Parents Punish Their Daughter For Texting And Driving By Selling Her Car

Pampering your child with extravagant gifts for their teen birthday is fine. But when the child starts taking advantage of it, the parents must know how to put a stop to that.

The only thing that every parent wishes for their child is for them to stay happy and satisfied. To see a smile on their child's face, they sometimes take quite significant actions.

For example, buying a teenager the latest phone, getting them a new car, or sending them abroad for a vacation. They often do more than what they can or what we might expect.

One such story involves these very generous parents who also have a slightly strict mindset. This approach proved to be beneficial in this case and even better for their daughter's life.

So, they decided to get their daughter a car for her 16th birthday. However, they established some strict rules that she needed to follow in order to keep the car.

The rules were simple: no texting and driving, no drinking and driving, and she must always have a friend with her whenever she takes the car, so her parents know where she is.

But one day, they discovered that she was texting and driving and breaking traffic rules regularly. Consequently, they sold her car without telling her, keeping her safety in mind.

These comments reflect how supportive the world is of these parents. They don't mind sacrificing their child's luxury just to safeguard her life.

Gifting their teen daughter a brand new car for her 16th birthday wasn't a bad idea.

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But the punishment was necessary for the daughter to learn a lesson.

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Grandparents always support their grandchildren and pamper them with too much love.

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It would have taken a lot of courage to sell off the car at a loss; truly admirable.

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At least she will be more responsible when she grows up and gets a car.

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If something happened to anyone, the grandparents wouldn't be answerable, but she would be.

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Upon seeing her narcissistic behavior, I believe her parents did the right thing.

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Old-school discipline has more impact compared to the modern way of punishments.

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Distracted driving can take their daughter away from them for good.

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Tell the grandparents that they are wrong in their approach.

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Parents oversee all aspects, whereas grandparents focus on momentary happiness.

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Well, she certainly has a valid point.

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How about if she hits someone with her car? Will that give her parents control over her?

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When people buy things with their hard-earned money, they value them more than gifts.

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Parenting is surely done the right way.

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She wasn't honest about her mistakes, nor did she accept that it was her fault.

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Of course, texting and driving can cost someone their life or more lives if there are additional passengers in the car.

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Anything and everything can be a distraction while driving.

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Her parents could consider giving her a second chance only if she accepted her mistake.

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Gift her a car this birthday and life insurance on her next one.

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We should always be safe rather than sorry, and her parents did the right thing by selling her car. It was so she could learn a lesson and be a little more responsible as she grows older.

Share this story with your loved ones and family, and encourage them to follow traffic rules. That's because a moment's distraction can cost someone their entire life.