When punishing kids --- go wrong

[GWizz]

lol uh, the dad did the right thing. Your the parent, you can't let your child threaten you into not punishing them. If the kid - the tenth grader - ran away as a result, that sucks balls, but if his dad had given into the threat he would have lost all authority as the parent. Clearly, if the boy ran away because of his xbox, he needed to have that thing taken from him. Unfortunate incident, but dad's not to blame.

+1

 

[cindylou]

I ran away over 10 times when I was 15.

I was a spoiled rotten little teenager. lol

 

[chris302001]

This never would have happened if the kid would have gotten his ass kicked a few times earlier in life....

 

[musclemom]

I'm going to generalize why your way of thinking in my opinion is wrong.

People in todays society dont have the balls to do what is right for fear of what might happen.

He did the right thing, does it suck, yes but without structure and guidance his kid is more likely to end up in one of those gangs.

+1 to you and Nef.

Parents are chickenshit of giving their children any form of discipline anymore, consequently kids grow up thinking the world owes them everything and should kiss their asses to boot. It's as much a parental failure to be too lenient as it is to be too strict.

Unfortunately, in this parents case, it's probably too little, too late and applied at the wrong time. He should never have given the kid the fucking Xbox to begin with (I fucking hate video games).

 

[dabuffguy]

Kid's a pussy cry baby.

I'd kick him in the ass for being disobedient and lazy sitting in front of the damn tv 4 hours a day playing video games.


Yeah, the kid took off and now he's missing. That is really unfortunate. But, the kid was just being a baby. It's not his dad's fault he wants to cry about his video game being taken away and then run away.

Yeah, if he ends up dead or hurt badly, the dad will feel guilty and regret taking it from him. I would have done the same thing though. I'm not going to let my kid waste his life playing nintendo games all day. I have family members that do that, and they're lives are less than ideal.

The kids actions (leaving) are irrational and pathetic.

 

[cindylou]

Its hard being a parent of a teen I imagine....

I'm scared as hell!

But...being a teen is hard too...I remember..the world hates you. Look at how people talk about teens in this thread.

Teens know that teachers, cops, parents, security guards, retail workers, movie theatres, mall shoppers, pretty much everyone hates them.

The teen ran away because thats the only way he can show his frustration. Much like the lonley wife who picks up and leaves her husband at the drop of a hat , every time he goes out with his buddies or whatever.

The kid will be back and look back and cringe at his foolish behavior

And hope his own kids never find out . lol

 

[jnevin]

rg's threads are always good for a quick self-pwn.

 

[snacky cake]

lol...yes, I'm blaming the kid. he's 15 and made a shitty choice. No, that doesn't make it less sad. But yes - he's a spoiled little shit who absolutely needed that thing taken from him. There were plenty of times i told my parents, even in high school, "I'll hate you forever if..." or "I'll run away if..." Kids do that. You have to be the parent.

I had a friend "run away" to my house once because she got into a fight with her mother.

Blaming the father for not giving in is pure stupidity.

absolutely.

 

[ponyfitness]

absolutely.

+1.

The kid is probably at one of his gamer nerd friends' houses playing Xbox and laughing at all the attention he's getting. If it happens to be a pedo house then too bad.

Back at the start the parents should have set limits on the amount of playing time and been watching his online activity.

 

[puddlemonkey]

I ran away over 10 times when I was 15.

I was a spoiled rotten little teenager. lol

You sound like a handful lol