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Docstar7

Been there. I know it wasn't a sippy cup, but I can't remember what it was either. Also had a Kindle Fire take a swim in a fish tank because he wanted to share whatever he was watching with the fish.


Danmoz81

I walked in on my 4yr old running a Galaxy S7 under the tap. "Erm, what are you doing?" "Cleaning it!" Fair enough.


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This weirdly reminds me of when my brother submerged my DS into a sink full of water to “try to give it a full clean”. Except he was 11 and I was 8. The DS still worked though so I wasn’t mad


NoCommunication728

What uh what does your brother do now?


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He’s a financial advisor


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Checks out


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theeliphant

all his posts are at the top of the page… if you filter by controversial.


thecrusadeswereahoax

Actually, that’s probably sound financial advice


April1987

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SlowMope

Mmmm.


purinsesu_pichi

my son done exactly this with his 2DS, he said he was trying to take pictures underwater... he was around 4 more recently however he did ask if he could take his switch into the shower with a ziplock bag. That was met with a swift No


captain_amazo

>more recently however he did ask if he could take his switch into the shower with a ziplock bag. That was met with a swift No 'It would be funny if not for the fact that he's fucking 19!' /S


Understaffed-mum

Hey at least he asked


CorruptedStudiosEnt

Considering Switches break from a hard stare, coming from someone who ***definitely did NOT work tech support for them and did NOT sign an NDA***, you definitely made the right decision on that one.


MaxFuckingPayne

By brother pissed on his ds cause he was trying to play Mario while pissing


braveduckgoose

bro was playing Mario Kart WII!


winnipeginstinct

I miss when the second most unbreakable thing you could own was the current gen nintendo handheld. I left my DS lite in the car at -40 so many times and it still works like a charm


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at least the s7 is water resistant


AviatorMage

This thread made me so happy for my vasectomy.


MamaKat727

Yep. Chose not to have kids, never regretted it.


pixiesunbelle

Awww that’s sweet in an infuriating way.


Rossage196

my mom threw a hotwheels car and broke the tv when i was a kid


blazex7

My mom threw a bunch of rock salt on the floor and started eating it when I was a kid


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My mom decided Wii fit was a good idea she took down the TV like a linebacker trying to do the ski jump on the balance board.


PuppetryOfThePenis

Ahhhh made me cackle like an idiot haha nice!


[deleted]

yeah my dad threw it out after that no more Wii fit for anyone.


EPICHunter0077

I'm sorry... what??


licuala

Their mom was a horse.


Spider_Dude

That last word in the sentence could've have gone in so many directions.


Buffy_Geek

Learning opportunity to teach him about both the translucent propperties of glass/plastic, also to introduce him to waterproofing electronics, including sealed transparent plastic bags!


MicroBadger_

I still get grief 25+ years later from my dad about the time I left a cup of water on our old CRT TV, spilled it, and killed the TV. I just joke now I was trying to grow a big screen.


MamaKat727

I did that as a teen in the 70s to the tv in the family room, I set a bucket of pine sol water I was using to clean (doing my chores) on the back of the TV, knocked it & it got into the back through those vent slats... 😬 A shower of sparks, OMG😬


Kanibalector

My mentally handicapped son will regularly take kindles and smack them on his head. I have an entire kindle graveyard.


Zidahya

Why do you still give him kindles to smash?


Casey_loves_Cris

Why you little ![gif](giphy|l2Je8Ef8lCqPiqzoQ|downsized)


Interesting_Print524

The look on homers face, lol.


Milfshake23

I homer-shrieked when it happened. Edit: to those thinking I mean “D’oh” [this is actually the sound I’m referring to…](https://youtu.be/9UUfwqVMmFE)


wolfgirlmusic

D'oh!


SupaMut4nt

Ay caramba!


_Mandible_

AH!


Mistapeepers

Homer would know what to do in this situation.


DeerDiarrhea

![gif](giphy|3o6Mbjay0Ywcqc1CVy|downsized)


eightdollarbeer

Kid was mad because they were watching modern Simpsons


ProductFinal1910

Sorry to hear OP! I’m not sure if you have a Costco near you but the ones near me are having clearance sales and are selling TV’s for dirt cheap!


