Crying shame: China father tells daughter, 3, to fill bowl with tears as TV punishment, clip of tearful girl goes viral


Video shows girl holding bowl, trying to squeeze more tears from her eyes as mother and father look on. — SCMP

A father in China has attracted controversy for telling his three-year-old daughter to fill a bowl with her tears as punishment for watching too much television.

The incident happened last month when the father, who lives in Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southern China, was preparing supper and told his daughter to come to the dining table, Yantai TV reported.

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