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Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt... by harperlee on Thursday February 11, 2021 @05:00PM (#26107962)
When I pick up my children from a small fall, and I laugh belittling the hit, they do not feel mocked at, instead laughing with me. I think the kind of insecurity that makes you suspect that people are laughing at you comes later - and if you don't have crappy parents you don't even come close to suspecting that your parents might be laughing at you...

Obviously you don't laugh with big falls and broken arms.

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Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt... by catmanjan on Thursday February 11, 2021 @05:07PM (#26108037)
But when your children are with their friends, and their friends fall over, do they laugh? Maybe their friends aren't as confident
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Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt... by harperlee on Thursday February 11, 2021 @05:28PM (#26108267)
They are still very young.

But from my own childhood I can remember that kids are not subtle - if they are mocking you, you will know (names, finger-pointing, jokes, etc.). Whereas if a friend laughs with you about a silly fall, you get a completely different kind of scenario played out.

Coming back to your initial point, and being blunt: showing your children that clumsy falls can be funny, and not to panic about them, does not increase their cruelty towards other kids.

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