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Apr 17, 2020 10:11 AM
MakeItFast
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DanJonesKing
Bold plan by Nick (15) and Terry (17)
smadge1
oleksandr50009000
Correct.
CptNTennille
notalk
tschallacka
completelybillybollocks
Put it down already!
VerboseDood61
When we take our kid's switch away, wife and I have Mario kart tournaments and we're as loud as possible about it. ;)
RightToJail1995
reversecowgirlisjustdoggyfromadifferentperspective
IusallypoopwhileImonhere
Honestly if I saw this. I would give them one night. Let them win once. That’s kinda clever and I wouldn’t want to break that streak
obnoxiousfox
which one's switch?
mrbadxampl
nailed it!
Xenarion
That was a decent attempt.
l33t1c4r1u5
Don't say anything, I keep the fake one. Next time you take the switch give back the fake one to play with and act like you didn't notice
1TWIG1
good fake its the lack of the + and - button which gives it away
ManWithJob
Yeah.. THATS what gives it away..
1TWIG1
what else could it be?
WannaSeeMeWalkLikeAShrimp
The ol switcharoo
editheraven
andreyhimself
You won the internet for today. +1
RamonaQ
Nice.
seije
this deserves more upvotes.
cavett
This
WannaSeeMeWalkLikeAShrimp
Deserves
Fuzzycat16
C for Effort.
IShouldntReallySayThat
C-
BaWitda
Gotta respect the hustle, though.
scruffenheim
For the spelling and grammar in the caption
KerkylasOfAndros
But A+ for the idea, so i guess it's like a B, maybe B+.
DarkwingDuc
A for creative thinking. F for critical thinking. So yeah, C average.
orbitn
D for grammar and spelling
OrganicallyGrownUnicorn
It's at least a C+!
Fangtooth
Fuck off sea bass!
Counterfit
Maybe even a C#
terabyteuk
Nontondo Swotch
Frothington
Counterfeiting 100
RamonaQ
Good Girls
likerice
PlayingWithDynamite
Oceans 4...th grade
Rabidbacon
KainWhisper
She puts it in the microwave?
Sergio1d
Illusion 100.
aRepost
Wtfinterwebs
ticktockbent
Which one is the real one?
MarisaTomei
My mom took my psp away when I was younger. I replaced it with a TI-83 calculator and she never knew the difference.
Digitalblade
Clever kids, but just put parental controls on the Switch
peddlerofmemes
If I was the papa I'd let it slide, my kids are smart
ArtOfKarolMichalec
All fun and games till they rob a bank at gunpoint
Cyberpope67
& get shot dead when holding a fake gun!
Gababu
Nintendo wouldn't, they're probably trying to find OP right now to sue.
ENCHANTMEN
But then, one day, when you go on a trip, when you pack their bags, put in the fake Switch.
RideTheStimutacs
This is a bad idea on a long trip when they'd otherwise be occupied.
ENCHANTMEN
Yeah, I figure you could give it back once they fess up.
Supauch
Yes, this is the best follow up
VidiVeniThenSheLeft
This is the way
ENCHANTMEN
Let them be rewarded for cleverness, but also punished for dishonesty, that's what I say.
ENCHANTMEN
That said, I'd pack the switch in a different bag, and if they confess during the trip, I'd give them the real one.
SleeperXib
This is a well balanced solution.
HammerParty13
Maybe if they didn't do such a shitty job of it...
UmmIsThisThingOn
Same energy
Cyberpope67
Tha's how my dad responded to my sincere efforts. It sucks.
beerbellybandit
Yea that top one looks fake af
Unsympathetic
I was wondering wtf they made it from. Playdough? Looks like shit.
bluedrake62
I need to start looking at usernames
Unsympathetic
Lol
mammageek
It looks like they colored it on paper and cut it out. I think they did a great job, they are probably <10 years old
l33t1c4r1u5
I would say colored cardboard
bluedrake62
Lol they're just kids. Looks like paper and marker. I'd give them an A- for effort.
fierofool
Shoot , not half bad for a half a quick second I was like damn someone melted their switch.
LimaiSan
I’d say so too. Depends on the age of course, but the colour choice is excellent.
Hybris51129
I was expecting "Mother takes away switch to sanitize with Microwave."
moliiemax5
Omg I could see some dumb shit like that.
Hybris51129
I think yesterday I saw someone try to do that with $5k of Canadian money and melted it into a single block of plastic.
