Paper Tigers & Ducking Dragons2: The Return of the Internet Bitches' Spin

So the whole web, actually that corner that gives a shit or is just mildly entertained by it all, is laughing as Barron Shepherd has begun spinning his tells of woe. Here is the basics... Barron is a pussy who lies online, he associates with other punks who hide online and I called Barron out. I stated plainly I'd rather fight him then sue because a law suit could be drug out to take years, even if you win you have to sue them again to make them pay you. Basically, its a waste of time and resources when all I want to do take out frustrations on Barron. Frustrations I have because of his lies and attempts at internet bullying. Whats funnier is even Don Roley, that lying clown, saying that I'm bullying Barron Shepherd.

Lets make it simple, I've put my paperwork online to show that Kristen Keller lied and fabricated evidence in my court case. I offered this evidence and all the rest of court papers to Barron Shepherd and he refused. Why because he has an agenda... Now all the while I have been trying to get Barron to agree to a perfectly legal, sanctioned MMA event I'm had someone trying to get me to do a unsanctioned fight in Florida.

Now here is the thing... Barron posted this but added all the usual accusations and lies about me hoping I wouldn't put it up. Sorry...

Notice he said he spoke to the fight promoter Christopher Smith and that I lied. Well I'm trying to clean up the audio because the file is corrupted but... Here is a picture of a picture of my phone with the Recent Call Screen notice the number 1-304-610-2881 that is Chris Smith the fight promoter for Ruckus in the Cage.

By Contrast here is Recording Screen from my Phone which shows a 4 minute conversation with Chris.

Yeah that means I caught Barron "Bitch Titties" Shepherd lying again... But whats funnier is not only Don Roley crying in his little blog about me "bullying" poor Barron Shepherd. Well even Dustin Hatfield a former student of Dan Harmon's and pathetic internet tough guy who lives within range of a Bujinkan Dojo but, doesn't train and his only connection to the art is internet forums and Facebook groups he infects... trying to spread the same lies. Because now Dustin Hatefield has talked to Chris Smith and I never called Chris to set up a fight with Barron.

There is something to be said for bullies running in packs and internet bullies are no different. Most likely all Barron is doing right now is damage control... Bitching out before the whole "world" he has his little online buddies spreading the same lies, trying to "shout over" the person telling the truth. That Barron won't fight. If Barron doesn't want to come to West Virginia, then I suggest he set up a bout in Florida and I will come to him.

Oh and as for the whole talk of trying to get me to go to Florida for an unsanctioned fight. Barron was crying I threatened him, after basically calling me out with a veiled challenge. Well I'm a pussy, so I made it more direct, well actually I suggested an MMA match. Then Barron told me to "make good on [my] threats." So pointing out I never threatened him I challenged him to an MMA bout. And they have been claiming I never talked to Chris Smith for days now.

Even Raymond Locktools who tried to play the "trojan horse" kept not so, subtly trying to get me to go to Florida for an unsanctioned fight. So here is what I thought; Raymond says Barron will fight me + Barron crying online I threatened him + Raymond Locktools keeps suggesting an unsanctioned event & lying to me concerning Registering with the Florida Boxing Commission = Get me to Florida & Barron tries to get me arrested!!! Fuck that shit... It only got worse when I called out the truth to Raymond.

So...
I wanted to see where Barron agreed to fight?
I wanted to know who the promoters Raymond Locktools was talking to in Florida?
I wanted to know why Raymond was lying to me?

Now the cowardly crew are trying to change the narrative but, you  know what, lets apply some of Ron's Street Smarts. Lets say I am everything they say I am;
If I was a pedophile who wouldn't want to kick my ass?
If I was fake martial artist what Black Belt Instructor couldn't kick my ass?
If I made you look like a punk ass bitch online, why not show up and kick my ass?
If I duck out, you have written proof I'm a punk and ran away from you?

Course all the lying and dodging  basically just makes everyone involved, except me fuck it my reputation is shit right now, look like liars, frauds and pussies. I will let you read the correspondence between me and Ray... its long but its there.

So why not? Why lie and why get your online buddies to lie with you?

Paper Tigers & Ducking Dragons: Barron's bitching out from stepping into a Cage with me.

So its been pretty interesting with Barron Shepherd crying "I threatened him." Well lets just say this, I don't make threats but what kind of "bad ass former reserve police officer with a legitimate black belt in Kenpo and Judo." Is scared of someone they say has no martial arts training? What kind of martial artist talks shit online and won't face the person they are talking trash about in an licensed MMA bout?

