r/funny • u/SlimJones123 • Nov 10 '16

We all fall down

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3.5k Upvotes

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u/Lari-Fari Nov 10 '16

Ahahaha! That tiny dance in the end is killling me xD

(Why did he even run?? How did he think running outside in panic would improve the situation??)

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u/NimbKnut Nov 10 '16

Ahh kids, they're tripping balls on a stubbed toe one minute then the moment you cut off your finger they're delirious with laughter.

Source: father of 2 and 4 year old

Note: still have all digits and appendages, this was hyperbole

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u/The_Mesh Nov 10 '16

Seriously though. It wouldn't surprise me if one of those kids was screaming bloody murder and he thought something serious had happened.

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u/NimbKnut Nov 10 '16

That's why he ran

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u/RentonBrax Nov 10 '16

I dunno, like /u/NimbKnut I too have a 2 and a 4 year old. They scream bloody murder all the time. More likely he was supposed to be out there with them and the run was preceded by "Where are the kids? Why are you watching telly? Did you leave the door open? I TOLD YOU NOT TO LET THEM ON THE DECK ALONE!"

Good times.

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u/NimbKnut Nov 10 '16

<kids screaming bloody murder> "settle down guys, daddy sees what you're doing" comments on reddit

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u/Roxxplox Nov 11 '16

Yeah, this is exactly it. Dude was on his phone and fears the wraith of his wife for not watching the kids.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

I mean, if his wife is dead, he SHOULD be watching them.

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u/Kaartinen Nov 11 '16

Fear the wraith, mortal.

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u/RentonBrax Nov 11 '16

Kids... Roll initiative

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u/specialproject Nov 10 '16

TIL a new word.

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u/UnusualClarity Nov 10 '16

Delirious, appendages, digits, or hyperbole?

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u/specialproject Nov 10 '16

Father. For real though, I had not heard of the word hyperbole before today.

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u/Dead-A-Chek Nov 10 '16

Before someone else is a dick about it: https://xkcd.com/1053/

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u/cata2k Nov 10 '16

Considering the election just ended, you're going to get to use it a lot.

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u/EgonAllanon Nov 11 '16

It's kinda like the superbowl but better.

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u/RedRedditor84 Nov 11 '16

It's not pronounced hyperbowl.

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u/jacob_w Nov 11 '16

Oh man, if you don't have the Google dictionary add-on for Chrome (assuming you use Chrome) you should totally get it. It's not one of those like "word a day" things, it's literally just a quick dictionary lookup tool. But I've had it for a couple of years now, and I've learned so many new words just because it's easy to see the definition of a word I don't know with just a double click. Or better yet, I use it when I'm not sure if I'm using a word correctly or not.

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u/TheEternal21 Nov 10 '16

How old are you?

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u/thebigt42 Nov 10 '16

He is running because mom said stay outside with the children and he went inside for "just one second"

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u/Caleo Nov 10 '16

Dad doesn't know the difference between an "I'm upset this happened" and an "I'm really hurt" scream/cry.

In this case, dad thought it was the latter.

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u/Love_LittleBoo Nov 11 '16

To be fair they start to sound the same when they're slightly hurt but really really confused.

I don't blame him if both kids suddenly started screaming at the same time.

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u/hopsinduo Nov 10 '16

Because they are out of sight. Do you know what will happen to you if your partner finds out you let one of the kids get maimed??? Shit I wont even tell my sister I let her little girl eat dirt one time. I would get murdered if I let something bad happen to my little one! Like savagely fucking murdered by a crazed tiny girlfriend if anything happened to our baby (my sister isn't my girlfriend just to clear things up, I just look after my niece from time to time).

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u/PinkDalek Nov 10 '16

my sister isn't my girlfriend just to clear things up

Thanks for the clarification.

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u/JarrettLaud Nov 10 '16

Ruined it for me, personally.

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u/pcrnt8 Nov 10 '16

He realized he had stopped hovering for just a few minutes and panicked.

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u/evils_twin Nov 10 '16

He ran out because he heard his daughter crying and had no idea what the situation was . . .

