Kids: Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds

By Anon - 08/02/2017 05:00 - Australia

Today, my 33-year-old brother told my 10-year-old daughter that clouds are made by factories blowing smoke. My daughter laughed at him and he got upset. He still believed my dad's lie from 25 years ago. FML

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You deserved it 667

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WCARlover 34

Tuesday 7 February 2017 20:06

What kind of person would think that clouds are smoke?! They're clearly little bits of unflavored cotton candy.

mcruff 12

Tuesday 7 February 2017 20:21

I definitely knew what made clouds by the time i was 8...

Comments

WCARlover 34

Tuesday 7 February 2017 20:06

What kind of person would think that clouds are smoke?! They're clearly little bits of unflavored cotton candy.

Magnoxidans 19

Tuesday 7 February 2017 20:07

Wow sounds like you shouldn't have him teaching your daughter anything about the real world if he believed that as an adult..!

mcruff 12

Tuesday 7 February 2017 20:21

I definitely knew what made clouds by the time i was 8...

RodzillaX 30

Tuesday 7 February 2017 20:38

That's what happens when your head is in the clouds.

swervelol 28

Tuesday 7 February 2017 22:31

My grandpa tried to tell me when I was little that the factories produced steam not clouds and I sassily replied "grandpa, look outside, what do you see? CLOUDS. It's a cloud factory." They still bring it up so I definitely feel for him

Chemystery 0

Wednesday 8 February 2017 0:16

Just be glad your daughter didn't inherit the dumb gene

rodfergie 18

Wednesday 8 February 2017 0:57

That's a whole lot of scary. He's 33 and believed that? How does he function in the real world?

Soninuva 41

Wednesday 8 February 2017 1:22

It's not that surprising, actually. When children are young, they expect their parents to know everything, and be honest about serious matters. The problem is that they sometimes can't tell when adults are joking, or messing with them, and take it to heart. If they never hear otherwise, or find reason to challenge that belief, it's not surprising for them to carry it well into adulthood.

alternative-facts 6

Wednesday 8 February 2017 4:43

How do you know the grandfather was messing with the brother? Maybe HE didn't know what clouds are made of either. Which is pretty darn pathetic. Clouds are not that complicated--easier than explaining why the sky is blue.