The fact is... Barron "Bitch Titties" Shepherd is running from me, all the way in Florida and I don't have enough gas to drive to Florida, I'm still in West Virginia. I'm also a "fake ninja" according to Barron and "not a real martial artist." Buts lets keep this simple...

When Barry started his little blog on me claiming I was guilty of crimes of which I was only accused, without evidence I offered him a opportunity to see my legal papers. He fell silent because he had every intention of perpetrating a lie, slandering my name. I later, posted my own paperwork showing that Barron was a liar in a later blog Barron Shepherd Proven a Liar & a Slanderer. Barron has made numerous attempts to provoke me and even stated his intention to me was to have me arrested.

What makes it even funnier is attempts to slander my name from a troll account because Barry was afraid of getting sued. Except when I said I'd rather beat his ass then waste my time suing him. To which Barron offered me a free "judo lesson" but, once I said that was again attempting to hide behind legalities and lies to harass me on facebook. That is when I proved Barron Shepherd a liar again... When YOU ARE Proven a Liar after he tried to enlist the help of his online cohorts like Don Roley and his troll account Simon Edwards. Then again I posted on why this type of drama and childishness makes martial arts and martial artists look bad Scared lil Internet Trolls & Why Martial Arts Suck. This is where you see Barron Shepherd, claiming a threatened him...

So Riddle me this, internet fatmen?
Why post blogs on people, invite them to your school and stalk them online then cry like a scared little bitch when they suggest you step into a perfectly legal cage, at a sanctioned MMA event and settle it like men?

Well first off, I didn't threaten "lil Barry" but I did suggest we settle our difference in an MMA event. In fact I did say "Arguments over lineage, slandering others to try build themselves up, tough talk online (I'm guilty of this one as well, because I can't afford to travel) and everything but actually fighting... Even then people want to fight you on their terms, making veiled attempts to answer being called out for ducking a challenge or pretending to respond to a challenge without actually saying "Ok."

I'm sure I could ask some members of the BDFS who deal with MMA events to schedule something. But hey, what do I care its the internet right? If martial artists wish to be taken seriously they need to stop acting like a bunch of whiners and pissy lil children. Generally speaking most martial artists just get a piece of paper, and hang up a sign declaring themselves "grand pubha guru" and riding on the mythology of ancient warriors, exaggerated histories or complete bull shit all to sell people on anything but actual ability to defend themselves and actual skills at fighting. We have too many "Paper Tigers and Ducking Dragons" in martial arts now..." To which Barron Did reply...

So someone, anyone (set up an event) on neutral ground say North or South Carolina-ish standard MMA rules, I don't want any prize money. Come on Barron, what do you say? Quit trying to hide behind legal bullshit and crying to cops in my area to do something you're too big a pussy to do yourself. I'm not threatening you, I'm calling you out.

Cause right now, YOU are looking like a bitch... And there are people interested in making this happen.

UPDATE:
I just got off the Phone with the people who manage Ruckus in the Cage. All you gotta do Barron is sign-up for the Fighter Registration and they can make this happen. So we gonna do this or not?

Scared Lil Internet Trolls & Why Martial Arts suck...

So I been busy for the last couple of days and what do I see attached to Blog where I call out Barron Shepherd for backing out of an online challenge he launched years ago... He sends me a message via this very blog.

Once again Barron Shepherd is too big a chicken to actually come out and challenge me. Instead he thinly veils his challenge as an offer to get free "judo lessons."This is an attempt to elicit an emotional response where I would no doubt challenge him more directly perhaps even threaten him. The thing is, why challenge him over the net? Why waste time talking trashing behind a computer screen? Why bother to issue a childish threat from miles away?

You see Barron Shepherd has directly engaged in trying to undermine my business and slander my name. He has bought the web domain www.blackdragonninjitsu.com and linked to his blog full of lies and even refused to examine the court paper that prove the State of West Virginia, since that is who the corrupt judges and cops here represent or claim to represent to get their authority. No Barron is looking to get me to lose my temper so that he call the police and have me arrested. He is a pussy hiding behind someone else's badge. Perhaps he wants to have me SWATed...

