Dad shows tough love

[Corndawg93]

There's nothing more funny than a pissed off redneck

You have a redneck name though.

My Forum name "Billy James" sounds like a redneck name, I never noticed, My real name doesn't

[fireguy109]

Give this man a medal.

 

I really don't think this is fake at all, you could tell he was emotional over it and very disappointed. And it's not like he beat his daughter up or something, he took away her access to social media. Shooting up the laptop was just to get his point across. I'd say, when it comes to parenting, this guy is "doing it right".

[lil weasel]

He 'read' her side, the alleged posting.

He stated his side, which differed greatly with regard to the tasks.

 

From listening to many such go arounds, I favour the girls.

Besides, a rant is a good way to dispel anger rather than bottle it up.

Head doctors used to favour the use of diary entries to burn off anger.

The old man pretty well poured water on that pending fire.

 

I wonder who will shot who first.

Presuming this is a true representation of the situation.

[blitz]

I'd like to see the girl's reaction towards this.

 

Saw this earlier, and I have to agree with Mockage. I mean, the girl seemed like an ungrateful asshat but at the same time, the shooting part was a bit over the edge. I mean, he could've just confiscated it, or given it to somebody else, or maybe even sold it, but shooting it?

 

Just a bit immature on his side too, imo.

[Voodoo]

That guy is going to snap some day and murder his entire family.

No he won't. He wasn't even mad. Just disappointed. And he did what had to be done. Completely justified.

What he did was just as immature and dysfunctional as his daughter's behavior was. The difference is that he's a grown man and she's a 15 year old girl. He acted like a total asshat. It's no wonder she's spiteful and bratty.

Sometimes you need to do something crazy to get your point across. Obviously grounding her in a traditional way didn't work.

Have some kids, then get back to us.

 

 

[Pat]

I'd like to see the girl's reaction towards this.

If you read through the thread, I've already posted it.

[Voodoo]

 

I'd like to see the girl's reaction towards this.

If you read through the thread, I've already posted it.

You posted the father's account of her reaction.

 

 

[Pat]

I'd like to see the girl's reaction towards this.

If you read through the thread, I've already posted it.

You posted the father's account of her reaction.

Where he admitted that he gave her the chance to post it herself and she declined. You're grasping at straws.

[Voodoo]

I'd like to see the girl's reaction towards this.

If you read through the thread, I've already posted it.

You posted the father's account of her reaction.

Where he admitted that he gave her the chance to post it herself and she declined. You're grasping at straws.

How am I grasping to assume that he would spin it in his favor? He posted a f*cking Youtube video. How is he not marketing himself, Pat?

 

 

[Pat]

I'd like to see the girl's reaction towards this.

If you read through the thread, I've already posted it.

You posted the father's account of her reaction.

Where he admitted that he gave her the chance to post it herself and she declined. You're grasping at straws.

How am I grasping to assume that he would spin it in his favor? He posted a f*cking Youtube video. How is he not marketing himself, Pat?

Because you keep looking for a way to demonize him just for posting a video and firing off a few rounds into a laptop that he himself paid for. I neither condone nor condemn him for his actions, and with what little information we have, I don't think it's very smart to take either side in this argument. He wasn't beating her, he wasn't firing off the rounds while she watched, all he did was respond to her rant in a video.

 

Honestly, I think everyone is blowing this whole thing way out of proportion, yourself included. He shot a laptop, big f*cking deal.

[Voodoo]

you keep looking for a way to demonize him

That's all in your head. I'm just saying that we only know his side of the story. He can spin it any way he wants.

 

 

[Pat]

you keep looking for a way to demonize him

That's all in your head. I'm just saying that we only know his side of the story. He can spin it any way he wants.

After being forced into arranging a Social Services interview for his daughter due to this incident, I very sincerely doubt he would be posting lies to make himself look better on his profile, because if they were lies - and call me crazy for thinking this - I can't help but feel like they would realize that after hearing her side of the story, which, as I have already said, she declined to share with the public.

