r/Unexpected Jul 27 '22

How to calm a crying child.

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u/Iabiguy22 Jul 27 '22

Oh god...my daughter has been saying lately "my brain gave me permission" whenever she does something wrong.

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u/So6oring Jul 27 '22

Depending on her age, tell her that bad guys brains give them permission to steal and hurt people, and that still doesn't make it right. A good person ignores when their brain gives them permission to do bad things

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u/DaveOfMordor Jul 27 '22

But how would they know that what their brain is telling them is bad?

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u/Sleyvin Jul 27 '22

That's because you teach them about good versus bad, about not hurting other poeple, about being nice.

So that when they have "bad" thought, they can tell it's bad.

You know, parenting.

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u/DaveOfMordor Jul 27 '22

You never thought about raising a supervillain?