Most of them seemed to be playing up for the camera. The only one I saw that shocked me was the kid who knocked the phone out of their parents hand. If I'd have done something like that as a kid I wouldn't have a head on my shoulders.
If my parents were the kind of shitty parents who record me without my consent for millions of people to watch me, trying to embarrass me, I wouldn't respect them either. You gotta earn it.
Child abuse is cool though, right? "Let's see how angry we can make our kid!!!! FUN! Now let's share their pain with the world and embarrass them to boot!"Except Fortnite isn't a life or death situation...jeez, some of these responses.
Dickhead tells assholes to mess up their kids. Assholes comply. I don't think Ofcom would even allow this kind of stuff on British television. If saying it's abusive is overreacting, I'm fine with that.
Again, recording someone without their consent to show to millions of people, trying to humiliate them. Harmful or not, this is not cool, and would make me instantly lose respect for any parent that did this.It's a joke, it's not like they did something actually harmful to these kids.
The fact that the kid keeps playing the game even while the parents keeps saying to stop? The is just one. If you truly are 62 and have grown kids then you had ot have gone through this one at least once.The parent may own the television, but I don't see why that makes it okay to treat your child with such blatant disrespect.
I'm 62, by the way. Both of my children are grown-ups. I have never deliberately treat them with disrespect, and always treated accusations of disrespect seriously. To bring up a child you need to set an example. Immature antics like this are poor parenting practice.
Again, recording someone without their consent to show to millions of people, trying to humiliate them. Harmful or not, this is not cool, and would make me instantly lose respect for any parent that did this.
It's a joke, it's not like they did something actually harmful to these kids.
If parents want respect they should set a respectable example for their children, not provoke a reaction and tyrannically admonish them for having a normal emotional response. That's an abusive dynamic, no way around it.The fact that the kid keeps playing the game even while the parents keeps saying to stop? The is just one. If you truly are 62 and have grown kids then you had ot have gone through this one at least once.
I completely disagree and think that is bad parenting. You are creating entitled brats not respectful adults.
You are making the act of turning off the TV into to big a thing while excusing the other disrespectful acts b y the children. At the end of the day they live under their parents roof and need to be respectful of them because they are underage kids.
The fact that the kid keeps playing the game even while the parents keeps saying to stop? The is just one. If you truly are 62 and have grown kids then you had ot have gone through this one at least once.
I completely disagree and think that is bad parenting. You are creating entitled brats not respectful adults.
You are making the act of turning off the TV into to big a thing while excusing the other disrespectful acts b y the children. At the end of the day they live under their parents roof and need to be respectful of them because they are underage kids.
The scariest part is some of the responses on here. It's a game of battle royale. It's fine to play a prank like that.
I'd get my ass beat if I cussed at or hit the camera of my parents like that when I was a kid. Hell, if I did it now as a grown man.
How is this small? Try going to random people and start recording them. Then post that video online. See what happens. Or is it because they're your kid, that you can do this?Meh we will have to agree to disagree. If something this small will make you lose respect for your parents you didn't have much respect for them to begin with.
Meh we will have to agree to disagree. If something this small will make you lose respect for your parents you didn't have much respect for them to begin with.
The main issue here (for me) is:
I understand the picture that is trying to be painted is that "younger kids have an unhealthy obsession with games (or Fortnite)" but the real issue (IMO) is - How are we going to blame or criticize these kid's behavior when their parents are acting like children towards them? Respect is a two way street. If this is any indication for the level of respect that these parents regularly show these children, these reactions don't surprise me.
- A parent willing to ruin the joy that their children are experiencing for 15 seconds of internet fame shouldn't be victimized, celebrated or laughed at.
.Meh we will have to agree to disagree. If something this small will make you lose respect for your parents you didn't have much respect for them to begin with.
The fact that the kid keeps playing the game even while the parents keeps saying to stop? The is just one. If you truly are 62 and have grown kids then you had ot have gone through this one at least once.
I completely disagree and think that is bad parenting. You are creating entitled brats not respectful adults.
You are making the act of turning off the TV into to big a thing while excusing the other disrespectful acts b y the children. At the end of the day they live under their parents roof and need to be respectful of them because they are underage kids.
If my parents were the kind of shitty parents who record me without my consent for millions of people to watch me, trying to embarrass me, I wouldn't respect them either. You gotta earn it.
I think Era has completley jumped the shark with this thread. Parents have been pulling harmless pranks on their kids for as long as people have been having kids. You need a serious reality check if you think this counts as bullying your kids like some are saying. Not everything needs to be cause for outrage.
100% agree.
This! My mom will STILL hang up on me if I let a cuss word slip if I'm on the phone with her and if I'm with her she will STILL pop me in the mouth and I am grown as Hell. So to see so many people excuse this shitty behavior is pretty shocking.
The Moment my kid reacts like that is the Moment he can Start reading books.