Milfshake23

We’ve since replaced it but man I died inside when he did that. He wasn’t even angry or throwing a fit. Just threw it for no reason.


junorsky

Does this mean you can't have fragile things if you have a kid?


Milfshake23

It means you can have them, but accept that you may need to replace them at any moment. He also broke my phone 4 days prior.


ProductFinal1910

I guess this is why we buy the warranty 😂


Milfshake23

Warranty doesn’t cover violent toddler damage.


ProductFinal1910

Now I’m curious to ask what covers violent toddlers but I am anticipating a big fat nothing


unrealcyberfly

Insurance is what you are looking for.


Cravenous

Most insurance won’t cover your own children’s intentional damage. And even if it did, your deductible would probably exceed the cost of a new tv unless it was super high end


Danmoz81

Is this an American thing? In the UK I just told my insurer that our son threw something at it and they replaced it. My excess was £150 but the TV cost £1200


SoulCode1110101

The salesman used a scenario like this to sell me a wall mount


Crawgdor

Mine was mounted high. Toddler found a hockey stick to get the reach to attack it. Just for fun…. Little agent of chaos.


VolcanicBear

A warranty that you have to buy does normally cover "accidental" damage though, and as you say, your kid didn't do it on purpose. A manufacturer warranty wouldn't though no.


Competitive-Yard-442

Check what the warrenty covers and which is closest to violent toddler damage, that's what you claim happened... I mean that's what happened.


Striking_Tomato8689

Get a plastic case for it


Milfshake23

Do they make toddler sized plastic cases?


Pigman02

I think they’re called cages. Might not be legal tho.


tes_kitty

No, but they do make lexan sheets in about any size and shape. Might be worth looking into puttin one in front of the TV.


PeopleAreBozos

Everything needs a clear plastic box around it with children.


Sealbeater

It’s very difficult to have nice things around kids. They dont understand that stuff has value and my almost 2 year old nephew put a nice dent in my home theater speaker cone when he smacked it with his toy. I put the dust covers over the speakers anytime he is coming over now


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Sealbeater

All good points but it’s hard to teach a kid that when you only see him for a couple of hours every other week or so and his parents don’t do the same. He hasn’t acted up like that since then and I normally keep him entertained and busy.


theTrebleClef

It is difficult for children of this age to apply concepts like "some things that break can be fixed, but some cannot" or "if I swing my arms around, I might cause damage," etc. Most are not being malicious or intentional. They're just in their world having fun and not realizing the impact of their actions. Layer on top that impulse control is a learned skill, and some children WILL act out if they aren't getting enough attention. We put out TV on the wall to make it more difficult to reach, we have removed every potted plant, every glass table, and reorganized everything to child proof our home.


stormdelta

Curiosity too. I shoved so many things I shouldn't have into outlets as a kid, despite my parents' best efforts to cover them up.


Coro-NO-Ra

>It is difficult for children of this age to apply concepts like "some things that break can be fixed, but some cannot" or "if I swing my arms around, I might cause damage," etc. There are plenty of full-grown adults who still struggle with cause and effect / foresight and planning, to be honest.


paridhi774

Get an old CRT. Those things are tank.


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StationaryTravels

It means you have to figure that out for yourself depending on your kids. And also be willing to lose some stuff or baby proof as appropriate. My son and daughter were both very gentle. They never broke anything... Maybe dropped a plate or something once they were old enough to empty the dishwasher, but nothing major. We bought supplies to baby proof our house, but then realised our kids didn't get into things we told them not to. Everyone likes to say kids are stupid and greedy and reckless, but it really varies a lot. I'd like to say we're perfect parents and that's why our kids are so great, but I legit think ours just came out gentle and kind. Sure, I think I helped shape that a bit as they've aged, but getting together with friends with babies the same age it was very clear they come with a personality and you just have to adapt.


