oh and to the lady saying we are all going to be horrible parents....

you can bet your @ss my kids would never ever consider doing anything like that to me. you speak of giving respect to get it...that is your opinion and that is perfectly fine. but my opinion is that as my mother told me 'i am your mother and you will respect me because i have given you life, love, a roof over your head, food in your tummy, and clothes on your back.' as a parent you arent required to respect your @sshole kid...but you are required to discipline them and teach them right from wrong. my mother was a cold hearted woman and i hated her growing up...but as an adult i have more respect for her than anyone on this planet because she instilled morals and a sense of self in me i otherwise wouldnt have gotten if she wouldnt have been the 'horrible parent' you are claiming we all will be.

with that said you are entitled to your opinion because like butt holes...EVERYONE HAS ONE!

ok so i just watched it...THANK GOD FOR A FATHER LIKE THAT!! lol my mom would have just beat my @ss with the laptop. i feel as if she is ungrateful and disrespectful. my mom was a single mother with three girls and we as her children did everything in the house. my mom worked 2 and 3 jobs at a time and we would be damned if she came home and lifted a finger.

i guess the difference in opinions is of course understandable because everyone is raised differently and raises their kids differently. which is fine...but when the behavior this little girl had is occuring over and over again and you are on the receiving end is the only real time any of us can say what we would do if in this mans shoes.

as for me...my 3 yr old has chores. she cleans up her toys, fold her blankets on her bed, puts her dishes in the sink, and helps me vaccum the house as well as do laundry. yes she does a few of these things because she thinks its fun but for the most part because i wont have her grow up to be lazy and not learn how to take care of her things.

sorry so long but i feel like he did his parental duty...GOOD JOB DAD!!

All i have to say now is that momma banks is faaaar more of a hero than that father with the gun... And if anyone is a loving, caring mother I'd think a kid would be blessed to have, it's her.

And it also says honor thy mother and father. Which she was NOT doing by bad mouthing them on Facebook. In regards to him posting it on Facebook, the punishment fit the crime. She humiliated them, he humiliated her.

Why did religion have to be brought into this lovely debate? Does the bible really say to fear god? If so what a load of dribble. I choose to get my definitions from the dictionary: Fear and respect are two totally different things.

Btw to everyone who seems to feel it's so awesome that dad "gave her a taste of her own medicine" ... Way to be adults. He is the parent, she is the child; there should be a difference in how the two handle a situation. Which brings me to my original point; you can't expect your children to know how to handle their anger properly if you don't teach them!

Oh, modelmom, it was you who said the physical abuse thing ... does the bible tell you emotional & mental abuse are good tools for disciplining your children too??

@modelmom (lol) ... throwing the bible in my face does absolutely no good because no, I am not a Christian nor do I think, obviously, that you should fear your parents OR god for that matter. That's precisely WHY im not a religious person, because I think that is a completely ridiculous way to live your life. Good try though.

And no, I do not have teenagers yet but I can assure you that when my children are teenagers I will never use a gun to teach them any sort of lesson, nor will I publicly humiliate them as a form of "punishment".

And to whoever said "he didn't abuse her physically" ,,, the fact that you had to add "physically" shows that somewhere in there you DO see that it is abusive in one form or another. Justification that it's not "physical" does nothing to prove your point. Mental & emotional abuse can be just as, if not more, damaging.

If my children don't fear their father or I, I'll be wondering who the hell ARE they fearing.

And IMO, anyone under 18 should not have a Facebook or access to social networking.

And mommabanks, to me this is about the principle of the situation. I talk and yell in movies that are completely fake but in the moment, it's "real".

Mommabanks: just a little food for thought ... I don't know if you are a Christian, but if you are just wanted to say 'even the bible says to fear God'. Now the doesn't mean parents are gods but it does mean the fear and respect are at times considered one in the same. Furthermore, there is nothing wrong with children having a 'healthy' level of fear/respect of their parents. This sets boundaries for them. And, just a question out of curiosity...."do you have teenagers"?

