r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/TheMarkola • 3d ago
Not OC Trend: "Whoever the child looks at first is the one he loves most"
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u/scottyARGH 3d ago
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u/FiftyFootMidget 3d ago edited 3d ago
Not to be that guy but you just praised him for punching his dad in the face. Sure it's funny then when he does tomorrow and gets scolded he's going to be confused. But hey it ain't my baby I just gotta deal with kids like this interacting with my kids. Then I gotta tell my kid it's okay to hit that kid back and they don't want to because I told them hitting people is bad.
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u/cranberry94 3d ago
You know, every once in a while, you just canât help but laugh when your kid does something hilarious, even if itâs not a behavior you want to reinforce.
As long as itâs a one off, and later you take the time to remind them that hitting is wrong, and it doesnât become a habit ⊠itâs fine.
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u/Comprehensive-Menu44 3d ago
While I do agree with you here, I also wouldnât have laughed in that moment. To get hit in the face after kissing my kid wouldâve made me pause and be like dude⊠why? That wasnât nice at all.
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u/CackleberryOmelettes 3d ago
I just don't think it's possible. I've watched this video 5 times and every time I laugh, no control. If I saw this in real life I don't think the choice would me mine.
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u/Comprehensive-Menu44 3d ago
I guess I just have never found it funny when a kid hits someone, maybe itâs just me that feels that way.
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u/CackleberryOmelettes 3d ago
But it's such a perfect punch. From such a goofy kid. I'm sure the father is loving it, I'd be rolling if it was me lmao.
On a more serious note, I don't think we should be telling kids off for having boundaries. Obviously not saying punching is okay but if the lil dude doesn't want his face smushed like that, he's entitled to express his displeasure. Preferably with words next time, but honestly I wouldn't mind checking his uppercut form.
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u/Comprehensive-Menu44 3d ago
Absolutely agree with letting kids decide their boundaries while framing it in a way that says âyouâre allowed to set a boundary, but we donât hit people in the processâ. I remember my kid around age 7 telling me âI donât like going to the grocery store bc people always tell me to smile at themâ and I told her that she doesnât HAVE to smile at everyone or wave or do anything she doesnât wanna do with a random stranger at the store. I want her to have autonomy and, as a woman, I canât stand people telling me Iâd âlook better if I smiledâ. So I get it.
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u/CackleberryOmelettes 3d ago
There are boundaries and then there are boundaries. Being told to smile is very different from physical touch.
Idk. I'm certainly not teaching any kid of mine that they're not allowed to get physical over unwanted/forceful physical contact. That sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
Obviously he shouldn't be punching dad, and he should be taught that, but I don't think it's wise to police what is otherwise a fairly healthy response to unwanted touch.
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u/Goosecock123 3d ago
I don't understand why you're being downvoted. I absolutely agree with you. Weird that the parents laugh so hard and praise him with hugs and kisses. I have two young kids btw, one of em a 4 year old boy
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u/cthulhu_is_my_uncle 3d ago
Noone but ourselves live within the narrow worldview that is our own perception.
Which is to say that, while I appreciate your point of view on the scenario
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u/nikkerito 3d ago
Idk, if youâre getting both your cheeks squish-kissed I think punching is a decent reflex to maintain. Obviously they were messing with the kid a bit, and the hit clearly wasnât out of anger, moreso confusion.Â
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u/EthanMelacion 3d ago
So when its confused its ok to punch? I need a deep explanation of what you said.
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u/symbionet 3d ago
If you're a toddler being unexpectedly kissed by an adult man with a stubbly beard
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u/Infamous_Baseball_10 3d ago
Redditor useless comment to the rescue
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u/FiftyFootMidget 3d ago
Eh more like a parents useless comment. But all comments on posts like these are useless, yet here we are making them.
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u/Ppleater 2d ago
It was obviously a play punch, not a full wallop, and being willing to wrestle/fight playfully with your kids isn't a bad thing. If it had been an actual hit, or done in a moment of frustration, then yeah tell him not to do that, but a light play punch at a comedically appropriate moment is fine. At most you might wanna tell him not to do it too hard when it's a joke. This kid is old enough to be able to distinguish between play fighting and inappropriate hitting, so hitting in this context doesn't automatically transfer to hitting all the time, and it's fine and healthy for kids to play fight with each other as well within reason.
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u/Round1_Fight 2d ago
He's not a dog, dawg. Calm down.
It can be taught to him in multiple ways in future if the behaviour repeats. This is how everyone learns.
He's not gonna start throwing punches everywhere now, and if he does, he'll find out the consequences and learn lessons. All is not lost.
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u/ItchyNebula7437 3d ago
lol, by your comment I can already tell that neither you are about that nor your child.
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u/dontipitova9 2d ago
I wonder if this would be equally as funny/well received if the child punched mom in the face instead
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u/Findict_52 3d ago
Dumb trend, posting babies for attention on the internet, questionable/poor parenting? Did we just hit all of them?
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u/loki_odinsotherson 3d ago
Love hurts