Current Events > Mom with a rebel heart makes kids walk 4 miles in the snow after they were rude.

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A mother has made her children walk four miles to school through the snow after she found out that they had been rude to their bus driver.

The mother, in Harrow, Ontario, said she took matters into her own hands after the school called to report their behaviour. Who was Sir William Henry Perkin? She posted pictures of them on their way to school on Facebook. She wrote: My boys have been bad for their bus driver and I got a call from the school yesterday that drew a line for me!

So this morning we did a 7km walk to show them what everyday will be like for them when they kicked off the bus. Shit just got real for them. 2 hours later they made it.

The boys have learned to be nice to their bus driver in future as a result of their public humiliation. Their sign said: Being bad and rude to our busdriver! Moms makin us walk.

Speaking to CBC afterwards she said that her older son had learned his lesson. However, it took a second day of walking for the younger brother to get the message.

Some people reported the mother to the Childrens Aid Society which said that it was a logical consequence for the children to be made to walk to school for acting up.

However, Tina Gatt, manager of the local office, said: I dont want to judge or pretend to know all of the nuances of this situation with this parent, but [its] something to consider when we think about putting signs on kids that says what the bad behaviour is and putting them in a position where you take their picture and put it on social media.

Full Article: http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/12/mum-makes-children-walk-school-wearing-signs-rude-bus-driver-7379730/#mv-a



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Good parenting or terrible parenting?
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Should have made them do it with no shoes and made them go uphill both ways
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Why are you stealing @mrduckbear gimmick?
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CableZL posted...

Should have made them do it with no shoes and made them go uphill both ways

4 miles uphill barefoot in the snow is torture.

What's wrong with you? This isn't WW1 on the Eastern Front.
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Well I don't know how bad the pedo thing is in Canada but if it were here in the states I'd be completely against it.
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Well, on one hand she is giving them a quick and simple punishment that I'm almost positive will teach them not to be rude again. However, at the same time she is taking pictures of them holding up signs to basically embarrass them on social media -- which, in this day and age, it is not unheard of for kids that young to know about well. I'm not a child psychologist, but I'm reserved on what kind of positive effect that will bring for them.
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Lathissamus posted...

Well, on one hand she is giving them a quick and simple punishment that I'm almost positive will teach them not to be rude again.

Will it tho?

Or will it just teach them not to get caught/blamed?

You're teaching them that if you don't follow the rules you will be punished, not why the rules matter.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Good parenting

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Lathissamus posted...

Well, on one hand she is giving them a quick and simple punishment that I'm almost positive will teach them not to be rude again.

Will it tho?

Or will it just teach them not to get caught/blamed?

You're teaching them that if you don't follow the rules you will be punished, not why the rules matter.

Well, maybe. But she could also just explain to them that it's wrong to do such things without the need to shame them publicly. Kids aren't just "kids," in a sense. They're human too, and they also feel shame, and ridicule hurts them just as much.

Like I said, I'm no expert so I could very well be wrong.
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Lathissamus posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Lathissamus posted...

Well, on one hand she is giving them a quick and simple punishment that I'm almost positive will teach them not to be rude again.

Will it tho?

Or will it just teach them not to get caught/blamed?

You're teaching them that if you don't follow the rules you will be punished, not why the rules matter.

Well, maybe. But she could also just explain to them that it's wrong to do such things without the need to shame them publicly. Kids aren't just "kids," in a sense. They're human too, and they also feel shame, and ridicule hurts them just as much.

Like I said, I'm no expert so I could very well be wrong.

That's the point. They ridicule the bus driver and people on the bus. Now they know what it's like.
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I think it couldve been a good lesson without the sign and shame on social media.
Like if you dont appreciate and respect the service this person provides for you, here is your other option.
No need for the extra shame and stuff.

Fuck yeah! That's a mom!

Coffeebeanz posted...

Lathissamus posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Lathissamus posted...

Well, on one hand she is giving them a quick and simple punishment that I'm almost positive will teach them not to be rude again.

Will it tho?

