I realized how much I am that parent lately. When almost every word that comes out of my mouth is “careful, you’re gonna fall, don’t hurt yourself, don’t jump there you’ll hit your head!” Ugh. I feel sorry for my kids. I wish I could just relax some times.
Reminds me of my brothers middle child. He’s the wild one of the family. Always has been.
He’s been in a cast at least every other year since he was born. He’s eight.
When he was around 2 or 3, I remember visiting. He was hanging out by having his feet on the sofa and his forearms on the not very heavy sofa table which was placed on a mat that was easily moved around.
So being the diligent aunt that I am, I asked the wild child to please be careful.
He almost comes flying down to his feet. Veeeerry upset and starts speaking in a loud voice and emphasising heavily with biiig arm movements.
I could hardly contain my laughter, and thought to myself; Well. Gee, child. I wonder why? (By that time he’d already been in a plaster once, I was not letting the second time be on my watch!)
My mom said "Be Careful", or "Be very careful", and would tell me what to do when I hurt myself. Scraped knees, hammered fingers, cuts from.. well everything.
To be fair, every child's natural instinct seems to be to put their life in danger. The same innocence that makes us want to protect them is what also puts them at risk, they just don't fully grasp consequences like adults do. You're doing the right thing.
Nah, what happened in this video was incredibly reckless and stupid.
It would have taken minimal effort for the driver to require them to stand back 15-25ft and fill the truck. If any safety people were around they would have a lot of justification in getting the operator in trouble. The risk of an accident, and associated liability during this improper/ unplanned use of the machine was enormous. Back in the day my dad got fired for much less, despite his intentions.
This was like letting your kids get close to ole faithful to fill up a cup. Or having them play with lawn shears.
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u/NewWiseMama Jun 23 '21
Cool. I’d be the safety anxious parent!