Dad Punishes Teen Daughter By Taking Over Her Social Media For 2 Weeks, His Posts Receive More Likes Than Hers
When Tawnya Ford and Larry Sumpter found out that their 15-year-old daughter, Madelynn, had helped sneak boys into a sleepover party, they came up with two forms of punishment. And they let Maddie choose. Either a month without a phone or two weeks without a phone but the parents get complete control of her social media.
Madelynn immediately chose the second option.
However, it wasn’t long before the high school sophomore from Denton, Texas, began to regret her decision. As soon as the takeover took off on November 11, her dad got really creative on her TikTok and Instagram accounts.
For example, Larry danced around with his son-in-law in a pair of daisy dukes and a crop top in one video. And gazed at the camera while laying in bed in a candid closeup picture. Eventually, even Madelynn’s classmates began regularly checking his updates.
“After the first day, Madelynn was like, ‘I changed my mind, I choose the one month,'” Ford told TODAY. “Larry told her, ‘No. I’m too invested. I have too many ideas. We’re sticking with the two weeks.’ He’s loving it. I think he’s gonna make his own TikTok account when this over.”
“We’re always down to embarrass our kids!” the mom laughed.
Parent takeover day 8! With a little help from mom and little brother. #fyp #foryoupage #parentingwin #makebetterchoices
Parent takeover day 12!! With a little help from Mom and Aunt Crystal. #fyp #foryoupage #makebetterchoices #parentingwin
After Maddie got her social media back, she posted an innocent pic of her early years on Instagram, saying, “I’m back sweeter than ever and ready to make good choices.”
To which one of her followers replied, “Call me crazy, but your dad made cooler posts.”
This, to me, was a good idea to make her think about the consequences of her actions. He gave her the choice of to options. She might have felt a little embarrassed but he didn't humiliate her on her social media. It was all good clean fun. I loved it.
Good point. It shows a mutual trust for each other in the family. But I'd still discourage other parents to do the same unless they really know how to do no harm.
Wow, looks like only Webb understood what I said, the rest of replies so far are completely changing topic. She chose this kind of punishment because she trusts her parents, she knows they love her and that their "embarrassing method" won't be something truly hurtful. And she was proven correct. The parents explained from the start what was going on and didn't do anything that would actually be humiliating. Having said that, I would still discourage parents to implement the same kind of punishment, because what may have worked for this girl may not work for your kid. It's actually very simple logic and I really don't understand all your drammatic reactions.
Si, she was given a choice. This WAS mutually agreed upon. SHE CHOSE THIS AS HER PUNISHMENT!
@Daria B Considering how mean some parents can be, I think you're right. If the parents give the child a choice of punishment, the child at least has an informed decision as to what it will be..and some control over it. But it does come down to trust. As mean as my mother was, if she had presented this choice to me now..I would have taken a month without the phone.
L McN Hate to break it to you, but if your teen sends nude photos across the internet, THEY can get sent to jail for child porn, not you. Because they sent child porn too, they will be required to register as a sex offender..a tag that follows them for life. So I would hope you explain those consequences to them. As far as cracking down on your kids for other things they've done wrong...good luck with that. My mother was feared and hated by all of her kids for how she laid down the law. We still found ways to get away with crap..stuff that probably would have been way less intense had she taken the time to a) treat us like humans instead of animals b) lead by example..telling us she'd beat our ass if she ever caught us drinking while she drove home drunk every chance she got. Now she comfortably sits in her apartment..no visitors, no calls, no communication with family. So I hope severe punishment and being firm is worth the future loneliness.
The girl is hiding her face. He is showing his. There’s nothing mutual about it.
Daria, if your child sends a nude photo, you as a parent can go to jail for it. With that in mind, proper instruction should be in place AND proper discipline...with well established rules for what will happen if they violate that trust already in place. Since she can send what she wants and get ME in trouble for it with no repercussions for herself, I will be extra careful to ensure that she sends only legal pictures and crack down on ones that get too close to illegal. Even if she hates me I hope that it builds the habit of thinking twice about it when she is on her own. However, I would not post on her account personally (outside of "She got her phone taken away because of: generic description of why" comments so that her friends that are not local know why she isn't talking), this father was very respectful while also ensuring she knew that EVERYONE knew about the mistake. Kudo's, and well done to him. edit: laws vary by state and country, and are changing to adjust for teens doing this on their own now. But where I live, still a risk.
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Mutal trust? No...its bad parenting. Dont try to become famous at you child's expense.
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DANNY doesn't know that much. Not a boomer, dumbo.
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such a boomer...
This, to me, was a good idea to make her think about the consequences of her actions. He gave her the choice of to options. She might have felt a little embarrassed but he didn't humiliate her on her social media. It was all good clean fun. I loved it.
Good point. It shows a mutual trust for each other in the family. But I'd still discourage other parents to do the same unless they really know how to do no harm.
Wow, looks like only Webb understood what I said, the rest of replies so far are completely changing topic. She chose this kind of punishment because she trusts her parents, she knows they love her and that their "embarrassing method" won't be something truly hurtful. And she was proven correct. The parents explained from the start what was going on and didn't do anything that would actually be humiliating. Having said that, I would still discourage parents to implement the same kind of punishment, because what may have worked for this girl may not work for your kid. It's actually very simple logic and I really don't understand all your drammatic reactions.
Si, she was given a choice. This WAS mutually agreed upon. SHE CHOSE THIS AS HER PUNISHMENT!
@Daria B Considering how mean some parents can be, I think you're right. If the parents give the child a choice of punishment, the child at least has an informed decision as to what it will be..and some control over it. But it does come down to trust. As mean as my mother was, if she had presented this choice to me now..I would have taken a month without the phone.
L McN Hate to break it to you, but if your teen sends nude photos across the internet, THEY can get sent to jail for child porn, not you. Because they sent child porn too, they will be required to register as a sex offender..a tag that follows them for life. So I would hope you explain those consequences to them. As far as cracking down on your kids for other things they've done wrong...good luck with that. My mother was feared and hated by all of her kids for how she laid down the law. We still found ways to get away with crap..stuff that probably would have been way less intense had she taken the time to a) treat us like humans instead of animals b) lead by example..telling us she'd beat our ass if she ever caught us drinking while she drove home drunk every chance she got. Now she comfortably sits in her apartment..no visitors, no calls, no communication with family. So I hope severe punishment and being firm is worth the future loneliness.
The girl is hiding her face. He is showing his. There’s nothing mutual about it.
Daria, if your child sends a nude photo, you as a parent can go to jail for it. With that in mind, proper instruction should be in place AND proper discipline...with well established rules for what will happen if they violate that trust already in place. Since she can send what she wants and get ME in trouble for it with no repercussions for herself, I will be extra careful to ensure that she sends only legal pictures and crack down on ones that get too close to illegal. Even if she hates me I hope that it builds the habit of thinking twice about it when she is on her own. However, I would not post on her account personally (outside of "She got her phone taken away because of: generic description of why" comments so that her friends that are not local know why she isn't talking), this father was very respectful while also ensuring she knew that EVERYONE knew about the mistake. Kudo's, and well done to him. edit: laws vary by state and country, and are changing to adjust for teens doing this on their own now. But where I live, still a risk.
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Mutal trust? No...its bad parenting. Dont try to become famous at you child's expense.
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DANNY doesn't know that much. Not a boomer, dumbo.
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such a boomer...