Jimmy Kimmel's "I ate all your halloween candy"

[mi*vida*loca]

Your kids like you making them cry as a prank and then saying it's a joke? Hmmn.

I'm sorry. I misread your post. I thought you said if I would kick him to the curb if he pranked ME.

 

[AppleDumpling]

Call me a mean mom, but my first impression is this is funny. These kids are adorable (how cute is the one in the T-Rex costume?), but some seem like spoiled brats.

Of course you have to know your own kids, but I don't think a one-time prank will scar them for life. Even so, if my child reacted by bursting out crying and throwing themselves on the floor, I don't think I'd be sending it to a talk show host to post on the internet.

 

[MrsCobraBubbles]

I want to like them, because I think Jimmy Kimmel is funny, but I just can't. As the parent of a child with autism, I can't relate to doing something like this to my kids, it seems so cruel. Maybe it's ok to do to typical kids, but I can only imagine the aftermath if someone tried to do this to my son. Personally, I feel that pulling stunts like that can seriously mess with a kids head in lasting ways. Kids need to feel loved and secure, it's necessary for proper brain development.

 

[Jafar30]

I think they're funny.

 

[Skywalker]

Yeah not my cup of tea but I can see how it would be funny. I don't think its particularly cruel - it's not like they are being told a loved one was dead or anything. They are reacting to Halloween Candy for goodness sake.

 

[mom2rtk]

They did a local news story here last week about a high school that told students from the school had just died in a car accident because someone was texting while driving. While I see the need to get the attention of kids on this matter, I'm not a fan of their methods.

And it made me think of this thread!

 

[mummabear]

Just because a child is taught something over and over, it doesn't mean they have mastered it yet. Some kids, especially those with disabilities, impulse control issues, etc, take a while to learn something. I'm not saying this is what you're doing, but it really bothers me when people assume that parents are not working on teaching their kids good behavior just because they see a kid misbehaving. It takes time and often involves baby steps.

I totally agree, DD2 1/2 goes to a toddler "ballet" class(parents participate too) it just fun stuff like running in your tip toes while flapping butterfly wings etc. She has gone since she was born because her two older sisters did it before her, I never had trouble with my older two but this one would do stuff like when it was time to get the butterfly wings run and jump into the box of the to stop other kids getting them, I would pull her out and make her wait for others to get theirs then she would grab everything left in the box and throw them, then I would make her pick up everyone before she did her flapping her wings, sometimes he flapping wings dance was done before she was finished.
She loved/loves "ballet" always asks if it's ballet day etc but every session was a battle for an entire year then boom something clicked now she's fine.
But I'm sure if someone came on a one off visit during that year they would have thought my kid was a brat.

 

[Liberty Belle]

If a child had any one of those issues I would hope their parents would realize a prank that might upset them isn't worth the 5 seconds it may or may not get shown on Kimmel. I cringe seeing the kids who hit or get extremely nasty because the parent really should have thought better then to submit it for the world to see especially if they have a disability that lead to them acting that way.

Yes, I agree. I was speaking more in general terms (if you see a child misbehaving in a store, or when visiting your child's school, etc).

 

[wilkeliza]

They did a local news story here last week about a high school that told students from the school had just died in a car accident because someone was texting while driving. While I see the need to get the attention of kids on this matter, I'm not a fan of their methods.

And it made me think of this thread!

They've been doing these for years. I'm pretty sure while in that moment it makes kids rethink things once they get back in their cars it is no big deal again and they won't be the one because they know the mock crash was fake and still think it can't possibly be them because they "safely" drive while distracted.

 

[Magpie]

We watched the video last night, finally. While I did laugh at some of it, I don't think I will ever watch another of these videos.

I didn't like it. Hearing all those kids crying kind of made me want to cry, too. I couldn't have done this to my kids, and my husband says he couldn't either. And in fact, this morning, he commented to me that, having thought it over, he didn't like the video either.

And we agreed that we're both kind of ticked off at the mother who said to her hysterical child, "You can't talk to me like that!" Seriously, lady? You set this situation up, and now you're mad that the child is calling you out on it?

For me, it's not about the Halloween candy. It's about trust and betrayal. And even though people say it's just candy, a betrayal of trust cuts right to the core of a person. And yes, it probably can be made all better with a hug. return of the candy, and the family watching the clips together, and laughing about it together in the years to come... but none of that makes it worth doing, in my opinion.

The few times I ever made my kids cry, it was for a very good reason (shots, discipline, safety or health-related reasons). Never just for my amusement or entertainment.

 

[Wishing on a star]

IMHO, it is never, ever, ever, okay to do something like this and to lie and prank and cause stress to somebody else, 'or one's own personal entertaiment.
Especially for an adult to use a child to fulfill their own 'issues'.

 

[gwynne]

They did a local news story here last week about a high school that told students from the school had just died in a car accident because someone was texting while driving. While I see the need to get the attention of kids on this matter, I'm not a fan of their methods.

And it made me think of this thread!

An educational professional should be able to communicate with students about an important issue without turning the whole thing into a sick game.

 

[Magpie]

Any parent who has a kid hit them because of this is doing something wrong. And, before it's pointed out, yes..the kid could have some disability..but I believe they are also taught the basics like don't lie, don't steal, don't hit..

Eh... that seems like a bit of a sweeping statement to me. When my son was a preschooler, he would sometimes start swinging when he was in the middle of a tantrum. He'd also bang his forehead on the floor. And believe me, I definitely tried to teach him not to hit himself or others. Learning self-control took time. He was a work in progress for many, many years (and I'm very proud of the man he's become).

The way I see it... If you're on video lying to your kids, claiming to have stolen their property, in a deliberate effort to make them cry for the amusement of strangers... Well, I'm not going to judge the quality of your parenting on whether or not your kid takes a swing at you.

Lying, stealing and then hitting... might as well go for the trifecta, no?

 

[Magpie]

I want to like them, because I think Jimmy Kimmel is funny, but I just can't. As the parent of a child with autism, I can't relate to doing something like this to my kids, it seems so cruel. Maybe it's ok to do to typical kids, but I can only imagine the aftermath if someone tried to do this to my son. Personally, I feel that pulling stunts like that can seriously mess with a kids head in lasting ways. Kids need to feel loved and secure, it's necessary for proper brain development.

I don't think it's okay to do to typical kids, either.

 

[Magpie]

An educational professional should be able to communicate with students about an important issue without turning the whole thing into a sick game.

I agree. Lying and emotional manipulation don't seem like good tactics with which to drive home a lesson, especially with teens.

I'd vote for using real stories about real people, and no cheap tricks.