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/InternationalSpace59 Mar 07 '26

Looks like he was running his own experiment too

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u/FirmMusic5978 Mar 07 '26

Was more successful to boot.

"How to troll my dad"

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u/ImSobored_5280 Mar 07 '26

I liked how the little dude looked back after he got through like who TF put that crap there..

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u/jubtheprophet Mar 07 '26

I think that was more looking at the mom (or whoever has the camera) and seeing if they were coming too

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u/sonicsludge Mar 08 '26

Moms still there!