Saw the video in fan feedback was put down because of language. So I found this version with the expletives deleted. I think this is a prime case of what's wrong with young people these days. Sooo lazy. I've put myself through college working 2-3 jobs and will be graduating summa . laude this May and going to law school. People like this frustrate me to no end.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
The father is a petulant man child who uses language which is no better than what his own daughter uses. Must be nice being able to unload expensive ammo into an even more costly laptop. He would've been better off donating the piece of technology to charity or just simply throwing it away. All this encourages is for his daughter to try and outdo his own attention seeking ways.
Sometimes you have to shock the system, especially of a kid. Destroying something like that can have a far greater impact than merely giving it away.
He did nothing that threatened the child. He didn't physically harm her in any way. He calmly and rationally explained why he was doing what he was going to do, and he did it.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
One time some kid showed up at the door wearing a tee shirt for the first date with my daughter. I told him that wasn't good enough if he wanted to date my daughter.....go home and change or never show up again.
My daughter was furious with me, and my wife wasn't exactly happy, but you know what....too bad! I set the rules.
This vid would have been better had Dad used a shotgun.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
Our house was like the koolaide yard because we had a pool and a rec room with a pool table.
My then 15 year old daughter decided she liked a 17 year old boy. I came home everyday for about a week to find this boy lounging around my house, cuddling on the couch with my daughter, eating my food and taking up space. I decided to have a heart to heart with him... I sat down and told him that if he wanted to continue to see her that he needed to get a job, earn some money and take her out to do stuff. I told him that his presence in my home would only be tolerated if he did exactly that... He left 10 minutes later and I never saw or heard from him again. My daughter laughed about it then and still does today (seems she was wondering if they would ever go anywhere else too).
Sometimes you have to shock the system, especially of a kid. Destroying something like that can have a far greater impact than merely giving it away.
He did nothing that threatened the child. He didn't physically harm her in any way. He calmly and rationally explained why he was doing what he was going to do, and he did it.
Before someone feels the need to lecture me on parenting and how things were in the "old days," let me say I think the girl acted liked a brat and deserved to be punished. However, seriously, publicly shaming your child for all time, making yourself look like a fool, and engaging in threatening behavior is not good parenting.
The whole "sinking to her level" argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny. What he did was, if anything, even more childish and petty than what she did.
Bigger problem: Everyone on the internet now knows his daughter by name and location [he even put a link to his own facebook page in the youtube info]. He's basically sent an open invitation for every troll, pervert and creep in the world to harass her. Have fun paying her therapy bills. 30 seconds worth of clicking around revealed her full name and hometown. I can't imagine it would take much more than that to find out what school she attends, her phone number, the names of her friends, etc. if someone really wanted them.
The guy is just as bad as the daughter but at least she is 15 years old so you cant be surprised when she acts like god forbid, a 15 year old teenager, while the guy is well into his 40s. I don't condone what she did in anyway, she deserved to be punished, but at the same time her dad doesn't set a great example himself when he acts like a "brat" to the situation at hand by making a rant, similar to her, and then using violence by shooting up her computer to send some sort of message to her. I dont see what the point of destroying her computer in the manner he did was as there are other ways to handle it like for example, taking it away from her or even just throwing it out. But he opted to shoot it with a gun. Not only is that sending a negative message in that he is using violence to try to "solve" the problem at hand but the fact he would rather make a video then to handle it directly within the family confines is beyond ridiculous. Anyone that feels his behavior was appropriate or praises his actions should never have kids because not only will it make your life a living hell but the kids as well. On top of that, this guy exemplifies his stupidity even more by posting personal information which could help anyone track his daughter and harass her.
I wonder where she learned to be childish, petty, and thoughtless from.
I wish my life had been so hard that I could afford to shoot a laptop I've spent hundreds of dollars on 7 times, on what appears to be my multiple acre farm...
Am I the only one that pronounces hyperbole "Hyper-bowl" instead of "hy-per-bo-le"?
Quote: I wish my life had been so hard that I could afford to shoot a laptop I've spent hundreds of dollars on 7 times, on what appears to be my multiple acre farm...
Are you referring to something I said or is this just a general statement?
Quote: I wish my life had been so hard that I could afford to shoot a laptop I've spent hundreds of dollars on 7 times, on what appears to be my multiple acre farm...
Are you referring to something I said or is this just a general statement?
Just in General.
I know his point was that he worked his way to where he is blah blah...
But to sit there and be all preachy, and talk about earning/responsibilities, then destroy something that I probably couldn't even afford right now, kind of skews his message...
UNLESS...
He put the laptop in one of those clay pigeon machines, and shot it mid air with a shotgun... THAT would have been awesome, and He could of said whatever he wanted... As long as he did it in one take!
Am I the only one that pronounces hyperbole "Hyper-bowl" instead of "hy-per-bo-le"?
He could have handled this a bit better - cut out the swearing etc. BUT, since she aired her grievances in such a public manner, he needed to respond publicly. Its not a manner of stooping to her level, at all. It's a matter of needing to reach his daughter in an impactful way. For a 15 year old girl, that's posting it on her Facebook page. He mentions that he and his daughter have had this discussion before, that she's been in trouble just recently, for something similar. Obviously, a quieter, more subdued method did not work with his daughter.
