The story of an Edmond mother’s abusive stunt has made it all over the press, both locally and internationally…
NewsOK: Mother sends daughter to the street over grades; police intervene
NewsOK: Parent claims discipline made a change in teen
MSNBC/KFOR: Edmond woman says humiliating daughter working so far
San Antonio Express News/AP: Mom makes teen stand on street with sign
Electric New Paper (Singapore): US teen’s roadside shame sparks outrage — Unusual punishment could be damaging to teen, says expert (the same story was also in the Detroit newspaper
Well here’s what I think of this mother… you have made a horrible, horrible mistake. GRADES ARE NOT THIS IMPORTANT. Frankly things like this that parents do to humiliate their teenaged children are the kinds of things that children will remember forever.
But folks do make mistakes. This mother has made a doozy of one, but I guess I would say that DHS should give her a warning this time but if she pulls a stunt like this again then DHS should do a full-scale investigation on this family because the mother is clearly engaging in emotional abuse.
Oh come on. You have to admit its pretty dadgum funny…parenting with a twisted sense of humor — who can hate that?
Kudos. I am so tired of everyone being soft of kids who act up in schools. Teachers don’t make enough to put up with rude, disobedient children so if the child acts up, show them where they are heading.