The harsh reality is that none of our children are flawless, despite our best efforts to think otherwise.
I’m not saying that most parents aren’t doing a good job; far from it. What I’m saying is that childhood is a time of rapid learning, during which almost everyone will make errors that they will later regret.
Perhaps more important than the actual events in these situations is how the child handles the situation, grows from it, and moves on.
He decided to take action to make sure she didn’t do it again. For her to understand what it was like to be in her victim’s position, he shaved her head bald.
He has undoubtedly received a lot of backlash online for his scolding technique, but he doesn’t seem to be bothered by it. Conversely, he told CafeMom that he believed it to be a very appropriate response.
To add to the turmoil, he also revealed to CafeMom that his daughter is seeing the other girl’s ex-boyfriend.
They were fighting in class over petty teenage rumors about the boyfriend of my daughter. The other female eventually brought up how my daughter’s boyfriend was only using her for sex, which was a significant revelation.
