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Matteson restaurant owner’s viral message on teen takeovers gets supportive response from parents – NBC5 (Chicago)
"[Owner Dawndria Murray] told me a father came up there with his son by the collar — old school. He said he saw his son in the video and wanted to personally apologize. He also made it clear she would never have an issue with his son again," businessman and philanthropist EarlyWalker wrote to his followers on social media, saying, "this is what accountability looks like."
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
My father would have lifted me by the tiny hairs on my neck, rather than by the collar. A truly eye-watering experience I remember well after my own youthful doings. My parents didn’t tolerate any asshattery on my part. Even worse was if they were informed through the old ‘Western Electric’ network. For Lisle AWFLs, that would be parents calling each other on their land lines to spread the word.
Props to these parents for parenting. We need more of this.
Thanks, Dad.
Yet Murray and the other people of the community will continue to vote for the people that enable this sort of behavior. Some of us still remember when the Lincoln Mall was thriving and Matteson was actually a nice place to live.
Wow a parent who makes his kid be held accountable for his actions. Now that is a great example for all the other parents in Matteson and Chicago to follow