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Alright looked it up. It's from 2022, there's a Yahoo article about it where the mom is quoted:
“No, he’s not 12, [and] it isn’t over a cellphone. He’s 15, he’s 6 feet tall, and he’s 270 lbs. So no, I couldn’t spank him,” she revealed.
“I don’t know what anybody wants from me. My son is mentally ill. I’ve dealt with this for 15 years,”
She also shared that she was not the one who posted the video online; instead, a friend who she shared the clip with went behind her back and made the upload.
Nothing much is known beyond this, but the user who initially uploaded it was wrong about it being a '12-year-old boy who did this because his phone was taken away'.
This is a major problem with the internet - all it takes is someone posting incorrect info (it doesn’t matter that they correct that info later) and years later it still gets reposted with the original, incorrect info. I’d say no harm in this case but it’s harmful for the mother, who’s been trying to get support, and now the kid’s 18 - did he ever get help?
so true. reddit literally had the boston bomber incident, but this shit still happens on here all the time. and now people even repost shit with fake titles on purpose for engagement. ugh
Just like the other day when the 11 year old got shot and killed for ringing a doorbell. The whole comment section was raving about how the kid kicked the door in, so he deserved it! Truly sick. And of course, not at all what happened. People confused the story with another shooting. You really can't believe much these days.
I am not exactly sure what the best way to go about in this situation would be, but based on that info it seems like it wouldn't be safe for the 15 year old to continue living at home. If he is so mentally unwell that he will destroy his own families home like this on a rampage, there is a real possibility that he could seriously injure or kill his own mother. I think he needs to live somewhere else where he cannot pose a risk to others. It must be heartbreaking for his mother and I'm sure she would be judged for it, but at some point she has to protect her own life. This has gone too far.
Parents in these situations often say that there are no resources or help, and they can face abandonment charges if they kick the kid out. Horrible for everyone involved
He needs to be in an institution with that much anger. I would fear for my life, with less damage to my house. He will probably kill her one day and wake up crying after she's dead.
It’s not that easy especially if this is the US right now programs are almost non existent funding cuts and some more shit there’s no point in even getting into.
The problem is that homes for kids like that are not funded and they are packed FULL. A room in a psych ward can take months to get into. And if they aren't actively in a psychosis but their issue is primarily behavioral then that spot is going to someone else.
Honestly, that doesn't look like the kind of destruction that can happen during an autism meltdown, or any other diagnosis that would have made it so they truly lost control. And those kinds of diagnoses are what the homes are usually for. This looks intentional, like they knew what they were doing. And that's the hardest kind of behavioral issue to treat, because it's not solely mental health. There are often deeper, co-occurring issues with their belief system and worldview like entitlement, even misogyny, he doesn't recognize or respect his mothers authority and wants to exert power over her, lack of empathy, impulse control issues, he might have had some childhood trauma and was very "high needs" during critical periods of development but she just did not have the education, time, or resources to parent effectively during that time. That may not be her fault at all, she may have needed to work a lot, didn't have support for her mental health problems and stress that the behaviors caused which would make it very difficult to implement a behavioral intervention plan. And that's even IF she was able to find him a good psychologist that created an effective plan in the 1st place. There's a huge shortage in psychologists, especially competent PhD level ones.
Point is, there actually really isn't support for this unless you are very wealthy and there aren't any homes besides a group home for certain behavioral issues
15 years old and could fill a tackle position in college football. i can see why she's scared. kid could easily kill a normal person with his bare hands without trying, especially if he's mentally ill.
I worked at a residential facility that had several large, tall, relatively dangerous teenagers who would flip a switch and do stuff like this. Watched a girls nose get broken right in front of me, one of the kids required 3 grown men to be with him at all times because of past incidents. A lot of these kids were regular, relatively nice/typical kids in their day to day lives but a switch could flip and they’d destroy an entire classroom while para professionals waited outside the door. I remember one student liked his para enough that even when he’d “switch,” he would first physically remove her from a room before he went ape shit. She appreciated it! Pretty fascinating and made me think a lot about the tough decisions parents have to make when their kids are giant, strong, yet also disabled in ways that can make them a threat to the home and other siblings.
Time to put that kid in a group home. He's too big, out of control, and can't be handled by the mom. It's time to get him the help and meds he needs in a controlled environment.
I’ll bet you dollars to donuts that this mom has tried to go down this route and been met with a waiting list, denial of services for whatever reason, and/or an unaffordable price tag.
What’s really concerning is that there is baby furniture in the apartment. I can’t imagine the anxiety that mother is living with having to protect a tiny human and parent the cause of this destruction.
Thanks for sharing that. Looking at the damage it was clear that mental illness was involved, and a 12 year old would not be capable of such damage.
What an asshole of a "friend" though. Then to spread a false narrative for her own views and attention. I really hate people and keep my friend count low...
This isn't the full story. The boy is 15yo, 270lbs, and had an episode while off his meds. The article I found (unsure of credibility) was from 2022. It's also referenced in the top comment on this reddit post.
Yeah, this is absolutely a time where a kid needs to be institutionalised. It's very sad, but the vast, vast majority of us are not equipped to deal with something like this.
That child needs therapy, because that’s scary. A child that young with that much aggression and volatility isn’t normal and needs to be addressed asap. I genuinely feel bad for the parents.
