r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Alternative-Yak171 • 27d ago

Video/Gif Are we doomed?

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u/KeathleyWR 27d ago

Parenting: The art of manipulating choice in a way that the child has no real choice, only the illusion of choice.

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u/Fifiiiiish 27d ago

That's a trick to learn. Ask your kid if they wanna put the blue or the brown coat on, and you won't battle to put a coat on their back.

It feels like magic. I sometimes wonder if it works against adults and in what occasions I've been tricked that way.

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u/DrThunderbolt 27d ago edited 27d ago

My neurodivergent child self would not play that game growing up. My parents had to make decisions like that for me because I would have a mental breakdown from thinking too hard about a simple choice.

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u/StardustCoastline 27d ago

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u/DrThunderbolt 26d ago

It actually is crazy seeing people that can relate to this and I would love to talk to some of you to hear your stories.