Dynesha Lax made national headlines for forcing her son to stand on the corner with a sign publicly proclaiming his crimes: "I lie, I steal, I sell drugs, I don't follow the law." Was she in the right for making her son do this?
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I agree with Jennifer, this is what is called "Tough Love", if he is doing those things then he is embarrasing himself anyway. And maybe wearing that sign would help her want to take better care of her body to lose some of the weight. I grew up with my parents embarrasing me every once in awhile when I did something I knew wasn't right. I remember she smelled peanut butter on my breath and knew I stole the Reese Pieces because she hadn't bought 'em, took me all the way back to the store and return the candy and everything else she had bought for me from there that day..not a thief anymore.
I really think she went to far with that sign on her son. Yes he may have done all that but enbarrassing him will not help his self-esteem. Now, lets turn this around, if they made her wear a sign stating she is overweight,eat to much, etc(get my point)she would not enjoy her personal business being all out there for public display. Just saying....
If my son did the same things and continued then this is something i would consider doing
I would not say she is wrong! This kid needs to know that whatever he is doing is gonna be brought to the light. She obviously cares enough for him to make him wear the sign detailing what his negetives are. Now, she should make him wear a sign telling everyone how he plans to make a change in the community. This kid could grow deeper in negetive doings. This is no different from the tv show Beyond Scared Straight!http://www.aetv.com/beyond-scared-straight/
There is real life and real life parent doing a reality home check. If the kid get to far out of hand she can be as guilty as her "free roaming" kid. Not what a caring parent wants to experience. I salute her for taking time to care about what this kid is doing while living in her household!!! I can't say enough!
i applaud this brave mother for taking a stand. As I heard her say in an interview, "he wanted attention called on him, now he's getting a great deal of it!, if more parents took steps like this, maybe our youth of today would take more responsibility for their wrongdoings!!! GOD bless this wonderful mom & I hope her son someday realizes how fortunate he is to have a mom who loves him so much!!!
She's right. She's thinking out of the box, but she's not WRONG! I say, God bless her for standing up and holding her kids accountable for their actions. It'll embarrass him, and if other kids' parents see it they may recognize him from hangin' around their kids, and get on the same boat to get their kids in line.
This is exactly what needs to be done with kids these days. This mother will need to follow thru with her actions and make her son get a part-time job. I am very PROUD of this mother. She is a smart cookie!
I feel she hasn't crossed the line I think this is very constructive..left no physical marks, he old enough to understand the caliber of his actions and will if he don't continue in those ways that got him in this cituation in first place, will thank mom later for interceding .
i agree with the mother. if more parents took the bull by its horns more often, maybe more kids would fill loved in the longrun and appreciate what it really means. that theyre family really does love them so much as to be willing to go to these lengths! also prayer does help too!
I believe she did the right thing. Maybe the next time he will think before he does anything wrong again. I praise her for embarassing him. I always told my children you better pray if you do anything wrong the police get there before I do. If I get there first then they will be arresting me for trying to hang you!!! I raised my boys to do the right thing. If she didn't do anything everyone would be calling her a mother who doesn't care what her kids did!!!
I am a teen mother and my daughter is only two right now but I found this to be a great idea! If I ever catch my daughter doing anything illegal I think something like this would defiantly be an option!
No i dont think this mother crossed the line. If more parents did this i believe kids would get the message and stop the madness. If my mom wasn't so concerned about what the people would think of her or if my family wasn't so cancerned about exposing family secrets. I wrote a 14 page letter to Oprah in 1990 about my abuse as a child by family members/friends from age 8-15. I feel i wouldn't have spent over 35 times in treatment for my addiction to alcohol/drugs/sex/food you name it, and today i'm still addicted. Don't get me wrong i don't blame anyone. Not even myself. I've forgiven myself & every culprit. Afterall, all have died but one. He might as well be. His health has ruined his life. However, looking at me no one would ever know i have ever been through anything at all. My daughter is the only one unable to let the past go. I've enabled her by trying over the years to fix, make-up for my mistakes by allowing her to walk all over me, use me for any and every thing. Including babysitting when i don't want to, giving her money when she's short. I now know i created the situation and now at 56. I'm charged w/ 3rd degree felony (injury to a child under the age of 15). It was a accident. I wasn't trying to hit him. I was trying to protect myself from her. My oldest grandson happened to be in the way. I go to court next week on the 26th of Jan. All i'm saying is we hurt ourselves and our offsprings when we think covering for them is protecting them. Wrong!!! I learned expose the devil (or whoever u choose to call or name the sin) and you take the power out of the situation, and then and only then will we have the chance to possibly heal from the curse upon us. I have so many if's i coulda, woulda, shoulda's. The bottom line it want help where i find myself today. Facing 2 to 10 if found guilty or 5yrs deferred adjudication (probation). Lord knows i was trying to hit my grandson. Because my daughter owes me $$$, and refuse to pay me back. I chalk it up. I realize i can forget about the $$$ and move on even though i'm on a fixed income and she works. Today i also have to separate myself from the situation, pray for us and get back to the business of helping myself. I can't help no one if i'm not well. A very hard lesson i'm learning.
I am always amazed at people who get upset that a parent takes somewhat extraordinary steps to get their child's misbehavior under control. Have these people seen Cops? I have not heard these same people complaining about several police officers, sometimes with dogs, lasers, stun guns, etc. bringing children under control.
I think she should be applauded for making her child expose his crimes. I think alot of parents had a huge eye opener. I know I did and I dont know of any crimes my child has committed. He now knows what will happen if he does.