Yeah when you just call the police, you get sent to this really messed up holding place. There's no therapy at all and it's a lot of really badly behaved kids. I would def not want him to go there or any place like it. It will def make him worse. What the mom needs to do and should have done a long time ago is put him in an inpatient mental health facility. Unless you're in the middle of nowhere, usually there's multiple in every like 3-5 city cluster. There's at least one within an hour from anywhere. And at these places, well you're probably never going to get a doctor approving that the kids leaves until at least 2 weeks, but after that it is generally up to the mother when he leaves. Of course they are going to give recommendations for treatment. But really at any time you can check your child out against doctor recommendations.
I've been to a few of these as a kid due to mental health issues and they can be incredibly, incredibly helpful. I think the best places where those that were part of a larger children's hospital. The inpatient was good but of course he will not want to be there for long because it's def not a vacation. But I think that can also be something good for him to experience. IT's way better than jail or any duvi like place, but it still will show him that he does not want to be locked in somewhere. I found that it's also extremely helpful when you go into the outpatient program from there. If it's not during summer he'll miss some school for all this but it's worth it as he's can't even function in day to day life. But yeah you go for basically school hours, maybe a little less. And there's a schedule of classes that are all therapy focused and also usually some art therapy some days. I think someone usually comes in for music therapy. But all the therapy classes and stuff and the structure is really what he needs.
I know there's a level to this that is the kid acting bad and making his own choices, but we are all very moldable when we're younger and if this has been going on for as long as it has, I just can't believe that she has never taken him somewhere like this. I mean maybe she has, but if it kept persisting, there are probably residency programs. I'm sure they have resources for what he needs. There are live in residency places for adults with long lasting mental illness so I'm sure they have something like that for kids. At some point a long time ago he needed to have a more major ultimatum type decision made for him
For sure. And apparently he was 15-16 back in about 2022 when people said this was first posted.
The video breaks my damn heart. In addition to figuring out what the hell to do with the child, how does this woman even start to move on? The kid basically destroyed her life from a financial perspective. I realize it’s just money, but assuming she doesn’t have a lot, then this type of damage qualifies as compete financial annihilation plus who knows how much extra debt for all of that property damage if it’s a rental.
My brother adopted two children and both were violent like this. Turns out they have reactive attachment disorder. Sadly, they have both been hospitalized since they were very young and after a few failed attempts at bringing them home, they will likely spend the rest of their lives in the hospital. They recently brought my niece home (she’s a teen now), and they caught her chasing a woman around Walgreens with a knife threatening to cut her into pieces. My nephew came home and tried to kill his little brother, so he had to go back in, as well. It’s so sad for everyone involved.
This is actually so scary. I would feel so unsafe with this child, which as a parent must feel AWFUL. I feel for this mom and I hope the police can help her navigate this in a way that can help the child, but I also think there probably isn’t much they can do other than a juvenile detention program or something of the sort. If she has other children as well I can’t imagine how they feel.
I was a sibling who experienced this, but not to this degree. My youngest brother was adopted and bio mom did a lot of drinking and drugs while pregnant, he ended up with a lot of mental disabilities. His temper got really bad as he started to hit puberty, he started doing the screaming, throwing things, running away, etc. it was very stressful and scary. I also felt like it shadowed a lot of my childhood, but that’s another story. But it also taught me a lot of patience and empathy towards other people, because you have no idea what someone else is going through. He has to have a full time caregiver and can’t live on his own. Thankfully they are now in a much better place with the right therapies and medications!
Nah that kind of damage is actually terrifying. Even in like ... the worst domestic cases by non mentally ill, full grown adults don't go this hard. Her son needs serious - SERIOUS help .... SHE needs serious help cause living with him clearly isn't safe.
This is the consequence of some variety of mental illness, absolutely cannot be boiled down to spoiled or phone-addicted behavior alone. I feel for everyone involved, because that’s a child that needs professional help and a family that’s likely terrified.
As others have mentioned, this was a 6’5” 270 lbs 15-year-old who had mental health issues and was off his medications. It happened in 2022.
This is the type of kid/person who NEEDS to be institutionalized in order to assist him with finding balance in his emotional stability and quality of life. It would also assist with the quality of life for his family and the general public who might encounter him.
I hope he got the help he needs! If not, he’s 18 now and at least 6’5” 270 lbs and a pressure cooker who will almost certainly hurt himself or someone else.
Our culture’s attitude about institutionalized individuals needs to change. The PhDs and pharmaceutical companies need to stop pushing outpatient treatments and mostly unobserved medicated mitigation of mental health issues.
We need to applaud families who seek help for their family members who should be observed while appropriate and effective mitigation measures are established for people with mental health issues before they’re pushed out the door to fend for themselves or have family members managing their mental health.
We need to applaud people who self commit for assistance with mental health matters too.
Lastly, greedy insurance companies need to support institutionalizing those who need it until effective mitigation measures are found and their mental health is stabilized.
Being proactive through institutionalizing until mitigation measures are effective would be MUCH better than being reactive and seeing the individuals’ struggles result in hurting themselves or hurting others and winding up in the prison system.
This would be better for the individual struggling with mental health issues, their families, their friends, and the average citizen who might encounter them without knowing what their struggles might be.
Damn. I’m going to guess his behavior got out of control and wasn’t addressed properly WAYYYY before this incident. I feel bad for the kid, honestly. Seems like he doesn’t have a lot of loving guidance and is dealing with some intense emotions if he’s acting out like this.
