Dad teaches Daughter lesson after Facebook Rant

[knapplc]

Even if it is a hoax, it will likely discourage a shit-ton of punk kids watching this video from pulling the shit that the supposed daughter supposedly did. Mission accomplished.

Maybe. I think you have kids, so you know it's kinda hit-and-miss with them. I think the kids that will benefit from this video already have that solid base from which to get a grasp of the dad's message. Then there are those kids who will ignore it, and yet still those kids who will actively rebel against it. It's a kid-by-kid situation. Again, as you know. You're older than I, and you have older kids than mine, I'm sure.

I'm not trying to cry foul on the video. I give my kid straight talk like this, too. Also give her my time, which is more valuable than gold. Tomorrow is a daddy/daughter day. And, in fact, it's the birds-and-bees conversation day.

Wish me luck.

 

[OH10]

I think he could have given that speech in private and saved himself a laptop by locking it away from her.

But I'm sure this is probably just a case of the angry, aggressive apple falling right down next to the tree.

Parents don't need to resort to extreme behavior to get their point across to a petulant teenager. I still remember the best thing my dad ever did to me when I messed up bad. I came home from my first quarter at Ohio State (that he paid for) with a 1.35 GPA because I was too busy getting drunk, smoking pot and playing video games. He looked at my grades, then looked back up at me and said, "Well, I don't need to tell you how disappointed I am in you. But if you fail out, good for me because I'll save a lot of money. And believe me when I say I have no intention of paying past 4 years, so if you plan on actually graduating, better get your act together." Didn't yell. Didn't scream. But the words still stung. Made the Dean's List every quarter until the day I graduated... in 4 years.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Dad's story is going to be on the 10 O'Clock news in Chicago.

If he was looking to teach his daughter a meaningful lesson, the jury is out.

If he was looking to grab his 15 minutes of youtube fame, mission accomplished.

 

[MaxBuck]

My last comment on this: parental discipline needs to be applied lovingly in order to be effective IMO. Sometimes stern, yes, but always loving.

If you see any evidence of love in the video, you see something I don't.

 

[BuckStocksHere]

That's awesome. Tired of seeing parents being their child's best friend. No, you are their parent. DROP THE HAMMER! Figuratively and literally! Ha.

Now I would have bought an imposter computer and shot holes through it instead of what he did, but it was damn funny.

Kudos to him. the hand of discipline is too lightly used these days.

And mili - I'm with you 100%. Sorry max. I think you're
on the outside looking in on this one.

 

[BrutusBobcat]

Yeah, but is the daughter hot? /jeffcat

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

My last comment on this: parental discipline needs to be applied lovingly in order to be effective IMO. Sometimes stern, yes, but always loving.

If you see any evidence of love in the video, you see something I don't.

There are a ton of kids with whom that doesn't work. The daughter's Facebook rant didn't sound very "loving". Some kids simply need to get bitch-slapped--physically or metaphorically--to get their attention and/or obedience. Just by the tone of her FB post, that kid places far more importance in being cool or independent in front of her peers than listening to her parents.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

There are a ton of kids with whom that doesn't work. The daughter's Facebook rant didn't sound very "loving". Some kids simply need to get bitch-slapped--physically or metaphorically--to get their attention and/or obedience. Just by the tone of her FB post, that kid places far more importance in being cool or independent in front of her peers than listening to her parents.

Very true. To her credit, the "too old to wipe your own asses" comment was pretty damned good though.

 

[Mac]

That was AWESOME! Well done dad.

 

[chillinvillian]

No problem with what this parent did.

Most parents anymore try to be their child's best friend.

I hear you on that! My Dad said this to me once "I have 18 years to get you ready for the real world and the rest of our lives to be buddies"

 

[DubCoffman62]

I'm kind of torn here. On one hand she needed a serious attitude adjustment. On the other hand him putting the bullets into her laptop at the end was a little over the top and to me explains why she's so fucked up.

 

[osugrad21]

On the other hand him putting the bullets into her laptop at the end was a little over the top.

I agree.

Him smashing her laptop (though really his own laptop) slowly with a ballpeen would have been better.

 

[Buckeye513]

513 Jr. has my permission to have me institutionalized if I'm ever seen shooting hollow-points at a computer.

 

[DubCoffman62]

513 Jr. has my permission to have me institutionalized if I'm ever seen shooting hollow-points at a computer.

Yes, to me as soon as he busted out the hollow points he lost all credibility.

 

[OH10]

My last comment on this: parental discipline needs to be applied lovingly in order to be effective IMO. Sometimes stern, yes, but always loving.

If you see any evidence of love in the video, you see something I don't.

I agree. The video comes across to me as a pissing match between a father and daughter. Take the computer away, rip her a new one in private, ground her. Fine. But all of this shit here is WAAAY over the top and I think it's ridiculous that he's being applauded for being an attention-seeking asshole.