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What is with this new trend of scaring kids for views? (an afternoon rant)
Posted on 9/12/18 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 9/12/18 at 12:52 pm
I guess I'll start by saying I'm not a parent, so feel free to tell me that I just don't get it, but what is with these parents doing these "challenges" that traumatize their kids? Jesus. Are they this desperate for internet fame?
The most recent is the "invisible kid" challenge which makes a kid thinks he or she is invisible (get it? because kids are stupid and super trusting of their parents) and, naturally, the kid loses his shite and freaks out and cries. Yay, views! Another is a parent putting on a mask and scaring their young child, sometimes a toddler, and chasing them around until they're crying uncontrollably. I don't get it. Is this funny? Is this entertainment? Why is this happening?
Also, when your kid is crying from being bullied, stop shoving a camera in his face and asking "why are you crying?" and then post it on Facebook to show why bullying is wrong. We know why bullying is wrong. That video is going to be on the internet forever, you a-hole. You're bullying your kid, too.
The most recent is the "invisible kid" challenge which makes a kid thinks he or she is invisible (get it? because kids are stupid and super trusting of their parents) and, naturally, the kid loses his shite and freaks out and cries. Yay, views! Another is a parent putting on a mask and scaring their young child, sometimes a toddler, and chasing them around until they're crying uncontrollably. I don't get it. Is this funny? Is this entertainment? Why is this happening?
Also, when your kid is crying from being bullied, stop shoving a camera in his face and asking "why are you crying?" and then post it on Facebook to show why bullying is wrong. We know why bullying is wrong. That video is going to be on the internet forever, you a-hole. You're bullying your kid, too.
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Posted on 9/12/18 at 12:55 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I'm a parent.....and yes I don't get it either. Morons trying to get 15 minutes of fame at the expense of a toddler.....pathetic.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 12:56 pm to lsuwontonwrap
nm
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 9/12/18 at 12:57 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I hope those kids remember this when it comes time to decide what nursing home to put the parents in.
I also hope the kids take note of the parents' burial instructions. And then do something else with their bodies.
I also hope the kids take note of the parents' burial instructions. And then do something else with their bodies.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 12:59 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I NEVER put my kids on any form of stupid social media; that being said, when the boys were about 2 1/2 to 3, we would play "hide and seek," and I told them to close their eyes so that I couldn't see them. They believed it. 
Whenever they closed their eyes I would say "where did you go? I can't find you!" Then they would open their eyes and I would say "There you are!"
ok, csb....but it was fun at the time.
Whenever they closed their eyes I would say "where did you go? I can't find you!" Then they would open their eyes and I would say "There you are!"
ok, csb....but it was fun at the time.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:00 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Look up daddyofive if you really want to be enraged
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:00 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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Are they this desperate for internet fame?
answered your own question. The same reason they post countless pics of that same kid doing everything from napping, to eating dinner and all the other stuff that literally every other kid on planet earth does.....for attention and likes.
This board likes to throw around the term mental illness a lot.... this is the kinda shite that qualifies IMO
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:06 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I dont video tape it but I do scare my oldest son on a semi regular basis. Keeps him on his toes. My Dad used to have prank wars with me, I'm just continuing the tradition.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:06 pm to lsuwontonwrap
OP as a kid
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:08 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Can we have some example links?
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:11 pm to lsuwontonwrap
It's sick shite.
Maybe not quite as bad, but still really bad and fricked up is punishing your kid for doing something wrong (being a shithead at school, lying, etc) by publicly humiliating them and then posting it to Facebook to show what a "great" parent you are.
The best (worst) is when the kid is being punished for being a bully at school. His punishment is getting bullied by his parents.
Maybe not quite as bad, but still really bad and fricked up is punishing your kid for doing something wrong (being a shithead at school, lying, etc) by publicly humiliating them and then posting it to Facebook to show what a "great" parent you are.
The best (worst) is when the kid is being punished for being a bully at school. His punishment is getting bullied by his parents.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:19 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I agree. If you want maximum likes on social media, you need to scare your wife.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:24 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I don't care what anyone says, I think the invisible prank is hilarious when it works. I don't think the kids are getting hurt by that. Now, putting on a mask and chasing around a very young child is too much.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 1:40 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Scaring the shite out of kids every now and then is one of the best parts of being a parent. I’m glad my kids aren’t snowflakes
Posted on 9/12/18 at 2:44 pm to lsuwontonwrap
My grandmother convinced me she flushed my brother down the toilet.
I turned out ok.
The “invisible” challenge is hilarious and the one with the girl and her family was outstanding. I’d much rather see that than most of the other social media/political nonsense.
I turned out ok.
The “invisible” challenge is hilarious and the one with the girl and her family was outstanding. I’d much rather see that than most of the other social media/political nonsense.
This post was edited on 9/12/18 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 9/12/18 at 2:44 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Scaring kids is an American tradition. Keeps 'em from turning queer.
This post was edited on 9/12/18 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 9/12/18 at 2:54 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Kids are so trusting especially with their parents, and I learned from my dad at a young age that one of the great joys in life is using that trust to scare and play tricks on your kids
Eta, this thread reminds me of this:
One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh no,' I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' "He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. 'I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.
Eta, this thread reminds me of this:
One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh no,' I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' "He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. 'I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.
This post was edited on 9/12/18 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 9/12/18 at 2:57 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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Are they this desperate for internet fame?
this thread isn't getting you anywhere in life man.
Posted on 9/12/18 at 2:58 pm to lsuwontonwrap
quote:
Is this entertainment? Why is this happening?
AbsofrickingLutely. It's for shitting on me in Target in 2006 when he was an infant.
It's for the time she bit a classmate and got sent home and I had to leave work to drive 80 miles to get her from the school office.
It's for 3 fricking sets of braces.
It's for ruining their mamas' poons and sex drive.
It's for being ungrateful frickbuckets when we spend a shite load of $ and time planning/driving to the mountains and they want to sit in the car and play with their phones instead of get out at Clingmans Dome.
frick them little frickers. It's our turn to have fun.
This post was edited on 9/12/18 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 9/12/18 at 3:04 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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What is with this new trend of scaring kids for views? (an afternoon rant)
Time to get off of facebook dude.
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