Modern-day Scarlett Letter

I'm sure there will be a huge outcry, starting with my wife a bunch of other people, about this humiliating and scarring this kid.

I think it's great. Wish I'd thought of it first.

Mom makes daughter wear her offenses

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - A Tennessee mother fed up with her daughter's misbehavior took an unusual tack in for latest punishment, making her stand on a busy street corner with an attention-getting sign.

Tashara Wilkins, 13, held a sign Sunday reading, "I don't obey my parents, I'm a liar. I steal from my mom. I have a bad attitude."

Mom must be a Nathaniel Hawthorne fan.