Have you seen the 'Facebook parenting for the troubled teen' video? What do you think of it?

[wickerwoman]

If not, here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1ujzRid...r_embedded

I know opinions are likely to vary here, so I'd like to know what you all thought of the father's actions and whether the daughter deserved it.

[gusism]

I wouldn't even let my kids use crap like Facebook. Their computer use will be monitored and restricted for school purposes only.

Facebook is an anti-social networking site!

[Magie]

Im with the father. He had every right.

[Nylahnxxvii27]

That bitch deserves it like im 16 years old and im growing up so i have to learn things in life like those responsibilities that u hve to do to prepare u for life. She shoudn't be complaining and shit she's lucky she has parents to teach her.

[Lynne]

Can see why he got angry with his daughter but using a gun is a step too far. What next, would he shoot her next time and not just the lap top

[Bitterpickle785]

I just watched it yesterday. I 100% agreed with the father. He did the absolute right thing.

[kim h]

I had not seen it until now. I had to laugh. Sounds like something that my husband would do if our daughter did that.

I do have to add that I wanted to smack him when he threw his cigarette butt on the ground and then the paper. His yard was already littered with paper and stuff.

[Star is a chick]

His punishment for her throwing an online public temper tantrum was him throwing an even bigger online public temper tantrum. Pot, meet kettle. We can see here that the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

I also have no respect for a person who can't think their way through a situation without being physical. (ie-shooting a laptop)

[Amy K]

The daughter does not deserve all that he is putting her through. She has suffered far too much worldwide public humiliation for what she did. He made private an embarrassing video of himself named T-t-tommy and Tom, that shows him drunk and kissing a guy, so he does know how to make a video private. He can now do the same with the video shaming his daughter, but now that it has ads on it, I believe he is just using it to make money. He needs to acquire better parenting skills. There is an "if" "then" scenario that a parent will use to discipline their kids. "If" you do this, "then" I will do that. A parent has to be careful when they choose what the 'then' is. 'Put a bullet through your laptop' is not a good "then". The only lesson he taught her is that it’s okay to destroy possessions if you are upset. The point of discipline is to modify a behavior. I'm still unclear what behavior he is trying to modify. He shot the laptop because she publicly complained and cursed on the internet about the amount of chores that she has to do. So as a punishment he publicly complained and cursed on the internet, about her publicly complaining and cursing on the internet. Children model their parents’ behavior. He needs to understand that by having his Facebook wall open to the public and posting YouTube videos that disclose where he lives, works, goes to church, and where his daughter attends school, it can put his family in danger. That is the worst part of his "discipline" of his daughter. He has no idea at all who has watched his videos and read his wall. Parenting is also about keeping your child safe.

[Nameless]

What he did was a screwed up overreaction to typical teenage melodrama. Emotional abuse.