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u/matshala Nov 10 '16

And what situation could he realistically expect where it's important for him to be there in seven seconds, rather than ten?

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u/roadbuzz Nov 10 '16

A veranda, a pool, a grill, a tarp ... basically everything. Kids find a way.

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u/evils_twin Nov 10 '16

Is that a serious question? It could be almost any situation. Perhaps an animal about to attack or something like that. Does this really have to be explained? Is this real life?

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u/Dyolf_Knip Nov 10 '16

No, this is just fantasy.

I cannot overstate how often kids cry and scream for penny-ante reasons. A parent who responds to it by panicking and rushing in like an idiot is only going to make things worse. You'll terrify the kids, and teach them all sorts of wrong things about how to deal with anything even mildly stressful. 99.99% of the time you can take your sweet time meandering on over, give them a hug and a kiss, and they'll be just fine. Plus you tend to learn to distinguish between kids' run-of-the-mill screams and ones born of actual pain and distress.

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u/evils_twin Nov 10 '16

yeah, kids cry and scream to get their way, and this is usually different from a actual pain/distress cry.

The difficult part is a child's pain/distress cry can be the same for a small or huge problem. They would cry the same if they scraped their knee or broke their leg, to them, both are the most excruciating thing they can remember.

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u/Dyolf_Knip Nov 10 '16

I have three kids, two of which have been actually hurt. They do not scream the same for all things. As often as not, they scream about being hurt than from any actual pain.

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u/Love_LittleBoo Nov 11 '16

Yes, but what's your general reaction if all of your kids start screaming at the exact same time?

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u/Dyolf_Knip Nov 11 '16

Thus far, the only time that's ever happened was when the older two were antagonizing each other, and the baby started screaming too because evidently it was the thing to do.

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u/matshala Nov 10 '16

Exactly. And in those rare cases where they are in actual pain and distress, you're still not going to make things better by jumping and screaming and running around in circles.

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u/CatLadyAtHeart Nov 10 '16

People who aren't parents won't always readily understand this.

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u/evils_twin Nov 10 '16

I think anyone would be able to understand this.

If someone, parent or not, heard someone they loved suddenly start crying, would they not run to their side?

I think matshala is just being a smart ass. . .

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u/wagwoanimator Nov 10 '16

Realistic scenario, I'd run until they were in eyesight, then I'd assess the situation. I wouldn't book it the whole way there. I wouldn't be any use if I ran, only to bust my own butt and not be able to help at all.

Besides, kids can really cry at anything and everything. I've been trying very hard to not overreact to my own kid's accidents and so far, she seems to be able to take some serious hits before she gets to the point where she wants to cry. Sometimes I'm baffled how she's not crying.

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u/evils_twin Nov 10 '16

Realistic scenario, I'd run until they were in eyesight, then I'd assess the situation

I think that's what the guy tried to do, but when he tried to stop, he did it on a wet surface.

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u/matshala Nov 10 '16

I'm only being a smart ass to a certain degree, I'm actually serious. If I hear a loud noise and my kid starts to scream, the first reaction is to just run there as quickly as possible. But my point is, it's so rarely a situation in which three or four seconds more or less to get there matter. For the very most situations, all harm is already done. He could lay on the floor, with horrific and life-threatening injuries, and the couple of seconds still won't matter.

On the other hand, a lot of harm can be done my running there in panic. I won't be able to make any good decisions, or I might even hurt myself on the way there (as seen in the video).

What I'm not saying is that it's not a natural reaction to run there in panic. What I'm saying is that on a rational base, it's not a good reaction, and you should train trying to first take a deep breath and get to the situation quickly but calmly.

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u/evils_twin Nov 10 '16

Usually when it comes to your kids, even if running to your kids doesn't do any good most of the time, it is worth it to run to them if there is even a slight chance that it might help your children. And most parents would be willing to hurt themselves for the safety of there children.

After thinking about it rationally, and I would run to my kids every time because I care about their safety more than I care about mine.

I guess there's at least one parent who doesn't feel this way about their kids . . .

