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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

That's one way to discipline a kid. LOL.....

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Also known as a Reverse Mohawk!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I just picture this taking off as the new fad. How funny would it be to see a bunch of ten year olds with this?

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

It might become a fashion fad.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I always thought that would be a hilarious look for young boys, lol.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Or, how about a Comb over!!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I don't agree with this. Public humiliation through altering a kid's hair so they get laughed at? How does that punishment fit the crime?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Kill joy.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
Kill joy.

Imagine YOU are the kid...

flan

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I saw this on the morning news.

It sounds like it worked. The boys grades improved after the hair cut.

I don't think it's something I would do.

But, hair grows back. I don't think it's the end of the world.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I keep reading the town as "Smellville."

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Socks and sandals became a thing for a while.

Why cant this become a new thing?

A ten year old with a pair of knee shorts pulled up to his chest, socks and sandals and a plaid shirt, all topped off with this hair cut.

FNW · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
I don't agree with this. Public humiliation through altering a kid's hair so they get laughed at? How does that punishment fit the crime?

I agree with LL. It's mean.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

For punishment my mom would cut an inch off my hair. It worked for me. Taking away TV or confining me to my room didn't work because I was perfectly happy getting lost in a book.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

FNW wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I don't agree with this. Public humiliation through altering a kid's hair so they get laughed at? How does that punishment fit the crime?
I agree with LL. It's mean.

I agree. One thing has nothing to do with the other. If he isn't getting good grades, find out what the distraction is and remove that. Find out what he likes to do and limit that.

This is is lazy parenting and just disrespectful. They are teaching him that if someone doesn't meet his expectations, it is acceptable to alter their appearance. Nice.

Bonny22Pye · Guru

This is so mean and degrading. Some people shouldn't be parents. Our job as parents are not humiliate, but to teach and nurture.

Ohfour · Hooker

This is horrible.

However, one time I DID cut my son's hair as punishment. I let him grow it long with the condition that he keep up his grades and didn't get into trouble. Well, he got into trouble. So I shaved it. Not bald, but it was short. But it wasn't stupid looking like this. It was just a short cut.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I also agree that this is horrible. Public shaming of your child is humiliating TO the child.
I feel bad for the poor kid for having a jerk for a father.

Empyreal · Senior Member

There should be at least one set of people in your life that will never try to make your life go poorly. Family should be that.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

My neighbor would shave his son's head in the front yard when he was bad. It happened a lot. He was a brat.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

The only time I have threatened to have DD10's hair cut off is because she wouldn't take care of it - she wouldn't brush it enough and it would take me 30-45 minutes to get the tangles out b/c her hair is so long and thick and she's tender headed. But that punishment would fit the crime. She brushes it a lot more now - she doesn't want it cut.

I would never cut her hair as random punishment for something else.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Empyreal wrote:
There should be at least one set of people in your life that will never try to make your life go poorly. Family should be that.

Well said!

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
The only time I have threatened to have DD10's hair cut off is because she wouldn't take care of it - she wouldn't brush it enough and it would take me 30-45 minutes to get the tangles out b/c her hair is so long and thick and she's tender headed. But that punishment would fit the crime. She brushes it a lot more now - she doesn't want it cut.

I would never cut her hair as random punishment for something else.

And that is a perfect example of the consequences of her actions...

flan

Ohfour · Hooker

flan327 wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
The only time I have threatened to have DD10's hair cut off is because she wouldn't take care of it - she wouldn't brush it enough and it would take me 30-45 minutes to get the tangles out b/c her hair is so long and thick and she's tender headed. But that punishment would fit the crime. She brushes it a lot more now - she doesn't want it cut.

I would never cut her hair as random punishment for something else.
And that is a perfect example of the consequences of her actions...
flan

I think it different between boys and girls. I wouldn't have cut DD's hair. I think it backfired on me though. He's letting it grow, but his hair doesn't grow down, it grows out...*sigh*...

FNW · Guru

Southern_Belle wrote:
My neighbor would shave his son's head in the front yard when he was bad. It happened a lot. He was a brat.

If it happened more than once, it would appear the punishment didn't work.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
My neighbor would shave his son's head in the front yard when he was bad. It happened a lot. He was a brat.
If it happened more than once, it would appear the punishment didn't work.

I was thinking the same thing.

FNW · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
For punishment my mom would cut an inch off my hair. It worked for me. Taking away TV or confining me to my room didn't work because I was perfectly happy getting lost in a book.

Taking an inch off vs. making you look like an old man. No comparison. The latter, is just mean.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

What's the difference between this and the ones with signs?
I swear, there is nothing a parent can do with out someone having a problem with it.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

lilyofcourse wrote:
What's the difference between this and the ones with signs?
I swear, there is nothing a parent can do with out someone having a problem with it.

I personally think the signs are stupid too.

There re is a whole gamut of techniques between humiliation and nothing.

In order to learn about those techniques perhaps the parents using humiliation could pick up a child rearing book and read it. Ask professionals for advice. Talk to a school counselor or pastor for advice.

Ohfour · Hooker

lilyofcourse wrote:
What's the difference between this and the ones with signs?
I swear, there is nothing a parent can do with out someone having a problem with it.

