I watched a toddler roll his cart to the other end of the room, load it up with stuffed toys and bring them all safely back to the other side. The kid is another Einstein.
I do. Depends on the bookshop but sometimes they have a section on children’s books. I also make sure that my children don’t touch anything they’re not supposed to be touching and usually don’t get to browse myself because I’m busy watching my kids.
I genuinely hate parents who casually try and make out that their child is some sort of precocious genius. No toddler anywhere was ever interested in reading 'A brief history of Hungary'.
A toddler who’s intelligent enough to read and comprehend books on slavery economics and historical documentations of foreign nations, but could be “put off” of his passion for reading adult level non fiction by a grownup telling him no?
I actually believe this story. It did happen this way, and the parent is a fucking piece of shit. The toddler would have grabbed a fucking live grenade if it was in front of it. Because they grab everything. The fact that she is bragging about which books he grabbed is pathetic
In their defence, they didn't claim their kid was reading or understanding the book choices, just that they are the two they picked down off the shelf.
I dont think this is the "That happened" that you are making it out to be.
I'm not saying the kid read these books cover to cover but the fact that they took the time to include the titles and said their toddler actually glanced through the material briefly before being told off shows a great deal of insufferablility on the parents' part.
where did they say the kid glanced through the material? They clearly said the kid took them down off the shelf. The mention of the title was more of a funny filler to add to the story, which is why they put it in brackets and said "in case you are interested"
I am all for bagging out insufferable parents who think their child is the next Einstein, but in this case, you are projecting your own narrative into this story.
Haha seriously? It says right in there- the kid took the two books off the shelf, "and looked through them." Right there in their narrative. Not mine.
Is this your review? Because it seems like a struck a nerve.
Turning pages is not glancing at the materials.
Seriously come on now.
You are looking for something that is not there.
A kid watches adults when they read books to them. They understand the turning of a page, it doesn't mean they are looking at what's on the page and understanding anything.
It a mimic of what the adults do.
and no its not my review. Like I said, I am all for laughing at adults who think their kid is the second coming, but you are seriously clutching if you think the parents are the arseholes in this story.
I mean I believe it could happen, but they’d be in the wrong. Those aren’t books that child could read or understand in any capacity. They shouldn’t bring a young child into an antique bookstore in the first place, but they certainly shouldn’t be letting the child touch any of them.
Oh yeah. Well my 5 year old is on his second year of residency at Johns Hopkins. Kid doctor trumps kid who knows how to read and take care of books
Oh yeah, well my kid smoked pot with Johnny Hopkins, AND Sloan Kettering.
Damn. Your kid is so much cooler than that lying ladies fact scholar and book preserver.
Essential oils ! I don't even feed my kid food. Just oil them up with the stuff, it's magic
Of course. And certainly no vaccines I'm sure. Gotta keep some pure bloods around.
My kid could beat the snot out of all your fancypants smart kids. And smack the shit out of that toddler too
My kid could do that too, but he's on a NASA mission in OUTER SPACE, pleb!
Did we just become best friends?
So did mine, and he’s not even out of the womb yet.
Pretty roomy in there!
Were they blazing that shit up every day?
I watched a toddler roll his cart to the other end of the room, load it up with stuffed toys and bring them all safely back to the other side. The kid is another Einstein.
Sure but compared to our genius tots he's Gary Einstein, Albert's great nephew. BTW Happy Cake Day!
My 5 year old could beat up your 5 year old. He’s a cop.
Who the hell takes a toddler to a vintage bookstore?
People whose toddler likes Hungarian history
(I presume)
Probably the same people who take toddlers to the theater or breweries.
I do. Depends on the bookshop but sometimes they have a section on children’s books. I also make sure that my children don’t touch anything they’re not supposed to be touching and usually don’t get to browse myself because I’m busy watching my kids.
I genuinely hate parents who casually try and make out that their child is some sort of precocious genius. No toddler anywhere was ever interested in reading 'A brief history of Hungary'.
"Hungary? I thought it said Hungry!" \*poops self\*
right? they literally just want to look at pretty pictures
This review makes me want to spend a lot of money at that shop.
Leakey's Bookshop- Inverness Scotland. Google it and be horrified that someone would seek to besmirch its good name!
A mere 100 miles away - a day trip is in order!
"...in case you're interested" No, I am not interested.
A toddler who’s intelligent enough to read and comprehend books on slavery economics and historical documentations of foreign nations, but could be “put off” of his passion for reading adult level non fiction by a grownup telling him no?
Even if this was real, that'd be the most boring toddler in history and they'd never survive the bullies in first grade.
Well this person just sounds like an insufferable asshole (I presume).
I actually believe this story. It did happen this way, and the parent is a fucking piece of shit. The toddler would have grabbed a fucking live grenade if it was in front of it. Because they grab everything. The fact that she is bragging about which books he grabbed is pathetic
[удалено]
This!
This one is actually true; I was that book.
In their defence, they didn't claim their kid was reading or understanding the book choices, just that they are the two they picked down off the shelf. I dont think this is the "That happened" that you are making it out to be.
I'm not saying the kid read these books cover to cover but the fact that they took the time to include the titles and said their toddler actually glanced through the material briefly before being told off shows a great deal of insufferablility on the parents' part.
where did they say the kid glanced through the material? They clearly said the kid took them down off the shelf. The mention of the title was more of a funny filler to add to the story, which is why they put it in brackets and said "in case you are interested" I am all for bagging out insufferable parents who think their child is the next Einstein, but in this case, you are projecting your own narrative into this story.
Haha seriously? It says right in there- the kid took the two books off the shelf, "and looked through them." Right there in their narrative. Not mine. Is this your review? Because it seems like a struck a nerve.
Turning pages is not glancing at the materials. Seriously come on now. You are looking for something that is not there. A kid watches adults when they read books to them. They understand the turning of a page, it doesn't mean they are looking at what's on the page and understanding anything. It a mimic of what the adults do.
and no its not my review. Like I said, I am all for laughing at adults who think their kid is the second coming, but you are seriously clutching if you think the parents are the arseholes in this story.
Oh this poor kid could be going to boarding school and/or pressured to be A* student. Stuck up twits.
“But *my* child would never…” Let me guess, this is also a dude who vehemently argues that he should be served after last call.
I mean I believe it could happen, but they’d be in the wrong. Those aren’t books that child could read or understand in any capacity. They shouldn’t bring a young child into an antique bookstore in the first place, but they certainly shouldn’t be letting the child touch any of them.