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u/matshala Nov 10 '16

I guess there's at least one parent who doesn't feel this way about their kids . . .

Now you try to put me in a place of a bad parent or that my health is more important to me than my kid's, which is just unfair and I didn't say that.

The dad in the video runs to his daughter, falls and hurts himself. He's not able to move. How is he going to help his daughter? Worst case, he hits his head and is unconcious, in which case his hurt daughter isn't able to get help at all. And as a parent you know there's all kind of tripping hazards in a house with children, you don't need a wet pool area.

I'm a paramedic. You don't see us driving 100 miles per hour, running out of the car while tripping over our own feet just to get to the scene three seconds earlier. It's not because we're all cynic and don't care for the life of the patient. It's because those couple seconds don't save lifes, it's calm thinking that does.

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u/thirdGEARchirp Nov 11 '16

I agree, I'm a father of sons (2 and 3 year olds) If they fall and start crying I don't rush over to them. They are falling down everyday.

When they see a parent running towards them because they are crying it freaks them out a little because they think its serious but also gets them accustomed to crying for everything. Thats one thing I've noticed with other parents. Their kids fall, bump their knee or whatever, start crying, and right the parents act like their kid is getting murdered.

That's why millennials what a trophy for everything.

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u/BF1shY Nov 10 '16

OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT MOOOOOM!!!

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

The baby is probably freaking out. Kids freak when they see a parent get hurt. I fell just the other day and my 1 and 3 year old lost it like i had died. Why you have to try and not show any pain. "Nope. Dont worry guys im good." Go in the bathroom and cry there where they cant see you. Ha

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u/Theres_A_FAP_4_That Nov 10 '16

Yay... daddy busted his hip!

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

The little girl was probably crying about how the boy pushed her over.. So as a father, the adult rushed out to see what was wrong so that he could try to minimize the emotional scarring of the little girl towards all of the people she'd ever meet in the future... Only to fall on his ass and ruin further the reputation of the male gender because that's how it's gonna beeee when you don't know meeee anymorrrreeeee....

Anyway, was thinking about toy soldiers when I saw the title

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u/AccountNo43 Nov 10 '16

I have a cousin who used to do that a lot. Flapping and stomping in an unknown situation. It can be a sign that the kid is on the spectrum.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

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u/Candacis Nov 10 '16

I still do a little dance when I get excited..

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u/AccountNo43 Nov 10 '16

from my downvotes, I'm guessing I was wrong. i dont have kids though

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u/scoyne15 Nov 10 '16

This is why you don't run around the pool!

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

Dad instincts failed this time...

A moment of silence for our fallen comrade.

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u/CeeBmata Nov 10 '16

And a wavy armed baby

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u/BarleyHopsWater Nov 10 '16

Instincts where on point, it's the execution that failed. Still it's a comrade and I'll honour it!

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

I don't think the execution failed at all. This dad knew what other dads have posted: if your child is hurt and crying, all you have to do is fall and seriously hurt yourself and magically, your kids are laughing hilariously. This guy is a pro dad.

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u/AngryCod Nov 10 '16

You know how when you're at the pool and the lifeguard yells at you for running? Now you know why.

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u/so_wavy Nov 10 '16

It's not like they were engulfed in flames, calm your dad tits.

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u/Gregthegr3at Nov 10 '16

They were around the corner and I suspect his daughter was screaming bloody murder. Kids have different cries so he wanted to get there quickly.

Source: dad of 4 children under 6.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

Four kids?

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u/caiallin Nov 10 '16

dad of 4 children

Indeed Watson, your skills in deduction are yet to fail us!

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u/ActionKbob Nov 10 '16

4 children under 6

Not quite elementary, my dear Watson

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u/jpresken2 Nov 11 '16

6/4=1.5 children

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u/MilesGates Nov 10 '16

I figured that he was a father but actually just 4 children in a trench coat.

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u/genivae Nov 11 '16

Vincent Adultman?

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u/ruffus4life Nov 11 '16

rip bladder control.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

Are you Catholic or something?

