Guy Makes A Girl Cry By Taking The Last Ride Of The Day, The Internet Is On His Side
Adults tend to be more lenient with kids and nicer to them, allowing them to eat the last candy or to cut in line for ice cream. But some people think that this is unnecessary and teaches children that they can get whatever they want, so it will only create problems in the future.
This man didn’t want that and he also wanted to be the last one to experience what it’s like to drive a F1 car, so the tears of the children behind him didn’t change his mind. Surprisingly, a lot of people considered him fair and weren’t mad that he made a child cry.
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A man was the last in line to be able to go on a drive in an exhibition and as he waited fair and square, he got in the car
Image credits: Ivan Radic (not the actual photo)
The viral video capturing the situation now has 10.3 million views and is the only video on the myrightmiddletoe TikTok account. It shows a man standing in line to go on a F1 test drive. It’s just a stationary car in front of a screen that creates an illusion of participating in a race.
A sign said that the exhibit closed at 4:55 PM and the man in the video was told he would be the last one taking the ride that day. Although the sign warned people to consider the closing time before joining the line, there was a girl waiting after him.
The girl’s parent asked the man to let her daughter go on the ride instead, but he had been waiting in the line before the girl and he wanted to try out the experience as much as her, so he refused. The video then showed the man trying out the F1 car and the girl standing behind it, crying.
The video attracted like-minded people as the majority of comments were applauding the man for his behavior, saying that they would do the same and that children need to learn that life won’t give them things just because they asked.
Despite a girl waiting behind him and asking if they could switch places
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Various resources online will support the statement and will encourage parents to treat children as adults. Belly Belly says that it helps build mutual respect, develop social skills, and teach them about consent.
Thuy Yau, a mom passionate about parenting, personal development and psychology, adds even more reasons to treat children as adults and stop saying “kids will be kids” to excuse their behavior.
She says that such treatment teaches kids responsibility, they do more than expected and they learn to believe in themselves, which increases their self-esteem, value and the importance of their actions. Another point that is related to the story, as it was mentioned in the comments of the video, is that “kids will understand that you can’t always get what you want.”
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Kellie Rastegar, who is also a mom and who runs a highly successful social platform for working mothers, explains why parents sometimes are reluctant to stop treating their kids as children: “The issue that comes with treating your children as adults is the fear that we are destroying our children’s beautiful innocence. And that we deny them the chance to feel the extreme joys of adolescence.”
She agrees that there must be balance and parents should not “not expose them to unnecessary realities that could cripple their childhood. But [they] must also ensure they are simultaneously prepared for the particular challenges of our modern age.”
The man went on the last ride that day and the girl was seen crying to most probably her dad
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While there are benefits to treating children as adults, as Kallie said, you can’t drop all the unfairness of the world on your child. Linda Inmon, Extension specialist for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, reminds parents that “children do not have the ability to perform complex reasoning, and they don’t always know how to handle a challenging situation or how to communicate their feelings.”
Learning takes time and every life stage has its expected achievements: “Children naturally want to please adults and follow in the footsteps of their mentors. We have to remember to allow children to accomplish this within their own timeframe as we provide guidance along the way.”
@myrightmiddletoeAs soon as this happened this sound came to my mind to use♬ original sound – Sunshynelove21
Do you think the girl in the video learnt a life lesson or was unnecessarily traumatized? Do you think the man was selfish or was it only fair for him to take the ride as he was also waiting in the line like everyone else? Do you agree with people in the comments who approved of the man’s actions? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
But people’s hearts weren’t touched by the tears and they believed that the man had every right to deny the kid a ride
It's one thing not for him not to give up his place, and he shouldn't be judged for that decision. Fair's fair. It's another to then mock and ridicule the child for being upset. And it's just evil to do that mocking all over the internet.
Exactly. It's okay to say no. But it's also okay for the little girl to be disappointed. She's young. I don't see anything that suggests the dad was an AH. He can ask, and the poster can say no. And the girl can be upset. Kids cry all the time, especially at the end of a busy day or when overstimulated as anyone who has been to Disney knows. She'll get over it and hopefully the father will talk to her about how we can't always have what we want. But, no need to shame a kid and post her image on the internet.
