Teen Blasts Mom For Being A “Horrible Mother” After She Punished Him For Letting Their Dog Get Skunked
Skunk spray sticks to everything. If you’ve ever dealt with it, you know the smell clings to fabric, skin, and your sanity. This family has been hit by it more than once.
Their house backs up to a patch of woods where all sorts of animals wander through, but one visitor shows up a little too often. A skunk keeps squeezing through the fence at night, and the family dog has already been sprayed four separate times.
After the fourth disaster, the Mom changed the routine. No more letting the dog out alone once the sun goes down.
Everyone agreed that nighttime bathroom breaks had to happen on a leash. It wasn’t fun, but it kept the dog safe and the house from smelling like a chemical cloud.
For weeks, the rule worked just fine. Then came the night everything fell apart.
The Mom asked their teenager to take the dog outside before bed. Instead of clipping on the leash, the teen opened the back door and let the dog run out like usual.
A few minutes later, the familiar smell blasted through the yard. The dog had been skunked again.
This time, the mom refused to shoulder the whole mess alone. She told her teen that since he had ignored the rule, he had to wash the dog. Even tho she offered help, she made it clear that the bulk of the work was his.
The teen didn’t take it well. He said the consequence was unfair and called her a horrible mother for giving such a responsibility.
The mom held her ground and ensured he served his punishment. However, she’s been wondering if she went too far with this.
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Let’s dig into the details
A bit of backstory
The dog got sprayed again due to OP’s son’s carelessness
OP insisted that her son take on the responsibility of cleaning up the dog. Unfortunately, he exploded and called her a horrible mother
OP stood her ground and made him wash the dog. However, she’s second her actions and needs the Reddit community’s opinion on this
We gathered some interesting comments from the Reddit community
“It’s not a punishment. The poor dog got sprayed and is probably miserable.”
“NTA - the sequence of events is the consequence of him not following the rules.”
“NTA. You did the right thing. Your son knew the policy. He chose to violate it.”
“NTA maybe he forgot, maybe it was weaponized incompetence.”
“NTA. He’s just being petulant because he had to deal with the consequence of making the lazy choice.”
“He knew what would happen and he was too lazy to care. The consequences were fitting.”
Rules exist for a reason, and when a child decides to skip one, there will definitely be consequences.
Cleaning a skunked dog is miserable, but the punishment came directly from the choice he made.
Both sides had real feelings in the moment. However, the Reddit community has backed OP’s decision and urged her not to feel bad for standing her ground.
What do you think about how this played out?
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