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> "Daddy, why does that kid look all beat up" An abused child would never, ever ask that question. Ever.
by mattdeboard 13y ago
> "Daddy, why does that kid look all beat up"
An abused child would never, ever ask that question. Ever.
- Millennium 13y agoNo, but that's not the only problematic scenario. A child who isn't being abused might still see the signs in one of their friends, and you'd want them to speak up about it. Talks like the one mentioned in the grandparent post discourage that.
- onan_barbarian 13y agoErm, this was something I was picturing my (not abused, in case it needs to be stated) younger son asking him upon seeing this, so I'm not sure what your point might be in connection to what I wrote.
- LekkoscPiwa 13y agoI think you are overreacting a bit. I'd just tell my kid that the kid on the ad had an accident. There are much worse things your kid probably sees daily just by turning on the TV.
- lprubin 13y agoThe scenario here is that your kid sees the injured child and you see a healthy child. You don't see the injuries to think up the lie that the kid had an accident.
- LekkoscPiwa 13y agoNow I have much more sympathy for your point view. However, I still claim that "There are much worse things your kid probably sees daily just by turning on the TV."
- mattdeboard 13y agoIf your first reaction is to call your kid a liar when he asks you a question you don't understand you have more pressing concerns than lenticular billboards.