You see Barron is an example of what is wrong with Martial arts online... Liars and frauds, while I admit I have lied in the past when it entertained me to do so. I have lied about myself rather then slander others. Barron has claimed to be engaged in telling the truth but, well ultimately failed to actually engage in truth telling. You see it is one thing to show people new clips and claim someone was arrested for something, it is totally another to present all the facts when someone offers them to you. Which Barron Shepherd has done; repeatedly.

You see Barron Shepherd is a coward who is too big of puddy tat to come on out and directly issue a challenge, hell he ran from the one he issued in 2009. Martial arts have always been regarded with a certain amount of disdain and even as far back as the 1960s when the Black Dragon Fighting Society was formed by John Keehan, even when he was selling black belts by mail order, there was a certain understanding of martial arts and what it required to be an effective martial artist. The same things are wrong with martial arts today...

From World's Deadliest Fighting Secrets...

 It is easy to tell here that Keehan was a fan of cross training in many different arts, he encouraged training in multiple martial arts styles and gaining real world experience. Not only limiting his stance on what is best to striking or grappling but training in both. Nor, was Keehan limited by calling only Asian martial arts, martial arts. He included Western arts like Savate, boxing and wrestling. He also encouraged "guts fighting" and even said plainly at the end of page 12 (above) "Remember, the only test of a fighting man is what he can do and no more. Form practice, sparring, self-defense practice and brick breaking are meanlingless if the man cannot withstand the burden of the "real thing." Because of how many "paper tigers" existed in martial arts back then.

It is pretty easy to tell that Keehan was serious about making martial arts effective and wasn't basing his methods on one style alone. In fact, Keehan owned a chain of Karate, and Judo schools and encouraged cross training between styles. When we examine what Keehan wrote about the Shortcomings of Present-Day Defense Systems, we see 16 points of reference between boxing, karate, kung-fu, judo, aikido and wrestling. Compare this to the attitudes of purists? Arguments over lineage, slandering others to try build themselves up, tough talk online (I'm guilty of this one as well, because I can't afford to travel) and everything but actually fighting... Even then people want to fight you on their terms, making veiled attempts to answer being called out for ducking a challenge or pretending to respond to a challenge without actually saying "Ok."

I'm sure I could ask some members of the BDFS who deal with MMA events to schedule something. But hey, what do I care its the internet right? If martial artists wish to be taken seriously they need to stop acting like a bunch of whiners and pissy lil children. Generally speaking most martial artists just get a piece of paper, and hang up a sign declaring themselves "grand pubha guru" and riding on the mythology of ancient warriors, exaggerated histories or complete bull shit all to sell people on anything but actual ability to defend themselves and actual skills at fighting. We have too many "Paper Tigers and Ducking Dragons" in martial arts now...

Life is a Battle...

Over the last few days I'm been getting some interesting private messages through Facebook and even a few emails. The interesting thing is that people want to know why I'm hated so much, by so many people... The truth is because I'm doing what they won't or can't. Make no mistake, everything I've done I have done because of God's grace. I am not a perfect Christian, I don't even think I'm a good Christian at times. But everything I have done I either owe to my own efforts or to God's grace. If that sounds like a humility, it is... I am humble before few men and always to God.

If funny when you see cowards talk about suing them, knowing they can delay and lie and drag out the suit and even if the court rules against them, they will not honor obligations put worth by the court. Which means another law suit... wasting money and time on people who are hundreds of miles away and scared of me. Personally, I'd just rather drive to their schools (I like road trips) and beat their asses into bloody pulp before their students' eyes. Life is a battle filled with cowards and crooks, people who are generally tough guys.

The simple fact is I've endured things many others won't or can't, and it is by God's Grace more then my own Mental Strength that I did this... I grew up around violence, drugs and fighting. I'm related to and have associated with "criminals." My grandfather make Moonshine during the prohibition to feed and cloth his family. So I don't much care about the "thug selling dope" as I do about the robbers, rapists and thieves. The honest problem with "drug dealers" is drug dealers who sell to kids and drug dealers who are themselves kids (mentally & literally which includes mentally). These are the "drug dealers" who are likely to shoot you and stab because they are afraid and don't respect life, this produces an problem but it is a totally different matter to be discussed.

