The Carr Report: Mom canceled Christmas! Was she wrong?

Getty Images I recently received this question in my inbox: I’ve been repeatedly talking to my 16-year-old child about being disre­spectful, poor grades, and just an over­all attitude of “whatever.” On her last report card there were 3 D’s. I stated then, if this wasn’t rectified, among oth­er things Christmas will be canceled. It wasn’t rectified—so I canceled Christ­mas. Do you think this was extreme or just the right amount of “The more you mess around, the more you’re gonna find out?” ~ Marie Damon here: I corresponded with Marie to get more detail. Here’s a sum­mary. Her daughter goes to a private school. She’s been doing well up until now. She’s currently a junior in high school. Lately, she’s been wilding out. She’s been want­ing to do things her way. Her focus has been on being cute and popular instead of focusing on school and chores—so mom canceled Christmas. Didn’t buy her one gift—not-a-one! Her daughter is furious. Mom stood her ground al­though she feels guilty for taking such a stance. Was mom wrong here? I put the question before my Facebook group for them to weigh in. Below are some of their comments: I see myself doing the...