Dad Punishes Daughter, Gets 73,000 "Likes" on YouTube
Two million YouTube views in two days. Dad punishes daughter.
And I am violating the Ricochet Code of Conduct by posting this. But it's really blowing up on the internets, and it's exactly the kind of thing I'd like the smartest, wisest group anywhere to chime in on.
So, call it Executive Privilege. Since this isn't really a democracy, I'll accept lashes from Peter and Peter alone.
Still: fair warning: There's some salty language, but it's PG-13, I promise.
I honestly don't know what to think about this. So far, he's got 73k "Likes" on YouTube and only 5500 "Dislikes," so maybe that's saying something. I have to confess, though, that I got seriously creeped out at the end. Maybe it was the use of the "hollow points." Or am I being a squish?
Special Note: Sharp-eyed Ricochet member PracticalMary beat me to this post by several hours. Apologies to her! If you commented there, feel free to cut and paste here....
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Oct '10
Re: Dad Punishes Daughter, Gets 73,000 "Likes" on YouTube
The way I see it, she should do chores because she's a part of the family. And she should get an allowance because she's part of the family. The two should not be linked.
Oct '10
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Let's remember he's an IT guy. Any chance the laptop he shot was actually an understudy, one that was destined for the trash bin, and the real one, the valuable one, is socked away somewhere safe? Just sayin' appearances can be deceiving.
Oct '10
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One other thing - we know 8 minutes of this guy's life as a parent.
How about we be a little less judgmental about the the days, months, and years that preceded it, about which we know absolutely nothing.
Apr '11
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Oh, by the way, He was raising money for his local MDA organization and donations on his behalf went through the roof as well. · 6 hours ago
Folks, the fact of involvement in charitable causes - does NOT - exempt one from wrong-headed, vengeful or even immoral acts.
The list of do-gooder sinners would be too long for this venue.
The most recent example: Jerry Sandusky.
Oct '10
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You don't just have to be in IT! Simply using a computer is enough. I just replaced my infuriating 6-yr-old laptop the typical way, because gun laws here in PR are much more strict than they are in NH, thus my gun is in NH.
Oct '10
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Just got to post #107. So this is how it feels to be late to the party?!
Apr '11
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Ron Espeseth: " . .one is a teenager and the other is an adult/parent. There were numerous times when he might have thought, "hmmm, this was a fun thought, but..."
I can only assume that the message the 16 year old heard was "it's time to move out." · 15 hours ago
Just what my husband and I were saying.
Apr '11
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Sorry fellas. I think that the body language you were observing was barely controlled rage, which remained reined in only by the necessity of getting to the execution - the denouement. I also find his motives for 'helping' her rework her computer, somewhat suspicious. He didn't just stumble onto her Facebook page. He went hunting.
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DrewInWisconsin: I tend to be pretty good at reading body language and picking up stuff from vocal inflections. What I hear when I watch this clip is not anger -- or at least not anger as the chief emotion. He's mad, that's clear. But I also hear a deep frustration and sorrow at the situation. I can hear it in his voice, plain as day. · 28 minutes ago
Edited 23 minutes ago
" . . From my perspective he is not doing this out of vengence but as an extreme measure, in the hopes of shocking her out of bad behavior before she becomes hew own vitcim later in life. A true act of love, since it requires sacrificing your own desire to make the punishment brief and get on with a more comfortable life. · 18 hours ago
Oct '10
Re: Dad Punishes Daughter, Gets 73,000 "Likes" on YouTube
Just to echo some similar comments, I don't think that guy was enraged; I think he was was really hurting. At a couple of points, I thought he was about to cry.
It sounds to me like he really loves his daughter and wants her to respect him, to which end he gives her some responsibilities and buys her the gadgets that other kids her age have. And having done all that, he feels totally blindsided by her FB post.
That looked like a fairly mature use of anger (and sorrow) to me. Maybe it there are higher forms of parenting, but this dad's response is still pretty darn good.
Maybe at some point he'll find a way to tell her what he is really feeling for her.
Oct '10
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In response to those who see barely suppressed rage, presumably devoid of love--
From the dad's reply: "I had been reading that post again and again for hours, sometimes in tears, sometimes so mad my hands were shaking and I was trying very hard to be civil in my message."
"Before I made the video this week, I called my wife at her office, mostly in tears."