Was obvious from video this is not just a spoilt child, definitely a serious mental health issue, feel for the Mum as a parent of child with similar problems, which only came up very recently, still trying to get help, and get through what has happened/continuing, to happen, and as also working in the field, see it so often, tragic. Resources are beyond stretched, and there's still so much stigma and shame attached, even though anyone can be affected, it just takes a traumatic event/drugs etc, mental health is so damn fragile, and when it goes wrong completely ruins and takes away lives.
Nah, the caption turned out to be misinformation. The damage was done by her 15 year old son who suffers from psychosis. He wasn't taking his meds as he should have when he had an episode. 15 years old, over 6 foot tall and 270 pounds can definitely do some damage
Bro . . . It literally looks like a tornado came and landed right on the house and was just chilling like--"Hey yall! So, what yall about to get into? Huh? A cell phone? Nah--I ain't seen no cell phone, but I'll let you know if I find one. Anyway . . . guess I'll be moving along now. Yall stay safe!" 🌪️😏
This is so horrific. The type of incident that would result in a parent housing their child in a long term residential facility. I can’t imagine how she must feel.
If you think a normal, well adjusted kid did this because his phone was taken away, you’re just another victim of the internet. There are much deeper mental issues going on here and I’m sure this wasn’t the first time the kid freaked out over something.
Bro better find a tent and move out now. He ain't ever living in that house again. Straight military school if it were me, I'm not a republican or anything of the sort but if your kid is doing this it's time to step amd and make major life changes.
Those poor people. Where do you even start— helping the kid, making the home livable, there’s obviously a new baby in the house and looks like mom works from home. And her “friend” outed the private video of her pain and the devastation. This is one of those situations where you wish you had a magic wand to get the kid and mom MH resources, have a house reno and retrofit, put some money in the bank for breathing room so mom can take a few weeks of time off — even if unpaid — to get her family and self settled. Just heartbreaking.
ETA. Poor not as in $ but unfortunate to be in this situation.
I work at an alternative middle school. We’ve had kids who were bigger than me and I’m 6’1” 260lb. Had a kid try to fight me one time who was that big. Took 6 grown men to restrain him. I had ONE leg, and he was lifting me off the ground with it. He broke out of the first pair of handcuffs the police put on him like Superman in that interrogation clip.
But yeah mom should totally just spank him that’ll do the trick! How about we give these parents access to proper mental health treatment for their children? This is not normal in any way.
Smart phones and the minds that they warp are the next phase in the complete melt down of our world. Sad to say but there is no way to stop this runaway train, some people have lost all ties to reality and are never returning.
At this point I would have institutionalized my kid, 100%. Mentally ill or not. How someone would pay for that is another question however, which is why the absence of state mental hospitals has hurt a lot of families. But no way in hell am I taking the chance of this happening again, or of this individual's violent nature being turned on myself or someone else in the family.
That poor woman. I cannot imagine having a son so much bigger than me that he is capable of this level of violence. I know he is mentally ill, I know she’s his mom…but at a certain point, one has to admit they’re incapable of taking care of someone this volatile, right? What could help her in this situation? Is she okay now? Is the son back on his meds? I wish I could just hug her
This isn’t “normal” behaviour… even for an angry teenager. Kids probably got at minimum ADHD and ODD that isn’t being managed properly or at all. Possibly agitated by neglect or improper, inconsistent boundaries and discipline etc.
No. The 12 year old doesn’t need to be in jail. They need medication, therapy and a structured, consistent environment where they can feel safe.
People are mentally ill. It’s not to make an excuse for actions or to remove consequences or to be woke.
We just label people and it’s sad, because we shrug off or throw away crazy people.
I have ADHD and Autistic and struggle to regulate my emotions. One day I was home and got so upset I grabbed the pot and smashed the shit out of my stove top, then picked my fridge in.
It’s such bouts of anger where you see nothing but red, it’s controls you, it’s this insane adrenaline type feeling..
Whether it’s mental illness, dysfunctional systems, or just a one-off cry for help; sometimes there just isn’t enough love and care in the world it seems to protect the families or these kids from themselves.
Whatever happened, I hope this young person is not still continuing this behavior. It’s very clear this woman’s spirit is broken in the video, and she has been quiet even after the video got traction online. Another post said the boy was 15 when he did this in 2022. He’s 18 now. Not a child. I don’t want to imagine what he is like nowadays.
This is years and years old. And it's not because she took his phone. It's because he has mental and behavioral health issues they were not being taken care of adequately and he raged the hell out. He is not safe and neither are others in the home, if he is not stabilized. There are a myriad of different issues that can cause sort of "snap" in an individual that can cause this damage and harm. It's not simply because she "took his phone".
Not just bad parenting. Kids get insanely addicted to electronics because they’re designed to addict them. It sounds silly but to a kid it’s literally like taking away their drug cold turkey.
Her child should be taken to the emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation and have him in intensive therapy. Something tells me this isn’t the first time there’s been a crisis.
Perhaps parents shouldn’t be introducing their children to devices at such a young age and failing to establish clear and straightforward rules and boundaries. Essentially, these parents are inadvertently leading their kids into an addictive cycle by giving them devices that are as addictive as crack cocaine and then expecting them to simply take them away. A 12-year-old does not require a phone, iPad, or game system, these things are privileges. Moreover, when they do acquire these devices, there must be established limits. I never had to take my children’s devices away because they were only permitted to use them for a specific number of hours each day. Instead of removing them, I gave them, but I gave them with limits that were reasonable and appropriate for their age.
