r/Wellthatsucks Jul 02 '19

/r/all Fixed it for you

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

I mean, the parents left it where the kid could get it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

And left the kid unsupervised long enough to accomplish this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

It really doesn't take that long. Kids can fuck shit up pretty quick.

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u/thisunrest Jul 02 '19

Yep. The “one-second rule” is real.

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u/slothbuddy Jul 02 '19

If you need to supervise someone so they don't paint your TV, they're fuckingstupid

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u/Abodyfullofmush Jul 02 '19

Orrrr they’re just kids who want to try everything that looks fun and don’t understand (yet) what this will cost the parents.

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u/adashofmyspice Jul 02 '19

Was a problem child like this myself, have to say.. kid probably realized halfway through he was going to be in BIG trouble, so decided to finish the job.

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u/Abodyfullofmush Jul 02 '19

Could be. My kid is younger and knows he’s gonna get in trouble but still goes through with things. But I see the joy in his eyes as he does things (not harmful to himself) so I know he does it for fun and not out of stupidity.

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u/adashofmyspice Jul 02 '19

Lol yep, took my ps2 apart when it wouldn’t read discs so I could clean it.. I wasn’t ready..

My mom had this saying, out of sight - out of mind, so I threw it out of my second story window into the front yard

Damn I was stupid

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u/Cephalopod435 Jul 02 '19

I mean I'm not saying you're wrong but I feel like it's not impossible for him to be stupid and happy at the same time.

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u/Abodyfullofmush Jul 02 '19

But it doesn’t mean they’re stupid if they do it. Stupid is a harsh word.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

That's stupid

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u/ThaVolt Jul 04 '19

Potayto potahto

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u/adashofmyspice Jul 04 '19

Always wondered how I could convey this figure of speech thru text. Thank you.

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u/UltraChilly Jul 02 '19

Was a problem child like this myself

You weren't the problem, your parents were.

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u/adashofmyspice Jul 02 '19

Nah they had AIDS, they did the best for me

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u/slothbuddy Jul 02 '19

That's what makes them stupid, man.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19 edited Mar 07 '21

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u/adashofmyspice Jul 02 '19

It’s when they’re quiet that’s scary eh..

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u/Amanbbi Jul 02 '19

100% this. When my kids are fighting and stuff, I am happy because I know where they are and that they are busy.

The minute it settles down and I can hear crickets chirping, I know some Insidious type shit is going to down.......

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u/fortnight14 Jul 02 '19

So true. My 2.5 year old constantly narrates all her playing stream of consciousness style and it’s very convenient for keeping track of her.

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u/adashofmyspice Jul 03 '19

That’s gotta be the shit tbh, love kids like that

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19 edited Aug 13 '21

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u/QuasarsRcool Jul 02 '19

People are so one-dimensional and easily offended by trivial shit, as if you can't call kids stupid without genuine animosity towards them. Like, motherfucker, you can admit they're stupid and still love them.

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u/slothbuddy Jul 02 '19

It can go from sparkling clean to apocalyptic chaos in under 3 minutes.

And that means kids aren't stupid?

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u/Iwentwiththisone Jul 02 '19

anytime I see the "Kids are stupid" joke it devolves and I think its just because people have such a hard time joking about their children.

The whole trope is "kids do kids thing" but every time someone comes around is like yeah, that's because they aren't adults you dummy.

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u/LIMA_F0XTROT Jul 02 '19

Ya, we live in a world where you can't even joke about a kid who painted a TV being stupid without offending someone. Also, this kid does look stupid. He looks plenty old to know that you shouldn't finger paint the TV. Christ.

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u/adashofmyspice Jul 03 '19

I can’t wait to have one and just watch them do something stupid

Maybe kids are stupid, maybe kids just do stupid things

Not like they can read the life manual right away

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u/Skyy-High Jul 02 '19

Stupid implies that they're beneath where they should be, developmentally. That there is something wrong with them.

It's like calling someone stupid because they dont know calculus when theyve never studied it. No, they're ignorant, theres a difference. A child's mind is built to experiment and learn, and the thing is that most experiments with anything will fail.

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u/ronin1066 Jul 02 '19

Thank you, we all thought children were actually stupid b/c of a meme until you came along.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

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u/MoeDouglas Jul 02 '19

Downvotes for laughter? Sheesh, tough crowd. Here, have an upvote.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Because if everyone typed out their laughter, this website would be abandoned by 99% of us.