Seriously? Making your kid look like a clown for weeks is abuse.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Or not worry about what some busy body mambo Pam by thinks.
Bunch of passive parents raising brats and thinking they know all there is to know about it.
It's a haircut not a beheading. Hair grows back. It can be changed.
It's funny. People need to relax.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
What's the difference between this and the ones with signs?
I swear, there is nothing a parent can do with out someone having a problem with it.

I don't like the signs either.

Hey, if parents act like jerks, they should expect to be called on their behavior.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
Or not worry about what some busy body mambo Pam by thinks.
Bunch of passive parents raising brats and thinking they know all there is to know about it.
It's a haircut not a beheading. Hair grows back. It can be changed.
It's funny. People need to relax.

There are plenty of people here who disagree with you. Thank goodness for that.

I did not raise brats, tyvm.

flan

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

lilyofcourse wrote:
Or not worry about what some busy body mambo Pam by thinks.
Bunch of passive parents raising brats and thinking they know all there is to know about it.
It's a haircut not a beheading. Hair grows back. It can be changed.
It's funny. People need to relax.

Humiliating your child teaches them nothing. Whatever lesson this parent wanted to teach...he taught another instead. He taught that when he gets disappointed he can change somone's appearance. He also taught that it's ok to bully somone who won't listen.

And we aren't busy bodies...HE posted this pic, HE put his child's discipline out in the world for all to comment on. We didn't seek it out. He thrust it upon the whole community. So they DO have a right to comment. He made it part of the conversation - which is further humiliating his kid.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

lilyofcourse wrote:
What's the difference between this and the ones with signs?
I swear, there is nothing a parent can do with out someone having a problem with it.

REally? When the time is up - they put the sign down. Altering their phsyical appearance can't be changed back so quickly.

Ohfour · Hooker

lilyofcourse wrote:
Or not worry about what some busy body mambo Pam by thinks.
Bunch of passive parents raising brats and thinking they know all there is to know about it.
It's a haircut not a beheading. Hair grows back. It can be changed.
It's funny. People need to relax.

It's not funny at all.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Ohfour wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
What's the difference between this and the ones with signs?
I swear, there is nothing a parent can do with out someone having a problem with it.
Seriously? Making your kid look like a clown for weeks is abuse.

A haircut is abuse?

You'very lost it if you call this abuse.

I'm not going to argue about this. It's a funny article.

Ya'll go ahead and enjoy your view up on that pedestal. Hope ya'll don't get a nosebleed.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

It isn't all or nothing Lily. There are a whole LOT of things the parent can do. No one is saying be passive and don't change the behavior. We are saying to use techniques that make sense. The punishment should fit the crime.

You seem to think if we don't agree with you, that we are advocating doing nothing. That is rarely the case. I am advocating taking steps to find something that makes sense and isn't bullying. The parents might need to do some actual work - seeking out help and advice from professionals and books instead of shaving his head and being done with it.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

It's not just a haircut - it's a STUPID haircut purposely meant to make the child look like something other than he is.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

In a lot of schools that haircut would be considered and "extreme look" and would get the child sent home. Then what?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Ooooh! Maybe he could beat the kid while he's getting the haircut!

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
What's the difference between this and the ones with signs?
I swear, there is nothing a parent can do with out someone having a problem with it.
Seriously? Making your kid look like a clown for weeks is abuse.
A haircut is abuse?

You'very lost it if you call this abuse.
I'm not going to argue about this. It's a funny article.

Ya'll go ahead and enjoy your view up on that pedestal. Hope ya'll don't get a nosebleed.

Because of this ONE thing...you're sounding delusional now.

flan

DemoniaD · Senior Member

Nothing says I suck at parenting quite like publicly shaming your child as a form of punishment.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

DemoniaD wrote:
Nothing says I suck at parenting quite like publicly shaming your child as a form of punishment.

Perfect!

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

LoL! Ya'll are so funny!

Just the threat of doing that to 99% of kids would be enough.

And all you have to do is shave the rest of it off. Problem solved.

Ya'll are hilarious.

"oh that's abuse"

No. It's a gimmick for a barber shop.

Still waiting for this to become the next fad.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
LoL! Ya'll are so funny!

Just the threat of doing that to 99% of kids would be enough.

And all you have to do is shave the rest of it off. Problem solved.

Ya'll are hilarious.

"oh that's abuse"

No. It's a gimmick for a barber shop.

Still waiting for this to become the next fad.

Don't hold your breath...

flan

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

"Threats" are no good as a parenting tool unless you are willing to follow them up.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mellow Momma wrote:
"Threats" are no good as a parenting tool unless you are willing to follow them up.

That's the other thing. Kids know when you're bluffing.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Showed it to my boys. They laughed. Said they would get it. It would be a great April Fool's day joke.

A sense of humor goes a long way.

DemoniaD · Senior Member

lilyofcourse wrote:
LoL! Ya'll are so funny!

Just the threat of doing that to 99% of kids would be enough.

And all you have to do is shave the rest of it off. Problem solved.

Ya'll are hilarious.

"oh that's abuse"

No. It's a gimmick for a barber shop.

Still waiting for this to become the next fad.

Just the threat would prevent 99% of it after you actually follow through on the threat one time. The threat alone sounds so ridiculous, I doubt a kid would take it seriously until the follow through happened. "You better bring home good grades or I'll give you a balding haircut!" I don't know of a kid in the world that would take that seriously, unless the follow through was proven.

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