@Mommabanks: who to say this poor father hasn't set a good example on how to be respectful time and time again with this child. Let's face it, in this world there is ALWAYS someone to answer to. Our first encounters w/authority are normally w/parents. She is a CHILD, thus should respect her parents PERIOD. He wasn't abusing her physically; he simply gave her a taste of her own medicine by playing on her terms (and he did very well might I add). Many adolescents nowadays require this type of 'tough love'. She obviously does not have much respect for her own parents to belittle them on FB. Therefore, I think he did what most parents would for this level of disrespect. Now maybe she'll learn to respect the sacrifices they make for her.

Oh I love how her dad reacted.... I could only imagine what MY dad would've done.... OOOHHH it would've been WAY worse. He wouldve done that but also gave me an ass-whooping of a lifetime. My dad gave me MY responsibilities but I never got an allowance like most kids do nowadays... My kids won't! You do your part at home or you don't get to do nothing but set on your ass and stare at the wall. My 4 yr old helps me do laundry, clean house and when I ask him to pick up toys and put them back in his playroom... He does so before I let him do or get what HE wants. I think he was right.... She wanted to shove her parents out on the web.... What the hell did she expect??? Her ass was gonna be shoved out there too. Disrespectful youth!!!

I don't think to much of it... We all agree to disagree with what the father did/ the teen did, we all parent differently & this was his way & his way only, I may never use a gun to that extent or even touch a gun in my life but he explains why he did it, respect it or not I'm sure he dosnt care but as a child I got grounded for months for been a b**** & I look back now & know I deserved it, I agree with respect goes both ways but parents have a huge responsibility these days everything a parent dose can be wrong or right in the next parents eyes, he could have handled it differently & I'm sure some of you would have disagreed as such, this is his way of parenting & I'll respect him for doing what he dose because as I said been a parents is difficult that time ?

I like how all these people assume the guy is telling the truth ... Not that I'm saying a teenager necessarily is, or isn't dramatizing it, but really why are y'all so quick to believe whatever this guy says!? I continue to be appalled at the direction of this discussion.

If u pay attention he specified what parts were kind of true and thegetting coffee was not 1....kudos to him....I would have cleared the computer....donated it to someone who needs one and shot a dummy laptop to make my point.....that girls as usual at her age over indulged and exaggerated what she actually does...spoiled little b**** if u ask me and loved the video

"she still hadn't learnt her lesson". Instead, I'd say "the father still hasn't learned how to have a relationship with his daughter and parent her in an appropriate way.". It's the chicken or egg debate. Is the father cracking the whip because the daughter is a turd? Or is the daugthter a turd because the father has no idea how to parent, is dishing out ridiculous punishments like 3 month groundings and shooting laptops? I'm hedging that the fathers ridiculous parenting started at an early age and that's why the daughters a turd. Pp: I agree teenagers are rebellious even if the parents do a 'good job.'. I'm talking abou cases that go outside the norm where the relationship has totally broken down (like in this case).

I keep seeing people making the EXCUSE that "the teen was just venting". There is a HUGE difference between venting & disrespect.

The girl was grounded for 3 months! That's a long time! She still hadn't learned her lesson, so the father took it upon himself to play her game. Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes people (both kids & adults) need a taste of their own medicine to understand their own actions.

I've pretty much become bored with this whole thing because it's just a big argument at this point but I will say it's upsetting to see how many of you plan to parent in a way that causes your children to fear you. Fear and respect are two VERY different things & it scares ME that you don't see it that way. I respect the hell out of my parents, always have and always will, and I was also spanked as a child (though never anywhere but my butt, never with an object other than their hand, and never to the point it caused me physical pain, only to make a point) and I realize people have different parenting styles; but teaching a child to fear you is sick. I for one was afraid of disappointing my parents; I was afraid of lessening their opinion of me. Not once was I ever afraid that if I did something wrong they would cause me physical harm, and I think it is extremely unhealthy to instill that kind of fear in a child. I never want my children to be afraid I might hurt them!! You are their parents, and while it is absolutely your job to raise them with respect & manners and all that good stuff, it is foremost your responsibility to be the people who love them more than anyone & to be someone they can come to with problems; not someone they are afraid of. I would be terrified of someone who shot multiple bullets in something because I used it in a way they didn't intend, even now; not to mention at 16. And that is a sick principle on which to raise a child.