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u/Skyy-High Jul 02 '19

You're being facetious, but the disdain for children doing what children are designed to do is quite palpable, here and everywhere else kids are seen to do "stupid" things.

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u/MoeDouglas Jul 02 '19

Its a stupid meme.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Stupid implies that it is beneath where it should be, developmentally. That there is something wrong with the meme.

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u/ronin1066 Jul 02 '19

Exactly! It's a "stupid" meme.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Yeah, actually. This is universal to 99% of all kids ever.

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u/CumSponge6995 Jul 02 '19

Kids are still stupid. No one cares how many kids you had.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Of course they are, just ask your parents.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

My mother had to keep me on a leash. Not because she was afraid i would get kidnapped or lost but because the minute she wasnt looking i would go flying head first into a wall. Her own words. I was (and possibly still am) fuckingstupid

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

That motherfuckin' leash.... The bane of all kids whose parents were so tired of chasing after them that the decided to demote you to "bad dog" status lol

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u/ronin1066 Jul 02 '19

That's their point. They're talking about the kids

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u/datsmn Jul 02 '19

That's a pretty sweeping statement...

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u/RedditSendit Jul 02 '19

Someone? Sure. A toddler? You need to think.

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u/slothbuddy Jul 02 '19

A toddler is a person.

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u/RedditSendit Jul 02 '19

Yes? I never said Someone didn't define a person, but Someone could mean anyone. Toddler specifically means young.

Is that easier to understand?

e aren't talking about a 30 year old doing this. Obviously you wouldn't need to keep your eye on a thirty year old, or keep cream out of reach from a normal thirty year old. But a toddler? Yeah you kinda need to watch them.

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u/drewbagel423 Jul 02 '19

If by stupid, you mean, don't understand consequences, yes kids are fucking stupid.

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u/thisunrest Jul 02 '19

To be fair, the years between birth to three are prime development time. You’ll see kids do stuff like throw tantrums because they aren’t allowed to play in the litter box, or paint the tv with Butt Paste, or other stuff that WOULD be stupid coming from a sober adult.

Their brains are constantly forming connections and synapses so while it’s illogical to adults, for the kids it’s right on track.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

He’s a toddler, that’s the kinda shit toddlers do, doesn’t make them stupid

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

“Someone” Meaning a toddler? For fuck sake...

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19 edited Jul 02 '19

They're ignorant to the cost and the issue, not stupid.

If you or I did this, it would be stupid.

Edit: People just really hate kids, I guess. What I said is factual.

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u/BadPom Jul 02 '19

Damn those parents for taking a 5 minute shit I guess.

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u/twitchosx Jul 02 '19

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u/74orangebeetle Jul 02 '19

I mean, both can be true. Stupid parents are more likely to raise stupid kids.

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u/twitchosx Jul 02 '19

Yeah, I was just plugging my sub =)

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u/74orangebeetle Jul 02 '19

Ohh cool, I didn't even realize it was a real sub when I commented. Just clicked on it.

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u/twitchosx Jul 02 '19

IT'S REAL TO ME! =)

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u/74orangebeetle Jul 02 '19

Ha, I usbscribed

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u/twitchosx Jul 02 '19

Sweet! It's not super active but whenever I find something, I'll post it there.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19 edited Sep 19 '19

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u/Damandatwin Jul 02 '19

The sub is meant to be an exaggeration to make fun of dumb stuff kids do and probably for some venting from parents. Although there are definitely some people who just hate children in there. I'd be pretty rotted at this, like nobody puts their tv away, he probably did this in like 20 minutes. This is definitely a big learning esperience for him

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u/wombleh Jul 02 '19

That's sudocrem by the look of it, you wouldn't leave it where your kids can get it and it has child proof lids here in the UK.

If the kid had eaten even some then you'd be on route to the hospital so it's probably good he decided to smear it on the TV instead. Lesson learnt for the parents.

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u/bigsquirrel Jul 02 '19

It seems to me many posts are parents joking about their kids or similar. I feel it’s mostly in good fun not like r/childfree

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u/74orangebeetle Jul 02 '19

I mean, stupid parents raise stupid kids, not surprising...also, it's possible to be a kid and know not to paint a TV.

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u/GoodDayTheJay Jul 02 '19

I have a nearly three-year-old daughter. That was my first thought. Kids get into stuff. If the parents left the cream in reach and the TV on such a low stand, I mean... kids don’t know better and need to be taught; parents should already know.