When a 15-year-old girl’s dad discovered that she and her friends had helped to sneak boys into a sleepover party, he knew he had to opt for a unique “punishment” to teach their young daughter a life lesson on making better choices.
Madelynn Sumpter’s parents, Tawnya Ford and Larry Sumpter, then creatively offered their daughter to let go of her phone as punishment. However, instead of simply leaving her phoneless, they gave her an option. The teen could either choose to go one month without her cell or get the phone back after two weeks—with a catch, of course.
