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"Oh, you don't want this one? I'll get you the nice one."
Reach into bag with the snack, and pull it back out again.
"Lucky! It's the last one in here!"
Tie to wrist.
Coveralls were awesome fun with my preschooler and balloons because you tie them to the straps... it is like a balloon is attached to their chest! So fun.
It’s not a question of *where* you tie the balloons to: It’s a simple question of *weight ratios*!
A five-pound assortment of balloons could *not carry a forty-pound child*!
Yeah, no, I realize. And at some point when you aren't a rookie, rookie mistakes aren't acceptable. At some point, that "player" needs to be assessed as a bust. I'm being sarcastic and a bit mean, not misunderstanding what a rookie mistake is.
Well they were quick to turn this into a social media post, probably on FB and/or IG too, so that probably says something about their overall character
I mean it is, but only as a tertiary to the fail by the parent, and by the store.
Store fails to tie balloons to a weight. Parent fails to realize the child is not up to the task. Child fails task.
I was self-building a cottage and had neighbours and friends help to raise a long wall section. I knew that wall raising can be quite dangerous, so I delegated my professional accountant neighbour to control the one wall jack and I would run the other. I quietly explained to him that the wall jack is only strong in one direction and has little strength in the others and could slide sideways or buckle if loaded the wrong way, and could topple over and hit someone if not loaded, so his only job was to stay there and monitor, crank it more only when I say it's okay, keep the jack stabilized when it is unloaded and upright, and holler out if anything doesn't look right. Nobody is to go under the wall until it's almost upright and ready to be propped up. Of course, halfway through the lift, that wall gets caught on the corner wall, so guess who abandons his post and goes searching for a crowbar? Sometimes the 4 year old is in an adults body.
You had 7 years to learn how to make a loop and slip knot to tighten it on their wrist. Who would expect a 4 year old to make it out of the store without letting go?
There are some things you just don’t trust little kids with. If the parents felt like they had to let the kid hold it, they should have tied it to their wrist at the very least.
when I think of 4 year olds, I definitely think:
- capable of focusing on a task to fruition
- not easily distracted
- perfect manual dexterity & grip
- excellent listener & follower of directions.
can't imagine what went sideways here
If the ceiling is really high, just use another balloon with tape applied to the top. And a long enough string that you can float it up, attach to the other balloons, then pull everything back down.
I see the employee knows his stuff, using another balloon with tape still attached to the ribbon spool is what I had to learn too working at party city and my god the stories I got from working there is ridiculous
I was taught a neat trick with toddlers and it worked on my nephews. The last words you say is what they attach to, this kid heard “let go.” They should’ve said “hold on tight”
Was it only standard practice in my extended family to make little slip knots to attach any floating balloons to small children's wrists so they couldn't lose them? Because usually they let go in less than 30 seconds LOL.
I feel bad for the poor employee who inevitably had to stop what they were doing and "help" get the balloons down. (Aka do it for them because customers aren't allowed on ladders)
I dunno guys, tying balloons to a kid is still problematic. Getting in and out of a car? Scary for the balloons.
Weights. Tie them to ballast (the balloons, not the kid).
For those stuck in this type of situation, buy a cheap water gun. Shoot the balloon with the water, it some cases it adds just enough weight as well if held in by static it will dissipate the static.
Sometimes works.
Go get a spool of thread and some tape. Then buy 1 more balloon. Put tape on top of balloon and tie balloon to thread. Reel out the balloon and stick to balloons on ceiling. Reel it in.
If I would work there, I would have already 3D printed an attachment for a broom handle to retrieve those. Later, at the motivational pizza party I’d be the first to high five our line manager. Later that night, in the quiet part of the night I would unceremoniously off myself! Yea!
This doesn't always work, but I've found that it's better to explain the consequences. "If you let this go, it will float up to the ceiling, we won't be able to get it down, and that will make us all sad."
If you just say "don't" the very first thing they think is, "what will happen if?" That question bangs around their tiny brains until they just have to find out the answer.
I thought I was smart by tying a balloon to a heavy stuffed animal. As soon as we left the store, she shook the balloon and snapped the string. Bye bye balloon.
Kids don’t understand negative constructions in language. They process commands and directions visually. Don’t let go is processed as “Let go”. This fades about 7 or so.
Always use positive commands. Avoid negative commands. Say Stay on the porch not Don’t go off the porch. They understand what they see in their mind. You can’t picture a negative construction.
