A father's lesson in tough love

oldrifleman · #1 02-10-2012, 08:26 PM

Agreed, my dad would have knocked me into the next county if I said any of that but we also have to understand that kids can get into more trouble now than they could in our day and also that the laptop is pretty much a required item in most high schools today. So unless he wants her to flunk out he will get a new laptop. Also remember that he has not cut her off from FB, just from doing it from her laptop, her friends all have laptops and she will fire the next volley in the war from a distance which he can not control!

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dw1911 · #2 02-10-2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by oldrifleman

Agreed, my dad would have knocked me into the next county if I said any of that but we also have to understand that kids can get into more trouble now than they could in our day and also that the laptop is pretty much a required item in most high schools today. So unless he wants her to flunk out he will get a new laptop. Also remember that he has not cut her off from FB, just from doing it from her laptop, her friends all have laptops and she will fire the next volley in the war from a distance which he can not control!

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True! But I'm betting She'll think about saying things like She did on Facebook from now on!

Feathermerchant · #3 02-10-2012, 09:19 PM

And the father's actions may come back to bite him after this has gone viral. It does NOTHING to promote a positive image for gun owners. He needs to grow up and may have to deal with the consequences of his own actions. I wish this dysfunctional family all the best.

douglas_knott · #4 02-10-2012, 09:29 PM

Hey now. that guy is my uncle and his daughter cousin from Georgia.

Feathermerchant · #5 02-10-2012, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by douglas_knott

Hey now. that guy is my uncle and his daughter cousin from Georgia.

I still feel sorry for them and wish them the best.

douglas_knott · #6 02-10-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Feathermerchant

I still feel sorry for them and wish them the best.

LOL can't fool mother hen.

oldrifleman · #7 02-10-2012, 09:51 PM

I as well

Dave Waits · #8 02-10-2012, 09:52 PM

Maybe I grew up in a different time but, I've been where that man is now. A lot of you know that and

, I have all the respect in the world for you but, the statements you made are one of the main reasons we're all starting to see such things. A fifteen year old girl does not command the respect of elders automatically, like any other child she has to earn it by first respecting others, especially her parents. She is not an equal, she is not a sister or brother to him, she is not a partner, she is his daughter. This means that for fifteen years he worried about her, loved her, supported her, fed her, wiped her nose and her rump, basically did everything he could for her.

How does this man get repaid for his devotion? She basically does a Character-assassination of him in a very public venue, tears him down and makes him look like a total Ass. Truthfully, I thought he acted with a lot of RESTRAINT. Had one of mine showed me such disrespect and ridicule, they would still have a hard time assuming a seated position and my youngest is almost 30! Further, if they didn't like it, I would gladly show them the door.

All that touchy-feely get in touch, try to compromise junk is just that. Junk! Oh, it will work fine...if you want a kid that walks all over you. You run that house, not them. They're not your partners, or your comtemporaries, they don't know enough to be. They're there by your good graces and should be thankful they're being cared for. Instead, what you see is a shallow, arrogant, petulent child who thinks she has the right to talk like an adult. Problem is, she's at the point where she'll carry that same attitude into adulthood.

Were I he, the remedy for this is simple, provide her shelter, food,medical care and basic clothing until she reaches 18, then give her the big 10D right in the rump and hope she bounces when she hits the concrete.

I guess you all can tell I'm pretty-much at the end of my patience with snotty-nosed disrespectful brats.

dsparkie · #9 02-10-2012, 10:30 PM

Dave, I agree with you 100%! If a child does not respect thier parents....They won't respect any adult including thier teachers!!

dw1911 · #10 02-10-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Waits

Maybe I grew up in a different time but, I've been where that man is now. A lot of you know that and

, I have all the respect in the world for you but, the statements you made are one of the main reasons we're all starting to see such things. A fifteen year old girl does not command the respect of elders automatically, like any other child she has to earn it by first respecting others, especially her parents. She is not an equal, she is not a sister or brother to him, she is not a partner, she is his daughter. This means that for fifteen years he worried about her, loved her, supported her, fed her, wiped her nose and her rump, basically did everything he could for her.

How does this man get repaid for his devotion? She basically does a Character-assassination of him in a very public venue, tears him down and makes him look like a total Ass. Truthfully, I thought he acted with a lot of RESTRAINT. Had one of mine showed me such disrespect and ridicule, they would still have a hard time assuming a seated position and my youngest is almost 30! Further, if they didn't like it, I would gladly show them the door.

All that touchy-feely get in touch, try to compromise junk is just that. Junk! Oh, it will work fine...if you want a kid that walks all over you. You run that house, not them. They're not your partners, or your comtemporaries, they don't know enough to be. They're there by your good graces and should be thankful they're being cared for. Instead, what you see is a shallow, arrogant, petulent child who thinks she has the right to talk like an adult. Problem is, she's at the point where she'll carry that same attitude into adulthood.

Were I he, the remedy for this is simple, provide her shelter, food,medical care and basic clothing until she reaches 18, then give her the big 10D right in the rump and hope she bounces when she hits the concrete.

I guess you all can tell I'm pretty-much at the end of my patience with snotty-nosed disrespectful brats.

You get an "Amen Brother" from Me! I have a Great Daughter that respects me, She is grown and Married with my My 2 Grandsons! I'm real proud of HER. However, I have a "Stepdaughter" that acts like this girl, only She's 24! Nope, She doesn't live with me & the wife. Never will. She has told her Mom, my Wife. F**K You on several occasions! Her Mom, has yet to get as tough as She needs to with Her, but She's getting better at tough! If I said anything like that to My Mom, I probably wouldn't be here today! Believe Me, My Mom would have totally kicked my ass! She would have taken a baseball bat to my ass!