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Here’s a story that has people talking...some say the father himself is a bully for making her walk 5 miles in the cold. Others think he was allowing her to experience the natural consequences of her actions.
What do you think?
Ohio dad makes daughter walk 5 miles to school as punishment for bullying on bus
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Matt Cox said he was making his 10-year-old walk to school because she bullied a fellow student on the school bus and he wanted to teach her a lesson.
It’s harsh, but I would have to know his relationship with her more to know whether it’s abuse or not. I do think children often learn how to behave from their parents.
It was 5 miles over the course of 3 days. I don’t think he was a bully at all.
Way to go to the Dad!!!! This was the 2nd time...she had a chance to change her behavior and didn’t take it. Having your child walk to school, is NOT child abuse. If it was, my friends and I have some complaining to do. Lol
I have a daughter this age and say, Bravo dad! Bullying is serious - if my girl bullied, I‘d have a zero tolerance policy too. Driving her to school would only enable her behavior. I’m a little puzzled by remarks about the distance and cold, when younger kids spend hours on the ski slopes in much colder weather, and run 5Ks all the time. Also he followed her in his truck to ensure her safety. This was probably harder for him than it was for her! IMO a parent’s role ultimately is not to always rescue our kids from life’s hard knocks, but to provide a safe and supportive environment for them to learn from their decisions, on their path to becoming respectful and responsible adults.
As the saying goes like father like daughter
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