Swannie, are you serious? you really think that somewhat obnoxious teens are exclusively because of incompetent parenting? Sure how you parent plays a big role, but teenagers are obnoxious, it is part of testing the barriers to becoming more independent. I had fantastic parents and sometimes I wanted to have a big rant about them, but fortunately there wasn't a huge online audience available to rant at. I know I would have been in huge trouble if I had said it to them. The fact that she tried to hide it from her parents says to me that she knew it wasn't appropriate but was choosing to ignore that.

What the girl done was wrong but maybe they shouldn't of treated her like a slave. You get what you put in. Treat your kid like s*** and they'll give it right back.

I've been in her shoes and trust me when your parents treat you like that a lot of hatred builds up and "talking" doesn't work. My parents would just call me ungrateful.

Parents today are afraid to punish their kids. My mom was mean. She spanked me and hard. She was relentless. I even got the belt a few times. The first and last time I said a smart ass comment she smacked me as hard as she could across my face. Not a punch, just a good slap. Thinking back....I deserved it because I was out of line. I was scared of my mom and if I screwed up there were consequences, just like there are as adults. As adults if u screw up, you can lose everything or go to jail depending on what it is. Because o how she raised me bs how my cousins were raised I was the only one to graduates high school, or own my own house, or a new car. Hell I'm the only one who has accomplished anything. You know why....because if I didn't this little lady would have whooped my ass.

PP,

My father was a damn good father. Sacrificed everything for his family to live with what we needed. Raised my brothers and I with great morals and values. Oh how I wish I could take back my horrible attitude and rebellious actions to my father who never deserved it. The way I acted as a teen did NOT equal to how my dad raised me.

The father left it too late to find the middle ground. Obviously his parenting to date had not resulted in the polite little princess he desired. Poor parenting when kids are young breeds turds for teenagers! If I couldn't trust my 15 year old they would only be allowed to use the computer in

A family room (if at all). Kids are a Product of their parenting (or lack of).

To the pp(ers)Yes the taser would have made a good video. I about peed myself watching. I still dont know how she got the cords to stick to it but boy oh boy. It went BOOM. My friends on the bus went OH SH!T. My mom went IM A PUSHOVER??!! I went oooohhhh Im in trouble....

To me, that is TRADITIONAL parenting. Do you know how hard it is to even spank your child without the law getting involved or having 500 negative comments on bb about it? She is 15 or so... Age is no excuse to act like an inconsiderate brat. From what I got from watching the video, he is raising his daughter to have respect and courtesy. Everything we do usually comes with a life lesson... Pouring coffee for another is having respect for elders... Especially our parents. Chores, they're not MEANT to be fun but we were taught to do it so we know how to fly on our own. It was so "harsh" for what he did to her poor laptop, but she didn't embarrass or slander him...right??? He is putting her in her place, something that he has every right to do.

I think this is perfectly executed! Loved it! This obviously was not her first offense with the same action and talking and grounding didn't work then, said she just got off grounding for doing almost the same thing, then he goes and spends his day and money fixing and upgrading her laptop just to find this disrespectful post after already punishing her for something similar before....obviously it didn't work that time so why would it now! Not to mention everyone in this damn world uses the Internet as an outlet for any and everything so why should he be any different!? As for shooting the computer, he is obviously a country man, with a very good job and education so props for that, and guns are like a toaster for them, second nature, so you probably shouldn't judge unless you live that lifestyle!!!

It was beautiful!!!

I think he had tried middle ground and it didn't work (she was previously grounded for a similar offense).

