She’s an entitlement whore? Really? Have you all forgotten she’s a 15 year old girl?
I was 15 once, and I currently have a 15 year old daughter. If she bitches about me to a friend, I roll my eyes and ignore it. That is all she was accused of doing, right?
How is bitching about her parents even disrespectful? I bitch about my husband and my kids and my boss, but it’s not disrespectful - it’s bitching. It means nothing.
And I would to hear how this is supposed to make her more respectful. Fear does not equal respect, and he just demonstrated to her the most wonderful things - like over-reactions, drama breeding, poor communication and public humiliation. What a great guy…
AND assuming the Earth doesn’t become a flaming ball of woe and fly directly into the sun. Don’t forget that one while you’re making up random assumptions to be met.
I haven’t watched the video, but shooting a laptop is stupid and wasteful. He could’ve donated it to a school or some other kid who would love to have a laptop and doesn’t have one. Bad example.
Assuming she doesn’t shoot him and herself because she can’t deal with her failures (see how that works).
He worked his way through school at an early age and works in an industry that easily transfers from place to place. He’s a self-made man who likely can take care of himself.
I first saw this on Jezebel and I was really expecting the comments to side heavily with the daughter. Unlike what I thought would happen here. Amazingly, the outcome is exactly flipped and I can’t believe it.
That said, I think there’s a couple of relevant points here for me.
One, I agree with olives. I was also raised in a somewhat abusive household and, at least by what little we’ve been privileged to, isn’t even close.
Two, I really bet the issue either time was because she was just doing normal teenage bitching. Using this as a specific example makes it come off that way, but it was probably something bigger and this just happened to be the last straw.
Three, he shot the laptop because that’s what he said he’d do. Just like not listening to what the police officer tells you to do and then complaining you’ve ended up tasered, shouldn’t probably be seen as the best course of action.
Four, I think by handling this publicly, he imparted the lesson he intended. Disobeying your parents in such a manner sometimes brings consequences you won’t like and your friends will realize that, perhaps, your actions weren’t as cool as they first believed.
Lastly, if you want respect, you have to own it both ways. Sounds like neither party has much for the other and both could stand to learn stuff from this.
How is it not disrespectful? It’s certainly not respectful. You’re saying negative things about another person–most likely behind their back. It may mean nothing to you, but it is disrespectful to the person you’re bitching about. I bet that person would be upset to find out what you said.
The guy just comes across as a loon to me. I really wonder what kind of father would do shit like this.
He had to destroy the computer? Not give it away or try to sell it? Anyone who gets that pissed off over their rebellious teen is crazy. Just wait until this girl turns 18. Just wait…
I think it far more likely the lesson she and her peers will get is “your father’s a psycho”. If anything the father’s behavior makes her complaints look like she wasn’t harsh enough on him.
Bitching about your parents to your friends, in whatever medium, while taking fairly reasonable precautions to keep them from learning about it, is reasonable teenager behavior.
I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. Like I said, plenty of people not too far off in age (at least, if the self-representing sample size I’ve been reading about is accurate) don’t think dad is a nut. So, if I extrapolate that out, I’m assuming she probably won’t be traumatized by having a laptop shot up.
Oh, I almost forgot to add one other thing I wanted to address… her saying that she had to be up by 5:00 a.m. I knew lots of girls when I was in high school who were up almost that early and it was always because that’s what they wanted. Plenty of time, you know, for picking out the absolutely right outfit and getting it ready, applying make-up and fixing hair. Now add in things like wasting time on social media and I can do believe it.
As if planning helps much. Unless you are outright independently wealthy medical costs can easily eat up any money you’ve set aside. And a guy who acts like this isn’t someone I expect good judgment of any kind from.
Or she’ll be more inclined to run off with them. Or shoot him. Or shoot him, then run off. I’d certainly be terrified of the man in her place, and inclined to do whatever it took to get far, far away.
uh huh. And little miss can’t do work is going to pay for what exactly? My parents had no problems with health care costs and they were far from wealthy or for that matter healthy. They racked up some serious medical bills. It’s called insurance.
Well, I’m not part of that family and if that sort of behavior on the part of the dad works for them, then fine. But I doubt that display was as much for the girl as it was for the internet.
Overnight fame, no matter how fleeting, and especially when unaccompanied by money, has driven well adjusted people to the brink of insanity and suicide; this guy totally opened the door to hell for his family. It will pass, but, I’d get out of Dodge before every motel and hotel in 20 miles is booked and Dr. Phil gets there with his camera crew to help you heal.
I am very appreciative of this video for a personal reason. I stopped smoking cigarettes not quite 4 weeks ago- not ‘out of the woods’ yet, but a start- and I’m going to think about this one any time I’m tempted to smoke. This guy is younger than I am, thinner than I am, more active than I am, and his wheezing is louder and more disturbing than the gunfire; this is one great unintentional stop smoking PSA.