Or will it just teach them not to get caught/blamed?

You're teaching them that if you don't follow the rules you will be punished, not why the rules matter.

Well, maybe. But she could also just explain to them that it's wrong to do such things without the need to shame them publicly. Kids aren't just "kids," in a sense. They're human too, and they also feel shame, and ridicule hurts them just as much.

Like I said, I'm no expert so I could very well be wrong.

That's the point. They ridicule the bus driver and people on the bus. Now they know what it's like.

Being rude = ridiculing?
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Being shamed for doing something that's ACTUALLY SHAMEFUL is a good thing!

Stop acting like nobody should ever feel ashamed about anything.

TheGrindery posted...

Being shamed for doing something that's ACTUALLY SHAMEFUL is a good thing!

Stop acting like nobody should ever feel ashamed about anything.

Neither you nor myself are psychologists. I just think that it's something to consider.
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TheGrindery posted...

Being shamed for doing something that's ACTUALLY SHAMEFUL is a good thing!

Stop acting like nobody should ever feel ashamed about anything.

Theyre not ashamed about being rude tho, they ashamed about being paraded around on social media.

Reminds me of a kid I used to know called Micheal who was a weasely liar.

He used to break windows and steal things and then blame other people. Because he knew if he was caught he'd get beaten up or punished, so he just got good at manipulating people.

He never (to my knowledge) actually ever became a good person, he just became good at being a bad person.

I actually knocked him out once because he was trying to blame a bunch of shit he did on me. He sliced a bunch of tires in a parking lot and then bike-locked a bunch of bikes so the owners couldn't get out. When people found out for some reason he tried to finger me.

His parents didn't understand dicipline they just understood smacking him around if they found out he did something wrong.
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The sign is a bit much.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

TheGrindery posted...

Being shamed for doing something that's ACTUALLY SHAMEFUL is a good thing!

Stop acting like nobody should ever feel ashamed about anything.

Theyre not ashamed about being rude tho, they ashamed about being paraded around on social media.

Reminds me of a kid I used to know called Micheal who was a weasely liar.

He used to break windows and steal things and then blame other people. Because he knew if he was caught he'd get beaten up or punished, so he just got good at manipulating people.

He never (to my knowledge) actually ever became a good person, he just became good at being a bad person.

I actually knocked him out once because he was trying to blame a bunch of shit he did on me. He sliced a bunch of tires in a parking lot and then bike-locked a bunch of bikes so the owners couldn't get out. When people found out for some reason he tried to finger me.

His parents didn't understand dicipline they just understood smacking him around if they found out he did something wrong.

Sounds like a sociopath.
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Kids need the whole thing. People act like it's all a matter of "Bust their asses when they fuck up and you're golden." when a lot of the fuckups on the street got their asses busted...but they didn't get taken to the park and the other positive attention as well.

ShotgunSilencer posted...

I think it couldve been a good lesson without the sign and shame on social media.

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apolloooo posted...

ShotgunSilencer posted...

I think it couldve been a good lesson without the sign and shame on social media.

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What if she didn't use the internet and had them wearing shirts that say "I'm disrespectful to others"?

TheGrindery posted...

What if she didn't use the internet and had them wearing shirts that say "I'm disrespectful to others"?

Still unnecessary.

She doesn't need to LABEL her kids in anyway... Just making them do the walk would have sufficed and almost guaranteed they were more respectful to their bus driver in the future.
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fenderbender321 posted...

Lathissamus posted...

Well, on one hand she is giving them a quick and simple punishment that I'm almost positive will teach them not to be rude again. However, at the same time she is taking pictures of them holding up signs to basically embarrass them on social media -- which, in this day and age, it is not unheard of for kids that young to know about well. I'm not a child psychologist, but I'm reserved on what kind of positive effect that will bring for them.

Probably the same effect when a kid raises his hand in class and gives a wrong answer in front of all of his friends and peers. It sucks, but in the grand scheme of things, is it really that big of deal?

O_o
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UnfairRepresent posted...