Also, to the pp who said that it was unsupervised use which caused the problem, do you really expect that a fifteen year old would only have supervised use of the computer? In my view these days that is pretty unrealistic (it was even unrealistic when I was a kid and I'm not that young) not to mention unnecessary. If it gets to the point where you need to supervise computer use then you might as well just take the computer away... Or shoot it ;-)

Lilbitt. It's not a choice of shooting a laptop or beating your child. There's plenty of middle ground in between. If the dad had trouble figuring out what that middle ground was he should have gone to parenting classes.

I have to say many who posted had great viewpoints on both sides. This will be something I have to think about more in depth. I'm sure that there's a happy medium but not sure how I would/will react.

Mommabanks I see your points but do think that there are children that those techniques won't work with. With those behaviors there may have to be drastic measures (unsure if what they should be). For that I don't think that the women here (or myself) will be "horrible parents" and give you and everyone credit for talking about this. This generation is different that way as we have thoughtful discussions our parents didn't have the medium to engage in. I will be a new parent and a lot of my opinions are still being formed and I hope always evolving. I can't say I wont spank my child, I don't know. I'm going to take things as they come. I do however think a natural level of fear of your parents is healthy. You should be scared to go something wrong, I was. And if I got caught I was punished or spanked. I cherish that parenting. It wasn't harsh or out of line. It was regular and normal. They also hugged me, played games with me, taught me things with love. I'm happy for my childhood.

Seems like any post will turn into a debate.

So...to all that think he went to far...would you rather him shoot her laptop....or do like that judge William Adams did and beat his daughter with a belt 17 times. Ill take him shooting the laptop.

It was pretty funny. I was surprised & shocked that he shot her laptop. I almost had a heart attack & am in fear for mine now, even though I don't live with my dad. And her mom asked to put one in for her. That's whatsup.

I agree with momma banks. You've got to act with dignity, , fairness, class and good judgement in order to get respect. The father in the video

Had none of these things. He was taking part in a childish tit-for-tat power struggle with his daughter. If shooting a laptop was his method of dealing with things I'd question his judgement. I mean wth did his daughter have unsupervised use of a laptop for if she was untrustworthy? His leniency and failings led to this situation. He might have won the battle, but the war (winning a loving relationship with his daughter) is far from over.

Haha I LOVE this!! It's not "slavery" to give your child small chores like what she had. It is a waste that he ruined a perfectly good laptop. He could have sold it or just took it from her. Seems like a harda$$ cowboy dad tho lol I bet she will get a job real quick and won't say disrespectful things about her parents anymore.

That was genius lmao ?

I support him

I saw the video, there are two versions one had a full explanation from the dad, the other one does make him seem a bit unreasonable.

I didn't think he was disrespectful or particularly out of line. Would I shoot a laptop? Probably not, but I dont have a gun. He clearly stated what his reasons were and I thought they were sound. With an increasing role for online socialising such as face book etc, parents need to take fairly drastic action to get through to their kids. It wasn't like his first reaction to an indiscretion was to shoot her laptop, she had been warned.

Also I would argue that you get respect from people by demanding their respect, ie you dont just put up with people treating you like s*** . I know I dont respect someone just because they respect me.

oh I loved this video...... it wasn't her first offensive and she seems to be a spoiled ungrateful child. let me find our my kid IS doing some s*** like that and bashing me and his dad after all we do for him. ill do the same thing. if he thinks lifeboat so bad because he has a couple chores and responsibilities and ill show him just how hard life really is. I think a lot of the the youth today need a good kick in the butt and reality check.

Oh my gosh. He emptied a full clip! Hahaha! I hope my kid doesn't turn out a spoiled little s*** like her. Truthfully my mom probably would have slapped me then took my computer forever.

Oh my gosh. A standing ovation that man deserves!! ?Good job! Very good job! Lol he shot her laptop! That was my favorite part!

She was being a little smartass! Ungrateful is not the word for that crap she was talking. Lol I know she is beyond embarrassed and that is exactly what she needed.

