http://www.today.com/parents/parents-ba ... me-t100408
This seems to be getting some outrage from the "think of the chilrun'" crowd....
Adam, a 16 year old -- 16 -- stole shit from his sister and his parents - electonics like an iPod and such. He's been difficult, and the parents have tried depriving him of his videogames and electronics, restricting him to his room and taking him to counseling. So, since nothing worked, he is banished to the tent. He can't come inside during the day, but he can come inside at night to sleep. His banishment will end when he has read 5 books and done written book book reports on each of them.
Neighbors called the cops. LOL.
Nothing in this sounds "problematic," but I'm sure the "triggered by twitter" crowd will have something to say about it.
Parents Banish Teenager to Backyard Tent
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I should have thought of this years ago.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Not the way to instil a love of books. Something running in the family. 
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I used to love being in a little tent in the backyard! I was only allowed to pitch it if I'd been good, though...
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I don't understand the punishment.
He does something bad and has to write book reports?
Is reading a punishment now?
He does something bad and has to write book reports?
Is reading a punishment now?
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The issue all depends on the intent of the parents, I suppose... 
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Sounds like a good idea.
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It is if you are an illiterate moron who needs his 10 hour fix of screen time every day...Sælir wrote:I don't understand the punishment.
He does something bad and has to write book reports?
Is reading a punishment now?
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I could never control when I'd pitched a tent. It'd usually happen at the most unfortunate time, like the middle of class or on the bus ride home from schoolJimC wrote:I used to love being in a little tent in the backyard! I was only allowed to pitch it if I'd been good, though...
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"The Western world is fucking awesome because of mostly white men" - DaveDodo007.
"Socialized medicine is just exactly as morally defensible as gassing and cooking Jews" - Seth. Yes, he really did say that..
"Seth you are a boon to this community" - Cunt.
"I am seriously thinking of going on a spree killing" - Svartalf.
"The Western world is fucking awesome because of mostly white men" - DaveDodo007.
"Socialized medicine is just exactly as morally defensible as gassing and cooking Jews" - Seth. Yes, he really did say that..
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That's a new euphemism for me... 
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