000. Am I glad it's over? Ya'll have no idea.

So, if anyone out there does text while driving (while you're in a DD relationship or not, since I know lots of people from "both sides of the fence" read my blog) please don't. Seriously, just think about this.

• Answering a text message takes away your attention from the road for approximately 5 seconds. That is enough time for your car to travel an entire football field. (Click here for source)
• Texting while driving increases your chance of causing a car accident, or getting in a car accident, by 23 times what your risk would be if you were not texting while driving. (Click here for source)
• For every 6 seconds of drive time, a person texting while driving spends approximately 4.6 of those seconds with their eyes off the road. (Click here for source)
• Texting while driving or being distracted by your cell phone causes a drivers reaction to be the same as if you had a blood alcohol level of .08% (aka- enough for a DUI) (Click here for source)

There are literally thousands of more statistics that are even more shocking, but you get the point. 

There's also this video, which is extremely powerful. If you text while driving, seriously, I'm begging you to stop. It's not fair to you, your family, your friends, your children, your spouse, or anyone else on the road.

Just remember this..

The spanking may have been hard, the lecture may have been long, the decision may have been stupid (really stupid)..but it was, hands down, better than the alternative. 

So, now I'm restarting my "one year of no punishment!" streak. Everyone wish me luck. :-) I'm totally determined to do this. 

Everyone have an amazing week, and remember, don't text while driving!

I'm still alive! :-)

Seems like forever since I've posted. Sorry about that! We're leaving for vacation in about 6 days (yessss!!!) and it's been a lot of work to prepare for that, mixed in with everything else we have going on.

Last week I got in some pretty huge trouble. My post regarding it is scheduled to go up tomorrow (Monday) so check back then. I think that may have been another thing that prevented me from blogging last week..sorry everyone. :-( However, I'm thankful that it's behind us now and I can learn from it and life can move forward. Being in trouble really sucks.

In happier news, HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all the amazing dads out there. I'm grateful to have such an awesome father who makes me laugh and smile all the time. He's the hardest worker I've ever met, but also the most down to earth, laid back, and hilarious person. I love my dad. :-)

And, a special Happy First Fathers Day to my absolutely amazing husband. I knew he would be a fantastic dad, but he has exceeded all thoughts. If I had to create the perfect dad for our son, he still wouldn't be anywhere close to what my husband is. He's truly the most amazing person I know, and I'm beyond blessed to be married to such a fantastic person. Our son is probably the luckiest child in the world to have the dad he does. I wish you all could see the way his face lights up literally every time he sees his dad. It is precious.

Being a parent is a lot of work, but it's such a rewarding part of life. Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there! I hope you have an absolutely awesome day with your children and your family!