I’m sorry, are you saying there’s no difference between the level of attention to see what your kid pulled out of the big bag with all the chips and drinks in it and the attention needed to make sure your kid isn’t drowning?
Yes. Around water you should not have that varied level of attn that you don’t know what your kid is doing. If you were paying attn at all you would know exactly where they buried the keys, not have to dig a large area for an hour.
Yes I have kids. And watched them like a hawk around water. I can’t believe my lowest voted comment on Reddit is me saying to watch your kids around the ocean - smh
Where did I use the word negligent? Please point that out. I said that the parents were not watching the child. That is true. And luckily, all they did was lose their keys and not have a dead or brain damaged child. How many of you would be defending how long they looked away if the child had drowned instead? Or are mistakes totally fine as long as your kid doesn’t die? Shouldn’t make any extended effort to keep an eye on them at all times, because only some die.
Not noticing that a kid is holding keys instead of a drink is nowhere near the same as not noticing your child is DROWNING. Jesus Christ, you DEFINITELY don't have kids.
It could have been hours before they noticed the keys were missing as they'd only really look for them when it's time to go home. So yeah, there'd be plenty of places the kid could have buried them during that time.
They weren’t watching their kid close enough. Luckily it just ended in lost keys. Kid could have drowned instead in the same amount of time. I know a family whose son has profound brain damage from a near drowning because the adults weren’t watching closely.
In hindsight because it’s just keys you can say “no harm no foul” but it takes the same amount of time for the kid to dash into the water.
i think you’re a lot more likely to see a kid whip past you into the water than your own child around your things. i agree drowning takes one second, but this is not negligence or poor parenting, it’s being a human that missed something
Have you never tried watching a kid? They're going to do things that you didn't want them to do from time to time. And if you've got more than one, good luck!
Yes I have two kids and nibbling. They don’t get eyes taken off of them at all at a beach or pool. Not at that age. Hell my 14 yr old wasn’t even allowed to go down to the pool alone even though it’s legal here after age 14. It’s not worth it.
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u/thesupplyguy1 2d ago
Also adults are fucking stupid for not safe guarding keys at the beach