Great I will be right back to argue with you crazy ladies shortly. Hehehe

On YouTube. It's called Facebook Parenting: For the Troubled Teen.

Did anyone else LOVE how he told her she had to pay him back for the bullets too?!? LOL! Awesome!!

YouTube search Facebook parenting for the troubled teen

Where do I find the video?

Sorry but I'm totally with momma banks on this one.. What that father did was cold hearted, immature, unloving, and just a horrible thing for a parent to do.. He really thinks this is gonna help his daughter?? She may not ever do this Facebook thing again out of fear, but I would never want my child to grow up simply fearing me. She did NOT deserve to be publicly humiliated like this, and the poor thing is probably devastated that her dad is getting praise from millions of people. I seriously wanna give her a hug. She was venting and that's what teenagers do. This dad went WAY WAY too far.

Congratulations mommabanks! You are going to be the WORST MOTHER EVER!!! For no reason other than the fact that you have obviously 0 respect for everyone in this app. For someone so hell bent on talking about respecting people you sure are disrespectful! You want to talk about people being hypocritical and yet you are the one being hypocritical by being disrespectful to everyone here and preaching about respect! Shut it!

As for the dad and his punishment.... Bet she doesn't act like a fool on fb again!

I think it's fantastic that y'all jump all over me for my comment but it's perfectly fine for you to call me a b**** over & over ... You ARE all just as hypocritical as the guy in the video.

I loved it!

Lol it reminded my dad made me laugh

As a Jr. High teacher, during a parent conference, a student was disrespecting his mother in front of me. She didn't say or do anything! I couldn't let it go, so I told him he had no right speaking to his mother that way.

We need more parents like this dad in this world! Children are so disrespectful nowadays. I bet his dd will never do it again! Lesson learned!

Firsttime, exactly! My mom and dad never earned my respect, sadly.

Kuddos to dad! To mommabanks, my mom tried to parent out of respect with me. I had a similar situation. My mom sat me down, told me she respected my right to have an opinion but I had hurt her feelings. What I posted on Myspace about her was just as cruel and tacky as that girl and yes I over exagerated to get pitty points. After my moms respectful talk I posted on how much my mom was a weepy pushover. Guess who lost her computer. Guess who got off the school bus thinking she was a bad ass cause all the kids at school thought she was cool for trash talking her mom. Guess who stood in the street jaw dropped while everyone on the bus watching as her mom shot her computer with a taser? Yep this girl right here! Guess who gained my respect that day not to mention the respect of my friends? Yeah my mom. You parent your way, let others parent their way. No need to call them horrible parents.

Yes ladies I was a terrible teenager but grew out of it the moment I saw my computer explode in my front yard!

I thought he did an awesome job. Next time she will think twice then to disrespect her elders. I don't see why he can't shoot the laptop, he paid for it. Lol

To me it seems like no parent can do right for some people anymore. If he would have smacked the taste out her mouth, it'd be abuse. When he shoots the laptop HE payed for, it's juvenile. Parents teach their kids responsibility and hard work with some respect, and they're slave drivers. It's ridiculous. You're damned if you do, or don't. This is what's wrong with the juvenile system in todays world. Teenagers and children need discipline or else we're all doomed. This is coming from a woman who used to be that disrespectful teenager, whose parents were pushovers.

I'm agree 100% with the father. Same would of happened here.

It was great!

With teens today who are over dramatic spoiled brats.....hats off to him. People say its normal for teens to act like this are fools. I didn't because I had a thing called respect and responsibility. So many teenagers need to get over themselves and grow up.

This dad is the sh*t. She wanna be a spoiled little brat, serves her right. If my parents had been that way withe, I wouldnt have learned things the hard way. Kudos to the dad. Boo on you ladies who are afraid to discipline your children, but I am not and will do sophomoric, juvenile things to my children if need be.

Yes, he's a great dad!

Congratulations all!!

