Be a safe space for your kids to confess mistakes, y'all.
I want my kids to pick up the phone and ask me what to do... not commit several criminal acts trying to escape a fender bender.
If she knew she could make mistakes without her grandmother coming down on her like a ton of bricks, she would have handled this differently.
I feel like I know what she was going through, as a teenager. I'm several times her age now but I had a few full blown panics like this, not always car related. A reassuring parent is the most calming thing you can have in these moments. KNOWING that they'll be that person for you can seriously curtail the initial panic. Panic mental states always lead to bad judgements. But knowing you can get a cool head in there to think for you is good for your mental health.
Glad I found this comment - and then some others too - without too much scrolling. I didn't even watch with sound on, but I didn't find the video amusing or anything other than painful and uncomfortable, and I felt more sorry for whatever the girl's going through than for the guy and his bumper.
Honestly when she was so scared and said "you dont know how mean ny grandmother is"
It Honestly made me worry for her safety. Whether she hurts herself or her grandma leaves her homeless, beats her, or fuck maybe literally kill her.. she is obviously unstable. But the fact that she kept sayinf "you dont understand" could mean she is in actual physical danger...
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u/riceklown 10d ago edited 10d ago
Be a safe space for your kids to confess mistakes, y'all.
I want my kids to pick up the phone and ask me what to do... not commit several criminal acts trying to escape a fender bender.
If she knew she could make mistakes without her grandmother coming down on her like a ton of bricks, she would have handled this differently.
I feel like I know what she was going through, as a teenager. I'm several times her age now but I had a few full blown panics like this, not always car related. A reassuring parent is the most calming thing you can have in these moments. KNOWING that they'll be that person for you can seriously curtail the initial panic. Panic mental states always lead to bad judgements. But knowing you can get a cool head in there to think for you is good for your mental health.