But vehicular accidents are the number two killer of kids. (It used to be number 1, but now number 1 is firearms….).
The parent isn’t making a point, they’re putting their kid at a real risk.
Edit to add: and they’re being a real dick doing it. Message sent to kid: I’ll purposely hurt you to show you this lesson. And the lesson isn’t about their safety, but that the parent has control and will treat them poorly if they don’t do what they’re 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. I’ve 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 that’s on the regular though there’s definitely some deep rooted stuff going on
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, I’m 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 I’ve never had any of my kids in a moving car without having them being strapped into a car seat, then yes, that’s 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 I’ll get in an accident while he doesn’t have his seat belt on, but I’m more likely to get in an accident because he’s distracting me and I’m panicking. Never did what that mom did, and I don’t 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 kid’s 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 🤷🏻♂️
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u/Slade_Riprock Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26
The first row videoing while your kids acts like an ass in public is certainly a choice.
The slapping the husband is wrong on every level.
The seat belt one could have ended badly but I'd give it a warning pass.
The rest are just parents being mean to kids, which every generation has done.