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I'm the mom in that viral Giants clip. Let me tell you about my husband

609 points · 241 comments · minimaxir

minimaxir · 1790439174 · focus · HN ↗
Viral clip in question: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@espnatbat/video/7688719334973230366" rel="nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@espnatbat/video/7688719334973230366
Article is about the impact of social media pile-ons (and has been getting praise within tech) so it is within scope for HN.
1. Quothling · 1790442965 · focus · HN ↗
  I'm Danish, but how is this terrible? I should show these people a video of my twins sleeping in a snow covered trolley outside the bar I was having a beer and a board game by the window at.
  1. kulahan · 1790450780 · focus · HN ↗
    Danes being willing to leave their kids unattended outside, as good as it may be in practice, is a horrifying idea to people in the US at least, and is liable to get Child Protection Services called on you. Different culture.
    einaralex · 1790454725 · focus · HN ↗
    Sad world to live in
    kulahan · 1790473316 · focus · HN ↗
    Agreed. I grew up living for the weekends. I’d wake up, crush some cereal while watching cartoons, and then I’d run out the door to find my friends. I’d usually be home by dark. Or I’d call and tell my mom I was sleeping over at a friend’s house and I’d be back in the morning. She might literally not see me for 30+ hours even when I was in elementary school.
    We’d spend our time playing spies and hiding in the bushes watching neighbors do whatever, or looking for crawfish in the creek, or just breaking sticks on trees in the woods lol.
    dlcarrier · 1790462664 · focus · HN ↗
    In the US, CPS will go after you, even if you're just doing what's normal in our culture, as long as one single person doesn't like it.
    Someone in my area was in her apartment doing dishes while her kid was playing in the playground in the apartment complex's common area in front of the unit. (<a href="https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sacramento-mother-faces-child-endangerment-charges-for-allowing-4-year-old-son-to-play-outside-alone/" rel="nofollow">https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sacramento-mother-faces-ch...) Someone called CPS and complained that she was inside, while her kid was outside. Even though most anyone would agree it was a nuisance call, they still charged her and opened a case, telling her that if her child is ever out of her direct sight, she'll be violation of the rule they just made up.
    Nothing stops CPS from making up their own rules. There's even an effort to specify in each states' laws that parents letting children roam free isn't legally endangerment, but despite having such language in their laws, a mom was recently prosecuted in Virginia, for similarly letting her child roam within a gated common area. (<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-mom-child-abuse-conviction-walking-alone-karyann-parkinson/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-mom-child-abuse-convic...)
    em-bee · 1790463808 · focus · HN ↗
    virginia mom is discussed here: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49550174">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49550174

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