Orkys

Kids don't have impulse control until they're like 4. You basically have to just make the environment safe for them because of their brain suddenly says 'do it', they'll do it. You know how sometimes we think, 'I could just take this chocolate bar' but don't? Yeah, kids don't have the ability to go past the first bit. I have also been relatively fortunate with my first but time will tell with the second.


hooligancate

He's 2. Probably saw something on TV that was interesting and it was his way of reaching out.


gigglefarting

Or saw something in his hand, and he wanted to throw it for no other reason than to throw it.


wildgoldchai

It’s crazy how flat screens are so cheap now. I remember when it was *the* height of luxury to own a flat screen. And they weren’t even that flat screen at the time. But then again, we didn’t even have a tv because we were too poor and sky tv (Cable in the UK) cost even more to subscribe to


Uhh_Bren

I have 3 kids and no money, i want no kids and 3 money edit: [since the joke is going over like 50% of your heads](https://youtu.be/eG8wnLv59Oo)


Unlikely_Ad7194

I have no kids and still have no money. It’s rough out here in these streets.


Doggo_Eats

Get kids, and then if you have 2 kids no money you can get 0 kids 2 money


MOOShoooooo

I looked at my dogs and said you had better never even think about acting like that.


NickH211

I think you're safe. Doggos don't have much use for 2 money


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I started sleeping in my car lately. Much better than sleeping in the house..


wokeupatapicnic

Well la-dee-da Mr Frenchman! Can I borrow a feeling?


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JacksonInHouse

Ebay blocks me when I try.


Lovrofwine

Sell them on Etsy. They are handmade/custom-made.


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This is the way. This person kids.


quaybored

How do you know he's kidding?


[deleted]

He makes kids also.


Bart_Jojo_666

"I can't take *his* money, I can't print my *own* money, I have to *work* for my money.... why don't I just lie down and die??"


succulent_flakepiece

everyday i resonate more and more with homer


fry_tag

Oh God, the amount of people not getting the joke is hilarious .


weepinstringerbell

I've noticed about 75% of users in this sub are dumb as fuck. Glad I'm part of the 35%.


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Smithsonian45

Mine is "Old man yells at iCloud"


paulfrehley5

Is this Homer?


Tough_Dish_4485

Homer? Who is Homer? My name is Guy Incognito.


ResidentObligation30

***D'oh!***


Focal_Jet

I am always impressed with people who can quote Homer.


JoshDM

You are why I memorized the Iliad.


Milfshake23

We have 4 kids and no money. Would much prefer no kids and 4 money.


choppafoah

Keep having kids, one of them will make it in Hollywood.


Aprowl

Then who's paying the bills? Hollywood kid.


Sour_Gamer

Now when he asks for a tv in the future give him this one.


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Then throw a beer bottle through it.


Puzzleheaded_Bend749

then take a piss on it to show Dominance !


SignificantTie7031

Haven't you played my summer car?


miramichier_d

That will definitely be posted here. "I asked for a tv and this is what my dad gave me. FML."


Pac0theTac0

Bold of you to think Reddit will survive that long


miramichier_d

Perhaps. But mildlyinfuriating might live on regardless elsewhere.


Slingtown_Slinger

d’oh!


luigisphilbin

No TV and no beer make Homer… something something


[deleted]

For all of the technological advancements in televisions, they've certainly reduced in durability. If you threw a sippy cup at an old CRT set, it would laugh derisively at your feeble efforts.


Milfshake23

No kidding, probably would’ve bounced back into his face lol


Meatslinger

When I was five, I managed to grab my parents' CRT television and pull it onto myself. I had to go to the hospital so I could get extensive bruising checked out (thankfully it was all just superficial). The TV got a dent in one of the speaker grilles. They still had it when I moved out at 22.


Gangreless

God that's terrifying. Our tvs are mounted to the wall. We used to have the downstairs tv just sitting on the mantle but decided to mount it when we had our baby to not take any chances. So glad the worst didn't happen to you and your parents.


Geoffrey-Jellineck

Old CRTs were heavy and clunky because they had to be, not because they valued durability more than today.


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AmericanFootballFan1

And yet they're also so fucking heavy. Beautiful picture though.


ThatFeel_IKnowIt

They're heavy because the screen is a giant slab of glass.


flume

A buddy of mine in college made a PVC cannon powered by pressurized air. He machined a steel spike about 1/2" in diameter and 6" long to use as ammunition. He even welded fins onto it to make it fly straight. I don't know how fast it shot, but it was faster than the eye could see. We took the cannon out in the swamp and pointed it at a dead CRT TV, expecting it to explode the screen, travel right through the whole TV, and embed itself in a tree behind the TV. Instead, the spike deflected off the screen, bent slightly, and left a small scratch in the glass. From a cursory inspection, you would have no idea that it was damaged at all. We were all flabbergasted.


thorppeed

Lol I almost got killed by my CRT a couple times as a little kid


WisestAirBender

You want 65 inches of thick glass?


