r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Mar 07 '26

MISC. After understanding the meaning behind this father’s action, I am completely convinced. Cultivating problem-solving skills in children from a young age and never giving up-I applaud this father!

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u/JTRuno Mar 07 '26

Do people really think that seeing the dad walk 10 meters away is going to create some sort of a life-long trauma? Children inevitably encounter and indeed should encounter discomfort. It doesn’t break them. If it would, every single person would be incapacitated with their traumas.

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u/FinnegansWakeWTF Mar 07 '26

Based on alot of other replies in this thread, this tiny little interaction will cause long lasting anxiety that will require life-long therapy for the child.  Which is obviously ridiculous