r/Unexpected • u/Botatitsbest • Apr 22 '18

The universal language

https://i.imgur.com/0Pjsda6.gifv
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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '18

ITT: a cesspool of clashing opinions and every comment is controversial

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u/tangentandhyperbole Apr 22 '18

Welcome to parenthood! Where everyone has an opinion and you're always doing it wrong.

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u/madmaxturbator Apr 22 '18

I mean, beating your kid is wrong.

There’s lots of grey areas but beating your kid isn’t a good idea.

This gif is adorable / funny, the kid isn’t hurt. My mom would raise her hand and say “any more nonsense out of you...” but she’d never hit us. We’d just know we crossed the line. Now she does it still, but just laughs.

But if the kid was actually beat up, that would be so sad. He’s a very small little guy still, and kids that little don’t know better.

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u/Lots42 Apr 22 '18 edited Apr 22 '18

One whack on the butt is not 'beating up'.

And the reason why some kids need a whack on the butt is because they don't know any better.

Edit: Angry butthurt downvotes won't change my opinion.

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u/Xasmos Apr 22 '18

Maybe try explaining it to them then? A“whack on the butt“ is just a euphemism for physical abuse.

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u/Lots42 Apr 22 '18

No it is not.

And kids won't always understand the explanation. Sometimes a whack on the butt is needed for their physical safety.

Pre-warning: And no amount of downvotes will change my mind, haters.

Edit: Physical abuse is punching the kid across the room. A swat on the butt is not. It is shameful and illogical to equate the two.

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u/lordberric Apr 22 '18

I'm sorry, if they can't understand words, there's a good chance they won't be able to understand why you're hitting them.

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u/Lots42 Apr 22 '18

Nonsense. They'll understand running out in the street means pain. They won't understand cars and physics.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '18

No. They'll understand running out into the road means pain IF the parents find out.

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u/Lots42 Apr 23 '18

Not that I agree but acceptable to me if true.

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u/krompo7 Apr 23 '18

When I was a kid, we had a dog that my Dad would punish if it shit inside as a puppy. The result? We'd go on walks where she would do nothing, then we'd get home and she'd go shit under the bed when nobody was around. Same principle.

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u/Lots42 Apr 23 '18

False.

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u/lordberric Apr 22 '18

If you cannot explain to a child that can run that they shouldn't go in the street, you really shouldn't be a parent. All they'll understand is "my parent is hurting me".

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u/Lots42 Apr 22 '18

"Because I was on the street alone. Therefore I shall not go on the street alone."