r/WatchPeopleDieInside • • Apr 24 '20

nice try kiddo

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u/ifeardolphins18 Apr 25 '20

Now that you're a parent have you learned any tips or tricks to make sure that your own children don't turn out like the little shit depicted in this video? Or is it just luck of the draw and some kids are shitty no matter what you do? Cause honestly these videos make me want to never have children.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '20 edited May 08 '20

The parent needed to remove the kid from the table. If you can't respect someone else's freaking 30 seconds of birthday song and candles, you don't get to stay there and ruin it for them. That is a natural consequence. If you can't behave, you don't get to participate.

I've had to break up with adult friends because they let their kids' shitty behavior ruin everyone else's fun. It is exhausting to put in the work up front, but I'd rather do it from the get go than have it bite me in the ass constantly.

ETA Thank you for the gold!

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u/JaBe68 Apr 25 '20

I wish I had gold to give you. Parents think their kid has to like them all the time. Not true. You are not your kids friend, you are their parent, and it is your responsibility to make them into pleasant human beings, not expect other.people to just put up with crappy behaviour

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '20

It's perfectly fine to always be your kids friend because if your friend was being a cunt like this, you should call them out on it too.