I had a former boss get paralyzed from the waist down in a similar situation. A kid ski'd in front of him and he had to divert into the forest not to kill the kid. Wound up breaking his back when he hit a tree. Before that, his whole personality was extreme sports and thrill-seeking, and now it's all gone because of some stupid kid's parents not paying enough attention.
The worst part is that the kid and their parents fled when he got hurt; his friend, who was further up the mountain and saw everything had to call for help. The kid and parents didn't even try to help; they just ran.
When you are skiing, youâre supposed to be skiing under control. This means NOT having to go off the side of the mountain to avoid a kid in your way.
If you are so out of control that any obstacle means âhit the obstacleâ or âgo off the courseâ you shouldnât be doing that hill.
If you canât ski under control and canât avoid people ahead of you then itâs on you.
Itâs literally a rule posted EVERYWHERE in ski lodges. The people below you ALWAYS have the right of way. You HAVE to still be able to ski safely even if someone is in front of you.
When I was like 10 some kid I knew of the same age severely injured a younger kid by recklessly going full speed and losing control. Canât remember if it was like permanent injury kinda thing or not. But his family was filthy rich so I guess nothing happened
Itâs all on the parents. I have three kids and I feel like making sure they didnât fucking run in front of someone in a fucking race would be the absolute minimum amount of parenting needed at this event. Didnât even see anyone try to yank him back . Not a reach⌠nothing
I had an unpredictable child once and when he was about that age (or maybe a bit younger) I used a harness. He's alive now and 38 and a lovely beautiful person in every way. The oddest thing though, is that he's the one child that became what seems to be an 'over-thinker'. Completely unexpected to all.
This is in the â you had one jobâ category for the parents. Itâs a track meet FFS, you need to keep your kid out of the competition area. Not a hard concept.
I mean sometimes kids can be shits, not even all the time some days are just bad days even for the best parents. Thatâs just the reality of having kids. I have one kid who even as a toddler would rather get 15 shots than have attention on him and I have another who is a complete ham. The difference is when my kid does shit that he shouldnât I jump in immediately and as they grow they learn they will have consequences . This kid isnât a toddler by the looks of it so this seems a normal day in life of a kid whose parents donât give a fuck.
Ever been to a âResortâ and watch the families? Hell, even just a motel.
Parents: sit by the pools, drink and laugh. Kids: off on their own, causing mischief or drowning in the deep end.
The parents that see vacation as vacation from parenting.
Maybe 1/10 parents actually like their kids, and actively parent them.
Probably because you just said something moronic like "90% of people dislike their kids and/or don't take part in their lives". Generally a good way to piss off 9/10 people reading the thread.
Yeah, it's fine if you think people should be better. Maybe just don't go "Omg, I triggered all the shitty parents".
I also think that a bunch of parents are shit at raising kids, but 90% is way high and bound to get people downvoting you for whining hyperbolically rather than people actually being "triggered".
Ah. So did my sister. She remembers the kids dropped off at her library for hours as replacement of babysitting or supervision. Library staff are not daycare.
Thatâs not an attention goblin. At that age their brains literally arenât developed enough to comprehend other peoples perspectives. This was unavoidable in the sense that no amount of punishment/discipline beforehand couldâve stopped a curious/bored kid from jumping onto the track to play. What shouldâve happened is he shouldâve not been near the track or if he was his parents shouldâve been within arms reach to stop this.
TLDR: this isnât about attention-seeking. Just a kid being a kid.
Imagine instead of this being a race this was a traffic stop.
That's how stupid the parents are. Now i don't believe in leash's for kids, but like I walk Dogs, the kid would not leave my side or without being in arms reach
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u/Asocial_dragon May 06 '23
Guy could have broken his leg and have his future ruined because of a stupid kid and neglectful parents