 

I stand by what I said: it's being blown out of proportion.

[Voodoo]

Oh, well. No one lies in social services interviews. Glad you have your finger on the pulse of this story.

 

 

[Creed Bratton]

After being forced into arranging a Social Services interview for his daughter due to this incident

They had to involve social services? Are you f*ckin' kidding me? What has the world come to...

[trip]

I'd like to see the girl's reaction towards this.

If you read through the thread, I've already posted it.

You posted the father's account of her reaction.

Where he admitted that he gave her the chance to post it herself and she declined. You're grasping at straws.

How am I grasping to assume that he would spin it in his favor? He posted a f*cking Youtube video. How is he not marketing himself, Pat?

Ah come on. He didn't post that video to market himself. What would he have to gain? He posted that video to humiliate his daughter into maybe being a bit more responsible and respectful. He had no agenda - he was just a frustrated father with an ungrateful daughter who obviously hasn't responded to his past attempts at punishment.

[Pat]

Oh, well. No one lies in social services interviews. Glad you have your finger on the pulse of this story.

I wouldn't say I have my finger on the pulse, it's merely being discussed in depth on another forum I visit. The facebook post in question which mentions the Social Services interview:

 

 

I'm ok with you picking on me. And I'm ok with you picking on my posts, but I'm NOT ok with you picking on my kid. Yes, I've already dealt with the local police, who by the way said "From our entire department, Kudo's to you, sir."

 

Now I'm letting my daughter have her interview with Social Services, so they too can be satisfied that I don't yell at her, beat her, traumatize her, lock her in a closet without food, deprive her of basic human rights, make her cut the grass with scizzors, hunt for her meals in the wild with only a spork, or otherwise fail to provide for my daughter. She's great. She's strong. And apparently she's handling it better than some of you are.

And yeah, Jessica-Mason Everett, I'm talking to you.

[anuj]

This dude owns. IT Cowboy is my new hero.

[Law0070]

oh geez what an overreacting prick, completely stressed out with his ciggy in his hand...

 

I think everyone once cursed their parents when they were around the age of 15, I think everyone can get frustrated, that's part of puberty...kids get pissed sometimes, deal with it, it's not only now, it was like that before...the fact that she posted it on facebook is just a modern way of complaining in a pub with friends where everyone can hear your complaints, until they reach to the ears of your parents who'll probably give you a slap 'nd tell you to behave, listen and be thankful, which you'll be when you're older and actually understand what they've done for you. putting a bullet through her laptop won't help in ANY way...it's his rerjqngstrgnhsrthsponsibility (yes, he had some troubles with said word, how ironic) to raise her, make sure she has a childhood and doesn't live in a nazi camp (yes, I'm exagerrating) where she has to fear for the consequences of every single action she does...I'm not saying it's bad to make your kid do the dishes (or empty the dishwasher) and to make her clean etc...but you should also be able to take it when she has a bad day and puts some of her frustrations on facebook.

 

my...probably not so clear opinion on this example of overreacting and bad parenting

[Guns N R0se]

The girl is 15, her parents more than likely provide everything for her while asking very little. Complaining about them publicly on Facebook is a huge sign of disrespect which no parent should tolerate. Did the guy have to use a gun? No, but he wanted to make a Youtube video so he could get his message out (or become an internet celebrity), and everyone knows that as soon as you shoot things angrily on Youtube your video becomes a hit. If what I've read about Child Services interviewing the daughter is true, that's just silly, neither party indicated any form of abuse.

 

 

 

make her cut the grass with scizzors, hunt for her meals in the wild with only a spork

 

This quote is awesome.

[Law0070]

yes, that's usually the situation with 15 y/o kids, yet they are in puberty, experiencing emotional issues from time to time, if chores etc get added at said moment those chores will be demonized, along with the person who gives them (the parents, in this case)

 

geez, none of you guys ever been raging over stupid things when they were young?...this is just an example of one of such things and an even better example of overreaction

[GTA-King]

Shared this to my FB.

