Discussion: Do you agree with this parent's way of punishment?

Josh

2 years ago a teen girl posted a rant letter to her parents about doing chores that she hates doing and she posted the rant on Facebook and then her parents find out and her father shot the laptop with his gun and then posted the video he did of the destroyed laptop on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1ujzRidmU

do you agree with this way of parenting?

iHype.

I never got the point of parents breaking something to prove a point.

Like YOU the one who paid for it, and YOU the one who's buying a new one come her next birthday so it really sucks for you in the end.

Penk

Yes. I mean just listening to that little brat's letter disgusts me.

Mhs90

Bitch is a spoiled brat, but family matters are supposed to stay inside the house. Give the kid a lesson but don't humiliate her. It only creates more animosity.

Mike91

Yes. I bet she never complained about doing chores again after that.

iHype.

Wow @ y'all acting like y'all never complained as a teenager about your parents making you clean up.

She definitely didn't deserve a broken laptop + public embarrassment over a letter. Some of y'all are gonna be messy parents.

konaa

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Originally posted by iHypeMusic

I never got the point of parents breaking something to prove a point.

Like YOU the one who paid for it, and YOU the one who's buying a new one come her next birthday so it really sucks for you in the end.

The lies. They don't have to buy her anything but food and water. She can get a ****ing job and buy a new one herself.

iHype.

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Originally posted by konaa

The lies. They don't have to buy her anything but food and water. She can get a ****ing job and buy a new one herself.

You have the mentality parents shouldn't provide anything but food and water for their kids?

This is exactly why I'm not gonna get into this.

geddymonster

I can see both sides. I can see why the father would be upset about the post, but I also feel that parents do forget about all of the little things that they ask their kids to do (get them a drink, get the mail, bring them the remote, etc.). Small things like that add up. I'm not saying that this excuses the daughter's Facebook post, but it is something to consider. One thing that also stood out to me was when he said that she has a stepmother. There could be some problems there. I know a lot of girls have trouble getting along with stepmothers, so that could be part of the reason for her rebelling.
It was definitely wrong for the father to post the video on Youtube. He is reprimanding her for something he turned around and did himself. It was also pointless to shoot the laptop. He could have donated it or gave it to someone who could have used it instead of putting it to waste.
He should have sat his daughter down and got to the root of the problem. What he did is only going to make the problem between him and his daughter worse and it is only going to make her want to rebel more. This video of his accomplished nothing.

Venus Temple

She sounded like a brat but she didn't deserve that. Deal with it in the house.

Mimie

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shot the laptop with his gun

This should be enough for anyone to decide that this isn't a good punishment

And making this public? Do they know how much that can hurt her in the long run? This could prevent her from getting into college, getting jobs, among other things

MMMinaj

Why do people feel the need to own guns though. I will never understand.

konaa

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Originally posted by iHypeMusic

You have the mentality parents shouldn't provide anything but food and water for their kids?

This is exactly why I'm not gonna get into this.

I clearly said have to. They have no obligations to provide their child with a laptop, which is not a necessity by any stretch of the imagination.

Allie

No. That was so tryhard & over the top. I'd be annoyed if I had to keep cleaning up other people's messes and getting them drinks too. He's hot tho.

iHype.

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Originally posted by MiMiLamb

This should be enough for anyone to decide that this isn't a good punishment

And making this public? Do they know how much that can hurt her in the long run? This could prevent her from getting into college, getting jobs, among other things

d;; - like who with a right mind thinks a parent shooting a kid's possession with a gun is good parenting?

Only on ATRL.

iHype.

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Originally posted by konaa

I clearly said have to. They have no obligations to provide their child with a laptop, which is not a necessity by any stretch of the imagination.

And shooting it with a gun over her expressing not liking being bossed around (what most teens do) isn't a stretch?

Like, most girls probably write this in their diaries anyways so idk why he's mad she did on Facebook.

Mimie

But of course people will applaud this because people love humiliating kids over any little thing

~~Drag!!! her, I guess

Raphy23

Teens go through a lot, their minds are changing. I don't think the dad did the right thing.

Speezy

I bet he bought that laptop anyways

#wastingmoney

Allie

"Putting this one in for your mother too"

WTF, that's kind of psychotic/unsettling. Like he's taking out all his aggression on the laptop with his gun instead of his daughter (obviously not though). IDK.