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packrat|1324086543|3083199 said:hehehehe I liked the Halloween candy one too-those two boys at the end were adorable. If we did that Trapper would fling himself to the ground. London would give me the big Puss N Boots eyes just on the verge of tears but she wouldn't cry. haha it's fun to tease kids.
Enerchi|1324131371|3083383 said:Kids of that age, don't have the global sense of humour that we adults do. I thought it was cruel from their perspective - the excitement of a gift and its... a stapler? a 1/2 eaten sandwich? beans?? The genuine disappointment tugs at your heart strings![]()
but...
there is still that perverse sense of humour adults seem to enjoy watching a practical joke take place! It's like a train wreck - you know what it's gonna end up like, but you just can't help but watching it happen!
I am torn - I did laugh (ok, I'm weak, I admit it!)![]()
kenny|1324140218|3083440 said:Enerchi|1324131371|3083383 said:Kids of that age, don't have the global sense of humour that we adults do. I thought it was cruel from their perspective - the excitement of a gift and its... a stapler? a 1/2 eaten sandwich? beans?? The genuine disappointment tugs at your heart strings![]()
but...
there is still that perverse sense of humour adults seem to enjoy watching a practical joke take place! It's like a train wreck - you know what it's gonna end up like, but you just can't help but watching it happen!
I am torn - I did laugh (ok, I'm weak, I admit it!)![]()
Well put Enerchi.
Maisie, this pretty sums up my feelings - (except seeing myself as being weak for what comes naturally, or calling it perverse.)
I do see it both ways, both cruel AND funny - and one does not conquer or outrank the other.
They coexist.
I should have offered "Both" as a third option.
Unlike many others I do not embrace guilt and shame for what is natural but harmless.
I'm a very natural person in that I reject guilt and shame when I have not done anything wrong.
I would never do that to a kid since it may be hurtful - but I didn't do it.
Someone else did.
I just saw it.
Most
Significantly, when I laughed the kid could not be hurt by my reaction.
They are not the same.
Miss Sparkly|1324158396|3083635 said:It is funny and I can also see it teaching children a valuable lesson. To be gracious no matter what you receive. As these children grow up they are not always going to get what they want out of life.