Told myself, "Please be something other than a black kid!"

Clicked link.

When will I be proved wrong about these things?

Fooshards: 34 posts and noone has mentioned that she (or the father) SPELLED THE SIGN WRONG?

That's a girl's handwriting.

cookiefleck: I'm starting to believe I'm the only child raised in the 80's/90's that got a swift painful ass smack whenever I got "fresh"

Oh, no. You're definitely not the only one. I also got the soap in the mouth thing, but mine came with a twist: my mom used SoftSoap to make it extra memorable. It worked.

devildog123: mhuckins: I love these stories!

In my day, one simply got the belt for backtalk.

Public humiliation seems like an okay alternative!

This.

If I had ever gotten suspended, I would have expected an ass kicking when I got home. And probably deserved it.

I got blamed for, and suspended for something I didn't do in middle school. Some black girl's clothes were stolen from her PE locker and put into the sink or something. She thought it was me because I had been making rude comments about her (she stuffed her bra and her ass, it was hilarious).

My ma knew it wasn't me, and argued on my behalf, but I was still suspended.

What was my punishment? Twelve hours of yard work, some of it in the rain.

If my ma was going to punish me for being suspended when she thought the suspension was unjust, I wasn't about to find out what she had in store if I had actually farked up.

buillocks. nothing was learned here as the girl was able to hide her face, thus hiding her shame. and she did not adopt her attitude overnight, it was a long process that was allowed to accumulate.

that said, i say 'hat's off!' to all parents who are able to raise children well. i cannot even imagine the energy, patience, love and heartbreak it takes to get through it all. children are horrible people and i loathe them deeply. i was a horrible child myself once so i know of what i speak.

KrispyKritter: buillocks. nothing was learned here as the girl was able to hide her face, thus hiding her shame. and she did not adopt her attitude overnight, it was a long process that was allowed to accumulate.

that said, i say 'hat's off!' to all parents who are able to raise children well. i cannot even imagine the energy, patience, love and heartbreak it takes to get through it all. children are horrible people and i loathe them deeply. i was a horrible child myself once so i know of what i speak.

Thing is, every parent thinks they're great at parenting.

The My Little Pony Killer: Frederick: The reporter could have included in the article what the actual offense was....

Yeah, but then they'd have to talk to her parents and ask questions. Reporters can't be bothered to do that these days, gotta get the stories out and printed for the page clicks, dontchaknow.

Plus that would interfere with people's right to be outraged

Wait, a black kid has a father?

Joshudan: "my parents failed me and all I got was this stupid sign"

My 14 year old tells me to DIAF pretty regularly. The parents will get over it.

Uhmmm yeah, my ass would have been beaten over that kind of behavior. There's a reason I had no problems with the verbal discipline when I went to BCT; honestly they weren't any worse than my mom.

Squat thrusts on the other hand, still make my shin muscles hurt when I think about them...

Getting a big kick reading what people say about her name, and then I read their screen name.




/ oh wait, never mind
// what a stupid name

Stinkyy: Ok, great, but what if the girl didn't obey her father? Nothing he could do. Wonder what got her to comply with the punishment.

Her name is Quandria, and you think her father is still around?

tekmo: Public humiliation?

Young women shouldn't be taught that men have the right to shame them.

Wonderful parenting. Good job, dad.

You're going to need help too, someday, old man. I hope she tells you to go to hell.

Oh, spare me. This is the kind of bullshiat that has led to out-of-control children, and by extension out-of-control adults. If it's not one thing it's another. Nonono, mustn't punish her, Dad, because she's a woman and you have to be considerate of her feelings. Never mind that when she gets out on her own she's going to get absolutely biatch-slapped by reality. No, it's better that it all comes as a total shock after a childhood of being treated with kid gloves.

Setting a child up for life failure by sheltering them is abuse. Teaching them a lesson in a memorable way with little pain while they're young is much more humane.

Salt Lick Steady: Joshudan: My 14 year old tells me to DIAF pretty regularly.

Dude. What? Maybe because I was raised by a Marine and a teacher, but I would never get away with that without punishment. You just let him/her do that and brush it off?

If anything, him not doing anything about it will teach the kid that it's okay to back talk to all authority figures... I mean, if the most important authority figure in the kids life ain't gonna do sh*t when he smarts off, nobody else will, right?

CasperImproved: Trying to instill shame is a poor way to teach. Better that they would have had him perform charity/volunteer work for x hours.



I somewhat disagree. While charity work is always a good teaching tool for kids, shaming or embarrassing kids is no longer seen the same way.

Kids are now "public figures". Meaning they want to be "seen" by everyone. It's mandatory to have a Facebook account and publish every moment of your life on it. It's important to text everyone possible to let them know everything going on that day... every thought.... every idea... every criticism of everything.... Since they have to be public to be popular, that is the only way to affect them and get the point across.

Protecting the snowflakes only goes so far. Ignoring bad behavior because of the fear of shaming them will not work. If you make them look bad or stupid to their "circle", they will quickly act to make sure it doesn't happen again.

I find it sad that so many kids are shallow these days.... only concerned about their status to other people. The best thing parents can teach them is to be independent and stop trying to impress others.

BronyMedic: tekmo: Public humiliation?

Young women shouldn't be taught that men have the right to shame them.

Wonderful parenting. Good job, dad.

You're going to need help too, someday, old man. I hope she tells you to go to hell.

Do you know how I know you don't work around kids?

Humiliation infront of their peers is one of the few things they're utterly terrified of.

Every single kid I knew growing up who was disciplined via public humiliation ended up a dysfunctional adult with a personality disorder and usually some substance abuse issues. The type of parent who thinks public shaking is appropriate magically ends up with children who act out. Almost like its the parenting that leads to the bad behavior in the first place.

Sounds like a job for George Zimmerman! He'll get her attitude straight, even if it kills her.

NightOwl2255: Sounds like a job for George Zimmerman! He'll get her attitude straight, even if it kills her.

Good god, the daily, 1000+ post Zimmermang threads aren't enough to satiate you? You're psychotic.

Salt Lick Steady: Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Every single kid I knew growing up who was disciplined via public humiliation ended up a dysfunctional adult with a personality disorder and usually some substance abuse issues.

Chicken v egg, causation v correlation, anecdotal evidence, yeah. That's a winning post.

Eh, I'm sure its all a coincidence.