[PARENTING] Dad uses Facebook to teach daughter a lesson

I think what he did wasnt extreme. If he were to sell the laptop it wouldve been the same thing. He spent his money on it therefore he can do whatever he wants.
I'm not surprised though. Lots of parents embarrass their children for doing things as such and some worst that others.

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This guy did it for fun though
More costumes in the article
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/...hool-year-waving-at-bus-embarrassing-son.html

 

Good thing he was using exploding hollow points -- regular bullets would have just bounced off.

 

I don;t know if a parents should be acting out like a teenager themselves. As some have already said, he's embarrassed his daughter and himself to almost everyone. That's got to be some damaging stuff to see your father act like that. Sure she's unappreciative, rude, and spoilt, but you've got to look in the mirror and see what you did wrong. Then again kids can be awful and its not always the parents fault.....regardless the man acting out like that is ghetto.

 

Maybe mix in an "I love you" or something to take the social workers off notice. Ultimately if the daughter had blocked something, I would actually try to avoid reading it, as I think being able to vent is therapeutic and probably nets better behavior in the long run; but of course I'm not and probably never will be a parent.

 

I support this gentleman.

 

I think there were more spared beatings in that power crumple than in the aftermath. I think the last part was just him having fun.

 

It might be fake, but if it is that guy is one helluva actor.

DD

 

That's the bottom line. Parents = role models. You act the way you want your kids to act. You reap what you sow.

Acting like an ass, you're going to get an ass. In this case, he's going to get a girl who wants an ass just like daddy so she can please that ass, and who will give up ass to get that ass. And in all likelihood, will probably shake that ass for a living.

 

Maybe, or he is just tougher than some here, and will raise a girl that understands respect, and growing up and earning things.

Facebook is really bad for stuff like this, kids need to learn that once it is online it never goes away.

DD

 

I don't think you believe that.

 

I think he overeacted, and should have have gone public, if he wanted to post on facebook, he should have just made a simple statement that due to his daughter's langauge her account was now inactive.

DD

 

And was a volunteer fireman. I didn't know they allowed that at age 15.

 

I was actually thinking the opposite.

Uh....so does this dad...

 

Punishing your kids is like telling a joke. You screw up the delivery, the punchline is pointless. That's what this guy did. He blew it and the lesson is lost. Now it's going to be daddy vs daughter on a level playing field. It should never be that way with your kids.

 

I agree with this article

http://news.yahoo.com/gun-toting-facebook-dad-needs-therapy-not-thank-171600309.html

Gun-Toting Facebook Dad Needs Therapy, Not Thank-Yous

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COMMENTARY | A video response from a hurt dad posted on YouTube has gone viral. The video was shot after the dad discovered a disrespectful post left on Facebook by his daughter about how she was treated more like a slave than a child in the home. At the conclusion of the video, the disgruntled Facebook dad takes a 45-caliber handgun and destroys the child's laptop to prove a point. Responses to the video are outrageously supportive, but I can't find one reason to support a father who chooses violence over intelligence when disciplining a child.

I Have a Few Problems With This Dad's Parenting Tactics

The dad in the YouTube video clearly states that the teen comes from a broken home. There are a mom and a step-mom in the picture. Teens growing up in a broken family need emotional support and consistent discipline. I certainly hope this dad is not going to shoot up everything when his child does something wrong. You didn't sweep the floor; let me empty an entire clip into the broom. You didn't feed the dog; I'll just shoot him to prove a point. Using violence is not a form of safe, effective, consistent parenting.

There's also the factor of shooting a good laptop just to prove a point. There are tons of organizations that could use a laptop just updated with $130 in software, as Mr. Facebook Dad clearly wants the world to remember he just added to the computer. Instead of donating the laptop to a worthy cause, he blasts the thing with exploding hollow point bullets.

When the dad is addressing the post updated by his teen, he refers to the fact that she needs to get a job. Most businesses will not hire a 15-year-old due to strict labor laws, but there's more to the story than just being able to find a job at 15. If this teen is getting up at 5 a.m. to get ready for school and falls into bed at 10 p.m. exhausted, when is she supposed to work? Sure, she can work part time on the weekends, but most businesses want part time workers to work at least 15 to 20 hours a week and working more than 15 hours a week has a detrimental effect on school work, grades and school attendance.

This Isn't the First Time a Dad Has Responded to a Child's Facebook Update

In August 2011, one dad stumbled onto a Facebook post updated by his teen son and instead of shooting hollow-point bullets into his laptop, the dad took the high road and updated a clarifying post on his son's Facebook page. This is an educated, rational way to reign in an unruly teen; not shooting the child's laptop and posting a video on YouTube.

Summer Banks is a Featured parenting contributor for Yahoo! Voices. She practices lenient parenting with her four children. Summer can be contacted on Twitter via @mothersummer.


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It's a dog eat dog world. Eye for an eye.

 

From the article above:

More evidence that this is a complete fake.

 

Clutchfans I am disappointed, no one has tried to find out the girls facebook page yet? lol

 

She already made it public and humiliated him and the family when she posted it on fb.
I guess shes irritated him enough and he wanted to get back at her.
Some kids wont learn any other way.