Extra, Extra! A Wise Dad Makes the News

When I first read the above linked news story, I smirked, and then wondered, "Why on earth did this make the news?"

In case you didn't read it yourself, I'll recap: Dad buys son the "it" game of the season, "Guitar Hero III", but later finds son smoking pot with his friends,so dad tells the story in his Ebay Auction for the Game, which then goes for over $9k.

The story has caused a firestorm of nasty comments to the dad, for "humiliating" his son publicly, and for being "cruel and mean"....and so forth.I was pretty shocked that it even made the news.

Or is it in the news because some dad actually enforced some rules in his house? Have we gotten to the point in our families to where a dad not indulging his kid after breaking what would be considered a reasonable rule (i.e., don't smoke illegal stuff in my house) is considered news breaking on a national level?

Am I one of the only parents left who has had to tell my kid no, and return a gift or withhold a treat for breaking the simple house rules? God help us when these over-indulged brats become the adults of tomorrow if this is considered unusual!