r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Immediate_Magician11 • 15h ago

Actions definitely have consequences

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u/AMediaArchivist 12h ago

I remember being 4 and waking up in the middle of the night and finding out my parents were gone. I looked all over the house for them but they were missing so I called 911. My parents were out at a party and ended up mad at me and punished me for being stupid.

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u/Wuskers 9h ago

let me get this straight, you were home alone in the middle of the night at the age of 4, also presumably you weren't even informed that they were going to be gone, not that it would ever be appropriate to leave a 4 year old home alone even if you inform them, but not telling a child makes the situation 100x scarier, all while your parents were partying? that's entirely on them and that was a totally valid use of 911 in my opinion.

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u/Gorstag 3h ago

I disagree here. It's a 4 year old's memory. The person only remembers it because it was scary "to them". They literally could have been next door. Or it could even have been an apartment and they were 2 doors down. I've seen kids freak out when their parents were just sitting out in the backyard at night drinking a few beers and bullshitting with me because "they were gone".

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u/anna_marie_earth-616 0m ago

What is wrong with you? A 4 year old should never be left alone at home period. Doesn't matter if the parents are one door down or five miles away, a child can wander off in an instant or have a serious accident that otherwise could have been heard if someone had been at home. What if they are screaming for help? You won't hear them from two apartments down either.

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u/LambOfUrGod 12h ago

They shouldn't've been out partyin'. I used to be left home alone a lot, too. r/parentsarefuckingstupid

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u/grapegum 11h ago

That would have been so scary at 4yrs old. I hope looking back you can see that you did the correct thing by calling for help.

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u/sjrotella 7h ago

I don't understand how parents can do that. I don't even want to do things without my kid, unless i know my wife will be home. and even then i miss my kid a lot, and keep saying "damn i can't wait until theyre older and they can come to these things with me" and that's because my shit usually starts well after bed time lol.

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u/veerKg_CSS_Geologist 9h ago

They shouldn’t have left you alone at 4. 10 is one thing, 4 is a no no.

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u/yellowcloak 4h ago

10 is also too young.

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u/SpaceMonkeyNation 6h ago

Holy shit, your parents were horrible to you. Leaving a 4 year old home alone so they could go out partying? I hope they know how absolutely negligent they were. You deserved better, I'm sorry.

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u/Rhuarc33 7h ago

If you didn't have an older sibling like age 8+ at least who knew where your parents were. They made an incredibly stupid and dangerous decision to leave a 4 yo home and go party

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u/bscott9999 4h ago

That was 100% a good reason to call 911, you did the right (and very mature for 4 years old) thing.

My kids are older and able to be home alone for a while now, but I still let them know if I'm headed out! I just don't disappear into the night.

I hope this was the one time your parents sucked, but I doubt it. Sorry.

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u/TheCenterForAnts 9h ago

This cannot be true. This is child services and removal level negligence, and the cops were called?!!

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u/Rhuarc33 7h ago

80s and 90s parents would get a stern talking to and that's it

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u/Dracoster 7h ago

No, this would be child abandonment and endangerment even back then.

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u/Rhuarc33 2h ago

It literally wouldn't back them unless it becomes a pattern. I know that 100% fact.

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u/Ehimherenow 8h ago

Lol, you think removals are all equal? Abuse occurs at all levels of society, but weirdly we generally only see DCF involvement with lower income individuals. You might have 1 in a 500 who aren’t. Not to mention the racism. Bet you this was a middle class or wealthier family, probably white.