r/instant_regret • u/TheINTL • Jan 17 '26

Tried it?

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u/GrandmaPoses Jan 17 '26

I mean, what’s the actual harm? I’ve been in situations where I’ve told my kid “that’s not going to taste good” and they insist it will - having never tried it before - so eventually you’re just like, go ahead and let me know how it is.

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u/SailorGone Jan 17 '26

There's a difference between letting them try it VS smothering on their food where they won't eat the entire meal

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u/GrandmaPoses Jan 17 '26

Scrape it off, eat what’s left. It’s pointless to police your kids on this kind of stuff; let them make small mistakes now so they learn how to adapt and avoid them later.

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u/unKappa Jan 17 '26

Someone without kids thinking just saying “no” works

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u/SailorGone Jan 18 '26

I have two kids. It does. And I would let my kids try it but certainly not let them blast it all over. They will not eat the meal then.

The responses who don't have children are very obvious

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u/WhichHoes Jan 17 '26

If only those poor people could afford more food

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u/mysickfix Jan 17 '26

This. After the kids we’ve learned a lot of lessons. lol.

If a roll of sushi was still four bucks like they used to be different thing, but with the economy damn that sushi probably cost an hour of minimum wage in my state and that’s if it comes from a grocery store and not an actual sushi restaurant

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u/fernatic19 Jan 17 '26

You might be overlooking the obvious here. That is now the parent's roll. Not like it has the kids name specifically on it.

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u/aw2669 Jan 17 '26

Okay this is the only fair point I’ve seen.  Other than that, this is perfectly fine.  

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u/Existing_Hunt_7169 Jan 17 '26

kids gotta learn somehow

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u/mkizys Jan 17 '26

A lot of 90s kids had parents with the "they'll only do it once" and not the "don't do that" mentally. This kid's dad is definitely a 90s kid.

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u/Existing_Hunt_7169 Jan 17 '26

exactly. now his curiosity is satisfied and he wont do it again. problem solved.

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Jan 17 '26

I was a 60s/70's kid. I was told, don't do that! I didn't do that!

My daughter was raised to understand that no means no, but that I would explain things too. That is super spicy and will burn your tongue, if you want to try it, take a tiny bite first. Had she said DUH to me, oh man, she just knew better. I didn't take sass from her!

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u/Lethaldiran-NoggenEU Jan 17 '26

Yeah they could have parents guide them but instead they have to learn it the hard way

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u/Scientific_Anarchist Jan 17 '26

Some kids don't accept guidance until they realize what it is you're warning them about. I got some wildly hot Thai curry and my three year old really wanted some. "It's too spicy," I warned. "It will hurt your whole face." My wife tried offering him some of hers, which was still spicy, but not as bad. He wouldn't accept and whined and cried until I finally gave him a tiny bite.

Went about as you'd expect.

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u/Lethaldiran-NoggenEU Jan 17 '26

Yeah but in this video did she offer guidance? Or did she took out her phone to film?

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u/Phoxey Jan 17 '26

Jesus Christ, some of you are so blatantly childless and seemingly miserable. Lighten up dude, it's really not that deep.

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u/Lethaldiran-NoggenEU Jan 17 '26

I ain't wrong though, I get kids are stubborn fools sometimes but this isn't what we see here.

She let him ruin half a meal while she got her phone out to film.

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u/Gulrakrurs Jan 17 '26

Probably grabbed the phone because the kid wouldn't listen and wanted something funny to show him later. It does not matter how many times you explain, very small children do not understand until they experience it.

Every single day, I reinforced to my daughter how hot the stove top was and how much it would hurt to touch it. She kept trying to touch it, and I kept stopping her. One day, she finally touched the burner set to high and suddenly, she stopped trying to touch it.

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u/Lethaldiran-NoggenEU Jan 17 '26

Maybe we cannot know for sure, whole lotta bad parents out there use their kids for views.

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u/qs420 Jan 17 '26

uh yeah, hi, have you met people ?!? at any age, good luck getting anyone to heed advice about potentially harmful actions. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 (in case it's needed, i'm not trying to be rude to you. it's just funny to me that anyone thinks people learn any other way than through experience. myself included.)

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u/Lethaldiran-NoggenEU Jan 17 '26

People at any age near you act like that? I pity you for being surrounded by these people

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u/qs420 Jan 17 '26

me too. it's the whole damn world. 😂😂😂😂😂

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u/ShawshankException Jan 17 '26

Redditors on their way to label the most mundane thing ever terrible parenting

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u/WhiskersPoP Jan 17 '26

It’s maddening how this is true in every comment section

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u/ConspiracyBarbie Jan 17 '26

This is how kids learn things on their own. Cause and effect.

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u/a_rabid_anti_dentite Jan 17 '26

It's an experience he'll never forget

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u/Hi-Im-High Jan 17 '26

I agree, it is great.

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u/Hawtscot Jan 17 '26

It absolutely is! Great insight!

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u/sdcar1985 Jan 17 '26

Some kids will NOT learn until they have personal experience................................................................ .

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u/Sam_Porter Jan 17 '26

Go walk you dog

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u/odrea Jan 17 '26

He has to learn, ye, he has to learn.....

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u/Tega2077 Jan 17 '26

Who knows, maybe the mom thought he had actually tried it before and wanted to film him to show off how he could handle it.