We attempt as parents to educate our children to discriminate between right and wrong, but we frequently fail for a variety of reasons. One father realized that his daughter had been bullying a cancer classmate at school.

Things had progressed to the point that she had to remove the girl’s wig. This enraged the father, who decided to take matters into his own hands by disciplining his daughter in a way that provoked debate and a wide spectrum of opinions online.

After getting criticism for how he handled his bully daughter, the father ultimately withdrew the post.

“My ex-wife and I have a 16-year-old daughter who I have full custody of (she has gone on with her new family)… My kid was just expelled from school for making fun of a girl who had lost her hair due to cancer treatment. “Including removing her wig,” he began his message.

“Apparently there is some pre-existing bad blood between the two of them, but I don’t think that even begins to excuse her behavior.”

They didn’t like each other since his daughter was now dating this other girl’s ex-boyfriend.

“At some point, the other girl mentioned how my daughter’s boyfriend was just using her for sex (this was actually a big shock to me as I had no idea she was sexually active) and called my daughter a sl*t,” the father said.

“That’s what triggered the situation and led to the wig incident.” They’ve allegedly been squabbling in class since my daughter began dating the subject. Basically, silly adolescent, ‘he said, she said’ bullshit.”

After discovering what had transpired and what she had done, he gave his daughter two alternatives to choose from in an attempt to teach her a lesson. The first was for him to destroy all of her equipment, and the second was for her to go to the salon and have a bald haircut. The daughter chose the second option and shaved her head in order to attend school.

“Everyone feels I went too far. Her mother reacted angrily, stating it would make her a target of bullying (which is kind of the purpose; show her some compassion),” the father wrote.

Though not everyone agreed with him, he believed he had done the right thing. Many people took the opportunity to express their thoughts on the situation. “Your daughter is a bully because you are a bully,” one reader wrote. I sincerely doubt you’re using violence and humiliation to ‘teach her a lesson.'”

“There’s a term for what you did,” another individual remarked. It’s referred to as child abuse. Taking her electronics away would have been a suitable punishment. A good punishment would have been to ground her. Disrespecting and demeaning her physical autonomy is not a suitable punishment. She’s unlikely to learn from it, and it risks sustaining a bullying cycle.”

Others, on the other hand, applauded his parenting. “I wholeheartedly endorse your choice. You are her parent, so you have every right to do this; it is not abusive; it is just part of life.” If she’s comfortable attacking someone for something they have no control over, she should try it,” one supporter of the father remarked.

“She will see what kind of impact actions like hers have on the victim, and that will teach her a very important lesson,” someone else said.

So, what are your thoughts? Do you believe the father’s punishment was too severe? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.