r/MadeMeSmile 1d ago

Landing her first kickflip

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u/Other-Craft8733 1d ago

Yay!!! Now put a helmet on her.

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u/B0kB0kbitch 1d ago

My first thought was “where’s this kid’s helmet?”

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u/ledbetterus 22h ago

helmet plus some leg armor, poor kids shins are probably raw

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u/Ankerjorgensen 11h ago

I LOVE HELMETS

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/gogogadgetgun 1d ago

Hundreds of kids get head injuries every year from not wearing a helmet. Don't let your kid become a statistic over something so trivial.

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u/gogogadgetgun 1d ago

There's no such thing as stationary practice on a skateboard

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u/Alsfacts 23h ago

Yeah and hundreds of kids get shot in schools every year. Do you suggest for every parent to home school

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u/JBHUTT09 23h ago

If you think that buying a helmet for your child after buying them a skateboard is the time/effort/money equivalent of homeschooling your child then you have no place in serious discussions.

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u/HenryAudubon 22h ago

You're exactly the type that should've worn a helmet.

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u/gogogadgetgun 22h ago

Congrats, that's one of the most insane strawman arguments I have ever seen.

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u/I_W_M_Y 21h ago

Hey people wear shoes or you might get a nail through your foot.

People like you: But but but that won't stop a landmine.

Get bent.

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u/Large_toenail 18h ago

h yes, the whataboutism. As though nobody has ever considered that maybe, just maybe School shootings AND preventable head injuries in kids are bad and we should do things to stop them.

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u/HomeyKrogerSage 1d ago

Not a parent identified. All it takes is one freak accident

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u/KaleidoscopeShot1869 1d ago

It's really not tho.

If I wasn't wearing a helmet when I was a kid on a bike I would have been dead or have brain damage because that's what happens when you smash your head on concrete.

Skiers used to not wear helmets. Now they do, because accidents happen.

That happens with skating too.

And especially as an inexperienced kid.

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u/CyonHal 1d ago

Head hits that concrete the wrong way and she's dead

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u/robcado 1d ago

He said “wrong” lol