Thats why the kids of my best Friends are only allowed to play some Minutes in weekend
Your mom's abusive behavior has warped your standards. Normal well-adjusted parents don't "pop their kids in the mouth," ever.100% agree.
This! My mom will STILL hang up on me if I let a cuss word slip if I'm on the phone with her and if I'm with her she will STILL pop me in the mouth and I am grown as Hell. So to see so many people excuse this shitty behavior is pretty shocking.
Because most of them are clearly playing intently, if not then ok, some of them gamed Kimmel but nobody but them know that. Also, your last statement makes no sense whatsoever. "Some kids are attention-whores, therefore ALL kids are attention-whores."How do you know they sent that video without their consent? Also you're acting like kids these days wouldn't do anything to go viral.
How parents choose to raise their kids is their business. Child services isn't exactly going out for parents who smack their kids for being out of line or disobeying.what is it with people on here trying to make out that hitting your kids is alright?
Your mom's abusive behavior has warped your standards. Normal well-adjusted parents don't "pop their kids in the mouth," ever.
If my parents were the kind of shitty parents who record me without my consent for millions of people to watch me, trying to embarrass me, I wouldn't respect them either. You gotta earn it.
Shit, no wonder you see national embarrassment as a small thing, your mom broke you. It's a good thing most parents aren't like your mom.100% agree.
This! My mom will STILL hang up on me if I let a cuss word slip if I'm on the phone with her and if I'm with her she will STILL pop me in the mouth and I am grown as Hell. So to see so many people excuse this shitty behavior is pretty shocking.
Shit, no wonder you see national embarrassment as a small thing, your mom broke you. It's a good thing most parents aren't like your mom.
100% agree.
This! My mom will STILL hang up on me if I let a cuss word slip if I'm on the phone with her and if I'm with her she will STILL pop me in the mouth and I am grown as Hell. So to see so many people excuse this shitty behavior is pretty shocking.
Oh joy, they bought me a fucking games console, so obviously I should let them do shit like record me without my consent, which is by itself punishable in some states. If my parent did that, my first reaction would be "What the hell is wrong with you?" No normal parent does this.It's not enough that you take care of them, and do nice things like buy them a game console or PC so they can play Fortnite. The minute you turn off the TV that you paid for, and film them humiliating themselves by their gross overreaction, they lose all respect for you and you have to earn it back.
I feel like the intention of the title of this was to pass some sort of judgement on either 1. The younger gaming population or 2. The Fortnite gaming population.
The fact of the matter is that any of us would be upset regardless of age, but especially a younger person who doesn't possess the amount of maturity and self-control as someone that is older. The older people in this video had reactions that I would have if someone came up and shut off my system in the middle of any game.
The main issue here (for me) is:
I understand the picture that is trying to be painted is that "younger kids have an unhealthy obsession with games (or Fortnite)" but the real issue (IMO) is - How are we going to blame or criticize these kid's behavior when their parents are acting like children towards them? Respect is a two way street. If this is any indication for the level of respect that these parents regularly show these children, these reactions don't surprise me.
- A parent willing to ruin the joy that their children are experiencing for 15 seconds of internet fame shouldn't be victimized, celebrated or laughed at.
Just my two cents.
If parents want respect they should set a respectable example for their children, not provoke a reaction and tyrannically admonish them for having a normal emotional response. That's an abusive dynamic, no way around it.
Playing nasty manipulative games with children doesn't teach them how to behave, it teaches them to resent authority and associate authority figures with inconsistent and unfair standards.
Parents pulling pranks on kids and vice-verse does (probably) indicate a loving relationship and a level of mutual trust and respect. But when it is done for an audiences benefit - either for a video like this or amongst acquaintances, I think it has a lot more connotations. I think the kids do pick up on that it also erodes some of that trust and respect.
Your mom isn't the standard for parenting(and thank GOD for that, whew). Some parents don't mind that kids "yell and cuss" at them(as if most of the kids in this video even do that). And some will actually *gasp* do their jobs as parents and figure out why they're doing that and work with them to fix it. Not pop em in the mouth.If thinking kids shouldn't yell at and cuss at their parents is "broken", I'm cool with this.
Your mom's abusive behavior has warped your standards. Normal well-adjusted parents don't "pop their kids in the mouth," ever.
Your mom isn't the standard for parenting(and thank GOD for that, whew). Some parents don't mind that kids "yell and cuss" at them(as if most of the kids in this video even do that). And some will actually *gasp* do their jobs as parents and figure out why they're doing that and work with them to fix it. Not pop em in the mouth.
I'm certainly not trying to goad them by going after their mom, it's just that when someone condones child abuse, it tends to be from a bad childhood. And as you said they brought up the fact that their mom loved to punch them in the mouth first.I'd say going for someone's mum in a public forum is pretty shitty, even if the other poster brought her up firts.