Teen Intentionally Watered His Stepdad's Plants With Bleach, Gets Disciplined By His Stepdad By Canceling Their Plans For A Trip
Unfortunately, the mom doesn't agree with the punishment.
Young and foolish. This is what best describes youth.
We've all been in this stage of life. We've done bad things and have been disciplined by our parents for them.
Some of us have matured and grown into adults, so it's up to us to discipline the next generation.
But what if it's a child from a blended family? What is a stepparent to do?
In many stepfamilies, stepparents have experienced disrespect from their stepchildren. These kids typically have an obnoxious attitude, making statements like, "I don't need to listen to you! You're not my real father!"
It's only natural for stepparents to feel disappointed about such behaviors. More often than not, the disrespect never disappears.
A Redditor shares his experience about disciplining his stepson. The sixteen-year-old youth did something horrendous to his poor plants.
If you read the story, you'll be convinced that this kid did it in retaliation. So, on top of being disrespected, he felt the need for punishment.
He canceled the trip that his stepson was looking forward to, and the little guy threw a fit.
His wife didn't like his method of disciplining the kid; she thinks that the punishment was excessive.
But Redditors think otherwise. Let's look at what they said about the situation.
The original poster's hobby.
No-Orchid-7277Some background on his stepson
No-Orchid-7277He typically doesn't mind the pranks, but some are just too embarrassing to be shared online.
No-Orchid-7277
The teenager's unreasonable request
No-Orchid-7277
Poor plants...
No-Orchid-7277
He watered the poor creatures with bleach.
No-Orchid-7277
Is he really unreasonable? The kid needed that punishment.
No-Orchid-7277
Apologizing isn't enough; future actions matter too.
No-Orchid-7277
He's a kid, so he'll definitely get over it.
WebbieVanderquack
The mom's discipline (if that's even called discipline) is not enough.
SlickStrick
The mom is partly to blame here. She thinks that an apology is enough to correct behavior.
SlickStrick
Nah!
Senator_Bink
An eye for an eye
GrayBunny415
The mom should be educated with the broken plate analogy.
Gittybear
The punishment isn't even as severe as what this Redditor does.
Ex_Intoxicologist
His wife isn't being a parent enough to her own child.
Great_Finder
We also hope he becomes a better human!
MPBoomBoom22
His mom spoiled him rotten.
ezone2kil
What if the prank was done to the mom? Would she let it slide with only an apology?
mommastang
He killed the plants for a silly video.
freckles-101
Some parents are just unbelievable.
coconut-greek-yogurt
See? It's revenge indeed!
eThotExpress
What if he watered plants that are hard to replace?
eThotExpress
A lot of them aren't even funny.
Glittering_knave
He probably is eating in secret.
He wants to get his mom's sympathy. The kid is probably learning how to be manipulative, sadly.
AQualityKoalaTeacher
It's a fair punishment. After all, he needs to replace those plants.
rusty0123
It would probably have hurt if the original poster lost plants that were irreplaceable.
CaptainBasketQueso
The kid had to be punished for what he did.
If his mom isn't a good parent, perhaps the stepdad can talk some sense into the disrespectful teenager. An apology simply isn't enough.
It's probably the mom's fault that her son has such a mentality. Her son is even trying to learn how to be manipulative by not eating properly.
If this continues, he'll be on his way to becoming an ill-mannered adult. We hope the mom realizes that some deeds need to be punished, or it'll be too late.