We can still the curse of this society. Discipline your kids, teach them manners and to respect to others. Give them a spanky if they need it, ground them for misbehaving etc. most of all love on them :). Discipline is LOVE.

They'll turn perfectly fine. Not traumatized nor rebellious. They won't go and want to kill everyone and hate everyone. When disciplining always tell the WHY.

Don't put up with wrongdoings and poor choices they decide to make. Teach, discipline, teach, discipline x 1,000.

We are on a good start here. I'm sick and tired of seeing " parents of the year" being yelled at, hit, told off calling them names etc etc. give respect and demand it!!

Let's change this generation of brats to a generation of respectful individuals and useful to society.

Congratulations again :)

My point is that you can't expect a teenager, or any child for that matter, to learn discipline or respect without giving them a good example to follow. Him acting that way only shows that it's ok to take out your anger & emotion in a physical way by destroying property. You are never supposed to parent out of anger, and that's exactly what he's doing. If you want to teach your children how to behave with respect, show them first hand. You can't expect them to just magically come into the world knowing how.

I agree with Darthmom and some of the others. While there is clearly an issue there, his avenue for dealing with it was in poor taste. While no one knows for sure what the parents were having her do as teens are all about drama, he showed no respect for her either. Kids need discipline, guidance and support, none of which he provided. Sorry, but he seems like a half-wit.

That man is my hero! Love him!

im surprised some of you cant "see" the high level of disrespect that teen has for the adults in her life. its high enough that a talking to and grounding wouldn't make a difference. i saw the most anger come from the dad when he addressed how she mentioned and called the woman a cleaning lady and brought up her disrespect of him, her mother and step mother.

the teens "lashing out" was a typical gross exaggeration of her life. and her dad put it out there in the same way SHE did..tit for tat. for those of you who disagree i wonder how you'll feel if you ever discover your teens 'venting' on the internet to 500+ of their "friends"

It was bold and beautiful!

I think it's great.

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I do respect my children... But just because I choose to discipline them, it doesn't mean I am being disrespectful... It means that I love them!! The property was his so he had a right to discard it how he saw fit. She humiliated him by putting that post up to begin with. Actually, in my opinion, a bullet in her computer was not very big on the scale of bad things that could have happened to her. What if that post wasn't about her parents? What if she was complaining about a girl in school? She could have gotten beat up for that! What if it was about a teacher? She could have gotten suspended! Instead of him just taking the laptop away and having his daughter beg him everyday to get it back, he eliminated it completely and taught her a lesson.

For anyone who disagrees & does not have a teenage daughter....just wait :) lol.

I don't disagree with you in the least ... But as I said, you have to give respect to get it & obviously that's a foreign concept to the majority of posters here. Teaching responsibility is NOT accomplished by destroying property or humiliating someone, sorry.

I know our kids aren't here to do our bidding for us, but we are responsible for shaping them into adults. If my kid doesn't respect me, then he won't respect his teachers, his bosses, his future wife, etc. If I don't teach him responsibility he won't do his homework, he won't get into college, he will never be successfull in a career, and he definitly won't be responsible with his own children! WE are responsible for THEM... And by allowing them to do, act, and say as they please with no consequences is actually more detrimental than me spanking or disciplining my child (or whatever else people say we shouldn't do anymore)! I woul be crippling my child's future... I owe it to them to make sure I raise them right!

People who think shooting bullet holes in a child's possessions to "teach her a lesson"? Um, no, don't think that's too harsh.

dang its pretty messed up to call them horrible parents....

I would never have acted like that dad and I do think it was stupid but calling everyone horrible parents is a bit too much don't you think!?

Ps. Pretty sure using guns & violence to "punish" your children leads to kids who go to school & shoot people.

Congratulations, y'all are all going to be horrible parents.