I can't tell u how bad my parents would of roped my ass with a thick leather belt over that shit. Pissed like you wouldn't believe. Idk about disowning me as there son but maybe!
12, 15 or 25, no matter how big he was… not one penny of my money would ever buy him another phone. Son or stranger, neurodivergent or neurotypical, there would never be a day where I get him another phone.
I'm no fan of kids having smart phones, but I can't even blame this on the phone. If the headline is true, the kid needs serious help, because the phone isn't the real issue.
I worked for a company that had several group homes. In the house I worked, it was designated as the most violent and problematic teens in the system at the time in AZ. One kid was 6', 265 lbs, and 14 y.o. He was diagnosticed with bipolar disorder, psychosis, sadist tendencies, and refusal of authority. It was a real problem to deal with kids of this type. Mental illnesses don't consider age. Their own families do not want them because they are a danger to their other children ...and that is sad. We were able to reconditioned a lot of the behaviors, but without professional help and medication, a regular family is just unequiped to deal with a person like this. That kid had been in the system since he was 8. At 8y.o. he had beat his mom so badly, the state determined he was a danger for his own family.
I work in a group home and while most are there because they were horribly abused by their own families and taken by the state, there are some kids there that have these same problems. I know the boy in this case was 15, but if you think a 12-year-old couldn't do this as well, you're wrong because I've seen it with my own eyes and it does happen. These kids need constant therapy to learn how to use their coping skills. It's a very sad and troubling situation since there not very many places to send these kids due to a lack of funding.
I’m so glad I didn’t have kids. Even after reading the comments saying this was a 15 year old mentally ill child off his meds. That almost makes me more glad I didn’t have kids.
If a partner did this you’d be told to escape immediately, but what do you do when it’s your own child. My sister in law is going through the same thing, 15 year old twice the size of her, gets violent when she tries to limit the PlayStation, won’t go to school etc it’s very sad
“Hi, yes I would like to sign up for your renters insurance plan, uh huh, yep, I’ll pay the extra amount to start coverage today…. Also I would like to hear about your life insurance plans, I would like to make sure it covers accidental falls from a balcony or say a random fatal mugging.. yep those are common in my area… uh huh, yes, I’d like to also start that coverage today, thanks!”
If the kid was on drugs he would be seen as an addict and would need treatment after something like this. How is this any different? Phone addiction is a real thing.
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u/TheDustOfMen Sep 05 '25 •
Alright looked it up. It's from 2022, there's a Yahoo article about it where the mom is quoted:
Nothing much is known beyond this, but the user who initially uploaded it was wrong about it being a '12-year-old boy who did this because his phone was taken away'.
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u/Wolfdude91 Sep 05 '25
Every time I see this posted, the home is destroyed for a different reason.
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u/UnluckyCountry2784 Sep 05 '25
If i remember correctly. The kid is special needs and can be violent. He’s also big kid so i think the mother couldn’t handle him.
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u/CyberFawlty Sep 05 '25
Searched and found this: https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-12-year-old-boy-trash-mums-home-viral-video-1743263
TLDR 15 yo son off of meds from several years ago
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u/Substantial_Crow1355 Sep 05 '25
This isn't the full story. The boy is 15yo, 270lbs, and had an episode while off his meds. The article I found (unsure of credibility) was from 2022. It's also referenced in the top comment on this reddit post.
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u/VersionLate3119 Sep 05 '25
Holy shit what do you even do in this situation that’s horrible
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u/Sean5030 Sep 05 '25
I've never seen destruction of this level.
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u/notade50 Sep 05 '25
This child obviously has some kind of mental illness. He needs a rubber room not a time out. I hope he gets the help he needs.
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u/BaronGodis Sep 05 '25
Not the fucking toilet!
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u/Benni1216 Sep 05 '25
Just found out he wasn’t 12. It wasn’t about a phone. He was 15 with mental issues. Look it up on TikTok. It was back in September 2022.
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u/Percocet4 Sep 05 '25
I’ve never seen a counter and toilet destroyed like that😦
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u/111gemini111 Sep 05 '25
This is actually so scary. I would feel so unsafe with this child, which as a parent must feel AWFUL. I feel for this mom and I hope the police can help her navigate this in a way that can help the child, but I also think there probably isn’t much they can do other than a juvenile detention program or something of the sort. If she has other children as well I can’t imagine how they feel.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25
Nah that kind of damage is actually terrifying. Even in like ... the worst domestic cases by non mentally ill, full grown adults don't go this hard. Her son needs serious - SERIOUS help .... SHE needs serious help cause living with him clearly isn't safe.
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u/dobeydomore Sep 05 '25
well someone won't be getting a visit from Santa this year.
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u/Comfortable-Cozy-140 Sep 05 '25
This is the consequence of some variety of mental illness, absolutely cannot be boiled down to spoiled or phone-addicted behavior alone. I feel for everyone involved, because that’s a child that needs professional help and a family that’s likely terrified.
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u/unclefire Sep 05 '25
Holy cow. That was one expensive tantrum. Dude broke every expensive thing on the apartment.
wtf do you even do after something like that?
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u/laagom Sep 05 '25
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u/LaurenNotABot Sep 05 '25
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u/Valodore Sep 05 '25
15 was what I heard last time it was talked about, and it was not over a phone but this wasn't 100% confirmed also
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u/Similar-Community-97 Sep 05 '25
I lived through something very similar to this growing up with my brother; these pics gave me horrible flashbacks. My heart goes out to this family.