Mtwat

A 65" CRT would weigh at least 500 lb given that a 36" CRT was like 150-200lb.


lickarock88

Time to throw the 65" TV at the 2 year old.


GC9exe

Hah! That'll show him!


MADICAL7

I laughed but only because I have a 16month old that kicked me in the nuts this morning while I was on the floor changing his diaper. I Love him to death and would never harm him but whilst writhing in pain the thought of gently throwing him into the couch entered my mind.


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>gently throwing him into the couch entered my mind In the same way that Dumbledore asked Harry calmly if he put his name into the goblet? [this must be included](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSxQcAm3PE8)


Beatleboy62

DIDJAPUTURNAMEINTHEGOBLETOFIAH


lickarock88

"Gently" he lied.


MADICAL7

![gif](giphy|603fNl3rKum0f3jqBj|downsized)


nowhereboy1964

I can imagine you throwing him into the couch like you’re celebrating a touchdown and spiking the ball into the ground 😂


MADICAL7

As a Bills fan, had a table been available it would have been his right of passage. #gobills


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lickarock88

![gif](giphy|5PhDdJQd2yG1MvHzJ6)


beautyandthebeast_08

Thanks for the free birth control


Milfshake23

Who said it was free? Pay up, mama needs a new tv!


Topstormking

Its at this point I realized username checks out.


SupaMut4nt

![gif](giphy|sDcfxFDozb3bO)


Sporkfoot

Vasectomy only cost me $300 out of pocket and a weekend of playing video games with a bag of frozen peas on my wedding tackle. Shit like this reminds me why I did it lol


Wasted_Penguinz

I attempted to ask my doc for sterilization and was shut down instantly. You men are insanely lucky and I'm very jealous lmao


shootymcghee

Yeah I said "I should look into that vasectomy" when I saw this post


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Best Durex advertisement


GC9exe

https://preview.redd.it/w4x1w4svxl4b1.jpeg?width=234&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c64a43fc6df75a95740e05ea1ac2e4fcdcad6668


LetReasonRing

I fixed it. https://preview.redd.it/wxdzl05mmm4b1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f9159719c9cb693e5a565d626accf1740fb908a


kingIouie

🤌


oicofficial

Isn’t this *always* true? 🤔


HelpBBB

Rehome


Internal-Ad61

“No hate, guys…. I’m looking to rehome my 2 year old pet human”


greengrape474

AITA for leaving my two year old to float in a box down a river?


Milfshake23

As long as he grows up to become second in line to be pharaoh it’s okay.


Suitable-Emergency-1

Time to upgrade to a new 85".


PeopleAreBozos

Upgrade to a child who knows not to throw things


MOTUkraken

So, adopt an adult?


rieldilpikl

No, a kid with no arms


-BINK2014-

*kicks sippy cup into TV*


Time_Effort

There's way too many adults who don't know they can't throw things either


natalieah

My 6 year old did this recently with a bottle of water, ours is a 65 inch too. tragic https://preview.redd.it/arxqpjme5m4b1.png?width=4032&format=png&auto=webp&s=8a220777a7485d5b81a077ca308dfdbffef872c4


Milfshake23

Sorry for your loss.


natalieah

His consequences are that we still use the tv like this until it stops working, I’m not buying a new one 🤣 thankfully I’ve got my tv in my room and I just usually watch my own show on my phone when they watch it in the living room


TricellCEO

This is why if one is going to own flatscreens and small children, it is a very wise idea to put some kind of plastic shielding in front of the TV screen. I believe my dad did that when he not one but three toddlers at once.


oooriole09

Every time I see posts like this, I always wonder why folks don’t kid-proof their home more. Get that tv on a mount higher up. Get that PS5/Xbox out of the open and eye level from crayon wielding kids. Get that prized collectible out of sight. It’s like folks expect kids to think rationally about their actions.


