Dad joke group: Are the stairs okay?
Brah one of my kids fell down the stairs a few weeks ago while my wife was trying to get out the door with them, and she just looked down and him and says “you know my rule, nobody is allowed to fall down the stairs in this house”. I had to walk away before they all saw me laughing
My son, when he fell as a toddler, always looked to us to see if we reacted. I learned to say “TOUCHDOWN!” or “What are you doing on the floor?” or “While you’re down there, can you see if there’s any loose change under the couch?” If he was okay, he’d be distracted. If not, he’d cry immediately, and that’s how we knew he was actually hurt.
^ How it should be done. If you freak out, they assume from your reaction that they’ve been grievously injured.
I’ve also heard of the trick of offering them candy as a “medicine,” the idea being that if a slab of chocolate was enough, they weren’t hurt, and if they continue screaming you might have to worry.
This necessitates walking around with uneaten chocolate, though.
Yeah, food rewards are not advisable; they don’t even recommend that for dog training anymore.
How it should be done. If you freak out, they assume from your reaction that they’ve been grievously injured.
Or you end up with a kid who learns they need to ham it up because they want a more drastic reaction from you. Or you end up with a kid who still cries hysterically at EVERY trip, bump and fall.
Not saying OP has the wrong idea. It’s precisely what I did with my kids. But it’s not some magical behavioral voodoo hack for kids.
Haha, I wouldn’t be able to keep a straight face. Hope the kid was alright.
Yeah kid was fine, they’re made to bounce
Always remember babies bounce not jiggle.
Sounds like my MIL. Number one rule is “no boo-boos at grandmas house”.
Actually I think that may be the only rule.
Alabama dad group:
Why was your wife not watching? You should beat the crap outta her.
And better to just beat them even if they were. Gotta keep them on their toes, you know?
If you browse any equivalent to /r/whywomenlive longer this shouldn’t surprise you
That was one of my favorites back on reddit.
Counterpoint: dadreflexes.
Yin and yang
Chicken and the egg, really.
Boomer humor
Yeah, probably. But it rings true in my experience so far.
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You know what’s worse than “boomer humor”?
People on thier high horse preaching like you.
Just something to consider.Those jokes might go away once that sort of difference between dad and mom fb groups goes away.
I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Lighten up Francis.
Yet it’s the truest of them all. I say this as a man.
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if your experience/opinion is only being shared to take the piss out of a meme, it’s pretty irrelevant.
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I think men vs. women parenting is the perfect analogy for how republican vs democrat is supposed to be. The women are the democrats, over-protective and wants to get to the bottom of everything. The men are carefree and let’s see how it works out with a dash of let the strong survive. Great parents are the ones who take the best from each and honor the reasons behind why they think that, regardless if they always agree or not.
Stop trying to make everything about your shitty politics you weak ass troll
Unrelated to the discussion, but “you weak ass troll” is fantastic and I’m stealing it lol
I’m trolling by showing what a great goal would be again? Interesting take.
Your comment is so sexist and absurd that frankly we have to believe you’re trolling and not that an educated adult would possibly think this is ok or in any way accurate.
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That’s a terrible analogy. It’s not even close
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a carefree Republican.
If you want the analogy to be correct, you need the men side of your story to actively sabotage the stairs or push the child to make them fall.
Or the women trying to add or repair hand rails to make them safer, and the men saying “No that won’t prevent falls.” And actively prevent any repairs.
Although I 100% agree with you, we have to have the goal of what we want, not what it is.
These are poor analogies based on gender and parental stereotypes that not only have no basis in reality but are so reductivist as to be insulting.
Do you mean like the meme we’re laughing at? You’re not wrong it’s a generalization though.
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What kool aid exactly are you saying? How do you think democracy is supposed to work?
You’re going to want to work on that one some. I don’t think you’re ready for primetime yet.
Probably requires some cooperation too.
Absolutely, trying to check in with other side. I’m not saying it’s possible right now, we have a lot of authoritarian lovers in office. We can’t lose sight of what the original intent was though. We need to vote out the non-cooperators.
Optimism and Centrism? You know everyone is going to hate you for this…
LMAO, I’m in a downvote collecting mood.
Edit: I should add, I’m really not trolling and truly believe that was how democracy was intended to work.
Then your a fucking idiot. Republicans can’t leave people alone, so they aren’t “carefree”. They are just bigots.
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