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Mum forces her 'rebellious' daughter to sleep on a tile floor for a month

Madeline Cox |

And that's only the beginning of this mum's over-the-top punishment!!


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As a parent, there are countless moments every day where you want to lock yourself in a cupboard and scream - but instead we take a deep breath, remind ourselves that we love our children. and simply move on.

But apparently this mum didn’t get the memo, forcing her daughter to sleep on tiles for a month to teach her a lesson. Yes, you heard right ... a MONTH!

“I’ve busted my butt to do everything possible to give my child a great life,” she said in a Facebook post that has since been shared on Reddit.

“Plenty of chances - and she still chooses to act a fool at school and at home. Well this mum has reached her limit!

“She will learn to appreciate having a nice cozy bed … now that she is sleeping on the floor.”

The mum posted the insane punishment to Facebook. Source: Reddit

The mum posted the insane punishment to Facebook. Source: Reddit

“Our kids think we owe them all the extra stuff - but we don't"

The mum doesn’t go into any detail about what “acting the fool” actually means but surely nothing warrants such a harsh punishment??

Even more disturbingly, sleeping on the floor is only the beginning.

The mum also mandates that her daughter must make do with a “limited” wardrobe, wearing just “3 school pants, 3 tops, 3 undergarments, 1 hoodie, 1 jacket and 2 pairs of shoes” for the entire month.

These items also must be washed by hand, to teach her “to appreciate having a washer and dryer” and worn all week long to make sure she appreciates “having nice clothes to sport on weekends”.

“Teenagers nowadays think us parents need to give them all the extra stuff … we sure in hell don’t!” the mum wrote.

“All we need to do is provide the basic needs: a roof over their head and food.

“They take everything for granted and complain about every little dumb thing.”

The punishment just keep going. Source: Reddit

The punishment just kept on going ... Source: Reddit

Emotional abuse is still abuse

But Reddit commenters didn’t agree at all with this mum's harsh actions, quickly jumping on the post to call out her abusive behaviour.

“People don't realise emotional/mental abuse is still abuse,” one user said.

"'Tough love is all I know how to give' is one of the saddest things I've ever read,” another added.

“The preening makes me sick. It honestly reminds me of my parents,” a man said.

 “What bothers me most about all this is how excessive it is,” another commenter said.

“If the kid had to endure one of these things at a time, then that would be reasonable, but all of it at once? That's why it seems abusive to me.”

The poor girl looks devastated by her mum's punishment Source: Reddit

The poor girl looks understandably devastated by her mum's punishment. Source: Reddit

"My kids will never be made to question our love for them"

Many commenters also agreed that the punishment didn’t seem to fit the crime, questioning what the girl could have possibly done to deserve her mum’s over-the-top response.

“What's the context here?” one user asked.

“She ‘chooses to act a fool at school’ could mean anything from harming another student to checking her phone in class.

“As someone else pointed out, her mum seems really proud of how awful she's being. That adds another layer of punishment/abuse to the situation: humiliation.”

“The irony is that this kid is probably acting out because she isn’t getting the attention she needs at home. Then she’s punished for it," another added.

“Maybe part of the reason the little girl has trouble 'watching her mouth and respecting elders at home and school' is because she isn't being respected at home by one of the adults who is supposed to love her unconditionally,” one mum said.

“I'm all for discipline and tough love can be appropriate in some circumstances depending on your definition, but my kids will never be made to question our love for them.”