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Originally Posted by Enunciated Piffle
As a parent and a gun owner I say the following: 'that father in the video, whilst seemingly 'putting his foot down' is actually making the situation worst. My list of points would include:
1) You don't just destroy something of your daughters...even if she is being a bitch. It's called maturity. You can sell it. Take it away. Whatever.
2) SHOOTING your child's lap-top on a viral youtube video is incredibly gross as a gun-owner. It is implying that they solve problems just by firing them, can be used thoughtlessly AND in acts of rage. I've been around guns my whole life. They aren't something you treat in this manner. They are for hunting and protection. I can't fucking stand seeing idiots w/ guns. Most of my friends are 'gun-hating liberals' and it's stupid shit like that makes it hard for reasonable gun-owners like myself...to own and use guns.
3) Your a shit father! Where do you think this girls behavior stems from? You can make the 'nature or nurture' arguement, but this man is simply sending a very confusing and hateful message to what I assume is a teenage girl. If she's such a cunt, perhaps you should not have had her, OR, paid more attention to her. DO you think publicly humiliating her is going to bring you two together?
4) It's fun to cheer this guy on, (the video is admittedly hilarious) but look people, how many of us KatG fans have had super-fucked-up childhoods? When we're all done laughing at this, let's examine the psychology of this video...it isn't right.
5) Thank you. Cue 'the more you know music' haha
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I would stongly suggest, if you haven't already, checking out the guys Facebook page linked too in the video description. He probably agrees with some of your points. He says he didn't mean it to go viral and (without going rehashing all of it) I think one of the most important points is that they haven't profited from this and they don't want too! He did it to prove a point (in some degree of anger) and too me he was taking it too the next level in the best way he thought as part of answering your point 3.
I am a father, most likely a pretty bad one at times. I love my kids and I want to do my best for them. I can tell you, probably exactly as my parents told me and I ignored them, my kids have it so much better then I had it. Finding the right balance of punishment to encouragement, is one of the most difficult things to work out! I strongly think that one of the hardest things about parenting is that you have one shot at it! You can't go "I really stuffed up handling that issue! Lets pretend it didn't happen and go back and live that last week again". Doesn't work like that!
Any way, again, before making your opinion of the guy (Tommy) check out his facebook page as it fills out the whole story!
JMTC