 

We seriously need more parents like this. Hopefully the whiny bitches on my friend's list watches this.

[na89340qv0n34b09q340]

I don't think either of them thought this through very well. The kid is obviously a spoiled brat, but at that age what are you going to do if you get pissed off at your dad, you're going to complain, and if you believe the internet is the safest place to vent, you'll do it there. The dad was indeed entitled to destroy her laptop, and start making her work, but what she did is something most people that age do incredibly often, and the fact that he posted it on Youtube for millions of idiots to call the girl a brat, a**hole, c*nt, etc. will probably embarrass that girl for a long time, and the video could be brought up in a job interview some day.

 

I think the best way to have handled this situation would have been to sit down with the girl, and show her the post she wrote, and talk to her about it, asking her why she feels this way about her family. Maybe other things were bothering her, and she was just looking for things to complain about. As far as she knew she was taking sh*t out on her parents in a place she thought was safe from them ever knowing.

 

(edit: The site doesn't censor the a-word followed by hole.)

Edited February 11, 2012 by zoo3891

[Law0070]

i don't think her full name got mentioned in the vid

[King Of Monra]

Did anyone post the respond from the daughter? http://www.break.com/index/the-daughter-responds-2300080

[Floro Solo]

I see people everywhere saying: 'he should have given that laptop to charity!!!'. But the dad wanted to make a point, and the video would never have gone viral if he donated it to charity. Hench why this was a good option.

 

Oh and the response is fake...

[ryuclan]

After being forced into arranging a Social Services interview for his daughter due to this incident

They had to involve social services? Are you f*ckin' kidding me? What has the world come to...

That's sad....he didn't even lay. hand on her. Destroyed a laptop that I'm sure he bought, and just wanted her to do her chores and be respectful...I don't get it.

[ToniForelli]

Facebook, where teenager brains get stupider than ever.

[ghost of delete key]

 

What he did was just as immature and dysfunctional as his daughter's behavior was. The difference is that he's a grown man and she's a 15 year old girl. He acted like a total asshat. It's no wonder she's spiteful and bratty.

So what would you suggest... he stands by like some marshmallow nincompoop, implicitly approving her being a royal c*nt?

 

Maybe the display was somewhat over-dramatic, but it certainly puts things into perspective and makes the point that her crap will no longer be tolerated.

 

I would love to shake the man's hand personally as I present both Father of the Year and Public Service Message of the Year awards.

[Law0070]

 

What he did was just as immature and dysfunctional as his daughter's behavior was. The difference is that he's a grown man and she's a 15 year old girl. He acted like a total asshat. It's no wonder she's spiteful and bratty.

So what would you suggest... he stands by like some marshmallow nincompoop, implicitly approving her being a royal c*nt?

 

Maybe the display was somewhat over-dramatic, but it certainly puts things into perspective and makes the point that her crap will no longer be tolerated.

 

I would love to shake the man's hand personally as I present both Father of the Year and Public Service Message of the Year awards.

I would at least suggest a more mature approach of the problem instead of acting like a hysterical kid that tries to beat everything to crap (or in this case, shoot everything to crap)

 

as i said before, EVERY teenager has ever had frustrations regarding his/her parents and vented them in some way, when there wasn't facebook this could be in the pub, when they were hanging out with friends or whatever...now this sh*t happens on facebook...doesn't mean you should shoot at a laptop for such a thing...L2Parent

 

and oh by the way that girl in the video looks slutty and arrogant so i hope it's fake

[Sanjeem]

My dad when he was around used to beat me when I stepped out of line. I once had this toy axe and started hitting his friends with it, it was a laugh but he didn't find it funny and he took me out that room and he gave me a few beatings himself. Was this kind of tough love right? who knows, I am who I am today, I am not spolied, I loved him understand why he did it...meh.