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<blockquote data-quote="George Friedman-Jimenez" data-source="post: 47933" data-attributes="member: 1115"><p>Re: Spittin' in the Wind</p><p></p><p>That video is not cool. The guy is being rewarded (by becoming a YT celeb) for acting out our national mental illness: if you don't like something, shoot it. Hard to argue he was using his firearm in self defense, the laptop was clearly unarmed. This well-meaning but misguided father has obviously been ineffective in some aspects of parenting, given his daughter's rebellious behavior, but as parents we all have our weaknesses. Not a big deal, happens all the time, especially with teens. One approach doesn't work, you try another approach to teaching your kids better attitudes and behavior. When they are adolescents, you often have to try a lot of approaches. It gets difficult at times, but patience, perseverence and love usually pay off in the long term.</p><p></p><p>This guy picked a parenting strategy that is bound to backfire and teach her some unintended lessons that she will remember for a long time. His actions will certainly make his daughter unhappy, as he intended, but what else will she learn? When you get too frustrated, it's ok to give up and get violent. Destruction of valuable property is ok if you paid for it, and especially to make a point. Rational one-on-one discussions don't work and aren't worth the effort, while infantile destructive expressions of anger, with some clever theatrics, can be pawned off as "tough love" and can get you 15 million hits on YT and bring you fame and glory. Guns and hollowpoint bullets are cool. Leaving home while in high school is cool.</p><p></p><p>Dad left home while in high school, and probably so will his daughter. She seems to be even less prepared to make it on her own than he was at her age. Dad will have failed big time as a parent and probably so will his daughter. Not a genetic problem, just a familial problem. Dad, stop using your dick for brains, break the vicious cycle of failed parenting, and figure out a more effective way to teach your kids how to behave like decent humans not spoiled brats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Friedman-Jimenez, post: 47933, member: 1115"] Re: Spittin' in the Wind That video is not cool. The guy is being rewarded (by becoming a YT celeb) for acting out our national mental illness: if you don't like something, shoot it. Hard to argue he was using his firearm in self defense, the laptop was clearly unarmed. This well-meaning but misguided father has obviously been ineffective in some aspects of parenting, given his daughter's rebellious behavior, but as parents we all have our weaknesses. Not a big deal, happens all the time, especially with teens. One approach doesn't work, you try another approach to teaching your kids better attitudes and behavior. When they are adolescents, you often have to try a lot of approaches. It gets difficult at times, but patience, perseverence and love usually pay off in the long term. This guy picked a parenting strategy that is bound to backfire and teach her some unintended lessons that she will remember for a long time. His actions will certainly make his daughter unhappy, as he intended, but what else will she learn? When you get too frustrated, it's ok to give up and get violent. Destruction of valuable property is ok if you paid for it, and especially to make a point. Rational one-on-one discussions don't work and aren't worth the effort, while infantile destructive expressions of anger, with some clever theatrics, can be pawned off as "tough love" and can get you 15 million hits on YT and bring you fame and glory. Guns and hollowpoint bullets are cool. Leaving home while in high school is cool. Dad left home while in high school, and probably so will his daughter. She seems to be even less prepared to make it on her own than he was at her age. Dad will have failed big time as a parent and probably so will his daughter. Not a genetic problem, just a familial problem. Dad, stop using your dick for brains, break the vicious cycle of failed parenting, and figure out a more effective way to teach your kids how to behave like decent humans not spoiled brats. [/QUOTE]
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