I doubt he would have anyway. I had a teacher use an embarrassing public punishment for me back when I was in 8th grade. Granted I was much younger than 19 and more unsure of myself at that age, but it was absolutely devastating to me...and that feeling lasted for a LONG time afterwards. Even at 19, you are still trying to find yourself and can be unsure around your friends etc....I just think it might go beyond punishment to threaten a young person's growing sense of self confidence.
I guess it's all a matter of opinion. On Jan 9, 2008 9:07 AM, Crow T. Robot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I doubt he'll do it again tho. > > On Jan 9, 2008 9:03 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm torn man. Seriously. > > > > I don't have any problem with her being strict. If she made it clear > that > > there was to be NO alcohol in the car, and that breaking this rule would > > result in stiff consequences, then I applaud her for following through. > > > > What bugs me is making this a public thing. I'm not really sure what her > > motivation is. Is it so everyone can look and see what a great parent > she > > is? Is it to publicly humiliate her 19 year old son? Neither reason > seems > > very smart to me. > > > > On Jan 9, 2008 8:35 AM, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > I'm so happy to see this. Too often these days I see shitty parenting > > all > > > around me and wonder what kind of adults these kids are gonna be. > This > > > kid's pretty pissed off, but I know that someday he's going to get > over > > it, > > > see his mom's side and thank her for it. > > > > > > *Mom sells rule-breaking son's car* > > > > > > DES MOINES, Iowa - Jane Hambleton has dubbed herself the "meanest mom > on > > > the planet." > > > > > > After finding alcohol in her son's car, she decided to sell the car > and > > > share her 19-year-old's misdeed with everyone - by placing an ad in > the > > > local newspaper. > > > > > > The ad reads: "OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who > obviously > > > don't love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for three weeks > > before > > > snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat. > > > $3,700/offer. Call meanest mom on the planet." > > > > > > Hambleton has heard from people besides interested buyers since > recently > > > placing the ad in The Des Moines Register. > > > > > > The 48-year-old from Fort Dodge says she has fielded more than 70 > > > telephone calls from emergency room technicians, nurses, school > > counselors > > > and even a Georgia man who wanted to congratulate her. > > > > > > "The ad cost a fortune, but you know what? I'm telling people what > > > happened here," Hambleton says. "I'm not just gonna put the car for > > resale > > > when there's nothing wrong with it, except the driver made a dumb > > decision. > > > > > > "It's overwhelming the number of calls I've gotten from people saying > > > 'Thank you, it's nice to see a responsible parent.' So far there are > no > > > calls from anyone saying, 'You're really strict. You're real > overboard, > > > lady.'" > > > > > > The only critic is her son, who Hambleton says is "very, very unhappy" > > > with the ad and claims the alcohol was left by a passenger. > > > > > > Hambleton believes her son but has decided mercy isn't the best policy > > in > > > this case. She says she set two rules when she bought the car at > > > Thanksgiving: No booze, and always keep it locked. > > > > > > The car has been sold, but Hambleton says she will continue the ad for > > > another week - just for the feedback. > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_fe_st/odd_car_ad > > > > > > -- > > > Ray Champagne > > > Web Developer, Dolan Media Company > > > 612.215.6497 :: 612.718.8852 (m) > > > ray.champagne [at] dolanmedia [dot] com > > > GTalk: raychampagne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:250275 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
