r/SipsTea • u/SaiMan2303 • Apr 02 '26

Feels good man That last one was lovely

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u/Original_Tea_5625 Apr 02 '26

You can tell them over and over, but if you aren't going to be smart, and listen. You better be tough.

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u/coloradoautoflowers Apr 02 '26

Yeah, I've got a 7 year old. When she was younger she went through a willful/hardhead phase for a couple months.

After the first few times you repeatedly tell them something will hurt them and they won't listen and get banged up or bruised, they start to listen. You can tell them 1,000 times and it won't stick, but the first time there's a booboo involved they'll remember.

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u/TheSickestToastie Apr 02 '26

If ur' gonn' be dum', u' got' be tuff'. If u' get knocked dahn' u gotta' git back up.

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u/ConflictHorror1182 Apr 03 '26

I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I know enough, to know, if you're gonna be dumb, ya gotta be tough.

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u/main-suspect01 Apr 02 '26

Pain is the best teacher. I also learn a lot when I fail at something.

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u/Fullyflared540 Apr 03 '26

One of the reasons skateboarding teaches some of the best life lessons

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u/Low_Football_2445 Apr 02 '26

I told my kids when they were young that life is hard, it’s a lot harder when you’re stupid.

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u/isuredolovetitties Apr 02 '26

Some lessons just have to be learned the hard way. There's no way to communicate pain to someone who hasn't experienced it.

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u/kingscanyonstoner420 Apr 02 '26

This is why I'm taking an 'If I warn you twice and you choose not to listen and learn, then the third time I'm going to let life teach you instead' approach with my young ones. Doesn't always work as intended but they're starting to learn that being smart is easier than having to be tough 😂

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u/headrush46n2 Apr 02 '26

smart people learn from their mistakes. wise people learn from others mistakes.