DanniLuxgarbe
WHY?! You can literally put it through the wash...
moliiemax5
Right me too lol
TapiocaMartini
Dude, the comment section is a shitshow. Cleverness, ingenuity, and craftsmanship like this should be applauded not criticized.
TapiocaMartini
What I'm saying is you have to put some kind of punishment down for the swap, but you have to appreciate the effort.
Cyberpope67
You can give em heck for cheating/theft, then another day, encourage their art
IGotTheMusicInMe425
But the dishonesty and disregard for rules should be reprimanded
pyrrhlis
I'd argue taking things away from people is unethical and the thing that should be reprimanded
totallycooldude
If they’re an adult sure. The argument could even be made for teens. But everything a child owns is not theirs and they should remember that
izzysage1616
I wish I had an award I could send out, for the fucking dumbest comment I have seen. I can feel the spoiled brat vibes from here
IGotTheMusicInMe425
It says they only took the Switch at night. Kids can't self-regulate, if it was interfering with sleep, then the parents have to set limits
Kayveman
Just like Nate Dogg and Warren G.
sniffo
Supports my idea that if you allow kids to "learn" and "have ideas", they'll eventually become skilled enough to cheat and steal.
nirach
Most of my childhood was learning deception and theft skills.
sniffo
Well. You need to learn, so you can recognize it in others. Hopefully you learnt to that honesty makes you a better friend, though :)
herostarwind
I mean, thats the whole reason I had kids
rusnug
The kids will be so skilled they'll build their own switch out of spare parts like the other post on the fp the other day
shimmernshine
We live in an exchange based economy; doing shit like that trains kids to 'beat the system'. We NEED the system.
ReallyNotAVampire
I asked my dad to see his signature in 3rd grade because I was in trouble and needed him to sign a paper. My forgery was not good.
Mityguy
Also that strict parents breed sneaky kids.
Donku83
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
Well, that's what humans do. Our entire technological progress is basically us cheating nature. If you domesticate this trait out of your...
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
children and turn them into well-trained, servile little apes, they'll never amount to much. Nurture a little creativity and rebeliousness …
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
and they might invent something amazing.
byohzzrd
My kids try the same shit I did as a kid. It's hard not to laugh and say "Try again and don't get caught this time."
LysergicLentil
Wow. Calm down, Thought Police.
wtforero
I’ll never forget my daughter’s first lie
kamehameahahahaha
if you aint cheating, you aint trying
halshing
That's the human condition for ya! *cries hopelessly*
Blutsaugher
And eventually become politicians. Nah, let's be honest here, they don't learn or have ideas.
blackholevoid10011
As a parent....Shouldn't you be proud?
sniffo
As a parent... Yes. I would be very proud.
ninjaguineapig
Vital life skills for success
nerdtypething
so basically success in our corporate-first system.
AtomicTincan
They're the presidents of tomorrow for sure.
Simplyyjeff
Just like a politician!
sniffo
Many politicians are in it to improve society. And well. If voters would vote for that kind of person instead of the insanely corrupt 1/2
sniffo
,dishonest politicians would be less of a problem. If you have shit politicians, it's because you have had a history of shitty voting. 2/2
AceBandit9
Good thing the States have ensured their school system won't have any issues with that.
HammerParty13
Bastards.
thesuperrippednobody
My parents told me they “believed” most of my little lies so that I wouldn’t get good at lying. True or no, I am as an adult an awful liar
blackholevoid10011
LIAR!
AimlessSavant
Calm down anakin
Carnivoracious
Unless, you're lying now...
thesuperrippednobody
The world may never know
senradbivab
Doesn't matter, you can tell the truth and be called a liar.
eatandsleep
Man, this was just supposed to be a cute post.
Articate
Research shows that children of super strict parents only learn how to lie better. They do the same stuff as other kids.
Theauthenticdonaldtrump
PooPculture
How else are they going to become president?
sniffo
Well... As the american system seems screwed, that is true. But no-matter how good they become at cheating, stealing and ripping 1/3
sniffo
other people off, they will never have a chance against people like the ones currently running the white house and senate. So... 2/3
sniffo
While they SHOULD learn how to cheat, so they can se when others do it and call it out. They should try to excel at 3/3... damnit
sniffo
other - more productive - things. IMO. 4/3 #spanishinquisition
AimlessSavant
If you give kids a reason to steal without imprinting any kind of guilt mechanism you make them want to lie, cheat, and steal.
