By Anonymous - 20/07/2016 17:20 - United States

Today, my daughter decided to drench our carpets with water, to "make them grow like plants". She's 9. FML
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Calingaladha 21

I've seen much worse decisions out of nine year olds...at least she wasn't watering plants like a dog...

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taymichele16 15

Make her add shampoo now it's a free service

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HoboMeth 33

If she's 9, you should make sure she grows as well

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Bearsmomma 30

Hobometh, I'm completely lost by your comment. What the hell does it mean??

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skyttlz 32

#27- drenching her in water.

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trumpy 9

i think they are trying to say that op is partially responsible for their childs actions and thought process and maybe they need to educate their kid a bit...seeing as she is 9 and should kind of realize that carpet will not grow like grass

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Nonexistentguy 7

At least it's only water :/

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SargeRho 6

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InfiniteSunshine 32

Not really, parents are people, they're not perfect and they can't control or prevent everything a kid does, it doesn't make them bad parents, just human. Also kids are sneaky and it takes a matter of seconds for them to make a mess. One time out camping, my dad left my little sister for all of a minute by herself, and she managed to colour on literally every surface in our trailer, even went in the drawers and closets and coloured in them, with the 1 non-washable marker in her colouring case. Point is, kids are fast and shit happens.

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dietcoke09 25

I bet 100% you don't have kids.

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species4872 19

As a parent your job is to provide guidance, understanding, safety and all that is necessary for the well being of your child . You should not make decisions for them that they are capable of making for themselves within reason of course. Just because a child does something stupid doesn't mean that the parents are at fault. Common sense is something that one has or not, it's something that cannot be taught. It is a bit of a stretch to think that when the mother woke up this morning she should have sought out her daughter and reminded her not to water the carpet. Parents are not physic. It would be interesting to know however if the daughter has done silly, unusual things in the past.

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Calingaladha 21

I've seen much worse decisions out of nine year olds...at least she wasn't watering plants like a dog...

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TheNewGuy03 28

She should have used Brawndo, because it's what plants crave. It's got electrolytes.

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HrothgarXII 21

Be honest - is your carpet made of seeds?

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Welshite 39

I can't blame her. That's what you get for using carpetgrass.

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Qandol 26

3 or 9 or even 20 years old, if they are not thought the right way of things in life, how could she know what she was doing unless she's been told. Maybe now and then have a little talk with her about life and stuff so she could learn. Good Luck OP

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PhoenixChick 26

I think by 20 you can use deductive reasoning to figure out that carpet is not a living thing and will not respond to water. At that point you can safely stop telling people that.

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sparkledoge 29

Not to mention if she's 9, she probably goes to um... What's that again ? Oh right, school.

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taymichele16 15

Make her add shampoo now it's a free service

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nonsensical 26

Nice way to look at it!

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