If you did this to your children

[Miss Chicken]

My Dad always put some element of truth into his stories. If he could prove that some part of the story was true e.g. there was a real place called Elephant Pass in Tasmania, we tended to believe the whole story.

Similar to the way some parents left candy wrappers around as 'proof'.

I think playing such pranks helps children learn not to be so gulible.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I think an example of a cruel prank played on a child is this one.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKwCQWjTyI0&feature=related[/yt]




It was downright cruel to let the child think that he was getting an Xbox and for there to be no Xbox at all. If they had filmed him opening the Xbox box, only to find some crappy sweaters, and then big brother brought out a real Xbox than the boy would probably have had a good laugh at the prank.

The good thing is that many people who watched the video were so upset about his disappointment that they offered to buy him one. He did end up getting one from strangers. I hope the big brother who laughed so much hasn"t ended up using the Xbox more than Jonathan has.

Edited to add - there is some debate about whether the family did buy him an Xbox. Though a second video showing him with an Xbox was promised it has never been uploaded.

 

[Itisnotlogical]

My older brothers used to scare the crap out of me by wearing a gorilla mask and a mullet wig and jumping out of their rooms. That was when I was 4 and went on until I was almost 5. I'm 15 now and I have to say it's pretty damn funny and I wouldn't care if it got put on YouTube.

 

[bluedana]

Oh, I've done this before -- we gave all of your Halloween candy away to kids who didn't have any. It was a nice lesson on generosity and gratefulness, as the kid in question agreed to share it with others.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I was taken aback to read the following comment on one site concerning the two little boys, CJ and Jake

I've watched both videos now and I disagree. The brothers are funny. The incorrect math and the older brother's response is the best part. But they are still talking back to their parents. When I was a kid I would have gotten spanked for every single reaction except the smallest kid there in the middle of the video. He was the only one who seemed to be a happy and decent kid. The rest make me rather embarrassed for their parents, screaming, being mouthy.

This person seems to believe that CJ and Jake should be punish. No way would I describe CJ as being mouthy.

I must agree the blonde little boy in the blue top, Lance aged 3 1/2 ( seen at the 2 minute mark) is a delightful, happy little guy.

This girl seems to be even happier

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVxFag-L-zw&feature=feedlik[/yt]

 

[Kestra]

I think a lot of it just depends on your relationship. My uncle came to live with us when I was in elementary school and he was always teasing us. Sometimes I cried, sometimes it was funny. In the end I look back on all of it with fondness because we had a close relationship and we had a lot of fun together.

And don't think we didn't pull our share of pranks on him as well!

 

[Robert Maxwell]

I was taken aback to read the following comment on one site concerning the two little boys, CJ and Jake

I've watched both videos now and I disagree. The brothers are funny. The incorrect math and the older brother's response is the best part. But they are still talking back to their parents. When I was a kid I would have gotten spanked for every single reaction except the smallest kid there in the middle of the video. He was the only one who seemed to be a happy and decent kid. The rest make me rather embarrassed for their parents, screaming, being mouthy.

This person seems to believe that CJ and Jake should be punish. No way would I describe CJ as being mouthy.

I must agree the blonde little boy in the blue top, Lance aged 3 1/2 ( seen at the 2 minute mark) is a delightful, happy little guy.

This girl seems to be even happier

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVxFag-L-zw&feature=feedlik[/yt]

The person in the comment you quoted must be reminiscing about the "good ol' days" when kids would get the shit slapped out of them if they ever opened their mouths out of turn. Nowadays, we recognize that style of "parenting" to be child abuse.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Something about that video with the two brothers seems a little too perfect, a bit like some of the videos on America's Funniest Home videos where some of them feel staged. Not saying it is, but it doesn't feel spontaneous like the others, as if they knew what they were going to say for the camera.

 

[Miss Chicken]

If that video is staged than those two boys are very fine actors.

I don't believe that any three year old (which is the age I guess the younger boy to be) could be that could an actor. He seems to be genuinely distressed when looking in the kitchen, and genuinely angry when his brother states he is losing control.

When the older boy is told that the candy has been eaten he hisses as he tries to control his anger. I think that is genuine and also many of his facial expression are of a child trying to control his annoyance.

I think these two boys are comfortable in front of a video camera. Probably the mother has 'interviewed' them for family videos many times before though she only has one other video on YouTube.

 

[wamdue]

I could see how you'd think this was terrible if you've never seen a kid cry about the fact that they only get 1 turn at a time in a board game. Trust me, these kids were all fine 10 seconds later.

I hope that is the case, and I hope that by putting those 10 seconds on the web, (and TV) does not have any negative consequences.

If crying like that does have negative consequences then my daughter already has over 10,000 events that she'll have to work through with her therapist some day.

The most recent was a few minutes ago because a visiting friend moved a toy that she didn't want moved. The reaction was far worse than what was in this video.

please feel free to totally ingore the part that I actually found objectionable.

 

[Owain Taggart]

If that video is staged than those two boys are very fine actors.

I don't believe that any three year old (which is the age I guess the younger boy to be) could be that could an actor. He seems to be genuinely distressed when looking in the kitchen, and genuinely angry when his brother states he is losing control.

When the older boy is told that the candy has been eaten he hisses as he tries to control his anger. I think that is genuine and also many of his facial expression are of a child trying to control his annoyance.

I think these two boys are comfortable in front of a video camera. Probably the mother has 'interviewed' them for family videos many times before though she only has one other video on YouTube.

Well, It wouldn't be the first time I admit to being wrong.
The thing that got me thinking that way was that the kids seem overly calm, almost as if it's not the first time they hear it, and it didn't seem natural to me. Then again, maybe it's because they didn't get their sugar intake

 

[bluedana]

If that video is staged than those two boys are very fine actors.

I don't believe that any three year old (which is the age I guess the younger boy to be) could be that could an actor. He seems to be genuinely distressed when looking in the kitchen, and genuinely angry when his brother states he is losing control.

When the older boy is told that the candy has been eaten he hisses as he tries to control his anger. I think that is genuine and also many of his facial expression are of a child trying to control his annoyance.

I think these two boys are comfortable in front of a video camera. Probably the mother has 'interviewed' them for family videos many times before though she only has one other video on YouTube.

Well, It wouldn't be the first time I admit to being wrong.
The thing that got me thinking that way was that the kids seem overly calm, almost as if it's not the first time they hear it, and it didn't seem natural to me. Then again, maybe it's because they didn't get their sugar intake

I showed the video to my hubby, who, like me, though it was mostly hilarious. When it got to the two boys on the couch, we agreed that this is most likely how their parents react to the dumb, unacceptable things the kids do. Not so much histrionics as displeased words laced with a bit of sarcasm. Just the way the older one is all, Well, I hope you're happy, tells me that he's heard that said in that exact tone once or twice before. I can relate; my younger son was approximately three when he busted out with, Seriously, Mom? I mean, really? for the first time. I wouldn't consider that talking back, or a spankable offense at all.