I favor self-defense training, I have a great deal of experience at things I can't talk about online (and won't) because it involves self-incrimination. That is why I often point to other directs (lie about) where I learned somethings at or experienced some stuff. Its funny because I approach the martial arts from the side of what is effective. I once witnessed a U.S. soldier tell a KATUSA he could "whip his ass" because he "knew Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (through MACP) and Tae Kwon Do sucked." That same KATUSA kicked him in the thigh, groin and head without dropping or putting down his beer and was out the bar before the MPs entered. I've watched Anthony Cummins talk about martial arts being effective and its clear he's never been in a fight in his life... Hell I once got into a pissing contest with another soldier who was a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do compared to my Shodan in Shotokan. I've found many martial arts share similar techniques but are effectively useless when it comes to methods for training these methods...

It is literally amusing to me that any style that was used by "warriors" (in all the varied names) would be allow 10th and 15th Dan grandmasters who can't do more then 30 push-ups at a time. So I have to state a certain amount of respect for styles like Judo and Kick Boxing that encourage competition to teach timing, distance, accuracy and balance compared to styles that rely on nothing but forms and kata (Jujitsu definition as opposed to Katate).

At the end of the day, what you train in should reflect your idea of a threat. Criminals live in a culture where violence is a social norm and social violence (simulated combat) can easily turn into real combat. So the idea that your opponent will be "untrained" is a joke. The reality is even if you find a "self-trained" fighter they will have more experience with criminal activities (i.e. beating up people and other members of that culture) then the many "Martial Artists" who hide behind lineage or another's accomplishments.

If you've paid any attention to the news, you'd know we are closer to a Civil War 2.0 and would know that we face a threat bigger then ever as we face threats from Terrorists and the government. Ultimately you need to decide what works for you and what teaches you to defend yourself effectively. Timing on a painful but not lethal compared to lethal techniques alone. A person who decides to use a "lethal technique" compared to someone with the ability to deliver a lethal technique with no conscious thought to distance and timing is simply this... Both are handicapped by the lack of ability to use the "lethal technique" due to not having applied it in combat or competition but both both are then reliant on the distance and timing of training. The person with more experience at application of strikes and the use of grappling in "non-lethal" application develop the other qualities to deliver those "lethal strikes."

Consider that how we are trained (even raised if you will since that is a form of training) sets the pace for how you will react. If you aren't trained to react to conditions outside your training how will you react at all? Life is a battlefield  and how you train is how you will face life...

Respect Does Not Come from A Belt

Many times I have stated I think the Bujinkan system is a bad system, with a false history and full of people trying play Ninja-Warrior. I don't like the system and that is my opinion... Now I am going to blow your mind because I am going to praise a Bujinkan member, Richard Van Donk. Now like I've said I don't much like the system (it has it's good and bad points to it, everything does) but, I di have to discuss my respect for Shihan Richard Van Donk.

Now Hayes and Bussey brought us Hatsumi's "Ninjutsu" in the 1980s. Robert Bussey managed one of the largest ninjutsu organizations in America at one time & even offered instructional videos, I think Bussey probably pioneered the martial arts instructional video market. Certainly, Richard Van Donk being the first to establish a video testing platform in which a person could get rank in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu changed the game. I happen to respect Richard Van Donk as both a business man and martial artists.

Now I know many will say "But you don't like the Bujinkan" or "You talk trash about their art." This is basically true, there is a lot of things I take issue with here. The fact however is this, Richard Van Donk has put in his time and did much to help spread his art. His video courses have made his art widely accessible to people throughout the US, possibly the world. So regardless of my personal opinion about the Bujinkan, I'm stuck having to honestly admit he did a good job.

The fact of the matter is that if you've ever listened to online idiots like Don Roley or his troll account Simon Edwards you can see his motivation for blasting Shihan Van Donk. At one time Bujinkan ninjutsu was few and far between now it has grown into a multi-million dollar franchise business mainly through Richard Van Donk's video courses. This is where I respect him as a business man and hope to emulate him with my own Black Dragon Ninjitsu video course.

While there are many against these courses there is a simple fact, video courses are not much different then many martial arts schools. I've been in schools where students barely saw their Sensei. He'd lead the class in a 10 to 15 minute warm up exercise, teach a few drills and instruct students to perform the drills while he went into his office to do paperwork. If you had a problem with a technique, it was generally other students who helped you. So with a video course you can watch the video over and over again to grasp the concept. Sadly, Shihan Van Donk takes a lot of flak from members of the Bujinkan who feel cheated, their arts are no longer "exclusive" they are no longer the "elitist" they wish to be and their art has become a franchise.

