By Anonymous - 24/11/2016 13:17 - United States - New York

Today, on Thanksgiving, I asked my kid what she is thankful for. "My tablet." I had just told her I was thankful for her. FML
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I'm thankful for parents that don't ask me trick questions just to feed their ego.

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RichardPencil 30

You should be thankful that your child recognizes blatant compliment-fishing when she sees it.

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CSSDimian 6

that's what you get for trying to force a child to respond in a specific way.

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RichardPencil 30

Take the hint and buy yourself an iPad. Then you'll realize what a disappointment children are by comparison.

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the_bammit 5

When you go fishing you might catch something you didn't really want but that's what happens. If you format your question better you might have gotten the response you wanted. Plus who cares? You shouldn't be worrying about if your kid likes you, you are not their friend/peer.

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kristinjeaneen 21

I'd be thankful my kid didn't suck up to me and say she was thankful for me just because I said I was thankful for her first. At least she's honest. Not to mention, she's a kid. When I was a kid I wasn't thankful for the people in my life because in my carefree happiness, I was too young to realize that all the good people in my life wouldn't be there one day. Let her enjoy that young feeling.

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TheNewGuy03 28

Sorry, but you're not going to win this one. Besides the obvious compliment-fishing, kids are ruthless savages when it comes to speaking -- there are no filters.

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Kendrah18 19

The world is going to hell in a hand basket. My kid(s) won't know what a tablet is until they're in their teens and have a good reason to be on one. Sickening.

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Crystal55621 19

Going a little overboard. Take it down a notch, we're talking about a child here.

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Catdragon 40

I think it's time parents actually start parenting their kids instead of giving them electronics to keep them busy. Not only is there a lot of bad things on the internet, but there are sexual predators too. That's why you should keep them off of it until they are responsible and old enough.

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Lisamariexd 4

Or all those educational games that teach them to read/write/do math in a way that seems fun...

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devinaww 15

Maybe she didn't wanna sound lame and copy you...... Not sure what age your kid is, but when I was a teenager I didn't say sappy things Still don't, actually

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