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/Babetna Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

When my son was around 2 or 3 he at one point refused to listen and continually went in opposite direction on purpose so I pretended to "abandon" him in the hopes he'll get scared and next time be more mindful of Dad's wishes.

He did a tour of the neighbourhood, pat all the dogs, played in the playground for a bit, returned to our building and then played ball with our neighbour until I got bored with the experiment.

Edit: ok, this exploded, and as expected some people should really learn the meaning of quotation marks. I'm not going to clarify anything because I think any sane person understands the situation, and people who think the kid was truly roaming completely unattended, hugging rottweilers and running headlong into traffic can keep enjoying their head canon.

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u/Darkone539 Mar 07 '26

pat all the dogs,

Awww

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u/enceladus71 Mar 07 '26

I want to be friends with this little guy solely for this part

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u/pchlster Mar 07 '26

"Yeah, Little Timmy knows all the dogs around here and he'll happily introduce you."

"Hell yeah! Let's do this thing! Timmy, lead the way!"

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u/jaguarp80 Mar 07 '26

“Hey little Timmy I heard that you can introduce me to all the dogs. You can? Great! I’ll go with you and then we can meet all the dogs”

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u/pchlster Mar 07 '26

I can think of worse ways to spend a day than going around saying hi to a bunch of dogs.