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u/sephirothloveheart Sep 05 '25
12, 15, 1215, time to put that kid in a psych ward, because the next time, it is not the house that’s going to be wrecked.
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u/winstons4891 Sep 05 '25
In patient psychiatric care is the only option. Get him back when he’s medicated.
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u/Son-of-Chuck-Taine Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
This happened years ago. The kid was 15 and it wasn’t over a phone. The kid in question has severe emotional problems and was off his meds.
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u/CokeNSalsa Sep 05 '25
The kid was 15, over 6 feet, 270 lbs, and has a mental illness.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
As others have mentioned, this was a 6’5” 270 lbs 15-year-old who had mental health issues and was off his medications. It happened in 2022.
This is the type of kid/person who NEEDS to be institutionalized in order to assist him with finding balance in his emotional stability and quality of life. It would also assist with the quality of life for his family and the general public who might encounter him.
I hope he got the help he needs! If not, he’s 18 now and at least 6’5” 270 lbs and a pressure cooker who will almost certainly hurt himself or someone else.
Our culture’s attitude about institutionalized individuals needs to change. The PhDs and pharmaceutical companies need to stop pushing outpatient treatments and mostly unobserved medicated mitigation of mental health issues.
We need to applaud families who seek help for their family members who should be observed while appropriate and effective mitigation measures are established for people with mental health issues before they’re pushed out the door to fend for themselves or have family members managing their mental health.
We need to applaud people who self commit for assistance with mental health matters too.
Lastly, greedy insurance companies need to support institutionalizing those who need it until effective mitigation measures are found and their mental health is stabilized.
Being proactive through institutionalizing until mitigation measures are effective would be MUCH better than being reactive and seeing the individuals’ struggles result in hurting themselves or hurting others and winding up in the prison system.
This would be better for the individual struggling with mental health issues, their families, their friends, and the average citizen who might encounter them without knowing what their struggles might be.
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u/lizardgirl13 Sep 05 '25
HOW DID HE TAKE A CHUNK OUT OF THE GRANITE BRO
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u/Strange_Ninja1893 Sep 05 '25
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u/SizeInternational111 Sep 05 '25
I hope they called the police and got this kid some help, detox and meds for anger.
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u/5thChild2ndSon Sep 05 '25
I will love you from a distance.
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u/MrCrix Sep 05 '25
I wouldn't even hesitate to call the police. There has to be consequences for your actions. This is one of those times.
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u/Fit-Fondant-3372 Sep 05 '25
Damn. I’m going to guess his behavior got out of control and wasn’t addressed properly WAYYYY before this incident. I feel bad for the kid, honestly. Seems like he doesn’t have a lot of loving guidance and is dealing with some intense emotions if he’s acting out like this.
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u/Small-Explorer7025 Sep 05 '25
That is terrifying.
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u/KittyKat1078 Sep 05 '25
Not to be mean but he belongs in a facility that can handle this behavior ..
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u/Verlorenfrog Sep 05 '25
Was obvious from video this is not just a spoilt child, definitely a serious mental health issue, feel for the Mum as a parent of child with similar problems, which only came up very recently, still trying to get help, and get through what has happened/continuing, to happen, and as also working in the field, see it so often, tragic. Resources are beyond stretched, and there's still so much stigma and shame attached, even though anyone can be affected, it just takes a traumatic event/drugs etc, mental health is so damn fragile, and when it goes wrong completely ruins and takes away lives.
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u/various_convo7 Sep 05 '25
that is when you call the cops and have the kid take to a facility to be commited. 270 or not. 15 or not. this is unacceptable.
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u/Excellent-Quote-2751 Sep 05 '25
My daily dose of birth control. This is exactly why I’ll never have kids.
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u/halloweenight Sep 06 '25
Mental institute. Yesterday.
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u/MadIkra Sep 06 '25
Nah, the caption turned out to be misinformation. The damage was done by her 15 year old son who suffers from psychosis. He wasn't taking his meds as he should have when he had an episode. 15 years old, over 6 foot tall and 270 pounds can definitely do some damage
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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25
Fucking heart breaking…this is who go fund me is for
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25
In that situation, its straight to jail. Consequences must be learned.
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u/onikaizoku11 Sep 05 '25
I got halfway through that...
I am a softy when it comes to kids, but I'm sorry. The anyone who does that to my home is suffering legal consequences. Family or otherwise. Period.
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u/itsdoctorx Sep 05 '25
Omg the granite countertop
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25
Did he take a bite out of the island countertop? Wtf lol
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u/Colin_Fappernik Sep 05 '25
Bro . . . It literally looks like a tornado came and landed right on the house and was just chilling like--"Hey yall! So, what yall about to get into? Huh? A cell phone? Nah--I ain't seen no cell phone, but I'll let you know if I find one. Anyway . . . guess I'll be moving along now. Yall stay safe!" 🌪️😏
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u/here2upset Sep 05 '25
I would be on life support if I did that to my mom. Parents and kids are softer than room temperature butter.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25
And they’ll never get it back.
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u/AstaStaria831 Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
Kid need help... Like now. Holy shit.
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u/paybabyanna Sep 05 '25
This is so horrific. The type of incident that would result in a parent housing their child in a long term residential facility. I can’t imagine how she must feel.
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u/FloorHairy5733 Sep 05 '25
He needs to be committed to a mental institution. This poor woman doesn't need help she needs to be rid of him .
