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Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen.

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.Ian.
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I thought this video was pretty funny, just because I can tell where the Dad is coming from on some of this stuff. Most kids think that they should just have everything handed to them all the time.



For me, I've been working since I was 15 too. So I can definitely understand how this Dad can get fed up about stuff like this.

What the dad does is harsh, but I guess it's his choice to prove a point to his daughter like this.

Thoughts?

I hope this isn't a repost. I searchbarred too.
Feb 10 2012 9:18AM
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TechnoPotamus
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on one hand i'm like holy shit man why would you go and destroy a laptop you bought her but on the other hand the guy seems like a pretty good dad and he's totally right about everything so fuck it.

that kid just got served
Feb 10 2012 9:41AM
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.Ian.
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That's pretty much exactly how I felt when I first saw it too.

Then I also thought, well since the Dad did buy the laptop for her in the first place, if he wants to spend money like this to teach her a lesson, then that's his choice and he really is being a good Dad about it.

Haha agreed too, the kid did just get served.
Feb 10 2012 9:47AM
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SSteezle
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that was awesome
Feb 10 2012 9:50AM
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bdarb207
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I cant believe someone would talk about their parents like that in private nvm public. That kid should be ashamed and that dad is a boss. "oh and you owe me for these bullets too" haha classic. Hope she gets it now what a brat.
Feb 10 2012 10:14AM
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KEVTRON
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hmmmm almost like woman logic because its his daughter and shes ungrateful as fuck but then again KID LOGIC. new thread?
Feb 10 2012 10:14AM
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bdarb207
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Hahahaha I'll expect a thread by the afternoon sir
Feb 10 2012 10:15AM
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Caspaaa
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what a bro. that was totally deserved.

he didn't even mention that he pays for the house she lives in, for her education, for her food and just about everything she owns (the argument my dad uses when i call him out on shit). i mean i get mad at my parents sometimes too but seriously you can't bite the hand that feeds you.
Feb 10 2012 10:27AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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Good on him! More parents need to give their kids a swift kick in the ass like this!
Feb 10 2012 10:30AM
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GeneralT
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hhahaha that was greatt
Feb 10 2012 10:37AM
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eldridge
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lol shooting it was too impersonal.....shoulda smashed the fuck out of it with a sledgehammer or something
Feb 10 2012 10:38AM
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Mike-O
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Father of The Year, Every Year!
Feb 10 2012 10:46AM
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GayWolf420
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Holy fuck that dad kicks ass. I'd love to see his daughters reaction to him fucking that laptop up.
Feb 10 2012 10:49AM
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Dunnah
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I would vote this guy for president if he didn't stutter so much, but aren't hollow points illegal?
Feb 10 2012 11:05AM
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Orrin
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Hahaha this is amazing, what a legendary dad.
Feb 10 2012 11:06AM
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Dunnah
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I'm going to assume that this is the daughter since this video came from the same youtube account
Feb 10 2012 11:08AM
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Mike-O
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The kid was named Hannah, you know?
Feb 10 2012 11:12AM
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MatRich
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HAHAHAHA I fucking lost it when he stumbled on responsability!

Im going back to watch the rest right now, I just had to mention this!
Feb 10 2012 11:18AM
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SkierX
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I lost it when you attempted to spell responsibility...

:P
Feb 10 2012 12:26PM
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stalefish.
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i laughed because you're too stupid to realize that he has an impediment, clearly displayed throughout the video. asshole.
Feb 10 2012 12:28PM
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ryano
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this is amazing. more dad's need to be like this.
Feb 10 2012 12:30PM
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ryano
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i wanna see this kids facebook soo bad.
Feb 10 2012 12:34PM
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caucasian_chad
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This guy is fucking awesome, I'm glad no one on here is hating on him like elsewhere on the Internet. Bad parenting? This is great parenting.
Feb 10 2012 12:35PM
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Bumblesteeze
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This is awesome parenting. I wish more parents would demand more respect from their entitled little princesses.
Feb 10 2012 12:38PM
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MatRich
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I lost it when english was my second language,

Feb 10 2012 12:38PM
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Mike-O
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Tsk tsk, no excuse

