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Sheldon Cooper

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25. Proper parenting? You gotta be kidding me.
Fri Sep 20, 2013, 11:32 AM
Sep 2013

Those parents are Assholes, with a capitol A. Public humiliation is a nasty tool used by nasty people.

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Public humiliation or sound parenting? [View all] Decaffeinated Sep 2013 OP
One of the oldest sales tricks in the book. Brickbat Sep 2013 #1
Maybe... Decaffeinated Sep 2013 #2
"I don't know if I'm that excited to see a concert, but a chance to humiliate a teenage girl? el_bryanto Sep 2013 #3
If it sells the tickets then its a win Johonny Sep 2013 #16
Exactly -- and people are posting the link all over the place. Buzz 101. Brickbat Sep 2013 #18
Way to go, Mom! NOLALady Sep 2013 #4
Call Your Daughter A Trollop, Sir --- You Are An Ass-Hole, And Not Competent To Raise A Goldfish The Magistrate Sep 2013 #5
. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #9
The Actual Elements Of the Situation, Sir, As Claimed, Anyway The Magistrate Sep 2013 #11
Toxic, indeed, Sir. The entire household needs adult supervision, at a minimum. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #12
Agreed gollygee Sep 2013 #19
Wish I could rec this kcr Sep 2013 #21
Just a *little* too much self-satisfaction in the tone of that write-up, IMO. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #6
Kids can easily learn to be self-righteous and lippy Mariana Sep 2013 #17
NOT sound or proper parenting!! handmade34 Sep 2013 #7
I raised six. I'd get rid of the tickets but the publicity is way too much. virgogal Sep 2013 #8
Yep. Gormy Cuss Sep 2013 #22
I agree. If the kid is lying and staying the night the at someone's house the parents do even liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #23
Mom sounds like Alec Baldwin... RevStPatrick Sep 2013 #10
Wow. Mom needs a time-out, and some good parenting skills. DLevine Sep 2013 #13
Protection from schlock pop Precisely Sep 2013 #14
+5 points for using "trollop" in a sentence. MineralMan Sep 2013 #15
Some of both seveneyes Sep 2013 #20
Tickets are up to $710 Australian. Wonder if that's over face price? Shrike47 Sep 2013 #24
Proper parenting? You gotta be kidding me. Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #25
In general, I think people should refrain from writing or sending bitter and angry messages ecstatic Sep 2013 #26
Skillful marketing perhaps, but utterly atrocious parenting (if true)... nt petronius Sep 2013 #27
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