Good parents help their children when they need help. When the doctor hands a newborn to his excited parents, the receipt of their baby conveys their understanding that it's their job to protect him until he reaches adulthood. Isn't that the idea? If a car falls on top of him, his parents are supposed to use their Superman adrenaline to lift the car off, right? They signed up to do that kind of thing, so when the situation arises, it's their duty to act appropriately and, you know, help.
Well apparently, there are a few parents out there who shelf their parental rescuing responsibilities in favor of making a good home video. Consider this one from Break.com, above. A boy crawls behind the couch because he's a boy and that's what boys do. His mother probably told him a thousand times not to go behind the couch because his tubby little self would get stuck. But oh, look. Tubby crawled back there anyway, because he wanted to retrieve a long-lost police car and ambulance. So in light of his misbehavior, the mother grabs her camcorder and decides to teach her little sucker a lesson by suggesting he's never going to get freed. It's hilarious, and quite honestly, exactly what I'll do if I have kids.
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