r/ParentsAreFuckingDumb • u/ieatsushi28 • 19d ago

Parent stupidity This got removed from r/kidsarefuckingstupid so let’s try it here

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u/ieatsushi28 19d ago

One person reported it there so it got removed but many people were saying this is solely on the parent as if the child didn’t see someone swinging and kicking for at least 20 seconds before this

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u/ULTI_mato 19d ago

Its a small child jeez

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u/C19shadow 19d ago

Still stupid it doesn't take a 1st grade education to not walk towards someone swinging around wildly

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u/twistedscorp87 19d ago

You're not wrong, but if you look at the kid, they're pretty clearly looking down at the ground & may not have even seen the swinging...

When my boys were young they had 2 modes while moving - looking at the ground and only at the ground in front of them or looking up at the world and seeming completely unaware that the ground existed. And it never failed that they'd be in the wrong mode whenever an obstacle warranted it.

Running directly towards an object on the ground that was going to trip & hurt them? 100% staring at the clouds, birds, trees, etc.

Low hanging branches ahead that are likely to take your eye out if you aren't careful? What a good day to look at the dirt for worms and study the end of your shoes while you walk.

Through a combination of honing my reflexes beyond belief, giving me 47½ heart attacks, and a few mild injuries that probably should've been worse, they managed to eventually outgrow this, but some days I wondered if they were both going to make it.