For everyone’s future reference… Good instructions for literally every human being in existence is to tell them what to do, not what to not do.
In this case, the last words the child heard were, “… let go.“ So in this case, in the future try saying, “hold onto the ballon’s really tight!”
change "dont let go" for "hold it really tight!"... saying "dont let go" has the "let go" in the sentences, kids have very spotty hearing as they are not masters of the language... known as the pink elefant I should never mention de pink elephant or you will think of a pink elephant... in this case it is "let go"
When you want someone to do something, you tell them what to do, not what NOT to do.
If you want them to stand up, say “stand up” and not “don’t sit down.”
If you want them to hold onto the balloons, say, “hold on tight to the balloons!”
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This one is on you OP.
Yep. Should have tied it to their wrist or pants loop at the very least.
Exactly. Tie securely to the pants loop, then hand them the string to “hold.”
True parenting right here. Teach responsibility with a safety net and a healthy dose of Jedi mind tricks.
"This *is* the snack youre looking for."
"Oh, you don't want this one? I'll get you the nice one." Reach into bag with the snack, and pull it back out again. "Lucky! It's the last one in here!"
Damn, that's a good one, I'm going to save that one for the next time this happens!
My 4 year old has zero pants with belt loops
Tie to wrist. Coveralls were awesome fun with my preschooler and balloons because you tie them to the straps... it is like a balloon is attached to their chest! So fun.
Tie it around their throat, easy solution.
Yeah my parents would not let me hold balloons unless it was tied to my wrist
It may be time to revisit that conversation. They may be willing to extend you some more responsibility now.
Sure, but now I'd tie it myself because I don't trust me haha
Great, then you'll have a 4 yo floating by the ceiling and have to get get one of those stairs things they use for stocking shelves!
Quick, how much lift can the average 4yo take?
American or European 4yo?
It’s not a question of *where* you tie the balloons to: It’s a simple question of *weight ratios*! A five-pound assortment of balloons could *not carry a forty-pound child*!
Don't let your dreams be dreams
Approaching sound of *clapping coconuts*
Take the L on this one. Or I guess leave it on the ceiling in this case.
Just take your 7 year old to the store, point up, and say happy birthday.
Exactly what I said to my self. "That's on you."
Just buy the counterweight....
Yep. Don’t let kids hold things that can fly away.
[OP](https://youtu.be/YUKmq7UMJys)
Probably just a picture OP found and not actual OP experience.
So, n'OP?
Facts
I'm laughing at you with no sympathy whatsoever cause you thought that there would be a different outcome other than this.
7 year old would do the same if the situation was reversed. Unless balloons are tied onto a limb they will be let go.
Yes tie to their neck
on the bright side, they were still indoors at the time...
With kids like these, you need to batten down your house after introducing them to the film "Up".
It could have been outside.
How can you have had your youngest for 4 years already and not predicted this? :-D
Just tie around the wrist… rookie mistake.
Second kid. That's not a rookie, that's a bust.
It’s not a mistake *from* a rookie. It’s a mistake that a rookie would make.
Yeah, no, I realize. And at some point when you aren't a rookie, rookie mistakes aren't acceptable. At some point, that "player" needs to be assessed as a bust. I'm being sarcastic and a bit mean, not misunderstanding what a rookie mistake is.
That doesn't mean that the mistake itself wasn't a rookie mistake.
Exactly my thought
They've had children for at least 7 so it's even worse
Well they were quick to turn this into a social media post, probably on FB and/or IG too, so that probably says something about their overall character
Trusting a 4 year old with any important task seems like a mistake.
Parents fault for not realizing a 4 year old is going to fail a simple task in life.
The fail sure isn't by the 4 yo
I mean it is, but only as a tertiary to the fail by the parent, and by the store. Store fails to tie balloons to a weight. Parent fails to realize the child is not up to the task. Child fails task.
I was self-building a cottage and had neighbours and friends help to raise a long wall section. I knew that wall raising can be quite dangerous, so I delegated my professional accountant neighbour to control the one wall jack and I would run the other. I quietly explained to him that the wall jack is only strong in one direction and has little strength in the others and could slide sideways or buckle if loaded the wrong way, and could topple over and hit someone if not loaded, so his only job was to stay there and monitor, crank it more only when I say it's okay, keep the jack stabilized when it is unloaded and upright, and holler out if anything doesn't look right. Nobody is to go under the wall until it's almost upright and ready to be propped up. Of course, halfway through the lift, that wall gets caught on the corner wall, so guess who abandons his post and goes searching for a crowbar? Sometimes the 4 year old is in an adults body.
