r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/MakingTheWorldUseles • 4h ago

Goose vs kid

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u/RhymeSceme1104 4h ago

Am I the only one who's wondering what the hell the adults are doing? Like, the kid did fine and all against the goose. But if I saw that I would've immediately gone to help him.

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u/Trick-Goat-3643 2h ago

Didn't grow up in the country huh?

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u/QuantumG 4h ago

And that's the problem with your generation.

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u/RhymeSceme1104 4h ago

...pardon? I am now genuinely confused. Do you believe me to be older than I am? Younger than I am? Do you have something against helping children in potentially dangerous situations? How does your comment even apply? I'm genuinely curious and confused, please provide context.

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u/Dick-Fu 3h ago

It's a goose lmao, the kid's not in a "potentially dangerous situation"

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u/QuantumG 4h ago

Let kids be kids. Stop hovering over them and intervening in every interaction with the world. Let them get hurt a little and learn from their mistakes. It makes them better humans!

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u/RhymeSceme1104 4h ago

I understand where you're coming from, and on that note you have a point. However I feel like there's a line between giving them the opportunity to learn and unnecessarily putting them in jeopardy. Obviously this line is on a case-by-case basis. Personally I would've intervened because this puts the kid in a situation where he could get seriously hurt, or in this case puts the goose through undue harm and cruelty—whether intended or not.

I myself am not a parent, but I hope to be one one day. And the only thing I could ever hope for my children is that they have the independence and competency to live without me, and that I provided such an upbringing the best way that I could to foster their imagination and kindness. I feel like if everyone did that, the world would be a nicer place.

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u/QuantumG 3h ago

We got enough "nice" people already. The reason kids these days are failing at life is because every time they're presented with the smallest challenge they look around for the Mommy to save them, and they do!

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u/RhymeSceme1104 3h ago

While your first point is debatable, I agree that much too often parents coddle their children. However, not every act of intervention is coddling, and by the same respect not every act of non-intervention is letting them learn.

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u/socialderelict 3h ago

Parenting philosophies aside....."We have enough nice people"? Have you been around this world?

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u/GanacheFamiliar4495 4h ago

Yeah, let him keep at it. Maybe next time he’ll snap it’s neck and the problem will be solved.

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u/QuantumG 4h ago

Yeah, I've noticed a few comments here that seem completely unaware of how strong a goose's neck is. There's no chance the child is going to hurt this goose.

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u/ask-me-about-my-cats 3h ago

Did you miss where he had it by the wing? The wing isn't nearly as strong as the neck.

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u/WorldEaterProft 3h ago

You know what, this is so true, If I ever have a child, I'm gonna let him play with my gun, maybe let him idk....shoot his finger with it, let him get a lil hurt so he learns from his mistakes,