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Easy. He described, in detail, what happened to the child and expressed NO concern for the child's well being.
The OP found hilarity in the fact that Mom was on the phone while a child fell and landed in the mud. Though, I wouldn't be surprised if the woman was saying, "The neighbor is watching me again. Creeps me out."
Do YOU spend time watching your neighbors while they're on their own deck? How about paying attention to them being on the phone? Are you judging all the neighbors who are doing something that's legal and their own business? Are you getting your entertainment from people using their phones? The OP is doing all of that and BRAGGING about it.
I doubt that mother enjoys living next to the guy who gets his jollies from watching her.
Well maybe -- or it could have been like one of those America's Funniest Videos where kids fall and adults fall, people smack into things, and it looks like people actually could be getting hurt but everyone in the audience laughs.
There might have been something about the child sweeping and then going right off the edge and into a mud puddle and the mother still hanging onto her phone in some way that made him laugh -- because the fall wasn't so big and the child couldn't have been hurt.
I actually think the way some people are with cell phones is pretty funny. Even my adult kids -- they often have their phones on vibrate and if they don't get a buzz often enough, they're grabbing their phones out of their pockets looking for messages or checking that it's still on. Or the time my sister dropped her phone when standing on a pier and certain people instinctively dove into the water after it with all their clothes on. That struck me as very hilarious.
Well maybe -- or it could have been like one of those America's Funniest Videos where kids fall and adults fall, people smack into things, and it looks like people actually could be getting hurt but everyone in the audience laughs.
There might have been something about the child sweeping and then going right off the edge and into a mud puddle and the mother still hanging onto her phone in some way that made him laugh -- because the fall wasn't so big and the child couldn't have been hurt.
I actually think the way some people are with cell phones is pretty funny. Even my adult kids -- they often have their phones on vibrate and if they don't get a buzz often enough, they're grabbing their phones out of their pockets looking for messages or checking that it's still on. Or the time my sister dropped her phone when standing on a pier and certain people instinctively dove into the water after it with all their clothes on. That struck me as very hilarious.
That was clearly not why the OP was laughing. The child was 3 and he even indicated the child hit the stairs as she fell. This was not a AFHV moment.
Yesterday I saw my neighbor with her small 3 year old child walking around their back deck. The deck is about 3 feet from the ground with steps going to it. The woman was ON THE CELL PHONE and the little kid had a broom playing like she was sweeping the deck. All of a sudden the kid got to close to the edge and fell in a somersault off of the deck . The kid hit the steps on the way down and ended up flat on her back in a deep puddle at the end of the steps. The woman on the cell phone screamed out OH MY GOD as she ran over and picked up the kid with one hand still on the cell phone...lol I almost laughed so loud she heard me... Stupid cell phone users create allot of entertainment for sure...lol
awesome. maybe that mom will learn to watch her kid more.
A young child certainly can get hurt from a fall of three feet, so I don't see any humor in this. Heck, my 13-year old daughter got a pretty bad concussion after falling about three feet and hitting her head, and she is MUCH bigger than a 3-year-old. If an adult fell the distance of their own height--say five to six feet--would you be laughing? The mother was reacting because she was scared for her child. That is what good mothers do. I think the OP has an incredible lack of empathy.
Some people just have no foresight. Potentially dangerous situations are usually obvious. Like a kid running around with a lollipop in their mouth. I just don't get some people. I'd rather be a "helicopter parent" in most situations and teach them than have my kid seriously hurt themself and learn the hard way. Yeah, I know, you "turned out ok". Good for you, but not everyone does.
Yesterday I saw my neighbor with her small 3 year old child walking around their back deck. The deck is about 3 feet from the ground with steps going to it. The woman was ON THE CELL PHONE and the little kid had a broom playing like she was sweeping the deck. All of a sudden the kid got to close to the edge and fell in a somersault off of the deck . The kid hit the steps on the way down and ended up flat on her back in a deep puddle at the end of the steps. The woman on the cell phone screamed out OH MY GOD as she ran over and picked up the kid with one hand still on the cell phone...lol I almost laughed so loud she heard me... Stupid cell phone users create allot of entertainment for sure...lol
Personally, I get more entertainment out of people who call others stupid but use a word like "allot" in a sentence when they mean "a lot".
Now is your chance to jump up and down and shriek "SPELLING NAZI!" Go ahead, do it.
So you assume her being on the phone had nothing to do with the accident.. I disagree . Yo. Driving an suv while trying to play with the phone is a documented reason many have died...It isnt the same as accidentally burning a burger . Land line outside??????? who has this ? case n point.
Mine reaches past the 1/2 acre back yard fence.
Mother on the phone causes toddler to fall down stairs. Remote child control?
Neighborly of you to run over to check on mother and child. Or do I hear curtains swoosh?
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