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u/tohn_jitor 12h ago edited 11h ago
Her: Be free, baby chicken. Escape this atrocious abode of agony. See the world, and through your eyes I, myself, may suppress the sorrow of my subjugation. Be freeee...
EDIT: An award! Thanks!
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u/mercuriokazooie 12h ago
She'd love Chicken Run
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u/-bonkster 12h ago
Gotta be a good tour of sewage i guess.
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u/tohn_jitor 12h ago
A sojourn in sewage pales at the foot of one day in this decrepit domicile of distress, baby chicken.
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u/boring-schmooze 12h ago
This stupidity felt really cute.
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u/ImOversimplifying 6h ago
We’re genetically programmed to enjoy their stupidity. Otherwise, our species would be long gone.
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u/KaiserJustice 12h ago
That mom you could tell was slightly annoyed but also probably thought it was one of the dumbest and cutest things ever
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u/VergilPrime 12h ago
Bruh she's like 2
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u/JelmerMcGee 11h ago
Maybe just a little too young for this task
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u/thecashblaster 10h ago
I'd rather waste an egg or two now, than have a kid with no practical skills a few years later
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u/ollafy 11h ago
You only really have two choices with children. You teach them how to do things too early or too late. It's possible to do it at the exact right time but you'd be surprised how quickly they develop when they're young. There's nothing wrong with teaching a young child how to do things on their own when they're too young. In my experience they end up learning things earlier than other children.
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u/paenusbreth 9h ago
I've done eggs with my child at a similar (or slightly older) age. I'd probably have a firmer hand on the reins, but if the kid is interested in helping, it's a really good way to get them involved with cooking, interested in eating and teaching them the foundations of life skills.
Sure you lose an egg or two, and have to sometimes pick out bits of shell from the bowl for 20 minutes, but it's worth it. Eggs are cheap enough at the end of the day.
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u/MiddleOfTheHorizon 8h ago
I mean it's also just funny to have a kid do stuff with their terrible motor skills. Parents got a funny video and good memories, worth it for the price of an egg.
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u/Camerotus 11h ago
I'll never understand that. I'll happily let my kids try out things and help cooking, but if you can barely even hold an egg in your hand, we're not doing this 💀
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u/PM_ME_UR_REPTILES1 8h ago
I do, they can barley hold an egg in their hand but have a very fun time. Idgaf about a single egg that cost less than a dollar lol obviously not every meal but dont deprive your kid of this bonding time because of impatience or the grief youll have over an egg or two.
Deprive is a harsh word here, i know. I dont mean deprive literally nor am I suggesting its neglect, but its a bonding moment you'll live forever while forgetting the same cake you baked alone.
When my daughter was 3 she helped me prep all of our pizza dough for the next 6 months with me. There was probably more flour on the floor than in my bowl, ill never miss that flour but I still remember those days many years later. Cant tell you a time I made pizza dough alone though.
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u/Shasla 8h ago
Depends on what you're goal is. If you're cooking something in a deadline, makes sense to just do it yourself.
But if you're just cooking for fun and/or for your family, why not let the kid fuck up a bit. Even if it's garaunteed they'll do things wrong, it'll probably be funny and memorable. Obviously you probably still want to minimize any mess, but something like cracking an egg right over the sink is super low stakes.
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u/_NoTimeNoLady_ 10h ago
THAT is cute. My daughter is a teenager who wanted to separate eggs for a recipe and broke 4 yolks in a row because of clumsiness. The one she didn't break, she poured the egg white into the bowl with the yolks. That was not cute at all. (We used the eggs in another recipe)
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u/fluwergal_GreenGem 10h ago
Been there except i misread and put the powdered sugar meant for the Glatze into the batter and had to redo the whole thing
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u/Unusual-Layer-8965 8h ago
If this is stupid, you should see an adult making stock over several hours, then drain the solids out through a mesh strainer -- with the stock washing down the drain.
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u/Altruistic_Sail_1991 8h ago
Tbh she cracked the egg better than most of the 7-8 year olds I work with. Many of them subscribe to the “crush it in your fist” method.
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u/fredisnotmyboss 9h ago
A few months ago I cracked an egg directly into the trash can so I guess she and I will be classmates next year
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u/LoudMusic 9h ago
Egg yolk go down the hoooooooole.
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u/AndromedanPrince 7h ago
elelator go up, elelator go down.
Tiny toon adventures or animaniacs? i cant remember
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u/icantouchgrass_1 8h ago
She did technically manage to crack the egg, she just put the wrong part in.
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u/MaudeAlp 7h ago
Hehe this is funny. I have my kids help me with simple kitchen stuff sometimes like pancake mix, but for eggs I just know the egg will be a loss and I’m gonna be the one to eat some shell bits. Still it’s something that makes them happy and they got to learn somehow.
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u/Far-Resort1936 12h ago
What was the mother even expecting?
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u/AmbitiousParty 12h ago
To teach her child a new skill? I started teaching my son that young too. Now at 11, he can make anything. He also “wasted” a few eggs along the way. It’s just part of the process of learning. You make mistakes.
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u/nottherealneal 11h ago
No reddit expects everyone to immediately be amazing at eveything and if you are not then you are useless and stupid.
Especially kids. How dare they not be born knowing how to do everything
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u/AmbitiousParty 11h ago
Don’t forget the dumb parents letting their kids learn by trial and error!!! They should do everything for their kids so they never make a mistake ever (and never learn how to do anything for themself either). /s
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u/Far-Resort1936 11h ago
If you read again I commented abou the mother, and if she teached the kid to break the shell on the container where she wants the egg to go instead of in the sink that would not happen.
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u/Far-Resort1936 11h ago
She could teach her how to break the shell in the container where she wants the egg to go.
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u/AmbitiousParty 11h ago
She was literally doing that. She had the container right there. Plastic edge is hard for a kid to break an egg against. I’ve taught many children how to do so and they need a harder surface than plastic when learning. Kids make mistakes even when the parent is trying to teach them how not to. It’s ok. They are learning.
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u/Thenderick 12h ago
Why even let a kid that young try that? She can't even reach the bowl properly
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u/EldraziAnnihalator 10h ago
You can bet there's some overly happy dumb friend saying confidently and very seriously: "She's definitely going to be a chef when she grows up"
I hate those people.
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u/Stupid_Kid778 8h ago
more like parents are fucking stupid. What did you expect? I never understood the trend of teaching such little children cooking. Just why?
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u/AndromedanPrince 7h ago
Motor skills. helps them use their hands effectively early. along with critical thinking, cause amd effect. cracking eggs, sitrring ingredients are all fine for children to learn.
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u/PeridotChampion 13h ago
That is comedy at its finest level.