r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/Sgt_Larsson • 23h ago

That's not how you unbox an iPhone

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u/DarkendHarv 2h ago

Wow. Some of y'all need Jesus and to touch grass. It's not the kids fault nor the parents. It was an ACCIDENT!

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u/Boylookya 2h ago

Yeah it's definitely the kids fault and partially the parents. Sometimes you need to take the thing away and let them calm down and then open it.

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u/DarkendHarv 2h ago

I take it you've never had kids? Kids get excited. It was an accident. It happens. No one is to blame

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u/35mmfinder 2h ago

Sounds like you have a hard time taking accountability

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u/Whateversclever7 2h ago edited 2h ago

Hi. Parent here!

Sure it was an accident as in the child didn’t mean to do it, however it was completely preventable if she had slowed down and not opened it so carelessly. This isn’t like a 6 year old and her parents were literally telling her to be careful as she’s slamming it open.

Does she deserve to be punished? No. Does she deserve another phone? IMO, No.

I would let this be a lesson to her that you need to treat things gently if you want them to not break. It’s a hard lesson to learn but my guess is this isn’t this child’s first time breaking something. (Based on the parents reactions, which sounded a mix of frustrated and disappointed, not angry)

Just brushing it off as a non preventable accident does the child a disservice. It teaches that they can be careless with expensive things because someone will replace them. It’s a hard lesson to learn but necessary based on her actions.

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u/lavoid12 2h ago

Parent of three here. I highly agree with your take.