As parents, we often fail in our efforts to help our children learn right from wrong for a variety of reasons. A father found out that his daughter had been making fun of a fellow student who was ill at school.
Things developed to the point that she took off the girl’s wig. The father became enraged by this and decided to take matters into his own hands by disciplining his daughter in a way that provoked debate and a variety of responses on social media.
When the father received backlash for the way he treated his bully daughter, he eventually deleted the post.
“I have complete custody of my 16-year-old daughter, who was raised by my ex-wife; she has moved on to be with her new family. My kid was recently reprimanded for making fun of a fellow student who had lost her hair due to chemotherapy. even taking off her wig,” he wrote at the beginning of his post.
“Apparently, there was animosity between the two of them before, but that doesn’t even come close to explaining her actions,”
It turned out that they didn’t get along because his daughter was now seeing the ex-boyfriend of the other female.
The father said, “At one point, the other girl called my daughter a sl*t and said that her boyfriend was just using her for sex—this was actually a huge shock to me as I had no idea she was sexually active.”
That’s what set off a chain of events that led to the wig incident. Since my daughter began seeing the man in question, there are rumors that they have been fighting in class. Basically, it was just typical teenage bullshit, “he said, she said.”
In an attempt to teach his daughter a lesson, he told her what had happened and what she had done, and then gave her two options to choose from.He had two ideas: one was to ruin all she had, and the other was to take her to a salon and have a bald haircut. The daughter chose the latter course of action, shaving her head in order to go to school.
“Everyone believes that I went too far. The father added, “Her mother went crazy at me and said it will make her the target of bullying (kind of the point, teach her some compassion).”
He believed he had made the proper decision, even though not many others shared his opinion. Many people took the time to discuss the situation and provide their perspectives. “Your daughter is a bully because you are a bully,” commented one commenter. I really doubt that this is the first time you’ve used intimidation and mistreatment to ‘teach her a lesson.’”
Another individual said, “What you did has a term.” It is known as child abuse. Removing her electronics would have been a suitable penalty. It would have been acceptable to ground her as a punishment. It is inappropriate to humiliate her and violate her right to physical autonomy as a form of punishment. It’s improbable that she will take anything positive out of it, and it might even continue the bullying loop.
Some, nevertheless, also complimented his parenting. “I fully endorse your choice. Being her father gives you complete authority to act in this way; it’s not abusive; this is just reality. Someone who supported the father wrote, “If she’s comfortable attacking someone for something they have no control over, she needs to see how it feels.”
Another admirer said, “She will learn a very important lesson about the kind of impact her actions have on the victim.”
So, what are your thoughts? Do you believe that the father’s penalty was too harsh? Please share your thoughts with us by posting a comment below.
