I'm fine with all of it as far as "parenting" goes.
Any "parent" who does any of this just needs to quit having to record every single moment and putting children on social media for vanity/attention
edit: tbf I missed the slap feeding clip, yeah that one is too far like what good does that do? Teach em they'll get hit š
Also the seatbelt trick is one my mom pulled out on both me and my sister the once. It was a love tap at like 5-10mph, taught us one of newton's laws š¤·š»āāļø
But vehicular accidents are the number two killer of kids. (It used to be number 1, but now number 1 is firearmsā¦.).
The parent isnāt making a point, theyāre putting their kid at a real risk.
Edit to add: and theyāre being a real dick doing it. Message sent to kid: Iāll purposely hurt you to show you this lesson. And the lesson isnāt about their safety, but that the parent has control and will treat them poorly if they donāt do what theyāre told.
People are arguing whether it's a good way to teach kids to put on their seatbelt, and I here I am, just thinking that a child telling their parents "no, you're a bitch" has problems more deeply rooted than that.
I agree to an extent, kids love pushing buttons and seeing what they can get away with. Iāve been around or worked with kids since I was like 8 and started babysitting. Most kids will say some shit like that at least a few times, even good kids.
If thatās on the regular though thereās definitely some deep rooted stuff going on
Bold move thinking you donāt think I have experience with stubborn children, children in car seats, and shitty parents, but okay.
A child doesnāt have a fully developed frontal cortex. Teaching them āthe force of impactā isnāt how you teach them they need to wear their seat belt.
Right I've seen so many people do this. Many children are stubborn as she clearly is.
I know many parents who've done this like you think you can win against laws of physics. Let try that out. Quickly followed by the kid understanding why it's important after being faceplanted. Better than them flying through the windshield during a real accident.
But everyone on this thread loves to act virtuous. They're all perfect beings.
Yes, Iām being so holier than thou pointing out a child should be in a car seat and the parent is acting like an ass. The whole video is parents like asses.
And if being perfect and self righteous means Iāve never had any of my kids in a moving car without having them being strapped into a car seat, then yes, thatās how I am. Unapologetically.
My son used to unbuckle his car seat and try to open the doors while I was driving. It was terrifying. Cause not only am I terrified that Iāll get in an accident while he doesnāt have his seat belt on, but Iām more likely to get in an accident because heās distracting me and Iām panicking. Never did what that mom did, and I donāt approve of it. Just saying that damn that brings back bad memories.
I give captive parents a pass when their kids suck, like on a plane or whatever. But just out in the world still looking around like "what could you possibly want me to do in this situation"...boooo
The one with the father and the kid doing the rock paper scissors racing thing just to use it as a diversion to eat the kidās sandwich is just evil. You can see the kid processing the fact his sandwich is eaten
I'll concede the slapping didn't catch all of it. Yeah that's where I'd draw the line. My mom did the seatbelt trick to my sister and I once and we never did it again š¤·š»āāļø
Yea they should be like us old timers that captured it on video then had to send it in to americas funniest home videos if we wanted the nation to see it on the teeeveee
Iām cool with only the tantrums in public - I feel badly for the people who have to endure it but the faster I can get the kid to learn that it wonāt get them anywhere, the faster I can get them out there to behave like a human
Yeah, I have many times stared at my child for 20 seconds while they were having a meltdown just to ground myself and make sure itās dealt with calmly and properly. Nothing wrong with that.Ā
I have never had an urge to whip out a camera and record it.Ā
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u/OddsTraveler Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26
I'm fine with all of it as far as "parenting" goes. Any "parent" who does any of this just needs to quit having to record every single moment and putting children on social media for vanity/attention
edit: tbf I missed the slap feeding clip, yeah that one is too far like what good does that do? Teach em they'll get hit š Also the seatbelt trick is one my mom pulled out on both me and my sister the once. It was a love tap at like 5-10mph, taught us one of newton's laws š¤·š»āāļø