Mom Made Her Son Do Push-Ups In A Public Bathroom As A Form Of Punishment For Misbehaving, And The Internet Says "Well Done"

Parenting isn’t easy, and it becomes more difficult as kids get older. Changing diapers and teaching a baby to walk is much easier than teaching them about proper behavior and the realities of the world out there.

Many kids act out in public, and it’s never pleasant to witness. The poor parents are often bewildered and don’t know how to react. There's a thin line between disciplining and inappropriate punishment.

One mom knew exactly how to respond. She punished her son by making him do push-ups in a public bathroom. The online community thinks she was spot on. Whether we like it or not, we must admit it was a bold move.

This mom's unique way of teaching her son a lesson was so original that it was shared on Facebook. A woman named Molly Wooden from Fort Hood, Texas, posted a picture of the mother's idea of punishment in a Hobby Lobby restroom. The post received 14,000 comments and thousands of shares.

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Wooden offered her view on the punishment in this comment:

“To the woman in the Hobby Lobby bathroom: If my hands weren’t full of children, I would have applauded you. As your son gave you the back talk of the century, you stayed calm and collected while adding 10 more push-ups to his already growing number.”

The boy wasn’t thrilled with this penalty, but mom was determined.

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The drill-instructor mom and Wooden connected online, and she was okay with posting this video online.

She said:

“I have since found the mom through the power of social media, and she promptly thanked me for posting this.

[She] says she appreciates the support and positive comments, and we’re hoping to grab coffee sometime… while supervising push-ups, that is.”

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This might not be a groundbreaking punishment, but it is certainly an interesting one.