Fundamental rule of humanity :: you have to give respect to get it, even with children. Just because you gave birth to them does not automatically mean you can treat them like they're on the planet to do your bidding. Did you stop to consider that she likely acted the way she did because her parents obviously give her no respect as a person? Yeah, she's a dramatic teenager as we all were at some point ... Most of us grew out of it. He got pissed because she posted a disrespectful letter on fb so what does he do? Turns around and does the same exact thing. Wonder where she learned her behavior from?

I totally agree with bellabee! Sometimes I just can't believe the way children behave in public and treat their parents! It is truly disgraceful how parents let their kids walk all over them! Hello!!! I'm the parent, you're the child!!! My parents spanked me, grounded me, and took privileges away when I was out of line... and I applaud this father for doing the same thing! I never cursed at my parents and if I ever disrespected them, I was punished because I deserved it! Them being stern with me when I was out of line taught me how to be a mature and respectful adult... And it taught me how to raise my kids right so they turn out the same and pass that on to their children and so on and so on... Sometimes I am afraid of how the future will turn out with all these disrespectful, no responsibility teens becoming adults... Or worse, when their kids are grown!

I would have sold the computer if I was the dad. F that ? he just spend money.

She does have it easy. A lot of kids have it easy. But I must say this is why you can't have Facebook anymore. I don't agree with the daughter or the dad but it sucks that you can't rant about anything anymore on Facebook.

I have to watch what I write too cuz my "cousins" and family get offended. So thank God I have this app

And this is why our society is going to $hit!! Here u have a dad who is showing his daughter that actions have consequences. Yet some people think that he was way out of hand bah, blah, blah! Wake up people our youth is no longer the same they are smarter more disrespectful and bolder then we were. Talking to them sometimes just isn't enough! It's like that parent at the store whose kid is acting an a$$ in public and all u hear is ''tommy please stop'' as Tommy is throwing himself on the floor calling her a bit€h and throwing a fit cause he just has to have that candy! And the first thing people say ohh poor child he must be going through something! Yea a lack of a good old a$$ whopping! I got one and I grew up to be just fine! This girl was to old for that so she got the next best thing!

I loved that video! Totally agree with him

Seriously, I can't believe people disagree. Some parents work hard to give their children laptops, iPods, and new phones. It's a lot of kids who don't have that luxury. You don't bite the hand that feeds you period!! So what if she has to do things around the house! Light cleaning, homework, and simply waking up for school is the life!! She has no real responsibilities, and her parents provide for her and give her luxuries she wants and she has the nerve to disrespects them? I totally support this father. I would have done the exact same thing if my CHILD that I work hard to provide for to give a good life is unappreciative and disrespects me..!!

if he didn't justify and reason, then a lot more people would be pissed at him rather than applaud him.

i wouldnt have embarrassed her quite like that. i think posting it to her facebook was genius tho. maybe a little more simple 'Hey dd, i know about ur dear parents post and this is what happens to disrespectful teens my house.' then shoot it. maybe not reading the whole thing and arguing about it via video.

Well she didn't listen the first time, this is what you get you brat. She wanted to go hi tech and live so did he. I bet you after this, she'll think it twice to refer to her parents like that.

Your parents are your parents and they deserve respect. They've made sacrifices for the love they have for you EXPECTING ONLY your respect! No financial payback.

Well done father, he did it in a very cowboy way, but whatever.

I'm sick and tired of kids rebellious, stupid ways because of the damn technology and free communication, out of control lifestyle they are now allowed. Every choice you make brings consecuennses. Period.

I agree with the dad, she had been warned in the past and obviously that did not work. He spent his time and money upgrading her computer so she could disrespect him and humiliate him on the internet!! So what if she btings her parents coffee? I started making my stepdads coffee at 7 years old! By 16 I was cooking and cleaning the entire house! Her chores are nothing! Expecting to get paid cash for them is ridiculous! My 6 yo brings me s glass of water now and then is that wrong?! I made the mistake of saying I am not your slave once & guess what happened? I got to scrub the floor on my hands and knees and even more work than before! I was lucky I didnt get beat, that time. This girl is a little brat and deserves her computer distroyed! When she gets a job and buys her own stuff maybe she will appreciate what she has. And I was appalled at her "cleaning lady" comment!

