Opinion: Suffering Kids Are Not Funny

boo hoo waah waah, git a life

I agree with you Michele! I still read the stories, but I hate all the weirdos in the comments...

I read this article, and then viewed the clip. The child was in no real danger, yes he whined a bit, but was happy when telling his story of how his toys got stuck, and how he got stuck... LOL yes, I'll laugh at this, I am the mother of four. We have to find the humor in life. The thankfulness of the child when he was "saved" as he put it... what mother would not find this sweet? If people looked at the small stuff with a little humor, maybe we would all be better off. In the years to come I feel this little boy will see this and have a good laugh himself.

This is horrific! These people should be at least educated in what it means to emotionally abuse a child. They were emotionally abusing their child and then posting it as if they did nothing wrong! How sick is that?! I could only watch a few seconds of it before it made me sick to my stomach.

I really find it interesting that we seem to have lost our ability to laugh at ourselves and others without first attaching some PC reason to the incident so everyone is aware that we have searched deep for the meaning and social implications of it before we burst out laughing! I do not need someone to tell me when I can laugh. For that reason, I will continue to do so without guilt!

@ the video with the toddler I dont believe he was being abused. His parents didnt mock him. His parents walked him through the events reflecting the entire time on how he got into trouble, how to get out, and how not to do it again. The video of the two toddlers smoking pot in their grandmothers house in Texas about two years ago, was abuse. Please use your energy constructively to build a sincere awareness and solutions against the disease of domestic violence and child abuse dont waste the platform.

Sorry, I don't think this is funny at all...He was in distress, parents are supposed to be there to keep their kids safe and not use them as toys! It would be like thinking it's funny to hold him under water!! Sick!

People need to relax a little. They try to make a big deal of everything, and turn it into something it's not. Everything we do doesn't have to seem so monumental. It's not child abuse, so why can't we laugh, the kid did something funny, and got himself stuck, did they not help him out??

The solution is simple.Put the parents in some horrible "controlled"situation that eventually they will get taken out of,video it and post it on youtube for the whole world to see.

This is one of those moments when all parents go;
"Awww how cute. I remember when my son/daughter did that."

His parents did this to teach him a lesson or two. ASK FOR HELP!!!! DON'T THROW YOUR TOYS!!!! And guess what? Because he did that and got stuck and got scared he will never do that again.

Here's my problem with people who think like this journalist, they look at this little boy and just see a child in need of help. They don't realize that he is in no actual danger and that his parents are trying to teach him things that will help him when he gets older. Most just see a child doing something and say;
"Oh he's just a little boy, it's his job." or "He'll grow out of it."

Guess what? Unless you teach him that it's wrong and that there are consequences he'll NEVER grow out of it.

Now then, don't get this wrong, I'm not advocating that children be treated or given the responsibilities of an adult, however I am promoting that the next time they pull that "I'm going to do what I want" routine that we as parents realize the world we live in, and the one they will create won't allow them to get away with those things so, in turn, neither should we.

I can't believe my eyes!! No, not the video...the idiotic comments by people who think any part of this is bad parenting. Was he really stuck or even injured? NO! He couldn't get out. If the boy was in any danger or hurt these seem like parents who would be there to help. Do you give your kids "time out"? "Time Out" is having the child stay in a location away from fun in order to teach them a lesson. That's exactly what this video shows except the boy put himself there. The parents used the situation to teach him to be safe. Parents can't always be playmates. It is our job to help our children to learn to be safe!!

While I do think it a little much to put on the internet, the fact is that his parents were trying to impress on him that he should not have thrown the toys behind the couch nor should he have jumped behind the couch to retreive them. The parents did get him out after all and if he has a little fear perhaps he will not do that again. I do not see it as cruelty on the part of the parents as some of the comments indicate.What would have happened here if the parents found him much later? Obviously the child is an adventrous sort of boy and experience is the best teacher. Again I am not in favor of all the humor at the expense of a persons injury which seems to be out there these days.

OH MY GOODNESS!! I see nothing wrong with this video! The child was in no serious danger. I agree that the parents were trying to teach the child a lesson when they calmly questioned him! The child was very calm when he was explaining how it happened. I've seen children stuck in places and parents just yelling at them and allowing them to stay stuck for some time before they even attempt to help them out! I see nothing wrong with the way they handled the situation! This child obviously receives much love by his response when he's "rescued."

YouTube: the child stuck behind the couch was tormented by his mother.. one would imagine this would be a case for children and family services... who was minding the store here? How long was the child imprisioned by the furniture.. and why would it seem so incredibly funny to a parent to see a paniced child stuck behind a couch and instead of getting them out immediately.. run for their video camera to take pictures to show the world on youtube of their neglect for the childs situation.. I'm amazed at what parents think is "cute"... didn't have me laughing at all.

I think this is awful that parents find there child hurt or scared to video tape them and put in on the web. Something should be done about these parents for thinking its funny to make fun of there children and than share it with the world What has happened to this world that people will laugh at a child being hurt and or scared. It sickens me that this is aloud to be put on the internet and that some people injoy this.

awesome video, any down to earth parent will smile and absolutely appreciate it!

He is told "I wont let you out until you tell me how you got back there.." He must confess to his guilt and shame before he will be helped by his parents.( you must confess your sins before God before you are exonorated?) He is kept behind the couch through three episodes of distressed pleadings to be released.( you must suffer pain before you will understand what life is about?) Can the same lessons of life be learned by removing him first and then sitting with him.. and tellng him that throwing toys behind the couch can lead to entrapment? I think he learned that well enough without his parents trying to play God.

LOL this is funny. Not only is it funny but he learned a lesson also. He learned that he could get stuck behind a couch trying to retreive his toys. Then he KNEW he had no business back there because he didn't want to tell his parents how and why he was there. Like everyday life, people make mistakes and learn from them. This little boy is no exception. My 7 month has enough sense to think about doin something before she actually does it. C'mon ppl get real. Live life. The child was in no danger. To show you how much sense he has, after they pulled him out, he smiled and asked for them to get the toys!!! Seriously?! Get a life and quit being so sensitive!!!

It is the job of every responsible adult whether they are a parent, educator, law enforcement, or merely a stander-by to assess and evaluate to the best of their abilities the serious nature of any given situation. And it is their moral/ethical, if not legal, duty to ease, stop or prevent emotional or physical pain, injury or potential for it. A child can become emotionally crippled by not learning the consequences of his actions, or over-reactions to life long situations if every case is handled with a knee-jerk "I'll save you!" response.
In this case, the child was aware of what he'd done wrong, didn't want to admit to it, and when pressed tried to whimper his way out of his situation. Bravo for the parents for seeing humor in the lesson to be taught; they have the makings of a lawyer on their hands.
The real tell came at the end, when the child's true concern was revealed...now get the police car and ambulance out from behind the sofa dad!