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ReShonda Tate Billingsley Disciplines 12-Year-Old Daughter for Vodka Photo
Author ReShonda Tate Billingsley, who has penned 25 successful books, certainly hasn't let her fame and fortune get in the way of disciplining her child.
It all started when Billingsley saw her daughter, 12, share a photo of herself on Facebook. Big deal, you say? Well, the photo showed the young girl holding a bottle of vodka with the message: I wish I could drink this."
That image and message didn't sit well with Billingsley, who immediately forced her daughter to write an apology and post it to Facebook and Instagram.
It seems to have worked, for the most part.
"The majority of it has actually been positive,' Mrs Billingsley told Fox. "There were some, however, who told me I was scarring my child for life, who said they couldn't believe I was [resorting to] public humiliation."
Billingsley says she's gone over the dangers of social media -- and that she was "shocked" to learn of the photo.
'Imagine my surprise when I see my bright, intelligent child smiling as she held up a bottle of Vodka with the caption 'Wish I could drink this Vodka,'" Billingsley wrote on the site My Brown Baby.
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How can holding up a sign be
How can holding up a sign be scarring a child when the kid was holding up a vodka bottle, if she wasn't doing something stupid in public she wouldn't have had to apologize in public. Sorry but it is a social network site and as such is a public place and this is a perfect example of good parenting without being too extreme.
It's just a matter of opinion
It's just a matter of opinion as I do not wish to claim I am an expert on such matters. "Scarring" because she will always remember the humiliation. I think facebook is too much exposure for a twelve year old and letting all the child's entire group of friends know that she is in trouble. I certainly believe in discipline of a child and this act was worthy of strong discipline, I just would never embarrass my child or anyone's child on facebook or in public period.
While I am certain this child
While I am certain this child was embarrassed, I am not buying the whole scarred thing. She wasn't in her underwear, she wasn't humiliated, she was held accountable. If she can put herself out there on the internet with a vodka bottle, she can hold a sign. Years from now, she will be more embarrassed by the vodka bottle picture than the other......because her Mom is teaching her the lessons needed to live, not saying "almost naughty girl, please stop".
Good for Mrs. Billingsley.
Good for Mrs. Billingsley. One can only wish more parents had the strength and courage to instill some standards in their children and correct those children when they do wrong. +1!
I would have restricted her
I would have restricted her use of network and cell phone and the works for a good while. Maybe a little grounding for other privileges and scolding as well. I do not believe in humiliating a child in front of her peers. I just couldn't bring myself to do that unless it was for a violent act. That doesn't mean that I condemn Billingsley because I don't. It's hard to know exactly what to do but it will scar her for life. Some scars do not have pain once they are healed, but others do. It will depend on her emotional well being but the girl will never forget it. Well, at least she didn't find out the girl was drinking the vodka.
Now she probably wishes she
Now she probably wishes she could drink the whiskey but just wont share that... :) You can control what they post but not what they think.
So we have a mother taking
So we have a mother taking some responsibility for her child's life and working to instill a sense of responsibility for her actions into her. It's very difficult for me to see how this could be wrong.
I thought you were supposed to be at least 13 to be on FaceBook? Although there is apparently no effort at all on the part of FB to police this. Maybe 13 is still too young. For that matter 45 probably is, too.
Sometimes shaming a child is
Sometimes shaming a child is the best lesson possible. I would also have taken my child's cell phone and PC privileges away for a month. Kids have to learn about responsibility in what they post. Just look at the utter stupidity that is often posted by kids (and adults {dolts}) on Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube.