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In reply to the discussion: mom makes daughter post embarrassing photo as punishment [View all]underseasurveyor
(6,428 posts)40. And what if....
There are boys that find out she likes alcohol and they give her some, as in too much, and then rape her because she's drunk and/or passed out?
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the MOTHER could go to jail or lose her daughter for allowing her to get liquor.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#81
When did forcing a child to take responsibility for bad behavior become psychological abuse?
KitBitBack
May 2012
#174
Apples and oranges....What the daughter did not the same as stealing from a store.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#181
Nice strawman. No evidence she was drinking at all let alone drunk let alone regularly.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#95
didn't figure it was worth the time, you have plenty of replies to your "concern"
snooper2
May 2012
#193
Well what a relief that you are pretty sure the girl will be fine. Alrighty then.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#198
Not much in the way of detail, but as written I have no problem with it.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2012
#3
I am torn. On one hand, her mom seems to care more than many would. On the other...
NYC_SKP
May 2012
#4
That must mean your daughter was educated enough to know what TS is. LOL
LiberalFighter
May 2012
#66
The girl needed to learn to pay attention to what is proper for her to post to the www..and what is
shraby
May 2012
#5
Come on, it's not going to scar little snowflake for life. That punishment is fine. Especially
SWTORFanatic
May 2012
#52
Beside the point. It is the humiliation which scars, not losing the social media.
yellowcanine
May 2012
#61
One instance does not a pattern make and LIFE scars, so she's not going to avoid that.
patrice
May 2012
#172
The Teen Already Publicly Humiliated Herself When She Posted Pics of Herself with Alcohol
Yavin4
May 2012
#49
It not being the cruelest thing ever that happens to the child doesn't make the move a smart one.
eqfan592
May 2012
#28
Short of violence few things motivate teenagers more than public humiliation
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#30
EXACTLY. Pictures posted on the internet ARE FOREVER. This is a PERMANENT PUNISHMENT in some
stevenleser
May 2012
#45
In the process she, hopefully, learned not to post idiotic pictures of herself on the internet
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#135
She won't, because the adult who is supposed to set the example just did it.
stevenleser
May 2012
#137
That posting embarassing/dumb pictures on the internet is smart behavior. nt
stevenleser
May 2012
#139
No, actually, its proven that "Do as I say and not as I do" is a horrible teaching practice.
stevenleser
May 2012
#157
Thank you. After reading all the replies, yours comes closest to mine. Not enough information to
uppityperson
May 2012
#154
Do you really think taking away her computer "for a day or two" is an appropriate punishment
adigal
May 2012
#76
So I guess having a child is a power trip for me??? That is what you are implying.
adigal
May 2012
#99
Indeed, parents don't own their children & neither should anyone else, especially when the coin of
patrice
May 2012
#171
Good. We watch our children to see both who is talking to them and what they are saying. It is
jwirr
May 2012
#87
Maybe because I tend to think conservatives are stupid, I expect more from progressives
siligut
May 2012
#125
"Where do you come up with this teenagers don't have fully developed brain stuff? "
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#130
That's still no excuse to humiliate and shame your child in public like this.
white_wolf
May 2012
#131
Do you know she isn't also practicing "positive reinforcement" as well?
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#134
No, she shouldn't have been rewarded, but she shouldn't have been punished like this either.
white_wolf
May 2012
#136
Wait so imprisoning them under your conditions is not a powertrip?
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#148
" unlike you I don't think children are stupid and they can be reasoned with"
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#183
"The changes were localized to regions of the brain known to integrate emotion and cognition."
siligut
May 2012
#146
Are you seriously arguing this will cause her brain not to develop properly?
4th law of robotics
May 2012
#149
My 10 year old and her friends have filmed a recreation of the hunger games in the yard.
JoePhilly
May 2012
#142
This consequence is comensurate with the severity of the mistake. A social lie about a dangerous
patrice
May 2012
#156
Parenting 101. monitor what your children are doing. teach them what is wrong
rustydog
May 2012
#187