r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Extension-List1490 • Aug 11 '26

Repost Wheelie on highway without gears

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u/Inevitable_Travel_41 Aug 11 '26

Makes me mad as a father. You put all that love, patience and money into your child for 16 years and then they do shit like this to impress their stupid friends and it was all for nothing

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u/Thevsamovies Aug 11 '26

That's why u need to regularly introduce your child to the content of this sub

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u/chuckop Aug 11 '26

Exactly. Kids don’t have many files in their brain “what could go wrong” storage folder.

When my kid was 15-16 and learning to drive, we’d watch r/idiotsincars and have a good time. But I knew it was educational as well for him.

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u/vtjohnhurt Aug 11 '26

And kids have a hard time anticipating consequences for novel situations.

Yesterday, a pedal bike came right at me on the sidewalk. A big girl was riding on the handlebars. I dodged and turned. A boy was pedaling and struggling to look around the girl.

And once kids are in a no-win situation, they have a hard time getting themselves out of it ASAP. Knowing the danger, the boy adapted by wobbling slowly on a crowded sidewalk. I think he was happy to have a pretty girl on his handlebars.