Today, my son still sticks his fingers in plug sockets, cuts charging cables for devices, licks batteries and so on, because he enjoys the electric shocks, he thinks they are funny so I can’t even trust him when he sleeps at night, in case he wakes up while we’re asleep and does something stupid. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my son admitted that he worked out how to make a fuse in my house's fusebox blow, by turning on all the appliances and lights in the house at once. He's done it three days in a row because when the lights go out, I 'scream and act like Donald Duck, but with swearing' and it's hilarious. FML
Today, I made the mistake of taking apart and fixing a malfunctioning toaster in front of my five year-old. Two hours later, he tried to take apart a lamp that was plugged in. He shocked himself, broke the lamp, and set the carpet on fire. FML
Today, my dad gathers so much static electricity from almost everything that he does that I've become paranoid and scared to touch him at all. He thinks I hate him now. FML
Today, my son no longer tries to sneak in and out of the house at inappropriate times. Now, he just brazenly walks out, ignoring me when I ask where he’s going, then walks back in at like 4 in the morning, and again ignores me because he’s still on his phone to someone. FML
Today, my friend's 11 year-old son accidentally shocked himself with our electric fly swatter. Thirty seconds later, while trying to prove to him that it's physically impossible to shock yourself with it, and that it's perfectly safe, I did the exact same thing. FML
Today, while I was putting up Christmas lights, my younger brother wouldn't stop pestering me. It seems he hadn't forgotten the time I gave myself an electric shock last year, and he wanted to see if I'd do it again. FML
Today, I managed to electrocute myself on a plug socket while I was showing a group of trainee electricians how not to electrocute themselves while rewiring a plug socket. FML
Today, I stumbled across one of my son's English assignments. Apparently, he decided to submit a haiku about how electrical outlets are technically "whores" because they hook up with countless cords for a "charge." I don't know whether to be amused or furious. FML
Today, my 11 month-old son started viciously biting whatever part of my anatomy he can sink his teeth into. He thinks it is hysterical to latch on while I scream helplessly in pain for him to let go. FML
Today, my 18-year old son decided to run his hand over our wooden fence to try and get a splinter, as he "forgot what they felt like." Last month, he stabbed himself in the arm with a sewing needle because he "forgot what an injection feels like." I raised this idiot. FML
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Chazzster 32
Maybe a problem, maybe a coming aptitude… When I was young I was somewhat fascinated by the feel of electricity. Coincidence or not, I became an electronic engineer later in my life. Well before that I lost my fascination for feeling electrical shocks but retained a fascination for what you could do with electricity. Of course if I (or your son) should lose his life or suffer a debilitating injury, then that fascination comes to nothing. Teach your son about both the dangers of electricity and it’s uses to the degree you can or find someone else who can accurately do that. He needs to understand the hazards and the basics of how electricity can flow through your body and can cause serious danger at times.
RichardPencil 32
You should resist this re-volt-ing behavior before he burns down your Ohm!
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cuz803 46
Does he have a developmental disorder or is he just super childish? Better stop him before he starts performing Jackass acts.
mike3775 39
How old is he? Get him some help.
Chazzster 32
Maybe a problem, maybe a coming aptitude… When I was young I was somewhat fascinated by the feel of electricity. Coincidence or not, I became an electronic engineer later in my life. Well before that I lost my fascination for feeling electrical shocks but retained a fascination for what you could do with electricity. Of course if I (or your son) should lose his life or suffer a debilitating injury, then that fascination comes to nothing. Teach your son about both the dangers of electricity and it’s uses to the degree you can or find someone else who can accurately do that. He needs to understand the hazards and the basics of how electricity can flow through your body and can cause serious danger at times.
RichardPencil 32
You should resist this re-volt-ing behavior before he burns down your Ohm!
HayNow 11
I see watt you did there......lol
JasonThorn 23
Well, I'm not feeling the need to ampere him this time.
GamineHoyden 2
I'm with Chazzster. I used to electrocute myself on a regular basis. I'm now an electrician. Maybe get him some educational info about electricity.
diraven 15
This could totally be a superhero origin story
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Sounds like he's got a shocking future ahead of him - electric BDSM.
CowgirlWithHeart 16
Get an electric fencer and set it up and let him go crazy zapping himself. Just make sure you follow the directions for installation, IDK if they are dangerous if not set up properly. You could always get one of the solar ones, they don't attach to electricity directly.