Speaking to Cleveland 19, Alicia said: “My two little boys decided to sneak out of the house last Sunday morning with their friend and ripped flowers out of the Military Memorial at Lake Anna in Barberton.”
Knowing that she simply couldn’t stand by and allow them to go unpunished, Alicia devised a clever way to teach them the error of their ways.
“I made them stand with signs down by the lake for two hours on Friday saying what they did and apologizing,” Sharp said.
Not only that, but the boys were both stripped of their $50 monthly allowance for the month. In a move that catered for poetic justice, Alicia put the combined $100 toward feeding veterans at the Shannon Bar where she works.
She explained: “Most of the folks who come in here are veterans.”
According to Sharp, her boys weren’t appropriately aware of the significance of the memorial, but they certainly are now. After Alicia posted pictures online of the punishment, it went viral, with many agreeing that it was the perfect way to learn them.
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