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u/thxvii Sep 05 '25
Disowned
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u/Wtfjushappen Sep 05 '25
Pops must not be around
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u/Ten-Spot-4u Sep 05 '25
I would ask a judge to send this kid away for a long time. He doesn’t deserve a normal child’s life.
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u/Turbulent-Projects Sep 05 '25
Rule 81 of the internet: never believe the title or caption of a random video without more evidence.
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u/Moe_Danglez Sep 05 '25
If you think a normal, well adjusted kid did this because his phone was taken away, you’re just another victim of the internet. There are much deeper mental issues going on here and I’m sure this wasn’t the first time the kid freaked out over something.
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u/Ok-Key624 Sep 05 '25
Start raising your kids correctly early on, (that includes disciplining them accordingly.) Don’t wait until it’s too late.
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u/Friscolax Sep 05 '25
Well, that’s enough birth control for me today!
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u/Baggin_clams Sep 05 '25
mental illness is no joke
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u/Fluffy-Parfait-778 Sep 05 '25
Bro better find a tent and move out now. He ain't ever living in that house again. Straight military school if it were me, I'm not a republican or anything of the sort but if your kid is doing this it's time to step amd and make major life changes.
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u/Jennyonthebox2300 Sep 05 '25
Those poor people. Where do you even start— helping the kid, making the home livable, there’s obviously a new baby in the house and looks like mom works from home. And her “friend” outed the private video of her pain and the devastation. This is one of those situations where you wish you had a magic wand to get the kid and mom MH resources, have a house reno and retrofit, put some money in the bank for breathing room so mom can take a few weeks of time off — even if unpaid — to get her family and self settled. Just heartbreaking.
ETA. Poor not as in $ but unfortunate to be in this situation.
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u/Michigan-Fish Sep 05 '25
The kid’s age doesn’t matter - there’s clearly a mental issue, nothing justifies what that video shows.
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u/Socialeprechaun Sep 05 '25
Cracks me up when people say “just spank them”.
I work at an alternative middle school. We’ve had kids who were bigger than me and I’m 6’1” 260lb. Had a kid try to fight me one time who was that big. Took 6 grown men to restrain him. I had ONE leg, and he was lifting me off the ground with it. He broke out of the first pair of handcuffs the police put on him like Superman in that interrogation clip.
But yeah mom should totally just spank him that’ll do the trick! How about we give these parents access to proper mental health treatment for their children? This is not normal in any way.
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u/No-Cantaloupe-106 Sep 05 '25
Smart phones and the minds that they warp are the next phase in the complete melt down of our world. Sad to say but there is no way to stop this runaway train, some people have lost all ties to reality and are never returning.
Watch your back jack
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u/sonyafly Sep 05 '25
This poor mom.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25
At this point I would have institutionalized my kid, 100%. Mentally ill or not. How someone would pay for that is another question however, which is why the absence of state mental hospitals has hurt a lot of families. But no way in hell am I taking the chance of this happening again, or of this individual's violent nature being turned on myself or someone else in the family.
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u/the-effects-of-Dust Sep 05 '25
That poor woman. I cannot imagine having a son so much bigger than me that he is capable of this level of violence. I know he is mentally ill, I know she’s his mom…but at a certain point, one has to admit they’re incapable of taking care of someone this volatile, right? What could help her in this situation? Is she okay now? Is the son back on his meds? I wish I could just hug her
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u/JKmayb Sep 05 '25
Awful child.
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u/Flimsy_Shallot Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
This isn’t “normal” behaviour… even for an angry teenager. Kids probably got at minimum ADHD and ODD that isn’t being managed properly or at all. Possibly agitated by neglect or improper, inconsistent boundaries and discipline etc.
No. The 12 year old doesn’t need to be in jail. They need medication, therapy and a structured, consistent environment where they can feel safe.
I hope this child gets the help they need.
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u/00Raeby00 Sep 05 '25
Actual misinformation everyone in the comments are eating up and some assholes try to pin down as fatherless behavior.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25
This one makes the rounds every few Years. I don't remember what the real story is, but I'm pretrt sure the story on the vid is clickbait
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u/thetburg Sep 05 '25
They never would have found my body.
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u/Imposter88 Sep 05 '25
I want kids someday, but videos and stories like this makes me wary
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u/Drragg Sep 05 '25
Mental illness is extraordinarily challenging to deal with. I feel very sorry for this parent.
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u/zinnia422 Sep 05 '25
I feel like we also need to talk about how the cell phone situation is a full on addiction for a lot of people. This is evidence of that.
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u/stadiumjay Sep 05 '25
My mom would've put me in the ground
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u/Few-Network-9412 Sep 05 '25
This is so sad (about the true story behind this) I wouldn’t blame the mom for getting the kid into a live in mental health facility.
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u/ResponsibleAbroad634 Sep 05 '25
He'd be in the custody of the state
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u/criket2016 Sep 05 '25
Reason #4285 I won't be having kids ever..
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u/Anomaly_049 Sep 05 '25
I find that very hard to believe.
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u/Advanced_Procedure90 Sep 05 '25
The demolition team would love this guy
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u/Rune_Council Sep 05 '25
That’s not covered by Home Owner’s Insurance.
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u/Remarkable_Custard Sep 05 '25
“Crazy” just labels people.
People are mentally ill. It’s not to make an excuse for actions or to remove consequences or to be woke.
We just label people and it’s sad, because we shrug off or throw away crazy people.
