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By SadDad - 22/09/2012 18:11 - United States - Alexandria

Today, I came home to find my eight-year-old son had basically set fire to the kitchen, after trying to practice some kind of stupid shit he'd seen on TV called "fire bending." FML

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By Anonymous - 13/08/2019 18:01

Today, I was visiting my 8-year-old nephew, who told me he learned about fire safety today. I asked him what he'd do if there was a fire right now. He pushed me out of the way and I fell over, then he ran over me and out the front door, leaving me on the floor in pain. FML

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dino_cookie4 7

Sunday 23 September 2012 2:26

Thats avatar. I always liked that show when o was young though.

FlamingTacos 7

Sunday 23 September 2012 2:27

So he's a water bender?

Comments

SariEverna 2

Sunday 23 September 2012 4:34

Fire bending is not "stupid shit". Your son, on the other hand.... Let's just say most of us had already figured out that cartoons weren't real by that point.

SuiGeneris01 2

Sunday 23 September 2012 4:40

You leave your 8 year old unattended?

simonsaysYDI 8

Sunday 23 September 2012 4:41

REALLY?? None of you people asking why he was alone were EVER left alone when you were 8? I find this hard to believe o_o.

French_Toast_fml 3

Sunday 23 September 2012 4:47

Chill out. He's just 8. If he were 16, then that would be a time to be concerned.

ElricMustang 23

Sunday 23 September 2012 4:48

Are you kidding? It doesn't matter how old you are. I would choose to watch that over anything else. And we all know we tried to bend an element after watching the show.