Parenting is hard stuff. Really hard. We try to teach our children good and wholesome principles, but sometimes they don't stick and we have to discipline to help them learn.
Well, today on Facebook, my sister-in-law posted this video with the comment that she is always going to make her children work for the things they want.
While I do agree with her statement, my reaction to the video was more about his parenting than his commentary on his daughter paying for the items she wants.
I know I opened this up to our family email group, but from woman to woman, what do you guys think? Was the dad's punishment too harsh? Was he out of line to do the things he did? How do you think his daughter reacted? Some people have talked about how she is going to be emotionally scarred because of this; what do you think?
I have my opinions, but I'd like to hear yours first.
-KtA
I think that dad is crazy. and i would rebel so much if anybody shot my laptop. i understand if he grounds her for a while, but honestly the daughter is going to hate her parents even more now than she did when she wrote that stuff about him. As the only child still living with her parents- i cation the future parents from acting out like this. the more you restrict your children the more they will lash out and eventually they will start lying to you about where they are and what they are doing. I say trust your kids and when they do something wrong talk to them like they are adults, because then they are more likely to act like one. just my thoughts :)
ReplyDeleteI love this, Anne. You bring up a lot of good points. I started writing a response, but it's so long that I think I'll just make it a follow-up blog post so that every one can read it and comment. Is it okay if I start it with your comment?
DeleteLet me know. What I have is a draft right now that you can look at on the dashboard...
PS it might be easier to read if you open up the draft and hit the "preview" button next to save so you had see the text that I wrote in white...
Deletei have no idea where to find the draft, but im sure its fine to use my comments in your blog :)
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