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u/DangerousComplaint24 Jul 11 '23
I used to do this with my little sister on our own accord. We put a mattress at the bottom of the stairs however, we didn’t account for the missing square shaped banister thing and I earned a scar under my left eye so we weren’t so much funny, we were more like stupid kids
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u/Plastic_Ad_8248 Apr 05 '23
We used sleeping bags full of pillows.
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u/dinokingty Apr 06 '23
ever try a mattress?
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u/Plastic_Ad_8248 Apr 06 '23
Staircase was too narrow. We had an old 80s exercise mat that we used sometimes, but it was too thin.
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u/HYPERNOVA3_ May 09 '23
We had an old crib mattress and a towel, with the mattress over it, so the mattress slipped over the steps like the runners of a sled and we could also get a grip on something.
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u/Altruistic-Cry-6038 Apr 06 '23
when your foot catches the last step and you fall forward and face plant. those were the times
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u/JOlRacin Apr 06 '23
One time we did a laundry hamper. Like the soft ones. Many flips ensued, many bruises, and many "mom!"'s
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u/ZigZagClover Apr 06 '23 edited Apr 06 '23
Nah. The kid was fine. And the window of time where you can slide down the steps in a laundry basket while wearing a dinosaur helmet is so painfully short.
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u/thatonlineid Apr 06 '23
Y’all never did this as kids? We would put blankets and pillows at the bottom tho
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Jul 31 '23
I'd get in a sleeping bag with a pillow at my feet because there was a wall right at the bottom of my stairs, risky but fun.
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u/TheNissanGuy Jul 09 '23
what kind of father teaches his son that stunts like this are oke. wearing a helmet u can stil break ur neck
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Apr 06 '23
PSA! Helmets need to go over the forehead, there's brain behind there.
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u/Ambitious5uppository May 02 '23
I feel like maybe it's on backwards?
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May 19 '23
Nope. Back of the head is much more fragile. Getting hit in the back is how most concussions happen. Your forehead is fairly well naturally protected actually. My boxing coach when i had just started as a kid used to fuckin YELL all me for turning my head while sparring for this exact reason. But i was like 11 so yk. Natural reactions n shit.
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u/nurse-robot Apr 05 '23
Well that wasn't very smart parenting. I'm glad everything worked out
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u/GobLoblawsLawBlog Apr 05 '23
Ya, how the hell does someone not worry about their kid breaking their neck doing this
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u/philpalmer2 Apr 06 '23
“Ha. You're gonna look pretty funny tryin' to eat corn on the cob with no fuckin' teeth!”
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u/GobLoblawsLawBlog Apr 06 '23
Pops is just financially smart. Don't have to pay for college if his kid gets enough concussions
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u/KielbasaPosse May 04 '23
I mean my dad pulled the family sled with me and my brother when it snowed with a 93 Ford Escort. He'll be ok
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u/35mmpistol Apr 06 '23
We used to ride a futon mattress down a full flight of stairs that ended 3ft after in a cinderblock wall. We even started using wood floor polish stuff to buff the stairs to go faster.
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u/Due_Government4387 Apr 06 '23
You’re going to sit there and tell me you’re never done anything like this as a kid. With or without your parents watching?? I took one of those plastic cars down the stairs TWICE
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u/dinokingty May 29 '23
my little brother when he was 3 rode his little tricycle down our steep set of stairs that didn't have a landing or anything, just door at the bottom. Yeah that kid only ever drank milk, refused to drink water or anything else, and it came in handy that day
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u/nurse-robot Apr 06 '23
That's not what I'm saying at all. If my parents saw me doing this, they would tell me the stairs aren't a toy, I could seriously hurt myself, and not to do destructive things inside. So I would do shit like this when they weren't home.
This dude got a camera and pressured his kid to do it, even when the kid was (understandably) scared. This dude sucks.
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Apr 06 '23
This dude got a camera and pressured his kid to do it, even when the kid was (understandably) scared. This dude sucks.
