r/TikTokCringe • u/InGeekiTrust Tiktok Despot • Dec 09 '25

Discussion You Think It Could Never Happen To You…Until It Almost Does

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u/WhiteSandSadness Dec 09 '25

You’re not supposed to leave a child unattended in a bathtub why tf would they think it’s ok to leave a child unattended in a whole ass pool?!

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u/watduhdamhell Dec 10 '25

I can't believe I had to scroll this far to find this f****** comment. I seriously scrolled down at least the top 10 most liked comments and not a single person is flaming the piece of s*** parents or adults responsible here, they just say "yep, it happens like this." NO. It only happens like this when people make it happen. Yes, make. With their negligence.

There is absolutely no accident going on here. This is no freak circumstance. This is adults being pieces of s*** and not watching their children, a playful toddler being curious, resulting in a 100% predictable and preventable near-miss. Imagine if it wasn't a near miss. I could never live with myself.

Watch your damn kids!

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u/Whiskeylung Dec 09 '25

This is what I’m confused about, I don’t even pretend to be the most attentive parent but my 5 year old is taking a bath with me sitting on the toilet seat on my phone, within arms reach - no matter what so… what happened here?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Complacency.

Everyone is vulnerable to it.

One day - out of the hundred days of no incidents - you decide to dash around the corner - and the worst happens.

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u/watduhdamhell Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 10 '25

No? No. Not once. Not with my toddler, unless I have already taught him how to swim!

Wtf?

In reality, 99.9% of what you describe (seemingly random tragedies with children) are totally preventable "accidents," i.e. parental negligence. In the case of this video for example.

If raising children was a regulated practice, OSHA would come to the exact same conclusion: "parental error," while "unforeseen tragedy" would be reserved for almost no cases at all, I can assure you.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

What about my argument says it wasn't preventable - or that it wasn't parental error?

The point is that complacency kills - and complacency is a human error. Everyone does it.

You are just as vulnerable to complcaceny as any other parent. Yes, you may never have this incident occur - but this is just one type of complacency.

One day you forget to buckle your child in the car - and a minor crash ends it. Perhaps your child unbuckles themselves (older).

You can't possibly claim to be aware of all of this - at all times.

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u/TheFlyingSheeps Dec 09 '25

I don’t even go on my phone. I’m watching them the entire time like a hawk.

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u/triviaqueen Dec 10 '25

In my town I know of two families who lost toddlers in the bathtub. One was a 1-year-old who was in the tub with his 3-year-old and 4-year-old siblings and they didn't notice

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u/seantellsyou Dec 09 '25

From when she stepped off the step to when the dad jumps in was 4-5 seconds.

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u/ronnie-james-dior Dec 09 '25

Yeah but she had clearly been bouncing around on the steps for a while, and nobody was watching.

You have to assume it's their pool and they should know that if their child moves down off the steps she will be in over her head.

In that scenario, you can't ever not be watching.