What do you think?
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It's not..I wonder if he had them take it down. It got a lot more attention then he thought it would get. I'm gonna see if I can find another link..bssage said:link is not working
it is everywhere all over the world now. google "dad shoots laptop"mom2many said:It's not..I wonder if he had them take it down. It got a lot more attention then he thought it would get. I'm gonna see if I can find another link..
I'm in agreement with this. I think he's a horses ass. Who took the video, and who posted it on Utube? Wonder if he set that up himself...weird.fiona_f said:This guy sucks. Mainly, because he lacks empathy. He's also wasteful, he could have donated that laptop to someone who genuinely could have used it. Imagine the difference in someone's life he could have made rather than throwing a bitchy fit.
He also is saying that it is about to get "a whole lot harder" then pulls out a gun and starts shooting it (with hollow point bullets no less). I find that to be setting the stage for a bizarre power dynamic, that at best is just douchebaggery and at worst is threatening and mentally abusive. I'm just going to try to believe he just wanted to stroke himself in front of all his friends, rather than trying to confront a possible upsetting reality.
I'm not sure why you would want to publicly humiliate your daughter. I'm not sure why he would destroy a piece of equipment that could help people. The only explanation that I can come up with is that he is mentally unsound, demonstrated by firing at that close of range at the ground when a stone could send the bullet back at him in a ricochet.
I'm not discounting that his daughter doesn't suck as well, but he's the one that proved himself on film (which means that he's at least currently stupider than she is).
When a teen is unhappy it is perfectly acceptable for them to post about their parents. Why? Because they are teenagers. That's what they do. Teens have been finding ways to rebel against their "elders" since the dawn of time, you can read about it in the writings of the ancient Greeks. They are confronting feelings for the first time in their lives and they don't have proper coping mechanisms for them. What they feel is real, even if it is overblown and ridiculous.
The father should be held to a different standard, first because he is an adult and second because he put he clearly expects his daughter to treat him with respect.
How she got caught even though the parents were blocked..
HOW SHE GOT CAUGHT: The Dog Did It.. no, really.
I finally came out and told her this today, partly because it was too funny NOT to share.
When my daughter made her post, she used Facebook's privacy settings to block "Family" and "Church" friend's lists. All her other friends could see it. We, of course could not.
One of our dogs is always getting in photos and therefore has her own Facebook page. It's just a cute dumb thing we did for fun. Well, the dog's profile is rarely used except when funny pictures of her are posted. Since that's not too often, and she has very few friends on Facebook, her wall is kind of bare, with relatively few posts showing up on it.
The other night we gave the dog a bath and there was a funny photo we uploaded to Facebook and tagged her in. I logged in as the dog the next morning to comment on the photo. However when I logged into the dog's profile, my daughter had forgotten to add her to the "family" list.... so our family dog's profile showed her post right there on the front page.
It wasn't any parent-hacking, computer spying, or monitoring of any kind.. the dog actually ratted her out completely by accident. She hasn't petted that dog all day today...
Attention Media Outlets:
While we appreciate the interest you're all putting forth to get in touch with us regarding the video, we're not going to go on your talk show, not going to call in to your radio show, and not going to be in your TV mini-series.
Some of you think I made an acceptable parenting decision and others think I didn't. However, I can't think of any way myself or my daughter can respond to a media outlet that won't be twisted out of context. The Dallas news TV news already showed that in their brief 5 minute interview with the psychologist.
Additionally, there's absolutely NO way I'm going to send my child the message that it's OK to gain from something like this. It would send her a message that it's OK to profit at the expense of someone else's embarrassment or misfortune and that's now how I was raised, nor how she has been raised.
So I say thank you from all of us. If we have anything to say, we'll say it here on Facebook, and we'll say it publicly, but we won't say it to a microphone or a camera. There are too many other REAL issues out there that could use this attention you're giving us. My daughter isn't hurt, emotionally scarred, or otherwise damaged, but that kind of publicity has never seemed to be to have a positive effect on any child or family.
If you're a news outlet that wants to ask us a question, feel free to so via email. I'm sure by now my email address is easy enough to find. It might take me awhile to get to a response because I'd have to sort through the "Die you bastard" emails to find it, but we will respond if its something that we feel merits it. Otherwise, sorry... no interviews, no talk shows, no call-ins.
If we respond to anything, it will be on here, and it will be in a way that our words can't be misconstrued or edited for appeal to specific audience or shock value.
Now, I'm going to try to get to work for the day.
Best of luck to all of you out there... and PLEASE give my phone a break.