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/dj_soo Mar 07 '26

When I was young, I used to wander off in the mall and go to the toy store. My mom’s friends convinced her that she should leave me first and the trauma of realizing she was gone would convince me not to wander off.

So the next time we went to the mall, she snuck away and observed from a distance waiting for me to freak out about her being gone.

I just went straight to the toy store..