Ultimately, this goes back to another more subconscious matter of relying on external tokens of achievement to justify your life. Of needing something outside yourself to feel validated. Respect does not come from a belt or a certificate or even a tradition. Respect comes from within, respect comes from whats in your heart and mind. You cannot get respect without first achieving self-respect and understanding your self-worth. Only then do you achieve respect from others and even it is not guarantee that everyone will respect you or care about what you've done.

When YOU ARE Proven a Liar...

One of the funniest aspects of the internet is how little it actually matters. I've already proven that Barron Shepherd was a liar as far as my background went. I have even in the past proved that I have offered him the same documentation that I used to prove he was a slandering my name when he "threatened" me about in 2013...

Now if you know Barron Shepherd you know he is egomaniac who thanks that any women who smiles at him is trying _____ (I trust you to fill in your own blanks) him. This explains his troll account "Uptown Single Layer." I have offered him an opportunity to examine by legal papers when he was doing his slander piece on me. He didn't take it because he didn't want the truth...

What is even funnier is that Barron Shepherd is a complete idiot and has even attempted to justify his lies on facebook. He even attempts to mention said lies by grasping at bits of truth, which taken out of context makes them lies. Anyone who knows anything about the Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP) knows it is not in its second Generation. I left the Army in 2005 which means I was trained in the FIRST Generation MACP. In fact, MACP was bridging into its 2nd Generation Form when I left in 2005.

So when my Sergeant was allowed to conduct "combat based" training for physical training, as part of "Sergeant's Time Training" (every Thurday). I was allowed to teach my own martial arts program. Captain Hue, said it resembled some of his Kenpo Jujitsu training from Hawaii and had me to teach it to the company. At the time the Army was still trying to get everyone to adopt the basic Gracie Combatives based training of MACP. There was no additional levels of training and I was filling in the gap with my own training based on elements from Karate, Boxing, Muay Thai, Omoto Ryu Jujitsu and Sport Jujitsu. This layed the groundwork for what I now teach as Street Focus Jujitsu. When I transfered from HHC to Charlie Company (I wanted experience in a line company) I taught this at that company as well. But, why should I explain this... Barron Shepherd thinks 1/503d is Special Forces and Marines as well...

No matter, here is where Barron tries to justify that the TRUTH is a lie by addressing Hand-to-Hand Combatives. Some of he says is factual and can be looked up online but, he then goes on to insinuate that I forged a government document, a serious crime in itself and one that would land me in prison if I did...

That document is view able below.

If he would like to say I somehow forged this document well here is the award with the paper work behind it... So this makes twice I've proven Barron Shepherd to be a liar and the first time (actually the second time) is of course on the Blog Barron Shepherd proven a liar and a slander. Where I actually show some of the paperwork Barron refused when I offered to allow him to see the truth.

Of course like that blog from so long ago about when you get proven a liar get your friends to lie for you... Barron enlisted his pack of liars, Don Roley (posting as Simon Edwards) and other imaginary friends (troll accounts). Barry also goes by the troll account name "Uptown Single-Layer" which says a lot about his state of mind... I've heard stories about an aging single man who chases young girls and thinks he is stud but, lives alone with his online friends and sagging man teets trying impress teenage boys but, that is none of my business.

So Barron has posted comments using that after I blocked him on this blog for spewing his lies. So he made up a troll account, but since I have to accept any such comments, they just lay around online awaiting my approval. And with lil Barry Shepherd we see he's out to get me. Barron has yet to comment on the fact he ducked out of an online challenge with after he issued it. Whats even funnier is his attempts at interfering with my business... have a look. And you have Phil Elmore or his boyfriend Patric Ferrari posting as Martin Blendswell and Iris Collette. I wounder who's the woman in that relationship (know I don't don't tell me).

As I stated When Proven a Liar get Your Friends to Lie for You, most of these internet experts are just telling the same lies and have to defend one another's lies using them as "proof" rather then providing hard evidence. Here we can see a link that goes straight Barry's little hit piece of lies. More so, there is the link to none then Barry's little hit piece on me. But lets face it, the Bujinkan is full loud mouths with nothing to do but get online and attack their competition because the Bujinkan is franchise martial art, selling a murky history (not really Takamatsu made it up even says so in the Bugei Ryuha Daijiten) and a ninja warrior fantasy camp. Course when I first "met" Barry, I actually have never met Barron Shepherd just dealt with him online, he claimed to be part of Hatsumi's inner circle. Now he doesn't even mention the Bujinkan or associate himself with Koga Ryu. Now Barron just claims Judo and Kenpo, and associates with online Bujinkan trolls Don Roley...

