Back in the day, if our parents wanted to know something about us, they might have checked our journals or diaries. Today, the best way to get a clear picture of what your child might be experiencing would be to check their cellphone. While some parents feel this is an invasion of privacy, others think this is an effective way to address any problems that are too big for young minds.
When one mom checked her daughter’s group chat, she didn’t find anything serious, but she did discover how her daughter spoke about her when she thought she wouldn’t find out. Instead of punishing her, she taught her daughter a lesson she won’t soon forget.
The mom found a message in which her daughter called her the ‘B’ word.
On Threads, Mz. Stokes, the mother of a 13-year-old daughter, wrote about a recent teachable moment she shared with her daughter. “I checked my 13 y/o daughter’s phone one day and in her group chat with her girlfriends, she said, ‘My mom is such a bih,’” Stokes wrote. Thankfully, her daughter’s friends love Stokes, and defended her. While Stokes had to stop herself from laughing, she still wanted to let her daughter know she’d seen the message. She decided to troll the teen.
“So I confronted her about it and I said, ‘So Peyton, I’m a ‘bih’ huh?” Stokes asked. Peyton cracked a nervous smile. “I was like, ‘Why don’t you say it to my face with your chest? The whole word,’” Stokes continued.
Peyton was too smart to fall for that. Still, Stokes got her lick back. That same day, Peyton was sick and stayed home from school. “All day, I was like, ‘Peyton, the b—- has brought you your tea,'” the mom shared.
She kept up the act for hours.
She didn’t stop there. “’Peyton, the b—- has brought you your medicine. The b—- has brought you your fruit.’ Allllll day longgggg. At dinner I called her to the table and I said, ‘Peyton, the b—- has made you dinner. Enjoy!’ Finally she broke down and said, ‘Mommmm! Stop pleaseeee! I’m sorry! I won’t say it again, I’m sorry!'” Stokes continued.
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Stokes said her mother would not have handled things the way she did.
Satisfied with this outcome, Stokes stopped tormenting her daughter. She also realized how this parenting moment broke a generational curse. “Back in the day, my mom would have beat me with bamboo until I was screaming bloody murder,” she wrote, reflecting on her own childhood. “Millennial parents are the most unserious but most understanding. 🤣🤣🤣 breaking generational curses one whooping-less punishment at a time,” she concluded.
We love a creative punishment. This one allowed her teen to see the error in her ways without dishing out a punishment that would have further alienated her child. Kudos to this mom.
