I'm always leery of parents who punish for something as vague as "disrespectful behavior". If she had been more specific, maybe I could understand the harsh punishment(although not the public nature of it), but right now it sounds like her almost-adult daughter disagreed with her and she got mad and decided to be…

I hate to be "that girl", but a parent who chooses to publicly humiliate their child shouldn't be applauded. In fact, its a hallmark of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I should know - I was raised by a mother with NPD. All humiliation does is get the parent attention and teach the child how to lie better. It causes…

Hold on: The "child" is 18 years old. Isn't it illegal to sell something that belongs to another person of the age of majority? Seems a little late for 'punishment' to me. When I read this jezebel article I figured the 'child' was 14 or 15. I'm thinking this is a different issue. Maybe the mother owned the tickets. I…

I was thinking: What would happen if the kids shamed the adults, just the same? Have the mother standing on a corner holding a sign that says "I blew the pool boy" or the father with a sign saying "I spent the rent money on hookers and blow". Or: Both with signs that say "We never worked out our own issues and are…

My mom frequently took my car keys to the car I bought with my own money because she refused to help me buy one. Granted, she didn't have the money to buy one for/with me. But still.

My kid stole twenty dollars, and I took his little life savings. It was $159. I donated it to his school. Sounds crazy, but I don't think he's going to do it again. We happened to talk about it today, and he told me that he was glad I did it, and that he learned his lesson.

My mom would take my laptop, that I paid for with my own money, whenever I would talk back to her or not do something I didn't want to do. Along side a myriad of other things.

Made me think of this. Coming from the right place, handling things in the wrong way.

Calling PUBLIC attention to your child all because they made a mistake (WHICH KIDS DO, IT IS PART OF BEING A KID) is fucking skeevy as hell.

Wut?! I was expecting some kid not even old enough for a driver's license. If the daughter bought tix herself, that's gotta be theft for the mom to sell them. If mom bought them, then I can understand her selling them but probably shouldn't have brought their dirty laundry into it.

It concerns me that the only apparent options are physical abuse or public humiliation. When I was a kid we lost privileges and maybe got grounded

I have teen Daughters, you don't air the dirty laundry in public, that's rude, and kinda tells me the mom is a dick.

I am fairly convinced that parents like this, and the people who praise parents like this, don't like children.

She didn't want to punish her daughter, she wanted to humiliate her, there's a difference. Taking away privileges is understandable, but calling your own child a spoiled brat on the internet? That's fucked up.

Publicly shaming your children.

Research shows it does more damage than good. Like spanking, parents who do this get quick, desired results, but long-term the results are awful. Parents instill a fear of humiliation rather than knowledge of right from wrong and empathy with another human being.

Getting rid of the kid's belongings isn't discipline, it's theft.

To all those saying if you don't punish your kids they will walk all over you and everyone will hate them from extension.

$50 says this is a great kid and the mom is a complete train wreck.

Oooh, look, another parent publicly humiliating their kid in order to get attention and congratulations about how 'great' they are.