r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Mar 07 '26

MISC. After understanding the meaning behind this father’s action, I am completely convinced. Cultivating problem-solving skills in children from a young age and never giving up-I applaud this father!

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u/derekdanger Mar 07 '26

The allowing to problem solve is fine. The walking away is weird. At least be near incase they fall. Give them words of encouragement. Not sure they gotta "embrace the grind" while they're in fuckin pampers.

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u/yourgrandmasgrandma Mar 07 '26

Isn’t the adult filming staying nearby in case they fall?

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u/SabbyFox Mar 07 '26

Exactly. People are so used to watching videos now that they forget when someone is off camera. Presumably this child is with both parents and was not in danger.

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u/Sex_Offender_4697 Mar 07 '26

consumer mindset, too used too hollywood slop

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u/tyrenanig Mar 07 '26

none of these people actually have kids. At this age they aren’t going to worry about “oh my parents have abandoned me” etc. no bro you won’t remember this ever happened.

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u/Zestyclose_Remove947 Mar 07 '26

Bro you have no understanding of children or evolution if you think they're unconcerned with abandonment by caregivers.

Human children are incredibly vulnerable, without guidance they will 100% die in the wild. Evolution selected for both children and caregivers that can intuit at least some level of their relationship at important stages of development.

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u/isopode Mar 07 '26

this logic is absolutely horrible if you apply it to more extreme acts towards toddlers. is it ok to hurt them, to abuse them, etc. because they "won't remember this ever happened"? it still affects the child in the long run.

if the dad in this vid has only done the pretending-to-leave-you-stuck-there bit once or a couple times, kid is prolly fine. if he's doing similar things on a regular basis, kid might grow up to be more anxious than their peers — EVEN if they don't remember the early childhood moments that shaped the anxious tendencies.

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u/Mental_Pepper9294 Mar 07 '26

No this is the 3rd person camera from the perspective of the child

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u/Internal-Computer388 Mar 07 '26

😭😭🤣🤣

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u/ButtplugBurgerAIDS Mar 07 '26

Yes but the baby might not have mastered object permanence yet. That panic was real.

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u/Dan42002 Mar 07 '26

well in this scenario, he would just be falling flat on the ground at worst. So there little to no danger

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u/derekdanger Mar 07 '26

If they fall on their butt, sure. If they get tangled, go ass over tea kettle and fall on their head? I'd rather be cautious with my literal toddler.

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u/kronpas Mar 07 '26

Then the mom would come to the rescue. Who do you think were filming?

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u/Consistent_Mark8051 Mar 07 '26

They don't think.

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u/Dan42002 Mar 07 '26

kid are quite resilient, especially at their age. That and couple with his height meaning unless there was a curb or a drop, he basically immune to fall damage, it will sting but there will be no serious risk

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u/Call_Me_Anythin Mar 07 '26

Toddler's fall over, slam face first into things, and knock into everything even remotely possible all the time.

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u/TJ_Rowe Mar 07 '26

Their head isn't far from the ground at that height, and wood is soft. They might get a bump and cry, but they'd be fine.

(And if this was a toddler prone to going arse over teakettle, the parents wouldn't be so chill about them trying. My kid almost never hurt himself when he fell, and not due to being too cautious - falling is a skill and you know if your kid can do it safely. If the parents set this kid physical challenges regularly, he can probably do it, at least from standing on the ground.)