Load More Replies...You can deny people whatever but dont ridicule them online, she has the right to be upset if she was waiting
I think the one who caused this whole bad situation is the parent. They could have asked the guy out of earshot of the girl and not gotten her hopes up. They could have said to her "He's the last one. Oh well. Let's go do: (some other fun thing)", and not make a big deal of it. And I agree that the OP shouldn't have put her photo online. That wasn't cool.
Load More Replies...For info, this is in Edinburgh, at the National Museum of Scotland. Entry to the museum is free, you can get in the F1 for free and it's £1 to play the driving game. Just come early in the morning and it's usually empty.
Thank you, next time I get to visit Edinburgh I'll try to make it. Though I'll go to this BEFORE I go to the scotch whiskey heritage center...
Load More Replies...It is okay to ask, and it is okay to say no. Besides, it looks like the little girl might not be big enough to reach the pedals anyway according to the sign. I do believe that rubbing it in her face was on the mean side though.
It is not ok to ask, that is so rude, entitled, and disrespectful, you dont have the right to intrude on anyone.. do better.
Load More Replies...I cannot believe this guy is proud of himself and there are people justifying and encouraging his actions like he just did the most incredible thing on earth. Mocking a little kid??! Wtf!!!! I don't even have kids and I think this is disgusting.
The dude is an AH for mocking the kid, but he shouldn't be expected to give up his turn for a child. This is on the parent imo, the sign says when the ride closes, they should have gone early to ensure a ride. She looks too short anyway going by the sign that says "if you are under 137cm you may not be able to reach the peddles"
We got an email from my kids school today apologizing that kids feelings were hurt because they didn't get the parts they wanted in a school play. I responded back with "I hope this is taught as a life lesson that we don't always get what we want in life. No apologies needed for our family.". The teacher responded back with "We can always count on you and your family for keeping it real and raising your kids to be future responsible adults". The dad should have handled the kid's disappointment as a lessons learned.
Maybe he did. We don't know what he said to her when they got out of there and had a bit more privacy. But young kids will get disappointed and cry sometimes when they don't get what they want. That doesn't mean the parents are always giving in. It just may mean that the kid was already tired, or hungry, or overwhelmed at the event and didn't have the energy to handle the manner in a calmer manner in the moment. And the fact that the dad didn't deal with it in that moment while being videotaped doesn't mean he didn't handle it later. Frankly, I feel much like you do. Kids can't have everything they want and need to learn the world doesn't revolve around them. But, despite trying to instill those lessons my kid has definitely had the occasional cry over a disappointment, and that's okay too. His feelings are valid.
Load More Replies...Isn’t it illegal in Scotland to film someone without their permission? In Japan, police gets involved, especially if this someone is a minor.
I know it's legal in Canada. There's incidents at beaches and kids splash parks where I live with men filming children in bathing suits and parents will call police but they can't charge them with anything because "parents are choosing to bring their kids to a PUBLIC area." It's ridiculous. The officer did make some gross perv leave the park last time though to "avoid an escalating incident" and because it was "disrupting the peace" or something. I wish children had better protection from pedos and pervs. Some creepy guy was pretending to use his phone on the bus near us when I had two TODDLERS in a double buggy and I could completely tell when her raised it and I heard it take a picture. He did that twice and I glared at him snd said her father reeeeaaally won't like that and pulled out my phone to take his picture. He turned his body around away from us and immediate got off next stop. Nothing I can do about the pictures they get before you stop them and I really hate that.
Load More Replies...To be honest just looking at you males me think you're the AH. Your smirk. Your delight in getting the last ride. Your whole presence. Call me judge but OP has not made a good impression. You are the jerk. Also great that you posted pictures of a child crying, on the internet. Gross. Get a job.
Kids need to learn they can't get everything she'll learn from this experience and not become a spoiled brat later on and will probably be saved for more bad experiences if she acted spoiled I don't support the fact that this kid had her pictures posted like this because that's pretty dickish behavior by the guy but some people need to learn that being spoiled doesn't get them anything
Load More Replies...It's one thing not for him not to give up his place, and he shouldn't be judged for that decision. Fair's fair. It's another to then mock and ridicule the child for being upset. And it's just evil to do that mocking all over the internet.