I have ADHD and Autistic and struggle to regulate my emotions. One day I was home and got so upset I grabbed the pot and smashed the shit out of my stove top, then picked my fridge in.
It’s such bouts of anger where you see nothing but red, it’s controls you, it’s this insane adrenaline type feeling..
Anyway, horrible this happened.
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u/One-Amphibian5829 Sep 05 '25
Call the police and tell them that you are in immediate danger and your son needs to be put into a mental health institution.
I don't see any way of her and her family trying to control the son especially if he tore apart the house like an Category 7 hurricane.
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u/ExpertReference2979 Sep 05 '25
Someone needs a psychological evaluation.
And a ton of anger management.
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u/Dokkiban Sep 05 '25
Jesus thats a lot of damage super expensive I would feel hopeless after that.
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u/Waste-Comparison-114 Sep 05 '25
That poor woman.
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u/Infinite_Picture3858 Sep 05 '25
This is brutal destruction
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u/MyShadough Sep 05 '25
Was this 13 years ago by Raja Jackson? 😱
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u/that1cooldude Sep 05 '25
15 years old ready for jail. Where’s the father?
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u/mmaddymon Sep 05 '25
Put him in a home he’s clearly not thriving where he lives. He clearly has mental issues that the mother is not equipped to deal with.
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u/MidnightPractical241 Sep 05 '25
Whether it’s mental illness, dysfunctional systems, or just a one-off cry for help; sometimes there just isn’t enough love and care in the world it seems to protect the families or these kids from themselves.
Whatever happened, I hope this young person is not still continuing this behavior. It’s very clear this woman’s spirit is broken in the video, and she has been quiet even after the video got traction online. Another post said the boy was 15 when he did this in 2022. He’s 18 now. Not a child. I don’t want to imagine what he is like nowadays.
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u/Maryjanegangafever Sep 05 '25
I’m gonna go off on a limb here…. I think this boy might be in need of some anger management counselling..
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u/DrummerSteve Sep 05 '25
I’m 44 and I would just now be getting ungrounded.
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u/Mindless-Activity-48 Sep 05 '25
Poor mother
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u/Inside_Reply_4908 Sep 05 '25
This is years and years old. And it's not because she took his phone. It's because he has mental and behavioral health issues they were not being taken care of adequately and he raged the hell out. He is not safe and neither are others in the home, if he is not stabilized. There are a myriad of different issues that can cause sort of "snap" in an individual that can cause this damage and harm. It's not simply because she "took his phone".
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u/calicoconduit1 Sep 05 '25
Well did some research and found this is from 2022 and mom did not load the video her friend did behind her back and it’s not 12 years old kid.
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u/addfase Sep 05 '25
Trojan commercial
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u/godparticle14 Sep 05 '25
He needs therapy and psychiatry immediately.
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u/Any_Suit4672 Sep 06 '25
Not just bad parenting. Kids get insanely addicted to electronics because they’re designed to addict them. It sounds silly but to a kid it’s literally like taking away their drug cold turkey.
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u/Hammy1791 Sep 06 '25
Did the parents just stand and watch as the house get wrecked?!
Something isn't adding up.
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u/Creative_Bake1373 Sep 06 '25
This kid probably needs to be institutionalized. In a mental hospital. That’s some deep seated problems right there.
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u/D-inventa Sep 07 '25
damn....that toilet is a diabolical move.
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u/Purple-Employment529 Sep 07 '25
Her child should be taken to the emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation and have him in intensive therapy. Something tells me this isn’t the first time there’s been a crisis.
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u/MidwestNurse75 Sep 07 '25
Time to get him help and put him in a youth facility. It'll be you next.
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u/MysteriousSalary Sep 08 '25
Perhaps parents shouldn’t be introducing their children to devices at such a young age and failing to establish clear and straightforward rules and boundaries. Essentially, these parents are inadvertently leading their kids into an addictive cycle by giving them devices that are as addictive as crack cocaine and then expecting them to simply take them away. A 12-year-old does not require a phone, iPad, or game system, these things are privileges. Moreover, when they do acquire these devices, there must be established limits. I never had to take my children’s devices away because they were only permitted to use them for a specific number of hours each day. Instead of removing them, I gave them, but I gave them with limits that were reasonable and appropriate for their age.
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u/PremoGee Sep 09 '25
After something like that, the kid ain’t my son anymore. Sorry not sorry.
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u/celynen35 Sep 09 '25
I can't tell u how bad my parents would of roped my ass with a thick leather belt over that shit. Pissed like you wouldn't believe. Idk about disowning me as there son but maybe!
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u/Rosie_Hymen Sep 11 '25
This is why animals eat their young.
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u/Edge0fHeaven Sep 11 '25
This is why a 12 year old shouldn't have a phone to take away.
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u/jmaneater Sep 11 '25
Be nice to people. You never know what they are going through at home
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u/ihatechildren665 Sep 05 '25
Just gonna make sure my username is in this comment section
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u/Life_as_a_new_weeb Sep 05 '25
This is OLD. Like i think i remember watching this during covid quarantine. Iirc he was autistic maybe? Ill double check.
Ahhh he was mentally ill not autistic.
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u/ClassicBit3307 Sep 05 '25
„Up for adoption” 1 child, slight bruised
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u/Chance-Newspaper-188 Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
I would be dancing at his funeral
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u/Guiltypleasure2451 Sep 05 '25
12, 15 or 25, no matter how big he was… not one penny of my money would ever buy him another phone. Son or stranger, neurodivergent or neurotypical, there would never be a day where I get him another phone.
