A woman in Utah received word that her stepdaughter was bullying a student for wearing daisy duke shorts. The stepdaughter called the other student "sleazy." The stepmother took to Facebook and asked for help on what to do with her stepdaughter. The stepmother had a plan: take the family clothes shopping. Everyone went, and the stepmother had the stepdaughter try on "ugly" clothes, and show them to the family. The stepdaughter did not like it but agreed. The stepmother did this because: “The goal wasn’t to select clothes that were cheap; it was to buy things that she said she hated.” She wanted the stepdaughter to feel remorse for her bullying.
The stepmother had the stepdaughter wear one of the "ugly" outfits to school. Of course, she was made fun of. Some of the students thought she was wearing pajamas. The stepdaughter realized what she did, and apologized to the student she bullied.
The story does not end there. The stepmother took things further by taking a picture of her stepdaughter wearing one of the "ugly" outfits, and posted it on Facebook for the world to see.
Now, I have no problem with this type of discipline, however, I do have a problem with the stepmother broadcasting pictures of her humiliated stepdaughter on Facebook. That is just taking things WAY too far. Public shaming on social media is just not okay. The stepmother is not any different than the stepdaughter, in terms of being a bully, and that is just unfortunate.
All forms of bullying are not okay, and should be stopped.
Source: http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/-bully-punished-with-bad-clothing--unusual-yes--but-cruel--191002928.html
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