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Tough love from a Dad....

  • This guy was not happy with his daughter one bit.

    NC dad shoots daughter’s computer over Facebook post [Video] | MyFOX8.com – Greensboro, High-Point, Winston-Salem News & weather from WGHP Television FOX8

    A North Carolina father is making national headlines after he posted a video response to his daughter's Facebook post that included him shooting his daughter's computer.

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    Warning: Since this video seems to have gone crazy, I figure I'll post this notice. I'm going to read a letter my 15 year old daughter wrote. There ARE some curse words in it. None of them are incredibly bad, but they are definitely things a little kid shouldn't hear... not to mention things MY KID shouldn't say! If you want to see the original Facebook thread, it's located at: http://www.facebook.com/tommyjordaniii/posts/299559803434210 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My daughter thought it would be funny/rebellious/cool to post on her Facebook wall just how upset she was and how unfair her life here is; how we work her too hard with chores, never pay her for chores, and just in general make her life difficult. She chose to share this with the entire world on Facebook and block her parent's from seeing it. Well, umm... she failed. As of the end of this video, she won't have to worry anymore about posting inappropriate things on Facebook... Maybe a few kids can take something away from this... If you're so disrespectful to your parents and yourself as to post this kind of thing on Facebook, you're deserving of some tough love. Today, my daughter is getting a dose of tough love.

    http://www.youtube.com/v/kl1ujzRidmU
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    kitemac

  • Good for him.

    OldOaken247 on twitter..... I say a lot of stuff you wont care about.

    Oaken

  • Saw that yesterday. I'd never call my parents out like that. That girl sounds like she has it pretty easy considering what some people are going through. I dunno if I'd go so far as to shoot up a computer but respect to the dad for not putting up with that crap

    "The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams" - Dio

    diablorojo961

  • diablorojo961 said...

    Saw that yesterday. I'd never call my parents out like that. That girl sounds like she has it pretty easy considering what some people are going through. I dunno if I'd go so far as to shoot up a computer but respect to the dad for not putting up with that crap

    I like when hicks shoot up expensive things.

    buttesnake

  • She sounds real spoiled. Those chores are easy. How is she gonna feel when she is living on her own and has to do all that and more?

    Edit: Bravo for him.

    Edit #2:
    Was reading some of his posts and this I really love, it is addressed to the media outlets calling for interviews and whatnot:

    "While we appreciate the interest you're all putting forth to get in touch with us regarding the video, we're not going to go on your talk show, not going to call in to your radio show, and not going to be in your TV mini-series.

    Some of you think I made an acceptable parenting decision and others think I didn't. However, I can't think of any way myself or my daughter can respond to a media outlet that won't be twisted out of context. The Dallas news TV news already showed that in their brief 5 minute interview with the psychologist.

    Additionally, there's absolutely NO way I'm going to send my child the message that it's OK to gain from something like this. It would send her a message that it's OK to profit at the expense of someone else's embarrassment or misfortune and that's now how I was raised, nor how she has been raised."

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by freernnur5 on 2/10/2012 at 11:07 PM

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    freernnur5

  • Kudos to him. I would've just sole the laptop but hey, whatever works!

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    Stoopified!

    cobbycobb

  • Great dad right there!

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    CorchBlue ●

  • It's amazing to me how many people on various outlets are defending the spoiled chic and ripping the dad. GTHOH!

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    cobbycobb

  • I like that man. If you don't kill your kid between the ages of 11-22, you'll make it as the greatest parents that ever lived.

    I would have donated that laptop to a school, along with other things she held dear - but can't blame him for his method. Add taking the door off her room..sure is difficult to have any privacy to escape to when you have no door to close.

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    usctrojan1 ●

  • I dunno that I would have shot the computer, but I don't think I had a problem with it either. No telling what my dad woulda done if I had put crap like that out there.

    "Quit trying to make a play and do your job!"

    Gibber71

  • Shooting the CPU was probably a bit extreme. Maybe a hammer would have been a bit safer, or just take it away. Don't have a problem with the message he was sending, just, guns aren't always the safest and will draw criticism.

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    MKatUmich ●

  • freernnur5 said...

    She sounds real spoiled. Those chores are easy. How is she gonna feel when she is living on her own and has to do all that and more?

    Edit: Bravo for him.

    Edit #2: Was reading some of his posts and this I really love, it is addressed to the media outlets calling for interviews and whatnot:

    "While we appreciate the interest you're all putting forth to get in touch with us regarding the video, we're not going to go on your talk show, not going to call in to your radio show, and not going to be in your TV mini-series.

    Some of you think I made an acceptable parenting decision and others think I didn't. However, I can't think of any way myself or my daughter can respond to a media outlet that won't be twisted out of context. The Dallas news TV news already showed that in their brief 5 minute interview with the psychologist.

    Additionally, there's absolutely NO way I'm going to send my child the message that it's OK to gain from something like this. It would send her a message that it's OK to profit at the expense of someone else's embarrassment or misfortune and that's now how I was raised, nor how she has been raised."

    I wondered if it would go to talk shows, etc.

    I really like this dude's response.

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    loosebelt12

  • One heck of a guy. Loved his message and his response to show requests.

    While I agree there are better uses for the computer, I love that he explained shooting it because he said it last time (probably expecting it to drive the point home) and he was actually going to followup with it and is letting her know he wasn't just blowing smoke.

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    LipRippinCock

  • freernnur5 said...