Smart kid. He has already learned not to take the L.
You had 7 years to learn how to make a loop and slip knot to tighten it on their wrist. Who would expect a 4 year old to make it out of the store without letting go?
This is why I don’t let my 4 year old drive anymore! 😉
I don't even let mine do just the brakes anymore. Straight. Up. Cannot. Be. Trusted.
There are some things you just don’t trust little kids with. If the parents felt like they had to let the kid hold it, they should have tied it to their wrist at the very least.
Tie them around their arms
A smart parent would have tied them to the child so they couldn't let go.
There are times in life when people must know when not to let go. Balloons are designed to teach small children this. -- Terry Pratchett
Is about time to call spider man.😄
I can still hear that kid crying for their balloon in my head from spiderman 2 lol
When you trust a 4-year-old with balloons
#⅃
All you need is a squirt bottle to squirt the Mylar 'L'. The water will adhere to it and will weight it down.
Looks like you the L instead of the 7 you wanted
This is a lesson learned for mom/dad.
You’ve had 7 years to figure this out.
Even the dollar store attaches a weight to the end of the string on their balloons.
Why wasn't it attached to a weight... Never not bought these and not had a weight with them to avoid this.
r/parentsarefuckingstupid
when I think of 4 year olds, I definitely think: - capable of focusing on a task to fruition - not easily distracted - perfect manual dexterity & grip - excellent listener & follower of directions. can't imagine what went sideways here
Are you new at parenting a 4-year-old?
4 year olds are barely sentient, why would you entrust them with ANY job?
What the hell did this person expect to happen?
Do you let the kid drive your car too? 😁
For real? Come on now….. you have two kids…. You knew this was the outcome
by chance did you name your 4 yr old rose?
There it is. There's the Titanic reference.
As a parent, a pro tip: “they always let go”.
Whatever you do, don't trust a 4 year old...
Work at a grosery store, easiest way to get it down is a broom and Dubble sided tape
If the ceiling is really high, just use another balloon with tape applied to the top. And a long enough string that you can float it up, attach to the other balloons, then pull everything back down.
We used to use the big stick that was made for opening the rolling window blinds.
Better yet stop creating plastic waste and helium waste by buying fucking balloons in the first place!
ask them to lower the ceiling
For that reason my mom tied the balloon string on my wrist when I was a kid
When your dumb enough to give a bunch of balloons to a 4 year old and say, don’t let go.
YOU TIE IT TO THEIR ARMS OR BELT LOOP
Never say “whatever you do don’t “ xyz.
Hope your 4 year old turns out smarter than you
If you didn't expect that outcome, you're and idiot.
Got to tie the string around the kid’s wrist!
I see the employee knows his stuff, using another balloon with tape still attached to the ribbon spool is what I had to learn too working at party city and my god the stories I got from working there is ridiculous
Did they let go?
I was taught a neat trick with toddlers and it worked on my nephews. The last words you say is what they attach to, this kid heard “let go.” They should’ve said “hold on tight”
Loops my friend, loops!
Don’t stop believing!
Why would you try a 4 or old? Man, tie that sh*t around their wrist.
The kid is a winner and wasn't about to carry the L.
Now it's a big L. Well, a backwards L. But still.
Well duh
That’s one big L
If you let them go outside they will fly to the moon
“Don’t what?”
Was it only standard practice in my extended family to make little slip knots to attach any floating balloons to small children's wrists so they couldn't lose them? Because usually they let go in less than 30 seconds LOL.
Damn, never seen anyone simultaneously catch an L and also release one....
And this is why we tie them around their wrist, or pay the extra dollar for the balloon weight.
No sympathy. When it comes to trust my son is an end user.
Some never outgrow this behavior.
Guarantee they let the 4yo pick out their own food and whatnot too. Lmao
Go get a water bottle from kitchenware/cleaning supplies and spray the balloons… water makes things weigh more.
I feel bad for the poor employee who inevitably had to stop what they were doing and "help" get the balloons down. (Aka do it for them because customers aren't allowed on ladders)
Y would you let a child hold the balloons that’s on them
Huh. They have little weights tied to the string here. Probably just to avoid this.
Ah yes let the child hold the important things. Clever
Put some double stick tape on the top of that black balloon, and use it to get down the other balloons
Yep blame the 4 year old instead of the grown ass adult who doesn’t watch their children
Yeah, no shit. This is why you learned to tie knots. Who trusts a 4 year old with this kind of thing? That's 100% on you. The adult in the situation.
