My 15 year old daughters reaction to "Laptop dad"

[Mother Of Four]

32. No she's not "here"

She doesn't have an account on DU, hence the post with me typing what she said.

What do you think my purpose is? Considering I didn't give my own opinions on it, only hers? The only thing I posted is what we did as parents when she did something similar, to show she had an experience she could speak from.

If you want my own personal opinion on it instead of hers, all you have to do is ask. I think you'd be surprised, with the assumptions you made about me already.

My personal opinion:

Incredibly wasteful, doesn't teach any value except for "I'll do what I say", and even then that should have ALREADY been taught by caring for her and keeping promises.

It would have gone alot farther to have her take it and donate it to a charity, herself.

I would have had her write a letter to the family friend in apology for calling her a "cleaning lady"

I don't think "She got what she deserved" unlike my 15 year old's comment. I think more along my 17 year olds view which is "Drama much?"

It was unsafe for him to shoot it at all, shrapnel and glass could have injured him or others. Richocet, etc. He was speaking of respecting things and people, yet did something incredibly unsafe by not respecting the damage possible with shooting a gun. Mixed message there.

Now, that you know my PERSONAL opinion. Maybe you could focus on what the OP was about... my 15 year old daughers take on the whole thing?

Thanks in advance


Edited to add, also I don't believe in public humiliation. I feel it only breeds resentment.