By now, most of you will have seen the You Tube video of the dad who completely loses his mind over his teenage daughter’s Facebook rant. I could write novel about that situation, but instead, I will point you in the direction of some wonderful posts written by many other talented bloggers. These posts are really worth a read for more than just addressing the situation between this particular father and daughter. These posts speak to parenting our children in general.
Not My Idea of A Hero (from The Path Less Taken)
What Kind of Bed Do You Make With A Gun (Demand Euphoria)
So What if She Bought It With Her Own Money (Demand Euphoria’s follow up post)
Shooting Laptops Doesn’t Equal Good Parenting (A Gift Universe)
Dad Discipline’s Daughter Publically: The Real Lesson (Modern Alternative Mama)
Hey Society! Give Kids A Break (Connected Mom)
Dear Dad Who Shot His Daughter’s Laptop (A Bona Fide Life)
Friends Don’t Let Friends Parent Batshit Crazy (freeplaylife)
Dads With Guns Need Compassion Too (The Organic Sister)
And although Teacher Tom does not specifically mention this video, these two posts are pretty much speaking to the situation: Giving Away My Power and Honest & Genuine (which has some great links!)
Prefer a video to watch? BetaDad responds to PistolDad is great!
You know who I wish wrote about this situation? Just A Bald Man. That would have been an excellent read!
Have a wonderful week!
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I loved all these reads. Personally I am appalled by those who endorse his outrageous behavior. I have some mums on my fb that cheered him and
I was totally flabbergasted.