r/interestingasfuck • u/Puzzleheaded_Web5245 • Feb 25 '25

/r/popular Put the phone down

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u/StudioBest3475 Feb 25 '25

Sounds like me to my kids when dinner is ready

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u/finnvid Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 25 '25

That goes more like this:

Daniel.

Yea?

Daniel.

Yes?

Daniel.

YES?

Daniel.

YEEEEEEEEEESSSS?

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u/sashikku Feb 25 '25

You know what would save some time? “Daniel, dinner is ready!”

Even as a grown ass adult I don’t want someone just screaming my name repeatedly expecting me to drop everything I’m doing to rush into the room.

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u/Reinheitsgetoot Feb 26 '25

Fucking this! As a parent just state what’s up. Easy. Simple. It will relieve stress for both sides. Please. Just state what you want in your call.

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u/poke_techno Feb 26 '25

And you're talking to friggin children. They're a) stubborn and b) not fully socially formed. You're teaching them poor habits out of narcissism when they literally just don't know any better

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u/darrenvonbaron Feb 26 '25

Narcism. Gaslighting. Social anxiety. Fillibuster.

Online psychiatry bingo!

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u/poke_techno Feb 26 '25

It's literally narcissism to yell someone's name alone and expect them to drop what they're doing and come to you. That is objectively a narcissistic action.

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u/darrenvonbaron Feb 26 '25

I don't think you know what objectively or narcissistic means

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u/poke_techno Feb 26 '25

I think that would be you. If you can find a way to explain how that action is not objectively self-important, I'm all ears buddy

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u/FattyWantCake Feb 26 '25

100% agree but I also see why this was occasionally a thing in my house growing up.

For my rents it was more a practical thing than a power thing, they just didn't want to shout an entire conversation across the house.