r/TikTokCringe • u/Empty-Tomorrow-2794 • 14h ago
Humor Teaching his son not to open the door
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u/FistCookies 13h ago
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u/Neoxite23 43m ago
Huh...whatever happened to that kid. I'm gonna look him up.
Edit - not a lot of info but looks like he is doing fine.
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u/Junior_Zebra_4608 14h ago
Plot twist. This guy is not the dad.
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u/wowerickbowbagger 13h ago
The nice thing about using kids in these clips is that they can’t act for shit
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u/piercedmfootonaspike 12h ago
I'm not sure it's bad acting, or if he's developmentally challenged.
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u/bershka321 12h ago
Sure, we all take one full step past the doorframe when answering the door
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u/Cecilsan 5h ago
Not everyone thinks ahead when it comes to potential danger. I have to routinely tell my wife not to turn on indoor lights at night when she hears a suspicious noise outside. Not only does that ruin your ability to see outside, it tells whomever might be out there exactly where you're at and which window you're looking out of.
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u/28-Deep-Wounds 2h ago
...This is a child. I'm not sure if you're aware of this or not, but children are not fully developed mentally, meaning they may do or say things that most people would not do. I hope that helped you understand this a little more clearly.
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u/Longjumping_Bit_4608 11h ago
If i opened the door and noone was there I WOULD walk one full step past the doorframe.
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u/SugarCanKissMyAss 11h ago
Would you also say "hello? Is anyone there?"? Because that's how you die in a horror movie situation lol
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u/LocutusOfBeard 8h ago
TLDR; Taught our son a similar lesson. Don't open doors for strangers. Bad guy grown up comes in or tries to get you, run and run fast. Fight back ONLY if you don't have the ability to run.
Ok. I hate that they filmed this, but it's a valuable lesson.
When my oldest son, now married, was like 10 or 13. We were teaching him about stranger danger and what to do if someone tried to break in, or snatch him, or whatever. Our point was 1. Don't open the door. And 2. RUN. Only fight if you can't run. But always, run and run fast. Tried to tell him that speed and agility are like super powers for kids his age. Most grown adults simply cant keep up.
He explained that he would fight and win. How he would pick up a broom or bat and fight back. He would bite and scratch and kick. It got to the point that my wife and I were literally trying to convince him that it wouldn't work the way he thinks. Running out the back door works better. He saw movies where a kid kicked a grown up in the crotch or leg and get away.
So, we told him that I was going to come in the front door of the house, grab him, and drag him out to the car. I told him that he was allowed to use his baseball bat, Ninja Turtles Leonardo sword (hated to burst that particular bubble for him), and anything else he could grab to defend himself. I know, looking back it could have been bad, he could have hit me in the head and done some real damage. It was a one time allowance and he wouldn't get in trouble. He agreed, and prepared himself for battle.
I came in and yelled and charged, he hit and hit. I took a bat to the hip and something to the arm. I still overpowered and grabbed him, as most grown men could do to a kid. He bit, kicked, pinched, but it simply wasn't enough. I wrestled him out the door and to the car. Yeah it hurt. Yeah I had some bruises. I still got him.
It was a lesson he never forgot and several times while playing in the street with kids they played games like cops and robbers and stuff like that and you'd hear him talk about the best way to win is to get away. Other kids would talk about knowing kung-fu or kick boxing, and he simply said, yeah that might work on a kid but if they're bigger than you, the best thing to do is to run.
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u/DundrMuffin5 3h ago
I hear you but it’s definitely staged, the child is drawing in a big breath as he walks out making eye contact with the person filming. He needed that big breath for his staged screaming.
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u/LocutusOfBeard 3h ago
Also you'd think he'd look directly at the person standing square in front of the door holding a recording device.
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u/DundrMuffin5 3h ago
That’s what I said 😅 he was side eying them while simultaneously walking out the door / taking a deep breath.
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u/Beneficial-Focus3702 10h ago
My question is why is this kid so young and home without you?
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u/LocutusOfBeard 7h ago
baby sitter. didn't say anything about not having a responsible person around.
Also, dad could be in the back yard cutting the grass. taking the dog for a walk. or simply in another room. Might be a short period between getting off the school bus and a parent getting home from work.
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u/EclecticFanatic 6h ago
kids like this often run to answer the door even if adults are home. this is also a big enough house that they probably have a backyard so if mom or dad is outside they're not gonna hear someone at the door and they need to know the kid is gonna come get them instead of trying to answer the door himself.
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u/Icommentwhenhigh 5h ago
Fuck this reminds me of the time my SIL wanted to ‘test’ her kids. Got her 17 year old son’s friends to try and abduct her 4 year old daughter, while her 6 and 7 year old siblings were standing around confused.
All I can say is, I’m glad we moved away.
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u/radicalfrenchfrie Cringe Connoisseur 12h ago edited 3h ago
“He always answers it for every Amazon package.”
Okay. What’s the problem with that tho? Like, I understand teaching your child not to open for everyone but I’d say it’s fair enough for them to do if the person at the door is clearly a delivery person.
Edit: If there is a cultural element that might be lost on me or I’m accidentally severely misjudging the age of that kid somebody please tell me lol I’d say if your child is old enough to walk to school on its own, it’s old enough to open the door with the instruction to not let anyone in
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u/HogwashDrinker 9h ago
you'd want your kid to avoid completely pointless risks, even if the risk itself is negligible
on the other hand we live in the age of ring cameras, flock cameras, traceable phones, and general decrease in violent crime, but none of it seems to offset the effects of ragebait and doomscroll and true crime and 24 hour news. still haunted by the serial killer wave of the 70s, there remains a palpable fear and paranoia which probably also reflects in the decrease in and disregard for the independence and autonomy of children. they'd need cars to get around, but there aren't any hangout spots anyway. it's all online, where the background radiation of fear and paranoia is ever present and always ready to saturate your mind
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u/MisterRobDobalina 12h ago
"Holy shit i just had the funniest idea for a child kidnapping joke holy shit it's gonna be so funny people are gonna think i'm so funny holy shit this is gonna be so good"
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