What would you do if you saw a woman push a young child onto the roof of her SUV to wash it?

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GlitteringLizard@reddit

I think you're being a bit over cautious. This is very low down on the list of things that could be abusive or dangerous. Sounds like they might have been having fun washing the car together.

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Cam2910@reddit

What makes it any riskier than say.. climbing a tree?

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No_Sugar8791@reddit (OP)

The slippery surface, soapy liquid and concrete floor?

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HopAlongInHongKong@reddit

And the assumption the parent would go for a fag and read the newspaper while the child was up there.

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ThrowawayTrainee749@reddit

It's none of your business. Not your circus, not your monkeys. Leave them to it, if something dumb happens, it happens, it's not your business to interfere

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Spottswoodeforgod@reddit

I would be straight over to give her a piece of my mind - kids are terrible at this kind of thing, they will leave finger prints everywhere...

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It's fine. The child can think itself lucky this wasn't years ago. It would have found itself up a chimney cleaning soot. Seriously, being on the roof of a car would be exciting for a five year old boy.

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External-Book-3698@reddit

I think my 4 year old would love to help wash the car like this. Sounds like a genius idea! I'd probably want to do it with my husband on one side and me on the other just in case though, but still definitely suggest it next time we clean the car,!

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PoinkPoinkPoink@reddit

Ask if he was after any extra pocket money

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WarWonderful593@reddit

Through an automated car wash? Cheaper than a bath.

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RiriTomoron@reddit

Yeah that was what I was thinking. Until I realised it wasn't and....??? Is she watching the child? It sounds like she's got hold of the child anyway.

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Affectionate-Cost525@reddit

Even if she didn't... if the child is anything like my 5 yo then they probably fall off things higher than that most days.

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RiriTomoron@reddit

At least they're getting exercise, eh? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Vegetable-String-862@reddit

You know what? I think they might have been fans of this....https://youtu.be/6IrZYMySP60

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iFlytothemoon@reddit

Mind my own business!

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queeeeeni@reddit

I'd say it's about damn time kids contributed something to a household.

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Bugley15@reddit

I'd ask if I could borrow the child to wash the top of my car.

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Over_Entertainer8049@reddit

Fuck all, people whinge that kids don't do anything then go Karen when they did, if the kid was born in another country they would be doing way worse at that age

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Adventurous_Toe_1686@reddit

Were they under supervision? Context plays a large role here, my two year old daughter wants to get involved with everything I do... can't imagine what it'll be like when she hits 4 or 5.

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No_Sugar8791@reddit (OP)

Well, she was watching. Wouldn't have been able to break their fall if they fell off.

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JoCoMoBo@reddit

Sounds risky. Did the Mum have multiple kids she could use if the first one fell off...?

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zoteroisgreat1@reddit

Just have more kids

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Adventurous_Toe_1686@reddit

I dunno, I feel like if she was under supervision it's not a huge deal.

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zoteroisgreat1@reddit

No, I’d be minding my business

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bumbleb33-@reddit

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 absolutely nothing. Imagine asking what we'd do about a supervised kid helping and having fun.

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seriousrikk@reddit

Absolutely nothing. They want to dent the roof of their car with a kit it’s their problem.

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gdrlee@reddit

About the same if I saw a woman put a young child to the top of a slide in the park. Nothing. Why? What should I do?

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Mossley@reddit

Mine used to love doing that kind of thing. I used to love it too until I got big enough to put dents in the bodywork.

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Stargazer86F@reddit

Survival of the fittest

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dwair@reddit

My kids loved climbing out of the sun roof and sitting on the roof when they were that sort of age. Never thought about asking them to wash the car whilst they were up there - genius idea!

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OkCaregiver517@reddit

was the car moving?

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lnterabang@reddit

It was on the junction between the M4 and M5 according to the post, so unless there is a traffic jam it would be traveling at 70mph

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InstructionNeat1424@reddit

I would mind my own business.

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chickensinitaly@reddit

Was she using it like the koala in Sing? Can’t see the problem

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Rocky-bar@reddit

I would challenge the mother, to check that she was giving the child a bit extra pocket money.

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InternationalUnit143@reddit

You make it sound like the woman was punishing the child. If my mom asked me to help wash her car on Sunday and said I could go up on the roof I'm sure 4/5 year old me would have loved it.

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Scarboroughwarning@reddit

Same

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autisticfriedshrimp@reddit

Not much. I'm not a complete jobsworth.

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revsil@reddit

Have to agree. It seems since covid some people have become quite the busybody about town.

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cragglerock93@reddit

What do you think a jobsworth is?

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greatdrams23@reddit

Sticking to their own job and not doing anything beyond the basic job.

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Low-Total9121@reddit

If she was supervising and the kid looked happy, nothing.

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Lisanolan2010@reddit

I wouldn't do a thing.

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educmandy@reddit

So what? As long as the adult is actively monitoring and ensuring safety. Maybe the child really wanted to help.

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JoCoMoBo@reddit

Maybe ask her to wash the roof of my SUV as well...? It's hard to reach and I don't want to risk it.

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Lost-in-Limbo@reddit

Make a note to remind myself how that is an awesome way to wash the bits of the roof I can’t reach!

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Ethicsgradien7@reddit

Can't be much worse than being pushed into the mechanism of a combine harvester to check for a rock.

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DoIKnowYouHuman@reddit

Humans are relatively bouncy at that age, if it were an 80 year old I’d probably step in

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Hazzadcr16@reddit

Odd way to wash a child.

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psycho-mouse@reddit

Nothing. None of my business whatsoever, and I couldn’t give a shit either way of their kids got hurt.

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