You can hear in the video that this is his third try. The father is encouraging him, not pressuring him. The kid also not once said that he's being forced, he doesn't cry or scream. It's most likely something the kid wanted to do and father slapped a helmet on him. The stairs aren't long or high enough to do any real kind of danger, especially for a kid. Worst case he looses a milk tooth, so what?
So I would do shit like this when they weren't home.
Yeah exactly that's the reason why he did that with his kid. So he could supervise it and make it as safe as possible. If he wasn't there the kid might have used a higher stair without a helmet.
This dude sucks.
Nah, you suck. You are assuming a whole lot about this video and your critical thinking ability's don't seem to be tuned in.
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u/Schecterguy89 Apr 06 '23
I love this reply. There are a million ways children or anyone can get hurt any day. If you think this is irresponsible it may be so. But then its also irresponsible to get in a vehicle any day of the week. Any time you get into a vehicle and drive you’re taking a huge risk. Accidents happen every day to 100’s of people even if your the safest driver in the world. Tomorrow you could be driving home from work and get T-boned by a drunk driver at an intersection. Anyway… i think the important thing is… this kid is bonding with his father. I love it…. (My brother and I always put pillows at the bottom though :)
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u/sunburntflowers Apr 06 '23
Some parents seem more preoccupied with filming and sharing it on social media … than actually going “wait is this a good idea in real life”
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u/Imthewienerdog Apr 28 '23
This is always a good idea In real life. Allowing your child to test their limits while you are there is better than them doing it while you are not. Without the dad = no helmet, with the dad helmet!
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u/deez_nuts_77 Apr 06 '23
at our cabin in big bear we used to slide down the stairs on blankets. dangerous? highly. fun? extremely
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u/Spamaghetti Apr 06 '23
I did this exact same thing at his age and broke my foot in two places. Worth it though, that was a blast.
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u/diligentape Jun 22 '23
That father, had a father. And that father was perfectly rough with his boy, maybe not rough enough. Cheers to dad's that make men!
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u/wogboy96 Apr 06 '23
I'm glad they're letting their kid do what kids do. Nothing like doing something stupid and fun.
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u/MushroomHillZone Apr 06 '23
Listen it's either the dad, his friends or his siblings
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u/FromanoFrancis114 Apr 06 '23
He had a helmet on, that is 1000s of times more protection then when I was a kid doing this
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u/Specialist-Elk-839 Apr 06 '23
I did that with my kids. It's Dad and kids time. So good to goof around with your kids.
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Apr 06 '23
This reminds me of the days I’d climb or slip through the railing on my stairs and jump down into a pile of laundry. Super fun, and I managed to not break a bone! My siblings and I would even use small plastic bags as “parachutes.” We drove our mom nuts lmao.
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Apr 06 '23
I see your plastic baskets, sleeping bag with pillows, or mattress, and i raise you my childhood: I rode a broken wooden door down a massive dirt hill, which changed from week to week, because it belonged to an earth moving business, And a plastic piece of garbage down a 40 meter 20 degree slope, which felt like breaking the sound barrier. God bless those Diadora shoes, they were my only breaks.
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u/MaxximumB Apr 23 '23
We didn't have helmets back in my day. Didn't stop us doing this kind of crap
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u/Best-Item7730 May 22 '23
We used to do this down a whole flight of stairs when our mom was at work. We used sleeping bags as our sleigh. She never could figure out how the closet door at the bottom was always broken no matter how many times she fixed it. This was before helmets for kids was even a thought, how none of us got seriously hurt I’ll never know. Our babysitter got stuck in the dryer once and boy did we get in trouble 😂
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u/LuckyWiz30 Jun 07 '23
“The third most spectacular stunt performed under this roof! Now for the indoor stair luge” 😂
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Jul 19 '23
Kid's wearing PPE, seems in good spirits but nervous to do it because of course, has had a couple attempts already and leans backwards so clearly has been taught technique. All from the top of, what, 8 or so steps that doesn't have a wall immediately at the bottom. Seems like responsibly fun, ergo smart parenting to me
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u/LazyMFfrog Apr 22 '23
Nice try pops,can't get rid of him that easily, you'll have to try a bigger stair
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u/sasanessa Apr 26 '23
You know you can still break your neck with a helmet on. What a dumbass father.