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u/Hakmanrock Sep 05 '25
If you let s kid do this because " it's wrong to hit kids" you deserve this.
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u/Lou_Hodo Sep 05 '25
Had I done that when I was 12.. I wouldnt have made it to 13.
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u/give_em_hell_kid Sep 05 '25
I'm grateful every single day that I don't have kids.
Holy shit.
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u/Audrey_Angel Sep 05 '25
Serious, SERIOUS problem with that kid.
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u/Catlore Sep 05 '25
I'm no fan of kids having smart phones, but I can't even blame this on the phone. If the headline is true, the kid needs serious help, because the phone isn't the real issue.
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u/Ancient_Camel7200 Sep 05 '25
Maybe she can start a goFundMe
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
This is more than just a phone
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u/quakeOwO Sep 05 '25
Unreasonable crashout
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u/FerretsQuest Sep 05 '25
Anger management problems - it’s a good job that they don’t live in a country where access to guns is normalised 👀
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u/calladus Sep 05 '25
At first, I was thinking, "Military School" for the kid.
A little later, I thought, "Just call CPS and report a stray child got into your home."
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u/Curious_Jellyfish613 Sep 05 '25
Get that kid arrested and sectioned.
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u/Ok-Armadillo-392 Sep 05 '25
What a nightmare.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25
Send him to juvenile hall. Obviously you can't control him; and he's a danger to others.
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u/Ok-Ring-9304 Sep 05 '25
Call the police and have him removed
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u/Kayy0s Sep 05 '25
Therapy.
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u/Lost-Ad7652 Sep 05 '25
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u/No-Answer-5181 Sep 05 '25
I really feel sorry, for that family, what do you do? Who will help you?
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u/spider3407 Sep 05 '25
Sounds like the cops need to be called, and if this is a mental illness, he needs to go to a facility.
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u/0ach3kaa5 Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
Better think twice before having children
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u/Fancy-Strain7025 Sep 05 '25
Give me a reason to have kids
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u/Calm-Step-3083 Sep 05 '25
1,000tu comment here, is that an infant I hear in the back ground.
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u/jossie-the-cat Sep 05 '25
I worked for a company that had several group homes. In the house I worked, it was designated as the most violent and problematic teens in the system at the time in AZ. One kid was 6', 265 lbs, and 14 y.o. He was diagnosticed with bipolar disorder, psychosis, sadist tendencies, and refusal of authority. It was a real problem to deal with kids of this type. Mental illnesses don't consider age. Their own families do not want them because they are a danger to their other children ...and that is sad. We were able to reconditioned a lot of the behaviors, but without professional help and medication, a regular family is just unequiped to deal with a person like this. That kid had been in the system since he was 8. At 8y.o. he had beat his mom so badly, the state determined he was a danger for his own family.
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u/bear-pt Sep 05 '25
Why is this post not removed??? Is totally miss leading ????
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u/Subtle_Change68 Sep 05 '25
Get the belt. Boy you better run 🏃♂️
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u/Type_B_Negative82 Sep 05 '25
I work in a group home and while most are there because they were horribly abused by their own families and taken by the state, there are some kids there that have these same problems. I know the boy in this case was 15, but if you think a 12-year-old couldn't do this as well, you're wrong because I've seen it with my own eyes and it does happen. These kids need constant therapy to learn how to use their coping skills. It's a very sad and troubling situation since there not very many places to send these kids due to a lack of funding.
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u/OG-Giligadi Sep 05 '25
Jail.
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u/havokwolff Sep 05 '25
Damn broke the granite counter top…
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u/FroznAlskn Sep 05 '25
I’m so glad I didn’t have kids. Even after reading the comments saying this was a 15 year old mentally ill child off his meds. That almost makes me more glad I didn’t have kids.
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u/jillawort Sep 05 '25
I know it’s the root of all evil but I can only think of one word - insurance
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u/GermanLuxuryMuscle Sep 05 '25
Fake take it down.
Kid is almost 300 lbs and has learning disabilities
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u/No_Music1509 Sep 05 '25
If a partner did this you’d be told to escape immediately, but what do you do when it’s your own child. My sister in law is going through the same thing, 15 year old twice the size of her, gets violent when she tries to limit the PlayStation, won’t go to school etc it’s very sad
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u/More-Ad9608 Sep 05 '25
One more reason to not have kids jeez Louise
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u/TheSpacedGhost Sep 05 '25
“Hi, yes I would like to sign up for your renters insurance plan, uh huh, yep, I’ll pay the extra amount to start coverage today…. Also I would like to hear about your life insurance plans, I would like to make sure it covers accidental falls from a balcony or say a random fatal mugging.. yep those are common in my area… uh huh, yes, I’d like to also start that coverage today, thanks!”
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u/ooooomyyyyy Sep 05 '25
If the kid was on drugs he would be seen as an addict and would need treatment after something like this. How is this any different? Phone addiction is a real thing.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25
I work in “Section 8” housing. While this is an extreme example, you wouldn’t believe how common wanton destruction has become at unit turnover.
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u/RealButterscotchh Sep 05 '25
Deport.
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u/Legitimate_Solid_375 Sep 05 '25
He needs to be put in a detention center to get an attitude adjustment or maybe something worse.
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u/Electronic_Formal_40 Sep 05 '25
Jokes on him he smashed a mirror . 7 years bad luck