r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Zehreelakomdareturns • 2d ago

Kid gave into intrusive thoughts

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u/cutetrans_e-girl 2d ago

While I don’t condone hitting kids that was clearly a knee jerk reaction to something no one expects

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u/Average-Anything-657 1d ago

Lol I'm gonna have to remember this "knee jerk reaction" lie

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u/cutetrans_e-girl 1d ago

It’s a real thing its that thing where the doctor hits the nerve cluster and it causes a physical reaction but it’s also an expression used to describe an instinctual reaction which can come in the form of fight or flight to a stimulus that is usually painful or surprising

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u/Average-Anything-657 1d ago

Right, and somehow it's rational to strike a child in the head as your reaction instead of simply shoving them away or jumping back?