The best part of the Facebook Laptop Dad is his defense of the housekeeper.

[Nevernose]

177. People will generally rise to the expectations given.

At least that's been my experience, both as a high school teacher and as a parent of a teenage daughter. My kid has more chores than are on that kid's list, so I know that it should take no more than an hour a day -- less if they're kept up with regularly (not including doing her own laundry, which can take a while on a weekend morning). She specifically mentioned having so much to do that she couldn't stay up past 10pm. What kind of fifteen year old needs to stay up past 10 anyway? Clean the kitchen, clean the floors, make her bed -- BFD.

My initial, gut reaction -- after having dealt with literally thousands of teenagers over the years -- is that this was typical teenage griping. Exaggerrated and not accurate.

I don't even have a problem with the manner in which this guy dealt with it (if he shot it up in front of her, it would have been a clear threat; on Youtube it's just kind of funny).

My issue with the whole thing is that, once again based on my experiences with thousands of teenagers, is that everyone needs a place to express their thoughts and vent their feelings. Kids talking shit about their parents was around long before Facebook and will be around long after, and nobody gets hurt by it. It's the kind of thing that a parent takes up calmly and in private, and if the id isn't capable of being calm (I know mine has issues that make tranquility difficult), then one should consult a therapist.

I'm reminded of the Mark Twain quote: "When I was 14, I thought my father was the stupidest man alive. By the time I was 21, it was amazing how much the old man had learned."