How To Fight A Baby

[B00]

Disturbing or funny?

http://www.goforyourraise.com/funcorner/mtwfqi3-3qu-how-to-fight-a-baby/

I genuinely can't make up my mind about this one. I can clearly see the baby's not in distress, but it still made me very uncomfortable watching it, and I'm not entirely sure why.

I know I wouldn't attempt anything like this and id go nuts if I did see anyone do it, so im obviously more in the "Oh my God, stop that now!" category??

And yet...the baby is laughing?

Your thoughts?

[mallyh]

what an idiot .

[Sqad]

Seems normal behaviour to me, a little exaggerated in places, but apart from that it was the sort of play that we used on our four kids (perhaps that is why they are as thick as two short planks).

The most distressing part is the baby's obvious objection to the smell of Dad's breath.

[ChillDoubt]

Idiotic.
One tiny slip and that has the potential to go seriously Pete Tong, with devastating consequences.
Try telling the A&E staff you were just throwing the baby over your shoulder when you slipped.......

[bloomwood]

Didn't like it, made me feel very uncomfortable.

[ummmm]

Bit OTT but fine.

[B00]

I think im ok with the fake choke hold and squishings. It's the throwing the baby on the bed bits which made me wince.

I think.

[Zacs-Master]

Looks like a dad playing with his son to me.

[andy-hughes]

A little rough and tumble with a toddler is all well and good, but this baby looks very young to be indulding in such rough play. I would be very careful of damaging partly-formed bones by throwing such a young baby around like that - just because baby doesn't cry does not mean no damage has been done.

I have seen this 'comedian' on a couple of shows, and his humour is like his childcare - rather worrying.

I think putting this on the interent and saying people are 'scared of babies' is facile, and should not be encouraged.

[SlackAlice]

No, don't like it at all. If I'd seen that happening to a baby, I'd be throwing the adult around to see if he 'enjoyed' it. Just using the babys automatic tickle response to get a smile and laugh, but even that can be carried too far.

Perhaps I'm biased, I'm extremely ticklish and if people continue to tickle me too long then it can get violent as I try to escape. The baby would not be able to escape.

[Zacs-Master]

Did you not get the joke at the end Andy, where he had his eye bandaged up?

[B00]

The thing that'd worry me also is whether the child will grow up thinking that it's perfectly acceptable to lamp, wallop and generally beat up on on people? I bet the dad in question wouldn't find it so amusing when the kid can pack a punch when he gets hit back.

[tamborine]

Blowing into the face soon brings them out of breathless temper mode. My top tip is to bawl with babe; soon shuts em up! nb Prince George ;)

[Sqad]

God almighty.....a dad playing with his baby.

andy....babies are more "pliable" than one imagines and his message that people are "scared of babies" is quite true.

What would our ABers think if a video was introduced showing babies being thrown into the sea or swimming pool?.....in fact, they are good swimmers.

[B00]

id be more shocked at a video showing that sqad!

Throwing them into the pool? Why? Is placing them in the water not acceptable?

[Sqad]

BOO

[Zacs-Master]

Not exactly being thrown but.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UcrzcIf-Ok&sns=em

[B00]

Thanks for showing a very cute video confirming that that children were not thrown into a pool or sea Sqad ;-)

[ummmm]

I used to throw one of my sons into the pool. He loved it. The other two didn't so they didn't get thrown.