CableZL posted...

Should have made them do it with no shoes and made them go uphill both ways

4 miles uphill barefoot in the snow is torture.

What's wrong with you? This isn't WW1 on the Eastern Front.

Yes it is
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The signs and the social media thing was too much
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UnfairRepresent posted...

TheGrindery posted...

Being shamed for doing something that's ACTUALLY SHAMEFUL is a good thing!

Stop acting like nobody should ever feel ashamed about anything.

Theyre not ashamed about being rude tho, they ashamed about being paraded around on social media.

Reminds me of a kid I used to know called Micheal who was a weasely liar.

He used to break windows and steal things and then blame other people. Because he knew if he was caught he'd get beaten up or punished, so he just got good at manipulating people.

He never (to my knowledge) actually ever became a good person, he just became good at being a bad person.

I actually knocked him out once because he was trying to blame a bunch of shit he did on me. He sliced a bunch of tires in a parking lot and then bike-locked a bunch of bikes so the owners couldn't get out. When people found out for some reason he tried to finger me.

His parents didn't understand dicipline they just understood smacking him around if they found out he did something wrong.

hawt
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Agree with the mom, but...

UnfairRepresent posted...

However, Tina Gatt, manager of the local office, said: I dont want to judge or pretend to know all of the nuances of this situation with this parent, but [its] something to consider when we think about putting signs on kids that says what the bad behaviour is and putting them in a position where you take their picture and put it on social media.

This. Why do people feel the need to post everything to social media?
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holding signs and posting everything on social media is a bit much. Should have just made them walk uphill, both ways
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Alexanaxela posted...

holding signs and posting everything on social media is a bit much. Should have just made them walk uphill, both ways

with no shoes
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KillerKhan420 posted...

Well I don't know how bad the pedo thing is in Canada but if it were here in the states I'd be completely against it.

Geez, how did our kids even make the walk to school without all the pedos snatching them up? My only problem is that she publicly shamed them. Giving them the consequence of walking to school if they were kicked off the bus? Perfectly fine. Screw the people who called Children's Aid on that family. Good on them for saying that it was "a logical consequence" of acting up.
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chrono625 posted...

Agree with the mom, but...

UnfairRepresent posted...

However, Tina Gatt, manager of the local office, said: I dont want to judge or pretend to know all of the nuances of this situation with this parent, but [its] something to consider when we think about putting signs on kids that says what the bad behaviour is and putting them in a position where you take their picture and put it on social media.

This. Why do people feel the need to post everything to social media?

because this is more about the mom than the kids.
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CableZL posted...

Alexanaxela posted...

holding signs and posting everything on social media is a bit much. Should have just made them walk uphill, both ways

with no shoes

in the snow, 14 miles
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Alexanaxela posted...

CableZL posted...

Alexanaxela posted...

holding signs and posting everything on social media is a bit much. Should have just made them walk uphill, both ways

with no shoes

in the snow, 14 miles

What's wrong with you people
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Alexanaxela posted...

CableZL posted...

Alexanaxela posted...

holding signs and posting everything on social media is a bit much. Should have just made them walk uphill, both ways

with no shoes

in the snow, 14 miles

What's wrong with you people

What do you mean, you people!?
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CableZL posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Alexanaxela posted...

CableZL posted...

Alexanaxela posted...

holding signs and posting everything on social media is a bit much. Should have just made them walk uphill, both ways

with no shoes

in the snow, 14 miles

What's wrong with you people

What do you mean, you people!?

People who fantatize about marching people up and down snowy hills with no footwear
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I hope the mom supervised them on that walk and she wasn't just there to take a picture to post on social media and get tons of likes.

No parent should be so public about punishing their kid. There is also the danger aspect of having your kids walk so many miles on their own in the snow.

Ultimately, any punishment for children is useless in the long run unless the kids really understand the direct results of their actions and its effects on others. Posting their punishment on social media doesn't do that. That is the part that just doesn't sit well with me. Attention grabbing over this sort of thing just seems kind of classless.
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