I got the hot sauce thing all the time as a kid. I always preferred it over a spanking. I would have hated the cold shower thing though. Doing both seems pretty harsh, but I wouldn't call it abusive, since no real harm was done to the child, and he did do something to warrant some type of punishment. I'm sure there are a lot of parents out there who are much, MUCH more harsh, and without reason.
She got to understand, kids make mistakes, its always bound to happen, I honestly don't think it is right on what she is doing.
How did she become a mom in the first place? I think to many men give up to quickly this is how unattractive women become moms....
Exactly, I guess most people here weren't raised in the seventies when things like washing the mouth with soap and spanks were common. People turned out O.K. I'm not encouraging because I would never tell other parents how to raise their kid. And, it may be harsh, but it's not really abuse. I'm pretty sure a competent CPS worker won't take the kid away.
Dr Phil is a arss. Whether it you think the kid deserves it or not, would you take the kid away from her for doing what she did? Or lock her up? I hope not.
This kid was lying to his mom about fighting with another kid at school over school supplies, and then lying some more to try to not get in trouble about the "yellow card" (which I guess is another type of infraction). This kid is developing some pretty bad behavioral traits, and Mom is right to jump on that s*!t as quickly and decisively as possible. I agree with others who've said that the hot sauce thing is analogous to the "washing your mouth out with soap". The cold shower might be a bit much, just because it could have some physical consequences, but it's honestly much less physically traumatic than spanking etc. At some point, if you're a parent, there comes a time when punishment must be doled out: words only go so far. Yes, I might handle things differently, but I wouldn't say she's completely crossed the line.
She needs to go on Facebook and see all those people changing their profile pics to cartoons and stop abusing children.
i lol'd also, the thread starter is pretty dramatic. yeah i think it was a harsh punishment, but the kid was lying and fighting.
Haha, I was raised in the 90's, but I guess my parents were stricter than most. One time, I was locked out of my house for 6 hours (about 5p-11p IIRC), and my brothers and sister were instructed not to let me in or talk to me. No dinner. My crime was pretty bad though. I'm never making fun of a r****ded kid again.
It looks kinda bad from the video, but I find the hot sauce method better than the soap wash method, i mean at least its edible. The cold shower thing is just ****ed up. But if I think about it rationally, these two things probably do the same damage as spanking. I'm just weirded out because Ive never seen these used by parents before
I think the mother had the right to punish her child that way. The kid was misbehaving in school and knows the consequences. Kids who aren't properly disciplined as youths end up smoking drugs, gangbanging, stealing, murdering, being a general menace to society and ending up in jail. The kid wasn't even hit in this video. No one pulls three cards and gets away with it.
If you can't get across to your child without having to use hot sauce and cold showers....you have failed as a parent and you're an idiot.
Straight from the mouth of the guy who makes fun of dying babies and defends his joke! Sage advice, my good-humored tactful friend.
I don't want to live in a world where you can punish your children with spicy condiments. The boy knew exactly why he was being punished, that's good.
Damn, for those of you thinking this punishment was nothing...what kind of effed up lives did you have growing up? That kind of punishment serves to do absolutely nothing positive. Ask any child psychiatrist and theyll tell you how messed up that clip was.
