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To: Kirkwood
Complete agreement; this guy sounds like a moron. Where do you suppose his daughter learned impulse control? I would also be curious as to who owned the laptop. Even if the father had given it to her, it doesn't give him the right to destroy it. It wouldn't be shocking to see CPS show up at this guy's house - if he feels the need to take his aggression out on a computer because of this, what's he going to do when the girl comes home with bad grades, an unacceptable boyfriend, or an unintended pregnancy?
44 posted on 02/10/2012 8:28:32 AM PST by stormer
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To: stormer
...what's he going to do when the girl comes home with bad grades, an unacceptable boyfriend, or an unintended pregnancy?

Uhm...shoot her?

50 posted on 02/10/2012 8:33:32 AM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: stormer
Even if the father had given it to her, it doesn't give him the right to destroy it.

Um, yes it does. She's a minor child and he is her parent. If she had, as he suggested, gone out to get a job and had earned the money for the laptop herself, you might have a case, but she got the laptop from him and then he spent six hours as an IT professional and $130 of his own money upgrading it for her. And then she objects to doing chores around the house? Ungrateful little cow!

You're missing something. The dad clearly states that they have been through this before, she rebelled and posted foolish, insulting things about her parents before and was warned that the consequences would be very serious if she did it again. Well, she did it again. This is the very serious consequence.

What on earth made her think she had the right to sit on her hindquarters doing nothing except whining while her parents work all day to buy her luxuries? What made her think she could outsmart and insult her father online? Truly outrageous. Yes, since he can't legally lay a hand on her, an online whuppin' was due.

I'm just sad that an innocent laptop had to die. But at least this little demonstration with the ACP prevents months of nonstop whining to get it back. If she wants a new one, she's going to have to work.

Teenage girls are tough. Do you have any?

56 posted on 02/10/2012 8:47:02 AM PST by ottbmare (off-the-track Thoroughbred mare)
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To: stormer
"Complete agreement; this guy sounds like a moron. Where do you suppose his daughter learned impulse control? I would also be curious as to who owned the laptop. Even if the father had given it to her, it doesn't give him the right to destroy it. It wouldn't be shocking to see CPS show up at this guy's house - if he feels the need to take his aggression out on a computer because of this, what's he going to do when the girl comes home with bad grades, an unacceptable boyfriend, or an unintended pregnancy?"

Yes, depending on how rebellious she is, as she has to do is say she is afraid of her father and CPS, will show up and maybe place her in a foster home. They may show up anyway.

58 posted on 02/10/2012 8:50:25 AM PST by Truth29
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To: stormer

No, the guy doesn’t seem like a moron.

He seems almost too good in his role to be true. I kinda hope this is a spoof because if this is real, their relationship will be irreparably damaged.

She’s the 15 year old who made a stupid, insulting post on Facebook.

He’s the adult who should have shown her the post, told her what he told us about how much she had hurt her family by posting this, and taken away her laptop and phone for a long period of time, but not forever.

It’s really funny but that father/daughter relationship is over.

However, I’m still hoping it was a big act.


83 posted on 02/10/2012 4:52:31 PM PST by altura (Pining for Perry but willing to settle for Newt or Santorum.)
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