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Anon wants parenting advice (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca 231 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (15 children)

Incase you ever have an event like this. Grain of salt though, I'm a youth worker but dont have a degree in child psychology. You ask the child to imagine how the animal feels. Even if the child does not have empathy, the imagine part forces their brain to try to understand. If it persists also seeking professional help never hurts.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 96 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I used to love doing these types of things as a child and I was terrified of dismemberment in movies. One day, my dad told me that what I see in movies is what the frogs, fish, and bugs that I'd torment (essentially anything that didn't make terrifying noises) would endure. That was a massive turning point in my life.

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 62 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

When I was four I stomped on ants for fun. Then one day my big sister rushed over and buried one of them and put a marker on its grave.

I still stomped on them, but kept thinking about what she did and I eventually stopped.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 30 points 9 months ago

That's a good sister.

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Nah fuck ants. But mostly just the queen. Support ant workers rights

[–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yup, you don't need poison. Just sprinkle some miniaturized union pamphlets on the infestation and the colony will collapse in few weeks. Of course you risk a new infestation of ants with free time, safety regulations, and disposable income.

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

I think you just knocked out 80% of sales people who read ants with disposable income when the blood ran to their junk so fast they blacked out

[–] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

FREE THE ANTS

DOWN WITH THE MONARCHY

SUPPORT ANT COMMUNISM!

[–] UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I burnt them with a magnifying glass!

[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

I burned them with a lighter

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