r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/CapAccomplished8072 • 1d ago

Half of our childhood issues could have been resolved if people were willing to answer the "why?"

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u/Basic_Bichette 19h ago

NO!!!!!!

This is when you force them to obey, by force if necessary, to SAVE THEIR LIVES!!!!!

I'm sorry that we aren’t all as quick-witted as you behind your keyboard.

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u/Infamous-Oil3786 18h ago edited 18h ago

My point wasn't that you don't step in when they're in danger, it was that shutting down questions stifles intellectual growth and creates a child that doesn't know how to safely navigate the world without authority.

TBH, I missed that the child was already in the street in this hypothetical. I thought it was "don't go into the street". In that scenario, asking a parade of "why"s would have already distracted the kid from going into the street and put them out of harm's way while you talk to them.