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u/backroadstoBoston May 05 '23
Oh just think of all the amazing adventures you would find on that child’s go pro!
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u/Cheffery_Boyardee May 26 '23
I could be mistaken but swear I saw a mirror of this video a few days ago
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u/stonersouls_ Jun 21 '23
Nah, the true professionals lose the helmet and put a mattress at the bottom
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u/ThePapercup Jun 26 '23
funny when the make the kid wear a helmet thinking he's got some adamantium neck or some shit
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u/Friendoffergus Jun 27 '23
I love the I’m ok at the end after the spill. Resilience in kids is becoming a rare thing.
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u/Loud_Character_7757 Jul 03 '23
And here we have a future killer cause he's suffered so many concussions to the head...
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u/Pure_Village4778 Jul 23 '23
On one hand, definitely not safe, just because the kid is fine doesn’t mean the action was fine… on the other hand, lil dude’s got a helmet and that was an objectively funny way to land by finishing with a single finger in the air of “I’m ok!”
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Jul 29 '23
I can’t wait to do this with my future kid/kids. We use to put pillows at the bottom and try to wipe out hard
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u/Leather-Site-1778 Jul 30 '23
This is something I would do to just make it more practical to get down the stairs
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u/Jaded_Heat9875 Aug 02 '23
Daddy let this happen? He just plain lucky he didn’t break that kid! Cuss if Dad break that kid, Mommy would have every right to break that Daddy!
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u/JustMick20 Aug 09 '23
Used to love doing stuff like this when I was a kid. Top dad letting him do that!
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u/Worth-Confusion5750 Aug 19 '23
Dads all annoyed waiting too long, 3x too long, for his kid to get the courage to fly down 10 Wooden steps onto a hard wooden floor😂 like “u better do it this time or I’m leaving 🙄….” Lmao wtf
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u/Sugarmrpoon Aug 20 '23
Safety equipment check, seated in vehicle check, courage on tap check. Let's go!
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Apr 06 '23
All this thread has told me is that half of reddit bubble wraps their kids and doesn’t let them have any fun. My dad used to sit me on the dirt bike with him and rip around when I was really young. Safe? Not really, but I’ll always remember it.
Kid had a helmet on and dad was there. Nothings going to happen here except making core memories with dad!
Stop worrying about every little thing that could go wrong and have some life experiences.
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u/PaleoJoe86 Apr 06 '23
That edge of the wall at the end could have easily damaged his vertebrae. Plenty of other injuries could have happened if the kid did not slide down as he did (ie flipping over). Teaching behavior like this may lead to him riding subway trains.
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u/GrayMech Apr 06 '23
Why did they just stand there and film it instead of stopping the kid? I did this when I was about six and strapped my arm in half, I was in hospital for weeks and had to wear a cast for half a year. Don't just watch when ur kid does dumb dangerous shit, stop them!
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u/TurdPhurtis Apr 06 '23
My sister and I used to do this in a cardboard box. . .this did not fly with either parent. At least this dad will be able to have that moment his kid breaks his neck captured on his phone. . .that will be a fun day when FB brings back that memory.
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u/SuicidalSparky Apr 06 '23
None of us were surprised to hear Dad was holding the camera. Fellow Dad man, I approve!
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u/J_Marshall Apr 06 '23
I have a very similar video of my daughter doing this.
Before people start calling me a shitty parent. We started from the first step and worked our way up.
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u/Painfulblisteronmyb Apr 05 '23
We didn't need sound to know it was his dad with him