Since she (the daughter) obviously didn't respond to cosseting, a more drastic measure was needed. I saw on another site (can't remember where or I'd post it) where he posted the daughter was understandably upset at being found out, and that her laptop was destroyed, but that she now understands why he did it, and is laughing about it.
Like I said, I don't agree with all he did, cussing, and shooting the damn thing, but I support him doing this publicly. Had I taken this public method, I wouldn't have cussed, and the end of the video would have shown me donating it to charity, or pitching it in the trash. To say that anyone that condones his actions shouldn't have kids is completely out of line.
People's opinions of what constitutes good parenting varies pretty widely. So instead of opening that can of worms: give your kids a hug or word of encouragement today and I'll consider my post unnecessary.
Never having kids myself it's difficult to say what I'd do or if this guy took the correct path with this particular kid, but I don't think I would resort to public humiliation as a punishment tool. This seems like an over-reaction to me. Especially when all her friends are now more than likely only going to reinforce her opinion her parents are nuts.
This guy is an idiot. Keep this crap at home. Grown men don't need to be airing out disputes with their teenage daughters on Facebook. Seriously, your child complains about her life so you shoot up her laptop? And people think that's a sane/rational reaction? We're talking about a 15 year old girl. Whining about her life isn't exactly all that surprising. Going onto her facebook account, finding a workaround so you can read the post, and then being so upset you need to post a video where you whine like a child and then shoot her computer isn't sensible.
Quote: I wish my life had been so hard that I could afford to shoot a laptop I've spent hundreds of dollars on 7 times, on what appears to be my multiple acre farm...
First of all, what he does with his money is up to HIM, nobody else. He said he's in IT...I'm sure he knows exactly what investment he shot up. He's allowed to do that. I pretty much shot up THOUSANDS upon thousands of dollar buying PSLs...my choice.
I think throwing her stuff out into the yard would have been a nice touch. She's setting herself up for that happening to her in adulthood. Why not just do it when she's 15 so she learns how it feels and maybe she'll learn a way to prevent it in the future.
Quote: I wish my life had been so hard that I could afford to shoot a laptop I've spent hundreds of dollars on 7 times, on what appears to be my multiple acre farm...
First of all, what he does with his money is up to HIM, nobody else. He said he's in IT...I'm sure he knows exactly what investment he shot up. He's allowed to do that. I pretty much shot up THOUSANDS upon thousands of dollar buying PSLs...my choice.
Quote: I wish my life had been so hard that I could afford to shoot a laptop I've spent hundreds of dollars on 7 times, on what appears to be my multiple acre farm...
First of all, what he does with his money is up to HIM, nobody else. He said he's in IT...I'm sure he knows exactly what investment he shot up. He's allowed to do that. I pretty much shot up THOUSANDS upon thousands of dollar buying PSLs...my choice.
It's his daughter.. he didn't beat her senseless which is something I'd have objected too.. Therefore, how he chooses to teach her a lesson is up to him..
If nothing else, I applaud him taking charge..
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This guy is an idiot. Keep this crap at home. Grown men don't need to be airing out disputes with their teenage daughters on Facebook. Seriously, your child complains about her life so you shoot up her laptop? And people think that's a sane/rational reaction? We're talking about a 15 year old girl. Whining about her life isn't exactly all that surprising. Going onto her facebook account, finding a workaround so you can read the post, and then being so upset you need to post a video where you whine like a child and then shoot her computer isn't sensible.
Completely out of line. Plenty of people supporting him are some of the best parents I know. Did you miss the part where he's tried other methods of communication and they didn't work? You're right, she's 15 she's going to complain about her parents. That doesn't mean she should do it so publicly as to post to her Facebook page. Do like most kids do...biotch to your friends at school. Why run the risk of your parents seeing it in writing? Even if she blocked her family, there was still a risk someone could send it to them, or in this case, she forgot her dog was family, so he wasn't blocked from seeing her rant, and her Dad managed that account.
I NEVER complained about my parents in writing, not even in my diary. I didn't want to risk them seeing it. Were this man's methods drastic? Absolutely! Did he feel he had no other choice? I would certainly say so. If he's gone round and round with his daughter over similar issues in the recent past, he's probably out of ideas. Clearly, her mother and step mother weren't effective in getting her to behave either.
Besides, it's not up to you or me to judge this man's parenting techniques. As long as he's not beating or abusing her, how he sets out his discipline of his child is for him, his ex and his current wife to decide. And not so much the current wife, but she's mentioned in the video.
He's a clown. If your daughter's a spoiled little [insert word here], you bear a good chunk of the responsibility for that state of affairs [if not most of it]. If you're frustrated by that, settle it like a sane human being [i.e. in private, not in front of the entire internet]. This kind of macho posturing is what authoritarians do to keep their subjects in check, and that NEVER ends well for anyone. God forbid this dude ever gets any real power.
