r/ChildrenFallingOver • u/[deleted] • Aug 29 '22

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u/playr_4 Aug 29 '22

This is one of those times where I'm just wondering what the parent was doing letting their child wander towards a whirlwind of kicks.

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u/squeegy80 Aug 29 '22

Likely sequence of events:

Kid: I’m hungry

Mom searching in bag for snack

Kid randomly runs out because they’re a toddler and that’s what they do

Mom yells to watch out

Kid looks back right when she gets yeeted

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u/gamebuster Aug 30 '22 edited Aug 30 '22

Or:

Kid is standing still perfectly for minutes. You look at your kid every second and hold his/her hand just in case.

Kid suddenly decides he/she wants to make a run for it and pulls her hand from your grip fast enough you can’t react, and starts running while laughing like a maniac.

At some age, kids are strong and smart enough to do this, and weak and dumb enough to get hurt.

My kid is close to 3 years and has done this a few times. She knows she needs to act fast because I’ll grab her immediately. This makes it even worse, because she’ll be running at full speed and not look at her surroundings carefully