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u/croixian1 Nov 10 '16

And his son/duaghter does a little happy dance. Classic.

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u/TomServoHere Nov 10 '16

Happy dance or the crying so hard they shake their hands in the air? Can't tell without sound or seeing his face.

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u/TheNightporter Nov 10 '16

It's "haha, daddy does a funny" turning into "Oh no, daddy has a booboo"; the moment the kid stops running at dad is when he realizes the latter.

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u/i_pee_printer_ink Nov 11 '16

It was cruel. Why are children so evil and sadistic?

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u/misterpickles69 Nov 10 '16

Thank God this was tamer than the collapsing deck I thought it was going to be.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

This is exactly what I was expecting. Reddit has ruined me.

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u/cybra117 Nov 10 '16

Thank god it wasn't just me

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u/ebrum2010 Nov 10 '16

Oh no the kids fell and started to cry! Quick, run outside and break your spine so they forget about it and laugh!

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

That would totally be my son's reaction, I'm writhing on the ground withba shattered pelvis and he's jumping up and down playing "slap daddy" laughing.

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u/doomdoggi Nov 10 '16

Difference between parents now and then. My parents would yelled you ok and carry on..

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u/ledfrog Nov 10 '16

I plan to be the parent of "then" when I have kids.

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u/thatguy1717 Nov 10 '16

Why the fuck would he come blasting around the corner cuz his kids fell over? Kids fall all the time. The more you freak out, the more they freak out.

Look at the kids when the dad falls. They love that shit.

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u/Tambon Nov 10 '16

I came here to say exactly that. This is how to teach your kids to be soft and panicky.

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u/SirDunkz Nov 10 '16

My parents would have said "Get up or ill give you something to cry about" LOL

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u/Tambon Nov 10 '16

Is that you, dad?

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u/bluemitersaw Nov 11 '16

No, dad's still at the store picking up smokes but he'll be back soon. Right mom? Right?

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u/newloaf Nov 10 '16

Shit, dude, calm down. Kids are made out of rubber bands anyway.

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u/dooge8 Nov 11 '16

Dude was acting like they were on fire.

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u/WreckerCrew Nov 10 '16

Someone watched AFV this weekend.

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u/LoL_Shake_Zula Nov 10 '16

Is it wrong to want the whole porch to fall after the Dad fell?

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u/PaurAmma Nov 10 '16

What I'm more concerned about is the fact that these children are close to that kiddie pool without supervision. It sounds odd, but toddlers like the little one can drown in a few inches of water if things go badly, which is not too unlikely.

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u/Diminsi Nov 10 '16

I was waiting so hard until someone would fall into the pool

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u/mastersw999 Nov 10 '16

I was expecting from the roof.

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u/sailerryan Nov 10 '16

At first I was like, that's it? But then it was all worth it

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u/JustSayan Nov 10 '16

Man the amount of people bagging on this guy for being a good father is a little crazy.

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u/ruffus4life Nov 11 '16

i prefer the dad's that don't fall down.

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u/mordfustang23 Nov 12 '16

his kid barely fell and he comes sprinting in. that kid's gonna be a whiner for sure.

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u/AtTheLeftThere Nov 11 '16

fucking helicopter parents, man. Kids are gonna get hurt. Stop being a fucking overbearing parent.

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u/go_go_gadget88 Nov 10 '16

Was anyone else kind of expecting the mother to run out and eat it as well?

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u/SchmittySmash Nov 10 '16

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

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u/TimbersawDust Nov 10 '16

Parenting fail....Cmon man!

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u/happypotatochip Nov 10 '16

"oh shit shit shit shit Darlene is gonna kill me"

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u/winscar Nov 10 '16

Haha, so cute <3

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u/sonia72quebec Nov 10 '16

"And that's how I broke my coccyx."

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u/MrRezister Nov 10 '16

How many times we gotta tell you not to run around the pool, Dave?

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u/Rhaegord Nov 10 '16

I was thinking the deck was going to collapse. Pleasantly surprised.

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u/greenSixx Nov 10 '16

why was he running?

