Father of the Year - Page 2

The construction biz/ice hockey coach/parent has forced me to get creative at times when motivating worker/players/kids and the same thing that works in the now may not work in two hours or tomorrow. I applaud the Dads efforts and he strikes me as someone that is watching out for his kids best interest and will not give up. More then I can say for most parents out there.

My wife is a special needs teacher and is my reality check at times, but we both agree the US is Raising a Nation of Wimps...
http://www.psychologytoday.com/artic...1/nation-wimps

And that's the bottom line - At some point, these young people will have to join the real world and face failure. They are totally unprepared for the situation where someone doesn't like them, doesn't like what they've done, place expectations on them or reject them. Unable to cope, they break down into depression, suicide and/or murder. Then the parents claim that society just doesn't understand them. The problem actually is that the kid doesn't understand society.

Originally Posted by Kris Kringle

Crap KZ you know there will be flack on this one don't you? I mean Today every kid is supposed to be A winner.

I'm pretty sure you feel the same way I do about those "Participant Medals".

Originally Posted by IronPirate

PTS, how old are your kids if I may ask?

I don't have an issue with the dad shooting the laptop but putting it on FB for all to see, without any privacy filters, will have a lot of unintended consequences.
A number of people have expressed "interest" in his daughter in the comments section, for example. Then there's the fans, the haters, an of course the authorities.

I feel bad for him, you can tell how upset he is as he struggles to speak.

12 and 15 are my kids ages. They both have been shooting my guns since they were old enuff to hold it themselves.

I, for one, am glad MDG posted it- I probably wouldn't have seen it otherwise. You keep on trolling youtube, MDG, we're all the better for it!

As I said above, the video is great entertainment. When I watched it I was laughing, I showed it to my sister - who has four grown kids - and she was laughing. Here's a guy pushed to the limits of his sanity by his teenage daughter - it's hard not to relate to that. Even if you don't have kids - we've probably all felt pushed to the edge by someone at sometime and thought about doing something just as crazy.

If it were just a SNL comedy sketch, it would be hilarious period. But it is about a real family with real issues and none of them seem to be handling them very well. This girl is doing the normal push back of adolescence- learning how to be herself in the world. It's an obnoxious stage of development. They know nothing and they think they know everything. Here's a Dad going thermonuclear on her. He wants the best for her - that she appreciate what she has, that she become responsible and respectful of others - but he himself is being very immature and disrespectful and unappreciative of the things and people that he has. He needs to be the adult, so that she can learn how that goes.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I was born 100 years too late. What this particular "FATHER OF THE YEAR" did was nothing less than a perfect job of disciplining his child. Doexn't mean their relationship is "deteriorated" at all. He has a rebellious,15 y/o daughter. Nothing new there. She messed up and it wasn't her first time. Nothing new there either. Only thing different was he chose to put it on facebook. Big deal. It wasn't emotional abuse. She won't be scarred or mental f'd up for life. No authorities, shrinks, or child services needed here. Hopefully she will learn from her mistake and they will move forward.

Personally, I think he did such a great job that I would love to meet him and shake his hand. I would then even offer to give him back the $130 he's out and the $1 per bullet to show my support of his actions and frustrated fathers everywhere.

WAY TO GO, DAD OF THE YEAR!!!

I wonder who bought the computer in the first place?

But why do people feel the need to put personal stuff on Facebook? Not just this, but I see it all the time. It's hard to take people's claim to a right to privacy seriously when they put every little detail about themselves out there for anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. Then you get the ones who post cryptic stuff like "What a terrible day" or "I'm sooooo excited" but not a clue as to what happened.

With parenting you don't always get the instant gratification of whether the actions were a success and he may not know for years to come if his actions were a game changer in her life.

Originally Posted by Scrapette

This guy is obviously a control freak. And he's gotten himself into a power struggle with a fifteen year old. What do you think she will do next since he's humiliated her in front of the world? I wouldn't be surprised if she hurts herself in some way. This family needs counseling.

Yes, snotty teenagers who thumb their noses at their parents need to be given a reality check. Kids today are very, very spoiled and disrespectful. Sometimes they need some toughlove. But you have to model mature behavior to them . He could have taken ithe laptop away and given it to charity and done it without any fanfare. If he has to resort to these tactics, he is a very insecure individual who can't tolerate any challenge to his authority. He's the adult - but he acted like the child - no wonder she doesn't have any respect for him.

It was great entertainment, but not great parenting.

I raised 3 kids and there is always a power struggle with them , we as parents are trying to keep them grounded and they are trying to spread their wings and fly!!