I thought that video was absolutely amazing! I laughed my ass off.

if I am disrespected by my daughter, I would do the same thing. I know humiliation works. maybe not kill the computer tho....

What he did was not discipline! This guy is an adult and a father.

I would have lost all respect for him right then and there if I were his daughter. His antics were sophomoric and juvenile and instead of being all reactionary like a butthurt child he should have acted like an adult.

That being said, it's better than no parenting at all.

I watched it 3 times and loved It more and more.

serves her right! bashing her parents like that!!!

she should have realized her dad would be able to see it if he's on her laptop redoing it and thinks

' I'm going to check up on my daughter to make sure she's doing okay outside of home life '

I mean she's 15... did she really think she would get away with that?

I'd rather see the girl be embarrassed have no computer and her dad step up as a parent like he did instead of giving her a "stern talking to" discipline isn't a taboo it's how upstanding respectful young adults are made.

Sarah those weren't her chores, that was part of her rant. He went over her chores and they were load/unload the dishwasher, wipe the counters, do her laundry and keep her room clean

At least he didn't spank her :p lol..

That was a joke, he used a different form of punishment ehh.

I think he was actually pretty calm about it. Just my opinion.

I think some people didn't agree with shooting it, but I think... He bought the laptop, he should be able to discard it how he pleases. I mean, what if he had ran over it with his car? Or hit it with a baseball bat? I mean... she didn't deserve the laptop her parebts bought her because of her lack of respect for them and what they asked her to do! If you already know your destroying the computer, then sure, put a couple rounds in it... Or 9 or 10!! :P

I agree with darth. Why is she bringing them coffee? Doing their gardening? Chores are one thing waiting on your parents is another thing. I personally can't understand using a gun to teach any child a lesson no matter how its being used. She's 16 years old at one time or another we all said something against our parents. I think he could of handle it a different way. I don't believe humiliating a child is a way of punishing any child. If he maybe would have broken it or heck sold it I wouldn't see anything wrong. The whole gun thing is just too much.

Lol. I've seen it. Hope she learned a lesson.

facebook parenting: for the troubled teen

watching that video was like watching my dad... some of the things he said and especially what he did were exactly what my dad does.

my mom cheated on my dad when I was really young, my sister had found naked pictures of my mom on our computer, so my dad took the computer outside and set it on fire.

when i lived with him, I had all the sake chores as that girl plus some and the only one i hate was I had to hand wash the dishes. we had a dish washer, but they wanted me to know what to do if I lived somewhere without a dishwasher, which I do now. but I neverrrr would have the balls to disrespect my dad like that..

I used to forget to turn my hair straightner off in the mornings and I melted the top of my tv, I left burnt marks in my chair, and I got it taken away from me countless times. well my mom bought me a brand new salon style one form my birthday and the first time I left it on, I came home and it was sitting on the table and he had cut the cord to it. I was so mad, I didn't talk to him for two days, but I knew it was my fault, and I still would never disrespect him like that.

I sent that video to my dad and he loved it BTW. said he could be friends with that guy. Hahah.

he seemed pretty level headed to me. he aparantly had tried the communication with her the first time she did it. sometimes it takes something drastic happening before they will listen obviously that's how it was with his daughter. maybe if she would get a job a pay for her own laptop like her dad requested he wouldn't be able to destroy it and she can write whatever she pleases until then I see nothing wrong with what he did. the same would have happens to me but I have respect so I never bashed my parents over the internet.

if she would learn respect she would still have a laptop simple as that

I just saw it its hilarious high 5 for that dad!!!

Kids shouldn't get paid for chores, they should do chores because it's part of being in a family. That kid was so disrespectful, even if everything she said in her post was true, it was completely out of line to post it like that. She was so vulgar.

i am glad someone does!! most people love this guys antics.

I just watched it and I agree darthmom ..

very interesting ..