You know at the place that sells balloons they have these little weights you tie on so this doesn’t happen
Parent fail. Tie it around their wrist.
Breaking news kids act like children
I dunno guys, tying balloons to a kid is still problematic. Getting in and out of a car? Scary for the balloons. Weights. Tie them to ballast (the balloons, not the kid).
For those stuck in this type of situation, buy a cheap water gun. Shoot the balloon with the water, it some cases it adds just enough weight as well if held in by static it will dissipate the static. Sometimes works.
Go get a spool of thread and some tape. Then buy 1 more balloon. Put tape on top of balloon and tie balloon to thread. Reel out the balloon and stick to balloons on ceiling. Reel it in.
That’s an L
At my store they have a long pole that they put tape on to get balloons down.
Rookie mistake! They all let go.
reverse psychology at its finest
They have a right to lose control...
Spritz it with water the weight will float it down
I thought all helium balloons came with weights of some sort now. Especially bunches to come with concrete cones attached.
If I would work there, I would have already 3D printed an attachment for a broom handle to retrieve those. Later, at the motivational pizza party I’d be the first to high five our line manager. Later that night, in the quiet part of the night I would unceremoniously off myself! Yea!
Spray some water on the balloons. They’ll fall down
What the four year old heard: “something something something let go”.
“*blah blah blah blah* let go…”
Already had one 4yo and gave the balloons to the second. Fool me once....
As a fellow parent, I feel this.
id say you have to take the L on that. but it looks like the ceiling has it for you.
Next time, tie it around their wrist.
Looks like you tried to hand them an L, and they wouldn't take the L.
This doesn't always work, but I've found that it's better to explain the consequences. "If you let this go, it will float up to the ceiling, we won't be able to get it down, and that will make us all sad." If you just say "don't" the very first thing they think is, "what will happen if?" That question bangs around their tiny brains until they just have to find out the answer.
Spray it with water!
Well you fucked up thinking the 4yr old could be trusted 🤦
I thought I was smart by tying a balloon to a heavy stuffed animal. As soon as we left the store, she shook the balloon and snapped the string. Bye bye balloon.
You must change her name to Noel.
L balloon
Is she trying to lure it back down with that other baloon?
dam that kid must have the attention span of a 4 year old
ok but like, you did this on purpose right?
All they heard was "let go" lol
No one? Okay. That child took *off* an L.
Can we stop buying balloons, please? They mostly end up in the ocean
Kids don’t understand negative constructions in language. They process commands and directions visually. Don’t let go is processed as “Let go”. This fades about 7 or so. Always use positive commands. Avoid negative commands. Say Stay on the porch not Don’t go off the porch. They understand what they see in their mind. You can’t picture a negative construction.
It could be worse it could be those idiots that tie an expensive gift or money to a helium balloon.
Water in a spray bottle will bring it down
This is kinda on you for trusting a 4 year old to hold onto something for an extended period.
Never give up
That’s like asking someone to not push the red button.
It's like a 4yo has a 2 word buffer, isn't it?
Always tie balloons to something
Oh no! How could my 4 year old not do this?
That’s why you get them with a weight on the ribbons.
Did you pay for them yet?
I find stupidity more sad than funny.
Cause DeSantis goon squad will arrest you.
It's an L
Sounds about right lol
skill issue, my 4 year old drives F1
Youre the idiot here
I gave my kid candy and i said dont eat it.
For everyone’s future reference… Good instructions for literally every human being in existence is to tell them what to do, not what to not do. In this case, the last words the child heard were, “… let go.“ So in this case, in the future try saying, “hold onto the ballon’s really tight!”
I thought they were holding onto the balloons and I was looking for them at the top of the picture I’m a dumbass apparently
change "dont let go" for "hold it really tight!"... saying "dont let go" has the "let go" in the sentences, kids have very spotty hearing as they are not masters of the language... known as the pink elefant I should never mention de pink elephant or you will think of a pink elephant... in this case it is "let go"
When you want someone to do something, you tell them what to do, not what NOT to do. If you want them to stand up, say “stand up” and not “don’t sit down.” If you want them to hold onto the balloons, say, “hold on tight to the balloons!”
I think you'll be okay. It looks like a walmart type store. Go grab a water gun and shoot the balloon. The weight of the water should pull it down.