AimlessSavant
The key is to rob them of their satisfaction of commiting it on its own. You shouldn't have to directly confront their lies as a kid
solarscreen
Don't we teach, "Work smarter, not harder?"
sniffo
Porque no los dos? :)
Agisek
people need to understand that we are not born good, we are born selfish assholes and goodness needs to be learned from parents
LoadedBakedPotatoes
And you were born a dumb ass.
spoonninja
*goodness = empathy *parents = environment as a whole. cognitive skills required for empathy (theory of mind) take time, babies are too dumb
Agisek
and yet they are fully capable of lying to get what they want, that is a proof they aren't too dumb, just evil
spoonninja
babies can't lie and older young children are still developing their skills in dealing with feelings and understanding how they work.
spoonninja
it's not easy if you don't understand when or why it is appropriate. and on top of that you can't even regulate your own feelings. some
Cr4zyC4tLady
We are born predisposed to genes, and our environment can help, but a lot of the shit we do is genetic and has to be practiced out of us.
LinkHouseMan
There was a case study that found the opposite. When left alone with a blow up clown, kids would hug it. Unless trained to punch it first
Agisek
were those kids taken away from parents at birth and never taught to be nice? I didn't think so...
wHatThEQuAk
No we are not born selfish. we are born egocentric, and learn at the age of 3 to 5, that people exist out side of what we see
GirthBrookss
Is selfishness not just a symptom of egocentrism?
wHatThEQuAk
Egocentric: everything is about you, or as a baby doesn't exist outside ur few
solarscreen
egocentric = self-centered = selfish
Raydeeo
Egocentric is the thought everything is about you. Selfish is wanting everything for yourself. One works socially and one less so.
solarscreen
They do vary in specific meaning but are all interdependent. True?
Covidnineteen
I like chocolate milk
Raydeeo
Egocentric. Not selfish. Point well made.
NowYouAreMine
By 2 and 3 years children are ready to come up with lies about stealing cookies and stuffing the toilet
ifavoritethingstoshowmywifewhenigethome
My 2 year old lied to me this morning
RamonaQ
Or going to bed at 11am and 'waking up to tomorrow' in 15 minutes to get the thing you can "have tomorrow". That's a 2yo thing.
Kbantar
In elementary school I used bio-feedback to give myself a light fever, because just lying never occurred to me. lol
Kbantar
I stopped doing it, because I once forgot to "take the thoughts off the shelf" and it hit 103. I felt it was too dangerous of a skill.
PosthumousExile
How??
RobertZimmermanWasRight
Isn’t it more the otherway around
tychog99
Balanced
naytorin
'Child' and 'sociopath' are surprisingly similar psychological profiles.
xeilua
Add in "corporation"
ThatTransformersDude
Hey 100% of all criminals once started out as children, coincidence? I think not
Hungrypiemonger
the trick is to train out the sociopathic behaviors lol
tychog99
It's because social skills and morality are taught, not instinctive?
Welltron3030
The jury has been out on that for literally centuries. Anyone that claims to be able to answer that is ignorant, or lying
RowanExton
I thought the brain simply becomes more empathetic as is develops?
Teriyakidactyl
I think it's hard for assholes without another set of data lol some people are born smart and others learn
HighPriestessofSoFrickingTired
No, they have proven they are both. If they were not instinctive, we'd all be libertarians.
somepoorjerk
Social skills and morality are learned behaviors. Depends on the society an individual is raised in.
OverMyDadBody
We would only be the same if nothing could be taught. The possibility of learning offers the variety.
Cralus
The article you linked was a good read but it does not even remotely imply libertarianism.
KaraokeLemur
Why does libertarian equal lack of morality and social skills?
Vortexhelios320
I always figured a libertarian society would only ever work if all of its members were empathetic and moral. That is why it's just an ideal.
AwesomeTeddybear
Well I for one have no love for those damn librarians
MattTheImperialRadarTechnician
Your loss. https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2017/04/librarian-secrets-havent-read-that-many-books.jpg
HighPriestessofSoFrickingTired
Saucy sauce: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/as-babies-we-knew-morality/281567/
FavaBeansAndChianti
I’d like to see them do a study about when the sense of morality becomes skewed, when a person believes they’re doing good, but everyone >
Bulmero8
Interesting read! My favourite sentence: At that age, babies "really are sluglike,"
GBspiral
I'll need to read this article. I read once that telling living is instinctual but telling the truth is learned. I'm interested to shake >