Exactly. It's okay to say no. But it's also okay for the little girl to be disappointed. She's young. I don't see anything that suggests the dad was an AH. He can ask, and the poster can say no. And the girl can be upset. Kids cry all the time, especially at the end of a busy day or when overstimulated as anyone who has been to Disney knows. She'll get over it and hopefully the father will talk to her about how we can't always have what we want. But, no need to shame a kid and post her image on the internet.
Load More Replies...You can deny people whatever but dont ridicule them online, she has the right to be upset if she was waiting
I think the one who caused this whole bad situation is the parent. They could have asked the guy out of earshot of the girl and not gotten her hopes up. They could have said to her "He's the last one. Oh well. Let's go do: (some other fun thing)", and not make a big deal of it. And I agree that the OP shouldn't have put her photo online. That wasn't cool.
Load More Replies...For info, this is in Edinburgh, at the National Museum of Scotland. Entry to the museum is free, you can get in the F1 for free and it's £1 to play the driving game. Just come early in the morning and it's usually empty.
Thank you, next time I get to visit Edinburgh I'll try to make it. Though I'll go to this BEFORE I go to the scotch whiskey heritage center...
Load More Replies...It is okay to ask, and it is okay to say no. Besides, it looks like the little girl might not be big enough to reach the pedals anyway according to the sign. I do believe that rubbing it in her face was on the mean side though.
It is not ok to ask, that is so rude, entitled, and disrespectful, you dont have the right to intrude on anyone.. do better.
Load More Replies...I cannot believe this guy is proud of himself and there are people justifying and encouraging his actions like he just did the most incredible thing on earth. Mocking a little kid??! Wtf!!!! I don't even have kids and I think this is disgusting.
The dude is an AH for mocking the kid, but he shouldn't be expected to give up his turn for a child. This is on the parent imo, the sign says when the ride closes, they should have gone early to ensure a ride. She looks too short anyway going by the sign that says "if you are under 137cm you may not be able to reach the peddles"
We got an email from my kids school today apologizing that kids feelings were hurt because they didn't get the parts they wanted in a school play. I responded back with "I hope this is taught as a life lesson that we don't always get what we want in life. No apologies needed for our family.". The teacher responded back with "We can always count on you and your family for keeping it real and raising your kids to be future responsible adults". The dad should have handled the kid's disappointment as a lessons learned.
Maybe he did. We don't know what he said to her when they got out of there and had a bit more privacy. But young kids will get disappointed and cry sometimes when they don't get what they want. That doesn't mean the parents are always giving in. It just may mean that the kid was already tired, or hungry, or overwhelmed at the event and didn't have the energy to handle the manner in a calmer manner in the moment. And the fact that the dad didn't deal with it in that moment while being videotaped doesn't mean he didn't handle it later. Frankly, I feel much like you do. Kids can't have everything they want and need to learn the world doesn't revolve around them. But, despite trying to instill those lessons my kid has definitely had the occasional cry over a disappointment, and that's okay too. His feelings are valid.
Load More Replies...Isn’t it illegal in Scotland to film someone without their permission? In Japan, police gets involved, especially if this someone is a minor.
I know it's legal in Canada. There's incidents at beaches and kids splash parks where I live with men filming children in bathing suits and parents will call police but they can't charge them with anything because "parents are choosing to bring their kids to a PUBLIC area." It's ridiculous. The officer did make some gross perv leave the park last time though to "avoid an escalating incident" and because it was "disrupting the peace" or something. I wish children had better protection from pedos and pervs. Some creepy guy was pretending to use his phone on the bus near us when I had two TODDLERS in a double buggy and I could completely tell when her raised it and I heard it take a picture. He did that twice and I glared at him snd said her father reeeeaaally won't like that and pulled out my phone to take his picture. He turned his body around away from us and immediate got off next stop. Nothing I can do about the pictures they get before you stop them and I really hate that.
Load More Replies...To be honest just looking at you males me think you're the AH. Your smirk. Your delight in getting the last ride. Your whole presence. Call me judge but OP has not made a good impression. You are the jerk. Also great that you posted pictures of a child crying, on the internet. Gross. Get a job.
Kids need to learn they can't get everything she'll learn from this experience and not become a spoiled brat later on and will probably be saved for more bad experiences if she acted spoiled I don't support the fact that this kid had her pictures posted like this because that's pretty dickish behavior by the guy but some people need to learn that being spoiled doesn't get them anything
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