I'm guessing no. Acting like a child to discipline your child generally doesn't work. I told a co-worker, "100 bucks says he has a gun." I started cracking up when he shot the laptop.
I heard about the video on my way to work so I knew how it was going to end. While watching it I was thinking I'm glad this guy aint my dad.
He made some good points about doing your part around the house, and working for what you have. Unfortunately, it gets lost in his tough guy act to publicly humiliate his daughter. It should have been done behind closed doors. Now, his daughter will try to publicly humiliate her Dad. Its a vicious cycle. And this is how strippers are born.
Who created the entitlement generation? Guys like the man in the video who buys his kid 15 year old daughter a laptop and spends $130 upgrading it. This dude is clueless. But he does have a big hat, big belt buckle, a gun, and publicly humiliates his 15 year old daughter...so he must be tough. I bet he didn't wear no stinkin' bike helmet as a kid.
Zing! I'm not a parent, so I'm not going to pretend to know what's best. I felt his "rules" he disclosed were appropriate, and I'm glad to see he holds his children accountable and tries to establish responsibility. However, I'm not sure a public video is the best approach. The gun, while entertaining (actually a little strange) was where he lost credibility with me.
Oh, and what's with the cigarette? Was it really necessary? Was it to make him look more..."tough?" Maybe he was just nervous to be in front of the camera and needed to calm his nerves
I have to agree with that.. This vid actually depressed me, as this is what I get to look forward to with my two youngins. There should be an age limit for facebook..what a distraction and a hinderance from reality that stuff is. I've never been on facebook, and would never allow my children to be either. Although it had some brief comedic value, shooting a laptop with a 45 would probably get child protective services all wee wee'd up..no?
im not a parent yet, hopefully someday but i could feel the frustration and anger in his voice. i know why he did what he did and i think its funny as heck! but you do have a point Vito there are other ways of handeling it. but dang gone i sure am glad there are some parents out there who care enough to act like this. all though it might be a bit overboard shooting the cpu. guess the thought never crossed my mind to treat my folks like that. i damn sure didnt like all the things that happend when i was young but i loved/trusted them that what was happening was for my own good.
Though it has some comedic value to the outsider, its a sad video. Like has been stated, the father acting like a child only makes it worse. What's the girl going to say? "Oh daddy, thanks for the public humiliation. It really opened my eyes to what a terrible child I am. I'm sorry. I'll be an angel from now on. Anything you want me to do, I'll do it." Right. Our kids have a lot of things and usually get what they want......but even at 5, we've taught him that he earns it and has to respect his parents. Our son has a list of things he needs to do to earn his "allowance" every week. He does it. Want to avoid problems like this? Participate in your kid's lives. Not by being a friend, but by being a parent.
Reminds me of when Lebron left Cleveland a couple years ago, and all his fans started burning his jerseys and merchandise that THEY paid for. Who's really hurting who?
