Dad Makes School Skipper Hold Sign On Corner

The Indy Channel ^ | April 21, 2006 | IBS

[Abathar]

Good for him, some kids respond better to shaming than any other punishment. My kid would rather walk across broken glass barefoot than have to do something like this, just the threat of doing this is enough to drive the message home.

[yellowdoghunter]

Praises for this father. I am just excited that she has a father in the home who obviously loves her. She is already two steps ahead of many, many chidren.

[proudpapa]

Only 30 minutes!!!

What a softie.

[kromike]

I'm sure the ACLU / Human Rights Intl. / ad nauseam will find something to whine about this common-sense approach. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if they sued the father.

[theDentist]

Great. Would setting up Stocks with a permanent sign be too over-the-top?

[flada]

I'll bet she'll be a lot more careful not to get caught next time.

[dinoparty]

I'm not sure. Isn't the shame of disappointing the father enough? Does she need to be publicly humiliated? It seems to me likely that the child will remember this as her father's intentional humiliation of her, rather than her humiliation of herself. (But the father knows her better than I do, so I guess I shouldn't judge.)

[steveyp]

Back in my day, we had bigger signs with heavier... and it rained all... cold and snowy... uphill... tornado even...

[Abathar]

LOL! It would have been a few hours if it was my kid...

[yellowdoghunter]

Back in my day, we had bigger signs with heavier... and it rained all... cold and snowy... uphill... tornado even...

LOL!!! Very, very funny! Classic!

[MadeInAmerica]

Excellent. This MAN is a good father and frankly she is a good daughter. All kids make foolish choices at times, but she made a wise choice for the sign.

I guarantee any children she may have will also learn this lesson.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Back in my day, we had bigger signs with heavier... and it rained all... cold and snowy... uphill... tornado even...

Yeah, but I bet you were dressed. We didn't even have clothes.

[jdm]

I skipped school and now have to hold a sign showing my propensity towards run-on sentences. :( LOL.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

Back in my day, we had bigger signs with heavier... and it rained all... cold and snowy... uphill... tornado even...

That's great, but you forgot the part about having to walk 6 miles to carry them.

[Heatseeker]

I ditched school a few times my senior year in high school. Trouble was, I'd forgotten the "1st law of life in a small town for adolescents" - everybody, including teachers and principals, know your parents.

I'm still on restriction, a fact my 82-year-old father reminded me of when I turned 50 last summer. ;)

[Sensei Ern]

I thought you were talking about this Skipper:

[Ole Okie]

Would setting up Stocks with a permanent sign be too over-the-top?

It worked for the Colonials.

This father deserves plaudits for actually carrying through with the punishment.

Skipped school to hang out? My gosh.

[dinoparty]

Oops, I missed the part about her having a choice. The sign was her choice (over private punishment). In that light, the father's actions seem more admirable to me.

[dinoparty]

Oops, I missed the part about her having a choice. The sign was her choice (over private punishment). In that light, the father's actions seem more admirable to me.

[peggybac]

"I skipped school and now have to hold a sign showing my propensity towards run-on sentences."

LOL that is the first thing I thought of - her father should be very concerned with her grammar! My parents are so anal, they would have revised the sign before I stepped outside. I swear, mom will be correcting me on my deathbed.