    She sounds real spoiled. Those chores are easy. How is she gonna feel when she is living on her own and has to do all that and more?

    Edit: Bravo for him.

    Edit #2: Was reading some of his posts and this I really love, it is addressed to the media outlets calling for interviews and whatnot:

    "While we appreciate the interest you're all putting forth to get in touch with us regarding the video, we're not going to go on your talk show, not going to call in to your radio show, and not going to be in your TV mini-series.

    Some of you think I made an acceptable parenting decision and others think I didn't. However, I can't think of any way myself or my daughter can respond to a media outlet that won't be twisted out of context. The Dallas news TV news already showed that in their brief 5 minute interview with the psychologist.

    Additionally, there's absolutely NO way I'm going to send my child the message that it's OK to gain from something like this. It would send her a message that it's OK to profit at the expense of someone else's embarrassment or misfortune and that's now how I was raised, nor how she has been raised."

    That is very impressive. Bravo to the dad for sticking to his guns.

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    kitemac

  • My dad would have stomped my ass all over that field and I would have had it coming if I did that, who does not have chores to do!

    oufisherman

  • The only reason I would've preferred he simply take the girl's laptop and sell or donate it is because kids have this crazy habit of emulating what you do, not what you say, and I'd hate to think her dad shooting her laptop makes her think it's okay in the future to destroy people's things if they wrong you. If she does, well, someone should warn her next boyfriend to scotch-guard the entire outside of his car.

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    sf2k4

  • sf2k4 said...

    The only reason I would've preferred he simply take the girl's laptop and sell or donate it is because kids have this crazy habit of emulating what you do, not what you say, and I'd hate to think her dad shooting her laptop makes her think it's okay in the future to destroy people's things if they wrong you. If she does, well, someone should warn her next boyfriend to scotch-guard the entire outside of his car.

    All good points I guess but I think he said he worked while going to school (2 jobs) and served as a volunteer fireman at the same time so maybe she should emulate that, besides he warned her and she did it anyway. To much teenage drama these days.

    oufisherman

  • I'm waiting for someone to jump up and say that he violated her right to free speech. I've seen shows that have claimed everything but that already. IMO he was justified in doing it and she's lucky it wasn't worse. My dad would have beat the crap out of me.

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    spcbuzzard

  • I'm probably the only one ITT and on tBB who thinks it was stupid of him to shoot it. Why not punish her like a normal person? Wouldn't it be more annoying for her to know that they have the computer, and it's right there in the house and she can't use it? Or the father could've taken the computer and changed all of her passwords, or used it in front of her every day. Stupid.

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    GONIG BUCK

  • GONIG BUCK said...

    I'm probably the only one ITT and on tBB who thinks it was stupid of him to shoot it. Why not punish her like a normal person? Wouldn't it be more annoying for her to know that they have the computer, and it's right there in the house and she can't use it? Or the father could've taken the computer and changed all of her passwords, or used it in front of her every day. Stupid.

    sometimes the spectacle of proving a point makes more of an impact than the point itself.

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    spcbuzzard

  • The world needs more parents like this IMO.

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    nirvanabama

  • GONIG BUCK said...

    I'm probably the only one ITT and on tBB who thinks it was stupid of him to shoot it. Why not punish her like a normal person? Wouldn't it be more annoying for her to know that they have the computer, and it's right there in the house and she can't use it? Or the father could've taken the computer and changed all of her passwords, or used it in front of her every day. Stupid.

    My father would have likely done the same thing, just taken it and changed the passwords, etc. It also would not have had anywhere close to the effect that that video and shooting it likely had on her and would have had on me, if it indeed had any at all.

    Taking my computer would have simply pissed me off and prompted me to try to find it. Changing the passwords would have just inspired me to crack them. Neither would have gotten the intended message across. Shooting it does, it has impact. She will NOT forget this lesson like she would have forgotten it in your scenario about 10 minutes after she got the laptop back. Considering he said he works in IT, it is probably a safe bet that there is another computer, probably multiple, in the house that she cannot use. Best of both worlds, IYAM.

    I am going to assume you are coming from the POV of another one of the pro-gun control crowd and are mostly just hating on the use of a gun here. I think that entirely misses the point of the video and distracts from the lesson he was trying to teach his daughter. The only other option people are mentioning that would have been a decent alternative, IMO, is donating it. To teach her the lesson, the computer must be gone and she cannot have it back. He likely didn't consider that option since the video may have been awkward to make.

    This post was edited by Nicolae on 2/11/2012 at 9:41 PM

    Nicolae

  • sf2k4 said...

    The only reason I would've preferred he simply take the girl's laptop and sell or donate it is because kids have this crazy habit of emulating what you do, not what you say, and I'd hate to think her dad shooting her laptop makes her think it's okay in the future to destroy people's things if they wrong you.

    Meh. How is him shooting it any different than him donating it, selling it, throwing it away or simply locking it up somewhere and hiding it from her? It's not imo. Also, it sounds like her parents bought it so you could argue it wasn't even her property.

    tricknole

  • While I agree with the sentiment that others are stating that the dad probably could have put the computer to better uses, I'm assuming that he is the one that bought the computer and if he felt like shooting the damn thing rather than donating it, selling it, or hiding it then more power to him.

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    RATT

  • ilovelamp51 said...

    Fake but i laughed...

    I now understand why the Spartans felt the need to control their genetics. If this is the real deal, what a dysfunctional family!

    This post was edited by oufisherman on 2/15/2012 at 12:42 PM

    oufisherman

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