The comments section over at Slate is ripping this woman apart for being a control freak who probably beats her kid.
I'm not entirely certain that the actual text of the letter supports that, it's pretty vague, but I can tell you that the word "sweet" in this context gives me the heebie-jeebies, and that is not one bit improved by being paired with the word "discipline".
And that may be unfair. It may be that this kid comes back and is grumpy with her brother and complains that at her cousins' house she can eat ice cream for dinner and they don't have a set bedtime even during the school year, and "discipline" means "we take away screens for a day" or "she goes to bed half an hour early" or something else that's very much in line with cultural norms and that most people would consider reasonable. I have no idea!
But oh god, does that word "sweet" raise the hairs on the back of my neck.
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I'm not entirely certain that the actual text of the letter supports that, it's pretty vague, but I can tell you that the word "sweet" in this context gives me the heebie-jeebies, and that is not one bit improved by being paired with the word "discipline".
And that may be unfair. It may be that this kid comes back and is grumpy with her brother and complains that at her cousins' house she can eat ice cream for dinner and they don't have a set bedtime even during the school year, and "discipline" means "we take away screens for a day" or "she goes to bed half an hour early" or something else that's very much in line with cultural norms and that most people would consider reasonable. I have no idea!
But oh god, does that word "sweet" raise the hairs on the back of my neck.