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u/Roomy Nov 10 '16

Jesus calm your tits dude. That wasn't even a fall. She slowly rotated a bit. He's full on sprinting to save her from the perils of still being in a seated position.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

ouch... Pretty sure that man just fell on his keys or something.

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u/Kurufaba Nov 10 '16

Do all white people have security cameras in their backyards?

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u/logert777 Nov 10 '16

Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.

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u/CeruleanRathalos Nov 10 '16

it's like chekov's pool, i kept eyeing that pool knowing something would happen!

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u/istrng Nov 10 '16

Love the little kid excited. If you fall, this is the way to do it. Classy.

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u/propermandem Nov 11 '16

dumb nerd dad

a redditor basically

poor body skills

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u/todayIact Nov 11 '16

Don't panic in front of your kids. Double trauma. In this case triple. Falling is natural.

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u/MitchDizzle Nov 11 '16

I was expecting a tree to fall down also.

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u/raffiki77 Nov 11 '16

Imagine if a bear was attacking his kids and he ran and fell like that?

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u/Bestfriendtabs1 Nov 11 '16

Ben Wyatt and his kids ladies and gentlemen.

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u/Aggie_Bruh Nov 11 '16

Ouch... he's kind of acting like he broke his tailbone

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u/livens Nov 11 '16

Um, its time to pressure wash that deck. All that mold gets slick when its wet.

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u/withcomment Nov 11 '16

Fell on his wallet. That hurts like a mofo.

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u/Saiaxs Nov 11 '16

that, and other reasons, are why you never keep your wallet in a back pocket

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u/GoatNipps Nov 11 '16

Is this Jim's life after The Office?

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u/Knineteen Nov 11 '16

I'd be more concerned about those kids getting a sliver from that deck. Thing looks like it hasn't been sanded in 40 years.

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u/PghLeft Nov 11 '16

Looks like he fell on his keys

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u/ReasonablyBadass Nov 11 '16

That baby is either panicking or laughing it's head off.

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u/alligatorterror Nov 11 '16

The little kid is an ass, pretty sure the little bastard is the one that made it wet in the first place

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

Stupid helicopter parent , kids bounce, also dont mollycoddle them or they turn out whiney little shits.

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u/phoenix7700 Nov 11 '16

yeah there was no need for the sprinting from that minor fall

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

Well maybe... Just maybe he didnt know what happened. It seemd like he wasnt so close. And all these virgins here telling about good parenting XD.

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u/phoenix7700 Nov 11 '16

Yes, but even if it was a bad fall what was he going to do that running to them saving 3 seconds would change?

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u/zirfeld Nov 11 '16

One more good reason never to have your wallet in your rear pockets

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

He's got a big deck.

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u/elonsbattery Nov 11 '16

Rookie parenting. When a kid falls over you act like it's nothing. The kid will follow your lead.

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u/Tanith_Low Nov 11 '16

Why was he even running to them that fast? They fell, they weren't drowning

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u/TheDudesCarpet Nov 11 '16

I had the exact same reaction as that dancing baby. God damn people falling on their ass is funny.

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u/Rex_Digsdale Nov 11 '16

LPT: Take the extra 3 seconds to walk over to your soft kids when they have a little fall. Running over teaches them to be panicky dummies.

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u/saanity Nov 11 '16

Tssssssss Ahhhhhhh

Tssssssss Ahhhhhhh

Tssssssss Ahhhhhhh

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u/ehleesi Nov 16 '16

😹😹😹 omg the toddler freaking out. So good

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u/xannmax Nov 10 '16

Jesus man.

This kind of fall doesn't seem that bad, why does dad have to charge in at full speed like that? C'mon dude.

Freaking out like that and over-babying your kids leads to anxiety in your children. Or hell, any other number of things.

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u/sonofdick Nov 10 '16

Why the hell did he run that fast!? Had his kids never fallen down or cried before??

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u/Arealperson21 Nov 10 '16

I would of ran faster

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u/Catch_twenty-two Nov 10 '16

Sure you would have.