To ask what's wrong with running with a stick?

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Overheard in the park...
Sebastian come here, come here right now
Small boy age prob 4 runs over to woman
Right no1 why on earth are you running with a stick no 2 why are you waving at the pigeon that is awful behaviour...
I mean ffs what is wrong with a boy playing with a stick and running around with it what's awful about that totally normal and what kids have been doing for years surely..
OK tell him not to wave it at pigeons but the pigeon is only going to fly away did she think he was gonna turn it into a frog with his stick wand or something.
Aibu? No kids play with sticks woman was ridiculous or yes it's highly dangerous to play with sticks in the park woman was right

I should add he was not chasing pigeon but pigeon happened to be passing him whilst he was holding stick hardly cruelty to animals either. I have fallen over and hurt myself whilst running so should that not be allowed cos its dangerous yes all stark raving bloody mad

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Brown stick small bit like a twig he may not have been called Sebastian but something similar I did hear it. Throwing balls rising bikes skating and running is also dangerous don't get why waving a stick around whilst playing on his own with no other kids around is any worse than that noone eyes were poked out pigeon was fine I overheard and think it is not awful behaviour at all totally normal she also emphasised awful a second time which was ott. I don't know anyone with one eye that had it poked out by a twig so I think it is not only unreasonable but also rather sad.

Impalement injuries of the face and neck, including the mouth, are common in the pediatric population. Children frequently run around with objects in their mouths or hands and tend to fall easily. A review of the literature revealed that impalement injuries most commonly affect children aged 6 years or younger.[1] Most cases can be managed in outpatient settings without further complications. However, a small number of injuries can result in severe complications, some of which may be life-threatening. Retropharyngeal and mediastinal abscesses, mediastinitis, widespread emphysema, internal carotid artery thrombosis, and airway obstruction have been reported.[2,3] It is essential for physicians to be aware of these potentially lethal complications in the acute and delayed phases and to properly manage them. We recently experienced two consecutive cases of accidental impalement injuries; one was through the oral cavity and the other was to the neck. We report these cases and review the clinical aspects and management of these types of injuries.

I don't know anyone that chocked on grapes,drowned in a bathtub, got strangled in a blind cord etc. Should the advice regarding those be ignored too?

I care so much cos I felt sorry for him having a lovely innocent game of imagination all by his self and then mother spoils it all and tells him his normal childhood playing is awful I wanted to stick up for him poor thing reminded me of Oliver twist in the orphanage also I'm bored

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I care so much cos I felt sorry for him having a lovely innocent game of imagination all by his self and then mother spoils it all and tells him his normal childhood playing is awful I wanted to stick up for him poor thing reminded me of Oliver twist in the orphanage also I'm bored

Oh I can definitely tell you're bored.

Running with pointy thing that could have someone's eye out or go through roof of mouth? No.

Walking with a pointy thing? Yes.

Waving at birds with the express intention of scaring it off? No.

Waving it at the hard faced, un neutered male cat making my softie cats scared at the minute? Yes.

Oh fgs kids choke to death eating healthy food so let's feed them by tube through the nose then "just in case they die" don't let them climb stairs cos they might fall and become paraplegic bla bla bla everyone is soooo overprotective..

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Oh fgs kids choke to death eating healthy food so let's feed them by tube through the nose then "just in case they die" don't let them climb stairs cos they might fall and become paraplegic bla bla bla everyone is soooo overprotective..

Are you ok?

My DC weren't allowed to run with sticks in their hands either. Neither were they allowed to walk about with a lolly in their mouth. Or to play football on the trampoline (except at their dads house which ended with a trip to A&E.) Or various other things.

They were allowed to climb trees, make dens in the woods and all manner of other fun activities.

Oh no I have to admit my kids can’t run with sticks 🤣
When I was 6 I had an accident where I slipped holding a stick and well it didn’t end well 🙈 I still have the scar and I could of permanent damaged my eye and sight.

@Haveyouallgonequitemad that would make 0 sense has you are more likely to aspirate in to your lungs via an ng tube so not a likely safer option 🙈

Yes quite agree no twigs sticks or lollypop in mouth while running around that's obvious but holding a twig in hands is not really life threatening in my opinion

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Brown stick small bit like a twig he may not have been called Sebastian but something similar I did hear it. Throwing balls rising bikes skating and running is also dangerous don't get why waving a stick around whilst playing on his own with no other kids around is any worse than that noone eyes were poked out pigeon was fine I overheard and think it is not awful behaviour at all totally normal she also emphasised awful a second time which was ott. I don't know anyone with one eye that had it poked out by a twig so I think it is not only unreasonable but also rather sad.

A kid in my class in elementary school was running with a stick and tripped and poked his eye. He didn't lose the eye, but he had to wear a patch while it healed.

I can't imagine what kind of prick thinks it's ok for their little diddums to torment animals. "It could always fly away" would you like it if someone started snaking you with a stick your size and shouting "Well Carol you can always run away FFS"

Onedrinktoomany (how the hell do you reply properly on here) OK then forget the tube feeding but "could have" doesn't mean you actually did does it so whilst you had an injury you lived to tell the tale so I say let them fall over hurt themselves and cry they will mostly be fine I'm going to the woods tomorrow and will be playing star wars with imaginary light sabres that are actually twigs I will let you know if any eyes fall out and eat my words if they do

Oh it's a bloody pigeon it flew away he wasn't attacking it chasing it or annoying it he was just in the same park as the pigeon who couldn't give a flying fuck

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Oh it's a bloody pigeon it flew away he wasn't attacking it chasing it or annoying it he was just in the same park as the pigeon who couldn't give a flying fuck

Sorry Vicky Pollard, didn't realise you're a Pigeon Whisperer.

everyone is soooo overprotective..

DD has a permanent scar from the time her dad let her run with a stick. She thinks it's great but I am glad it wasn't her eye or teeth.

Scaring animals is what cunts do as adults. First rule of parenting, teach your child to grow up not to be cunts.

Great advice there thanks

I know several children who have been injured while playing with sticks, one almost lost her vision in one eye because it got scratched by a stick. It took a long time to heal and they thought her vision was going to be permanently blurry in that eye. Luckily it healed completely eventually but it was traumatic for her.

No I didn't allow my children to play with sticks. They are both quite clumsy and I could see them hurting themselves or someone else. I also hate to think of the number of animals who have peed or worse on it.

As someone who’s sibling lost an eye age 8 due to running with a stick, tripping and the stick going into their eye, safety is probably a good enough reason?????

You're so upset by this non-event that you forgot what punctuation is.

I don't know OP. Perhaps she has the same aversion to unnecessary risk as you do to punctuation?

When we were kids one of our friends was running with a stick, fell, and it went through his cheek. It was horrible.

Great punctuation minds think alike.