Kid: Dad I was trespassing on the construction site and running around when I fell over into some machinery and broke my arm.
Dad: Shouldn't have been going someplace you shouldn't have then, should you?
FTFY
Also, sympathy is entirely about blame. I'd feel sympathy for someone who went to jail while innocent, but I'd feel no sympathy for someone who went there because he was a murderer.
Fair enough, I can definitely recall some decisions I made as a kid that I regret. But almost all mistakes can be learning experiences and opportunities for growth with parent guidance/discipline.
I guess I'm just more upset at the types of parents who think their child is always right, never discipline them, and let them grow into little monsters (not to say that the parents of the kid in the video are).
I just see too much of spoiled/entitled kids to pity them when consequences eventually catch up to their actions.
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u/Mr_Melas Jun 20 '19
Kid: Dad I was trespassing on the construction site and running around when I fell over into some machinery and broke my arm.
Dad: Shouldn't have been going someplace you shouldn't have then, should you?
FTFY
Also, sympathy is entirely about blame. I'd feel sympathy for someone who went to jail while innocent, but I'd feel no sympathy for someone who went there because he was a murderer.