SJason was very embarrassed by Tamera disobeying him and talking back to him in front of Mr. Bowes. He was also quite worried that this was going to affect his job. It had been made very cl followear to him that any children living at the Lodge were expected to be well-behaved, and that if they were not, and caused trouble at the Lodge, Mr. Bowes would not hesitate to remove the employee and his family immediately.
Though he had never before disciplined his children in public, he felt that it was important for Tamera to realize that if she misbehaved in a public situation, she would be punished in the same place. Mr. Bowes, if you'll excuse me I need to correct my daughter's behavior." He turned Tamera away from Mr. Bowes ' desk and smacked her bottom five times. "Now Tamera Hope, I told you to apologize to Mr. Bowes and to promise him that you will follow the rules, and that NOTHING like this will ever happen again. Now you WILL do as you're told." He looked her in the eyes and made sure that she understood that she was in BIG trouble. Then he turned her back to Mr. Bowes. "Go on young lady."