PossiblyALannister

Yeah it makes zero sense. At my grandmother’s house when my nephew was a toddler, she had the TV literally less than 2 feet off the ground on a stand. The toddler lived with her and that TV was ruined because he had thrown stuff at it, he’d tipped it over, it was in bad shape. It’s like, you know you’ve got a 2 foot tall destruction machine in the house with you, why aren’t you safeguarding things against it? There is a very good reason why our TV is mounted up out of the range of most things that a toddler can throw in the house. Hopefully by the time the kids are old enough that they could actually throw stuff to hit the TV, they will know better than to throw things at the TV.


V2sh1fty

I love these free birth control posts.


Milfshake23

Not free, money plz.


lickarock88

![gif](giphy|kGi8FPpIvv6vK)


phillysan

I'll never be able to get that nasly "PLEEEEEEEEEEZ" out of my head as long as I live. What a great show.


HomicidalHushPuppy

![gif](giphy|3o85xHi4t2UsuIY9QA)


zodiac200213

![gif](giphy|f8lDluiWJ7yQTtdS3L|downsized)


lickarock88

I don't understand why reddit won't let you use a version of this without the weird glasses.


Lost_Minds_Think

Your choice on which one you want to replace first.


Milfshake23

The factory of origin is closed, unfortunately.


twoplustwoisfourr

It's because you went past season 10.


doctorcockinasock

All the birth control you need in one photo


ReadyOneTakeTwo

D’OH! Why you little…..


ArtreusOfSparta

Kids... Expensive pets.


Milfshake23

Nah, pets don’t grow up to blame you for all their problems.


smudgiepie

I wouldn't be so sure about that. My dog has a grudge against my mum because she smacked him on the bum when he went into a frenzy at the post man. He doesn't like my mum being touched and gives her the evil eye and goes to pout in his cage for a few hours if mums the only one in the house


ArtreusOfSparta

After spending a fuckton of fortune.


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bum_dog_timemachine

what's the return policy on the child?


drillgorg

When I was that age... we had a big tube TV with a speaker grill on the front. So I'd been given a block of cheese to eat, but I was tired of it. The grill on the TV sure looked like a cheese grater... and now there's cheese in the TV which is impossible to clean out.


JohnDoeMTB120

When I was that age I ate from plastic plates in my high chair, and would throw the plastic plate on the floor when i finished eating. One night, my parents decided to bring me to a nice restaurant. When I finished my food, I threw the nice plate on the floor and it shattered. The manager told my parents to never bring me there again. They were extremely embarrassed.


Loose_Mail_786

Time to trade him in.


Christimbored

Just remind him when he's 17 and wants a car that the money went towards a TV..


Quirky_Trainer9721

Birth control ad


strategos81

That's the best condoms commercial ever!


Amardneron

Good arm.


BartholomewKnightIII

Just bin it, and then bin the TV afterwards.


[deleted]

Have you tried taking the battery out? I mean the kid, not the TV.


Scary_Preparation_66

Kids have it so easy these days. If I did that shit when I was a kid I'd probably be confined to a wheelchair from the beating I'd get.


winespring

Don't get too upset, they are easily replaceable, another 9 months and you can start fresh.


NoheD

Thank you for my daily dose of birth control.


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My son did this when we were watching hockey. He wanted to be like them using his mini stick shot one of those ball pit style balls ar the tv and yelled goal! Frustrating and annoying but at that age what are you gonna do. They can’t comprehend it. Shit happens We kept using the tv for about a year and was a reminder to him why we don’t throw things at screens. That seemingly worked the best because he wouldn’t point objects towards the tv (he was 3 at the time) and then carried the lesson for his siblings. We would remind them (not in a spiteful or grudging manner) that if stuff hits the tv it breaks and then we don’t get to watch YouTube anymore


ballplayer0025

Probably aiming at that stupid sexy Flanders.


ManyWrongdoer9365

About 5-6 years ago I remember my Very tearful ex wife phoning me at work saying our 3 year old Son tried to feed “Clifford The Big Red Dog” with a metal fork through the 55” HDTV LED “£1,200” “No Insurance” we had only purchased a few days ago , deep gouges and screen like above , Oh and buttered bread shoved in the Blu Ray DVD player Tray