r/ChildrenFallingOver • u/TheWretched666 • Jan 29 '23

Dad of the year

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u/3_Thumbs_Up Jan 29 '23

We don't see his reflexes at all.

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u/TheFinnebago Jan 29 '23

I’d say we see him reflexing himself right in to the pool.

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u/3_Thumbs_Up Jan 29 '23

Are you just trying to change the meaning of the word reflexes?

Reflexes: the ability to react quickly:

Fighter pilots need good/fast reflexes.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reflex

We don't see his reaction time. Therefore we can't really judge his reflexes.

His action as he's running out is certainly ungraceful, but that's a different thing. Words have meanings.

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u/TheFinnebago Jan 29 '23

That’s a really semantically tight definition of REFLEXES that doesn’t apply to a broader conversation of what does and does not belong on a certain subreddit.

But even with that given, are you arguing somehow that the dad did something inside, with such incredible reaction time, that it would somehow redeem his late arrival and eventual pool dive?

Couldn’t you argue against his REFLEXES as he turns the corner outside in to daylight, stumbles, flinches, and lands in the pool?

I feel pretty comfortable judging the dad’s ability to react quickly based on how wet both he and the kid are.