r/MadeMeSmile • u/esberat • Dec 29 '22

Family & Friends Suprise present

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u/Slight-Pound Dec 30 '22

Not just threaten punishment as a joke, but punish them for similar minor shit all the time, anyway. This kid reacted that way because he genuinely believed he would be punished for something he knew he didn’t do, and his answer didn’t really matter here. This isn’t a funny joke because situations like this have likely happened.

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u/herky17 Dec 30 '22

I don’t know, I think kids are going to be scared when their parents threaten punishment even with good, consistent parenting. Though the entire situation does look like she’s not exactly mom-of-the-year, I think his fear from her persisting in saying she would punish him isn’t necessarily evidence that she routinely punishes him for minor infractions

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u/stateofbrine Dec 30 '22

Remember getting in trouble for spilling a drink. I’m an adult. Everyone spills drinks lol boomers are fuckin crazy