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The image of the boy taking a picture of himself after being beaten to a pulp by his dad is all over the web. There aren’t many details on what happened to the boy, but the story involves his dad responding to him disrespecting his mother and allegedly calling her a b***h. The image has opened up a painful conversation all over black America about how far we should go in dealing with our kids, and if any form of disrespect justifies beating our kids until they bleed.
Everyone else tells black people that they should never spank their kids under any circumstances. But a deeper reflection on the matter can lead us to realize that spanking can be ok, as long as you don’t go overboard. When your son ends up looking this way, that might be a note for you to take a “woo-sah” before you deal with whatever your child has said or done to cause you to deliver this kind of wrath. KultureKritic.com and Dr. Boyce Watkins have more to say on the issue:
The details are admittedly sketchy on what happened here, but this boy decided to share his domestic dispute with cyberspace. We are not sure if he is seeking sympathy or just happened to snap the photo. The story goes something like this: The teenager gets out of control and begins to argue with his mother. He then refers to his mother as a b*tch, which leads to his father stepping in to defend his mother. We don’t know who won the fight, but this is what his face looks like after the fight is over. Did this dad go too far with his child?
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goomba-yah
April 26, 2013 at 11:02 pm
am i missing something here? i see a little blood, but everything else seems to be in order.
frances
October 9, 2012 at 4:58 pm
The father was WRONG!!! How can any an beat his own child like that, that is sane? Obviously to me the father needs mental and emotional help!! The boy was wrong for dissing his Mom, but that is no excuse for what the disturb father did, if he in fact caused that beating!
MsYouDontSay
July 17, 2012 at 5:34 pm
This pic is horrific! I agree this “teen” can be a reflection of his household of “do as I say and not as I do” parenting…and he could just be (an always been) a problem child. We all know, many families with that “one” that is straight off another grid. The truth is we don’t know enough about the story. How do we even know he’s not trying to set his father up? He could have gotten beat up by gang initiation (far fetched, who knows?) I mean if its true that he thought so little of his mother to display his verbal intelligence in such a low manner…which could represent a detachment to his mother for whatever the reason(s)…and then to take a pic of himself? He needs to be taken out of the house while he and his parents get help addressing why this youth feels that any of his actions are alright and why (if true)the parent had to exert brute strength.
While I do believe that children should RESPECT their parents, I also believe that parents have the responsibility to teach/model principles of esteem,respect,and honor,just to name a few.
I remember elders saying “I brought you into this world and I’ll take you out”.
In the end, he’s not dead and hopefully no extra brain damage has occurred…maybe, if this story is true he’ll lick his paw and become much smarter in his father’s house.
This whole conversation is very sad and reflex’s the breakdown in our families. May God HELP us ALL!
CommonSense King
July 12, 2012 at 8:56 pm
A teen is not a child! A teen is a teenager. How old was this teen? Early, middle or late teens? h**l there’s and age that you can go to jail in most states that’s 16.. Not to mention he disrespected his own mother with the utmost of slurs. How old does one have to be before it’s not considered abuse? People kill me with this customizable attitude!
Enoch Mubarak
July 12, 2012 at 6:24 am
His father did right to kick his b**t because his mother was his fathers woman before she was his mother.
rosemary davis
July 11, 2012 at 11:38 am
To me this Father went way far and beyond disciple the problem is when our children do things that we don’t like the first thing we do is lash out at them instead of sitting down and talking things out.If they would seek wise counsel from the bible such as a mild answer when given turns away rage or train up a boy according to the way and when he gets old he will not depart from it.So it starts with the parents first they can not act out as the child does but they have to set the example have a calm spirit talk before hitting otherwise it could lead to this type of situation.
Basil
July 11, 2012 at 10:29 am
The way they raised the child and their issues led to parenting failures and the child speaking that way. They’re probably not very good examples of parents, and I’m not sure if they’re good role models for anyone. You don’t hit a child like that. Yes, his behavior can make someone extremely angry, but that was a bit too much.
jayne
July 11, 2012 at 12:19 am
if kids never acted out they would never leave the nest and stay at home forever.
freddie
July 11, 2012 at 12:14 am
How pathetic that this question even needs to be asked. Even educated negroes dont seem to know how detrimental it is to beat a child, even when they have to know that HURT PEOPLE HURT OTHER PEOPLE, AND END UP JAILED FOR IT AND sometimes even murder their victim unintentionally.
ANYONE WHO HAS EVER STUDIED CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND CHILD PSYCHOLOGY KNOWS that this boy is acting out verbally just as he should be doing AT HIS AGE. After a cooling off period, the father should have went in to speak to the child, remind him that he loves his mother, and then send him in to apoligize. A psychological scar to last a life time with devastating effects is not the way to discipline a normal teenage boy who has started to THINK FOR HIMSELF.
Resa
July 10, 2012 at 9:47 pm
If the case is that he disrespected his mother by calling her a B, his father should have beat his behind. He should do it again since he has the nerve to take a picture and put it out there looking for sympathy.
If he think he is man enough call his mom or anyone else roof he’s living under, eating their food, buying your cloths, paying your health premiums, just breathing their air, then he’s man enough to get his a## kicked!
apcsteel
July 10, 2012 at 12:48 pm
If he called his mother a b*tch he got what he deserved. Young men & women in todays hip hop culture makes that word acceptable.
d-rhyme
July 10, 2012 at 11:32 am
Failed parenting resulted in his disrespect. Beating him for parents failure is what happened. Father should have been asking what they did wrong.