:)
Feb 10 2012 12:39PM
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.AR6rider.
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Hahaha that guy is awesome. I wish I could see that girl's Facebook wall and the responses that video got.
Feb 10 2012 12:40PM
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cobra_commander
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Meh, I would admit having poor spelling or grammar or both, before I would admit to being a French Canadian.
Feb 10 2012 12:43PM
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Tonic
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Trying to skip through all the facebook comments to find the ones from her friends, hopefully I'm not wasting my time.
Feb 10 2012 12:45PM
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SkierX
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Just like this guy spends his whole day in front of video cameras speaking impromptu, right?
Feb 10 2012 12:46PM
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Mike-O
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Godspeed, bring back the treasures you find.
Feb 10 2012 12:46PM
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Tonic
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Will have to click "view previous comments" over 140 times still, computer can barely load/keep from freezing. I may just have to give up.
Feb 10 2012 12:50PM
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SkierX
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What? Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Feb 10 2012 12:52PM
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Tonic
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Well for many lives yes, but we must push on!
Feb 10 2012 12:57PM
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.AR6rider.
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Hahaha yes!
Feb 10 2012 12:57PM
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.AR6rider.
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Wait...what?
Feb 10 2012 12:58PM
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Bumblesteeze
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Some of these youtube comments are ridiculous.. No wonder our generation is the "me me me" generation.
Bunch of spoiled brats.
Feb 10 2012 12:59PM
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JayDope
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had to post this on my facebook, my little sister thinks her life sucks, she literally has never ever been deprived of a single thing in her life, and she blows up fb all the time with shit about my mom and dad, it pisses me off soo much, its awful how kids these days r so ungrateful, i love my parents and appreciate everything they ever/will do for me, they work too hard to be put down like that
Feb 10 2012 1:00PM
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ktd619
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Awesome dad. Although he could have sold the laptop or even donated it to chairity, the girl deserved it.
Feb 10 2012 1:03PM
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ryano
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how is he an irrational lunatic? really??

he's showing people how selfish and stuck up my generation and the one after it has become. and so many parents give into their kids, its pathetic.

12 year olds walking around with iphones and droids. wanting a new laptop or game system or new skis.. my generation doesnt know what it is to work. its sad. and this guy does a great job at pointing it out.
Feb 10 2012 1:06PM
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JayDope
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quoting for emphasis
Feb 10 2012 1:09PM
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Wompuscat
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My mom raised me very much the same way, except when I did something wrong I had the intelligence not to do it again and invoke her wrath. Tough love, but I grew up all the better for it.
Feb 10 2012 1:11PM
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Mike-O
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He taught her a lesson, an expensive and important lesson that could have a great impact on her life, and on other people's lives thanks to this video spreading around like wildfire.
Feb 10 2012 1:13PM
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ryano
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how do you know it was a 1200 dollar laptop?

and for all you know he could've removed all the hard ware, he is an IT guy, and he was just shooting the shell of the laptop..
Feb 10 2012 1:14PM
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Lé.Skiing
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My dad probably would have done the same thing.  Well probably not, I never had a laptop growing up.  I have had to do work around the house since I was like 4.  This dad is totally in the right.  I would loved to have seen the daughters reaction to the video and seen her laptop being blown away though.  I bet would make for a priceless youtube video.
Feb 10 2012 1:15PM
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shibby
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did he even take a single drag of his cigarette?
Feb 10 2012 1:18PM
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Parrish
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I think he just took the internet too seriously.

Kids rebel and speak their mind, its part of growing up. In all reality that post just seemed like another things we can't say post to me.

Just cause he's an IT guy doesn't mean he should go prying into all his daughter privacy on the internet.

It's like that show Lie to Me, he knows when he daughter is lying but he chooses to trust her reasons why she is, and let things go. This guy could just leave things be with her ranting. Kids need to rant to get anger out, facebook is just filling the gap that journals and diaries used to have a hold on.

Dude overrated over something on the internet, straight up fact. And this lesson that he "taught" his daughter is the same kinda lesson you get from dropkicking your new puppy.
Feb 10 2012 1:19PM
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ryano
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no. for one. thats an oxymoron.

for two. its a parents job to see who their kids are hanging with, what they're doing, etc. and what she did was absolutely disrespectful to her parents.

she's not even 16.. she has no "rights". her parents pay for everything, provide her everything, take care of her and probably love her a lot. the only "rights" she has is to respect her parents. until she moves out and is providing for herself, she doesnt have any rights.

and of course some of you are going to take what i said to the very extreme..
Feb 10 2012 1:24PM
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steezbox
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It really sickens me as to how ungrateful kids are these days. I know that is a huge generalization, but at the end of the day I feel that many kids don't really realize what their parents do for them and what a privileged life they lead.
Feb 10 2012 1:25PM
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SkierX
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THAT right there is where the problem lies. Diaries and journals are not a "public" medium that is shared with every single one of your acquaintances. Facebook is not the place to air your grievances about your family members.
Feb 10 2012 1:31PM
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Phormat
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This is a prime example of bad parenting. He acted just as childish as she did and let his emotions get the best of him. He stooped to her level by one-upping her. That is not leading by example. Publicly humiliating her is ill-advisable also. His pathetic sense of pride was hurt as a man, and he has to destroy a 15 year old teenager who is immature and learning.

Clearly he is manipulative, and destroying that laptop was retarded, he could have given it to his cleaning lady, Linda, or donated it to someone deserving.

She obviously deserved some punishment, but this isn't the way to do it. He could have sat down and talked to her and made her understand how much this HURT him and his wife emotionally. That would make her feel bad rather than further resent her parents.

Your children shouldn't fear you, they should respect you.
Feb 10 2012 1:32PM
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