Contracts

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In this thread, talk about written or verbal agreements you've made with people.
Bonus topic: What do you think about making contracts with your friends and family members? I've heard of husbands and wives making contracts with each other and even with their children. I dunno. This just seems interesting to me. What about you?

 

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I know there was a period of time when parents were making contracts with their kids to not drink and drive or ride with someone that was intoxicated. I simply made a verbal promise to the that no matter where they were or what time it was that they promised to call me for a ride home rather than get in the car with an inebriated driver and I promised that no discussion would be made about it until we all had a full night sleep (meaning, no scolding on the ride home). I even specified that I would be willing to drive to Dallas (which was 4 hours away) if that is where a road trip landed them. I never had to put it on paper because they trusted and believed me. I could see how a kid might want that on paper to pull out if a parent did start screaming when they did the right thing by calling...drunk or sober.

My daughter's orthodontist made her sign a contract that she would follow his rules if she wanted him to treat her. (the rules were laided out on that contract). She was so freaked out about the contract that she did follow the rules for a long time before starting to push the limits (but was always afraid to go in when she did eat something she wasn't supposed to eat). So I could see that working on kids.

I don't know that I'd want to sign a contract with my husband...I would have thought that the wedding contract was enough. I would see that as a sign of mistrust...that you needed more than someone's word. But in cases where someone tends to "forget" their promises, maybe it might be necessary for some people. It might also be done as a form of ultimatum and a way of driving a point home...such as you drink one more beer and the kids and I are out of here. With a contract, there would be no way for him to deny that he didn't understand that "one lousy beer" meant that you would leave. It would be a way to drive the point home with no yelling. The ball is now in his court....

Maybe it would also be a way to manage "extra" money....like the next big purchase will be for a new dining set...after that, I get to buy a jon boat for fishing...so more a tally of whose turn it is and in what order we are going to things....so she doesn't get her dining room then insist that she needs a new couch instead of recognizing that it is his turn to spend on something that matters to him...

 

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/old person

"Back in my day, all ya had to do in order to conduct business was a handshake. Now ya got lawyers sueing everybody cause they aint a soul that's honest".

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