Because when you are a liar, you need friends who will lie for you and I've already proven Barron Shepherd to be a liar. Guess this is twice now...

I can't teach YOUR kids Discipline

One of the biggest issues I have is when I talk about opening my school, is parents asking if teach children. I hate working with kids, because a lot of the concepts I am talking about they don't understand. The issue is never that kids are stupid, it is often that their parents are... Ignorance is just not knowing and we are all ignorant one thing or another. Willful ignorance is stupidity. I can't abide stupidity...

The biggest thing that comes up is parents want their kids to learn discipline. That is fine but, I'm gonna be short and sweet and totally blunt here... You don't need a martial arts class to teach your kid discipline. Teaching your child self-discipline begins by teaching your kids discipline at home and eventually they will pick up keep doing the right thing. When your kids do the right thing (that which they are taught to do and is expected of them) without having to be disciplined by their parents. Its a simple cycle of positive and negative reinforcement.

When kids do something wrong they suffer negative reinforcement (i.e. punishment) and when they do things according to what they are taught, they are given positive reinforcement, (i.e. reward). Eventually the reward is removed and the child will do the right thing in accordance with their instruction expecting a reward and will eventually keep up that cycle. This is the same cycle used to train dogs, and the military. A martial arts class for 1 to 3 hours a week, cannot teach your child to have self-discipline or there is no discipline at home.

No martial arts class, can teach your kids to have self-discipline if the parents do not teach discipline at home. Simple as that... I can teach a kid to fight, I can teach a kid not to fight but I can't teach something that parents are not teaching themselves. This is both a failing of individual parents and American culture as a whole. We have become lazy, weak minded and decadent allowing children to taught by the example of video games and TVs but, forgetting the example that parents set.

In fact, attending a martial arts class can have a very harmful effect on the kid's psychological well being. A child can assume they are a "warrior" from adults talking about being "lineage warriors" (a whole other problem in martial arts) and start fights under the assumption that they "warriors." This can get worse if the parents put on a good image for others but psychological and physical abuse are issues at home. Teaching a kid to fight and even teaching them when its "ok" to fight in the gym or dojo has nothing do with the example of the parents. If as adults we don't set an example for our children, we cannot expect them to grow up as the types of people we want our children to be.

No martial arts class will teach your children to be responsible adults, if YOU are the parents and do not ACT like the Person you want your child to be they will take all your instruction as empty talk. Anyone remember this Commercial from the 90s?

There are millions of martial arts schools dedicated to taking your money while claiming to teach your kids basic life skills you aren't as a Parent. Now I know single mom's who are forced to keep their kids entertained with TV and video games. They try very hard to live in a manner they want their children to, its not easy but life is in itself not easy...

We as Americans need to deal with the ideological issues of Personal Responsibility. The internet is full of "grown ups" spreading lies and slandering their competition. They are not setting an example of respect but, are seeking to attract business by acting like "bad asses." I'm sorry I've met real bad asses and they don't need to hide behind lineage, rank or a uniform. A real bad ass, will mess you up and ain't worried about the law. They also don't get online talk trash trying to act hard...

Me personally, I'm not a Bad Ass and have no desire to be one. You see, when you're a Bad Ass you are surrounded by people who want to be Bad Asses (wannabes) but don't have what it takes or you attract people just like you. You don't get to be a Bad Ass because you have a martial arts rank, own a dojo or are even Special Forces. You get all that because you are a Bad Ass, because inside you are mentally tough and can endure the hardships and complications that come along with getting those things. You can't teach your kids to be mentally tough unless you show them that you are mentally tough. I can't teach YOUR kids (Self) Discipline but YOU can and YOU should.

NOTE: The Author Ron Collins has no children of his own. When asked how he can give parenting advice without having kids he replied "I've raised the neighbor's kids, fed them when their parents spent the food stamps on drugs and alcohol. I've dated single mothers and helped raise their kids. I've also been a team leader in the Army and all of it has taught me to set the example I want others to follow. I don't have kids because I chose to be responsible and use condoms and other means of birth control to not have the responsibility I'm not ready for. "