This mom's 'tough love' letter to son goes viral

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Mother's 'Tough Love' Letter To Teen Son Goes Viral
Mother's 'Tough Love' Letter To Teen Son Goes Viral


How to get your child to listen to you? Craft a "tough love" letter like this genius mother, Heidi Johnson did.

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On her Facebook page, ​Johnson explains that her 13-year-old son, Aaron was being disrespectful to her, and needed to learn a valuable lesson.

"The child is going to have a rude awakening today after the words he exchanged with me last night...Not only will he find this on the door, but his mattress stripped, and the toys and clothes that I bought confiscated."

Hey Folks! If you are even the least bit curious about the background of this letter, here is a link to what lead up to...

Posted by Heidi Johnson on Wednesday, September 2, 2015



Wondering if the $717 bill worked? While Johnson says it's still a work in progress, it definitely made an impact.

She writes, "He apologized, and asked what could he do to make things better and start earning items back. He earned his comforter and some clothes right back. I did leave him some clothes to begin with, just not the ones he would want to wear everyday. He also had some pillows and sheets, just not his favorite ones."

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