Can Your Parents Make You Work in the Family Business

Dad would get better results from Sonny by takings his phone, laptop/computer, games, tv, etc and not allowing him to leave the house unless he is going straight to school and home. He could even take him to school and pick him up. In other words make Sonny's life as miserable as possible. I bet if Sonny had a choice, he would choose a spanking over other punishment.

Agreed, Mercy, and if Dad were the one posting here, that's what I'd tell him.

A kid who's old enough to be working is too old to be spanked. That's demeaning to both Sonny and Dad. But taking away Sonny's electronics; that'll shape up any kid these days.

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Quoting llworking

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I would guess that a daily spanking would likely result in injuries sufficient to be considered to be abuse.

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Depends on how hard he hits the kid. He would have to leave a bruise or something to show based on Wisconsin law about spanking. It says physical discipline is legal unless there is physical injury.

Maybe he is paying the kid by putting only so much into an account. We do not know. When I was 10 I had a paper route until I was 12. My older brother had one too. We gave our paycheck to our dad. He gave us like $6 to spend and the rest went into a savings account with his name and our name on it.

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Quoting cbg

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Agreed, Mercy, and if Dad were the one posting here, that's what I'd tell him.

A kid who's old enough to be working is too old to be spanked. That's demeaning to both Sonny and Dad. But taking away Sonny's electronics; that'll shape up any kid these days.

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This. A million bajazzling gazillion times this.

Posted from the phone of a classmate (with permission) who walked in to buy gummy bears:

I would have responded to everything, but I couldn't post from the school computer labs (where I posted from originally) due to needing all the lunch time to study for final exams.

My dad decided he liked having me work at the store this summer, so I haven't gone home since school got out. I haven't left the store at all, even. He brings in new clothes so I don't smell weird and disgust customers. I only work 22 hours a day because he does give me my 30 minute break every six hours, so that's nice and thank you for that. That break has been the extent of my sleeping for the past 2 weeks.

I suppose he can take the phone that must be sitting in my room somewhere, but given that I haven't had a computer, TV, or video games or anything similar for years, there isn't really anything else for him to revoke. And even if there was, I couldn't use it anyway, because I've been at the store, so revoking it would mean nothing. I don't think he has any method left to punish me with other than spanking.

I'm getting SUPER desperate. Sleep-deprived, cranky, combative, feeling like shit. I already tried pleading several times with Dad over hours. I have no leverage and he has an incentive (tax purposes that I don't understand), so he won't ever budge and has told me so. Please tell me there's something I can do.

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Quoting 123soccerbal

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Posted from the phone of a classmate (with permission) who walked in to buy gummy bears:

I would have responded to everything, but I couldn't post from the school computer labs (where I posted from originally) due to needing all the lunch time to study for final exams.

My dad decided he liked having me work at the store this summer, so I haven't gone home since school got out. I haven't left the store at all, even. He brings in new clothes so I don't smell weird and disgust customers. I only work 22 hours a day because he does give me my 30 minute break every six hours, so that's nice and thank you for that. That break has been the extent of my sleeping for the past 2 weeks.

I suppose he can take the phone that must be sitting in my room somewhere, but given that I haven't had a computer, TV, or video games or anything similar for years, there isn't really anything else for him to revoke. And even if there was, I couldn't use it anyway, because I've been at the store, so revoking it would mean nothing. I don't think he has any method left to punish me with other than spanking.

I'm getting SUPER desperate. Sleep-deprived, cranky, combative, feeling like shit. I already tried pleading several times with Dad over hours. I have no leverage and he has an incentive (tax purposes that I don't understand), so he won't ever budge and has told me so. Please tell me there's something I can do.

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Please read the responses again. Particularly post #9.

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Quoting 123soccerbal

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Posted from the phone of a classmate (with permission) who walked in to buy gummy bears:

I would have responded to everything, but I couldn't post from the school computer labs (where I posted from originally) due to needing all the lunch time to study for final exams.

My dad decided he liked having me work at the store this summer, so I haven't gone home since school got out. I haven't left the store at all, even. He brings in new clothes so I don't smell weird and disgust customers. I only work 22 hours a day because he does give me my 30 minute break every six hours, so that's nice and thank you for that. That break has been the extent of my sleeping for the past 2 weeks.

I suppose he can take the phone that must be sitting in my room somewhere, but given that I haven't had a computer, TV, or video games or anything similar for years, there isn't really anything else for him to revoke. And even if there was, I couldn't use it anyway, because I've been at the store, so revoking it would mean nothing. I don't think he has any method left to punish me with other than spanking.

I'm getting SUPER desperate. Sleep-deprived, cranky, combative, feeling like shit. I already tried pleading several times with Dad over hours. I have no leverage and he has an incentive (tax purposes that I don't understand), so he won't ever budge and has told me so. Please tell me there's something I can do.

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If you are telling the truth, and not exaggerating at all, then I would suggest that you call CPS or speak to a local police officer.

So you're there 24 hours a day?

You know, there are child labor laws and the fact that the employer is a parent doesn't give the parent the right to violate them. Servitude has been abolished here in the US.

https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/labor_s..._laws.htm#faq1

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Quoting budwad

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You know, there are child labor laws and the fact that the employer is a parent doesn't give the parent the right to violate them. Servitude has been abolished here in the US.

https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/labor_s..._laws.htm#faq1

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Violate them, no. However, the rules give a pretty broad exemption for working for your parents:

103.67(2)(g) Unless prohibited under s. 103.65, minors 12 years of age or older may be employed under the direct supervision of the minor's parent or guardian in connection with the parent's or guardian's business, trade or profession.

103.67(3) Sections 103.64 to 103.82 do not apply to the employment of a minor engaged in domestic or farm work performed outside school hours in connection with the minor's own home and directly for the minor's parent or guardian.