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02-10-2012, 02:19 PM
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Facebook Parenting: One pissed off dad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=kl1ujzRidmU
This is going viral. I watched it yesterday, and it only had 1,300 views. Over 1.4 million now.
I say hell to the yes!
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02-10-2012, 02:26 PM
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I can certainly understand this dad's frustration! Most (not all!) of the teenagers I run across are incredibly self centered and inconsiderate. On the other hand, this method of discipline is not going to do anything to resolve the problems with this family. It is just going to escalate the hostility.
I bet it felt good to shoot that laptop, though!!! 
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02-10-2012, 02:31 PM
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"Go outside and grab a switch" is easier.
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02-10-2012, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
"Go outside and grab a switch" is easier.
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Yeah, but the little shits call CPS on their parents for doing that nowadays!
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02-10-2012, 02:34 PM
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Yeah, but the little shits call CPS on their parents for doing that nowadays!
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*shuts off cell phone*
*removes all electronics from room*
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02-10-2012, 02:38 PM
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*kid borrows friend's phone to do it or tells a school counselor a few woeful lies to get her to make the call*
(very, very common)
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02-10-2012, 03:40 PM
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This is dumb and ironic. He is that which he despises.
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02-10-2012, 04:11 PM
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While I can certainly understand the dad's frustration, I can't understand why so many believe this is a smart solution. Destruction of property that others could put to good use, use of a firearm in an unprotected area, and obvious vitriol show this family does NOT communicate.
With these attitudes, things will only get worse.
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02-10-2012, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPhil
This is dumb and ironic. He is that which he despises.
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Originally Posted by DGTess
While I can certainly understand the dad's frustration, I can't understand why so many believe this is a smart solution. Destruction of property that others could put to good use, use of a firearm in an unprotected area, and obvious vitriol show this family does NOT communicate.
With these attitudes, things will only get worse.
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Co-sign on both.
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02-10-2012, 04:39 PM
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I really wish I could see the daughter's reaction to this.
I do hate that the Dad has a cigarette in the beginning though. Then again I am pretty anti-smoking.
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02-10-2012, 04:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DGTess
While I can certainly understand the dad's frustration, I can't understand why so many believe this is a smart solution. Destruction of property that others could put to good use, use of a firearm in an unprotected area, and obvious vitriol show this family does NOT communicate.
With these attitudes, things will only get worse.
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I think the point was that he threatened previously to put a bullet thru her laptop & with this - that threat became a promise!!!  I give him credit for not making a hallow threat.
But I agree..... He should have driven it to a school & donated it. (still could have charged her for the upgrades..LOL)
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02-10-2012, 04:48 PM
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I give him credit for not making a hallow threat.
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Pretty sure neither the threat nor the follow-through were particularly hallowed 
Last edited by KSig RC; 02-10-2012 at 04:51 PM.
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02-10-2012, 05:31 PM
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Ugh. He's a real winner, isn't he? Too bad his frustration lies in her immaturity and childish behavior - with a role model like him, she's not likely to overcome those flaws any time soon. The apple doesn't fall far, ya know.
Granted, I haven't yet had the privilege of raising teenagers, but I would think that having the computer around and not allowing her to use it would be more of a punishment than having a bullet-riddled carcass of a machine. Plus, it's just plain wasteful to shoot the thing. I'm glad I don't understand his logic.
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02-10-2012, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SydneyK
Ugh. He's a real winner, isn't he? Too bad his frustration lies in her immaturity and childish behavior - with a role model like him, she's not likely to overcome those flaws any time soon. The apple doesn't fall far, ya know.
Granted, I haven't yet had the privilege of raising teenagers, but I would think that having the computer around and not allowing her to use it would be more of a punishment than having a bullet-riddled carcass of a machine. Plus, it's just plain wasteful to shoot the thing. I'm glad I don't understand his logic.
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I totally agree. I had a co-worker who was having trouble with her daughter and things she was doing on the Internet. She simply brought the power cable to the router to work with her every day and locked up the kid's laptop (and took her to therapy). Things worked out and she didn't destroy a device worth several hundred dollars.
In our house, we're allowed to be angry with each other, but we have to express it respectfully. I have a feeling that's not the case in this household. And, I would never tell my kids it is ok to destroy something out of anger. I'd be afraid to live with someone who would shoot a laptop.
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