I was mostly defending the concept behind these videos. I don’t know the context, or if they followed up with anything. But I am leaving room for the idea that this could be part of very good parenting. Also, good things sometimes come from bad parenting. I just ask that people reserve the harsh judgment. Parenting is hard enough as it is.
That was when I first saw where the Republican Party was going. They bent over backwards to show that their president wasn’t an idiot. And now generations of Americans are being taught that order of letters doesn’t matter. Now look where we are! Geography, history, and scientific fact don’t matter to these guys, either.
@cb_doge@Baconbrix Oof. I accidentally bought a bunch of crap off Temu because I pressed the wrong button. I’ll have to be careful what I say around Grok, too!
It’s his brain I’m more concerned about. His actions have an enormous impact on humanity. His goals of getting to Mars are hopefully coming from the right place. But the negative repercussions in the here and now are unnecessarily bad for more people than he wants to see. If he could take a beat or two, stepping out of the whirlwind he’s been in for years, maybe he could recover and see the beautiful parts of the current reality, rather than wanting to tear it all down.
I’d really like to understand why getting to Mars is such a pressing goal, when we have so much work to do here on Earth right now. They’re not mutually exclusive, but the speed with which this is happening, and the cost on the environment here is pretty enormous. Can’t we find a middle ground? And direct more attention to fixing people’s lives and ecosystems here?
Teaching kids that cracking an egg on their head doesn’t really hurt; and lovingly showing them how to laugh about it has nothing to do with politics. Telling parents that is abusive and dangerous is how you make parents afraid to veer from the norm, and how you raise snowflakes who are afraid of everything. Again, regardless of politics.
@Kekius_Memes Ok, so I’m late to the game, but packing my bags and ready for a trip to Mars, if there’s still room. I’m a Topanga, an Andromedan starseed, a maxed confidant, and a fantastic gal pal.
I beg you to please not use such harsh words against fellow mothers, especially for something as small as this. You don’t know the larger context. Cracking an egg on someone’s head is harmless. It’s the response that matters, and that even after the camera stops rolling. Moms have enough judgment from so many angles as it is. If I had read everyone’s response here, even if I had done something similar and my kids laughed with me, I would withdraw from where I felt so judged. Anyone on the Spectrum should know how that feels. There is a line somewhere, but I don’t see it in these funny videos.
For the record, I’m AuDHD. I understand the need for certain boundaries. But I also think we, as Americans, have been taught to take things too seriously sometimes. This is not dangerous! What is dangerous is when everyone is so harshly judgmental about it. Motherhood is full of experiments and playfulness. Sometimes you fail. But, kids will adjust as they experience more, and they will learn that something that is surprising can be spun into something fun or horrible. I hope they choose the fun side, so they aren’t afraid of things that don’t hurt. Life is more joyful that way. It sucks when you’re too afraid to do anything that might be misconstrued.
It’s all in how you handle their response. I would totally have done that to my kids when they were little, then made sure they laughed with me. And let them do the same to me. Kids sometimes need to be reminded when something is just silly. I wouldn’t have done it for click bait, but I have to say, as a mom, that makes me smile and want to just hug the kids and laugh with them!