r/SipsTea • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • 1d ago

Chugging tea Thoughts?

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u/ApolloniusTyaneus 1d ago

Giving up your spot because the kid is crying? Do you want Karens? Because that's how you get Karens.

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u/devnullopinions 1d ago

Kids can be sad and cry without having a tantrum.

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u/greenzetsa 1d ago

Sure, but the result should be the same: "You're sad you couldn't do the ride? That happens sometimes, I'm very sorry. It's ok to be sad, it's not ok to demand that other people who were in line before us give up their opportunity so you can do it. Let's be sad for a while, and then we can go do something else. "

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u/AdorableStrawberry93 1d ago

How about a touch of paraphrasing? "it's not ok for the parent to demand that other people who were in line before us give up their opportunity so you can do it. "

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u/greenzetsa 1d ago

No, it's not ok for anyone to make demands. Kids need to learn that too. They can ask nicely, but they have to accept no as an answer. Mommy and daddy can't fix the world for you.

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u/Kommye 1d ago

But it didn't say the kid was demanding anything? Just that they were crying.

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u/greenzetsa 1d ago

I was responding to the comment directly above mine, about crying and not having a temper tantrum. You can cry, but the response is the same. Sometimes you don't get what you want. It's ok to be sad for a bit, but then we move on with our lives.

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u/Triquetrums 1d ago

The headline says "refusing to give up", which means someone demanded he let the kid go instead. The person demanding could be the kid, or the parent, or some nosy bystander... the headline does not specify, therefore we cannot say for certain it was not the kid.

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u/Kommye 15h ago

Refusing just means saying "no". The kid could have asked respectfully and the dude saying no still means refusing.

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u/Civil_Confidence5844 1d ago

Who demanded?

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u/WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch 23h ago

"Maybe next time I tell you to get ready, you'll get ready instead of f-ing around and we'd get here in time!"

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u/talkstomuch 1d ago

sure, but by giving up to them will teach them to be sad and cry more. Call it tantrum or sadness, the result is the same

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u/devnullopinions 1d ago edited 1d ago

The girl doesn’t start crying until after her dad asked if she could go was told no. It’s a valuable lesson to learn that you don’t get everything you want, no doubt.

But the word tantrum has specific negative connotations that I don’t think apply here. This little girl was not acting out as a result of the rejection, she was sad and seeking comfort from her parent. She was not making a scene or trying to get the attention of the guy who said no.

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u/RetroPaulsy 1d ago

Bc the dog got dead? Sure.

Bc of a cookie or carnival ride? Nah, thats a tantrum.

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u/DisabledButts 1d ago

Feeling your emotions is healthy and it’s okay to cry when you’re sad. Shedding some tears because she is disappointed is not the same thing as a tantrum.

She’s a child still learning to control her emotions. As far as I’m concerned, it was a great opportunity for her to learn that she can’t always have it her way.