First time I saw this i thought it was awesome and I laughed my head off when he shot it... but my immediate thought afterward was 'man and I WONDER where she gets it from'... I do think it's sad that he publicly did this and as others have said opened her up to a lot of scrutiny from strangers.
Do I think she needed to be punished? absolutely... but it could have been done better...
I'm fine wiht shooting the computer up... it's his money and if he wants to waste it then more power to him...
j/k For the most part it is easy to tell which people have had kids and those that haven't.
I'm all for public humiliation if I think it is warranted. I told my son on multiple occasions to pick up our yard which he blew off multiple times. I put a message on my Facebook page telling him if he didn't do it now I would post it on his page next. Yard was cleaned in 15 min.
Quote: He's a clown. If your daughter's a spoiled little [insert word here], you bear a good chunk of the responsibility for that state of affairs [if not most of it]. If you're frustrated by that, settle it like a sane human being [i.e. in private, not in front of the entire internet]. This kind of macho posturing is what authoritarians do to keep their subjects in check, and that NEVER ends well for anyone. God forbid this dude ever gets any real power.
100% agree. I posted something similar to a friend that was saying he would vote for him for president. I said he was an idiot that was responsible for his daughter being spoiled. He said I was wrong and I'm left trying to understand the mindset that people think this guy is father of the year. Did the girl need correction, yes. Maybe he should've started when she was younger. I take 100% responsibility for my childrens actions. If they do something wrong then it was probably due to a failure of mine.
The Views Expressed By Me Are Not Necessarily The Views That You Will Agree With, I'm In My Own Little World But They Know Me Here.
Quote: j/k For the most part it is easy to tell which people have had kids and those that haven't.
I'm all for public humiliation if I think it is warranted. I told my son on multiple occasions to pick up our yard which he blew off multiple times. I put a message on my Facebook page telling him if he didn't do it now I would post it on his page next. Yard was cleaned in 15 min.
I tell my son to do something and you know what he does.
He does it.
The Views Expressed By Me Are Not Necessarily The Views That You Will Agree With, I'm In My Own Little World But They Know Me Here.
Quote: j/k For the most part it is easy to tell which people have had kids and those that haven't.
I'm all for public humiliation if I think it is warranted. I told my son on multiple occasions to pick up our yard which he blew off multiple times. I put a message on my Facebook page telling him if he didn't do it now I would post it on his page next. Yard was cleaned in 15 min.
I tell my son to do something and you know what he does.
He does it.
One other thing I have two children and they do as they are told. Oldest is twenty and one of the most well respected young adults you will ever meet.
The Views Expressed By Me Are Not Necessarily The Views That You Will Agree With, I'm In My Own Little World But They Know Me Here.
Quote: j/k For the most part it is easy to tell which people have had kids and those that haven't.
It's also easy to tell who is capable of using rational and who isn't and just acts based on emotions. Then again it was easy to figure out a long time ago based on responses in the pure football section.
so anyone that disagrees with you is irrational? It seems to me this guy IS trying to teach his daughter a lesson. Teenagers are tough, and all of them need to learn a different way.
Quote: so anyone that disagrees with you is irrational? It seems to me this guy IS trying to teach his daughter a lesson. Teenagers are tough, and all of them need to learn a different way.
At what age do they become tough so I can be prepared? Mine are 20 and 17.
The Views Expressed By Me Are Not Necessarily The Views That You Will Agree With, I'm In My Own Little World But They Know Me Here.
obviously you are the perfect parent who has perfect children. You have never made a mistake, and neither have they.
Is that what you are looking for?
I got in trouble as a teenager. My parents are both good people, they gave me a good environment to grow up. They took me to the library when needed and helped with my homework etc etc. I dont blame them for the trouble I got into, I just didnt listen.
IMO the guy comes off like an attention hungry douche . Cowboy hat ...check , boots...check , tough talk ...check .. gun firing into computer ...check . If the Marlboro man had children I'm sure this is how he'd handle disobedience .
Some of you guys are being VERY judgmental. Do you know the entire history of this family? Do you know if Dad was on his last straw? When you've most likely made a teenage girl into a brat, how do you handle it? He probably "sunk to her level" because he thought it was something she would understand. Perfect? Nah. Horrible? No; they will move beyond it eventually.
Calling him names and pointing fingers is kind of like "sinking to his level", no?
Some of you guys are being VERY judgmental. Do you know the entire history of this family? Do you know if Dad was on his last straw? When you've most likely made a teenage girl into a brat, how do you handle it? He probably "sunk to her level" because he thought it was something she would understand. Perfect? Nah. Horrible? No; they will move beyond it eventually.
Calling him names and pointing fingers is kind of like "sinking to his level", no?
It's not worse than the people on this thread praising his actions and treating him like he is a role model for parents.
Quote: IMO the guy comes off like an attention hungry douche . Cowboy hat ...check , boots...check , tough talk ...check .. gun firing into computer ...check . If the Marlboro man had children I'm sure this is how he'd handle disobedience .
I believe that he turned down offers to be interviewed.
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