As aparent, your first priority is always to look out for your kids. Their safety and security become your responsibility from the moment they leave the maternity ward, so you best be prepared.
One dad had had enough after a reckless skier unapologetically crashed into his 11-year-old son, so he called ski patrol on them and had them ejected from the slopes. Now he’s turned to netizens to ask if he overreacted.
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As a parent, your kids’ safety is your first priority, and this dad was certainly committed to it
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He took his 11-year-old son on his first skiing trip, something they’d both been looking forward to
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On the second day, his son said he was ready to ski down the whole mountain, so they headed for the safest trail
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His son was loving it until a reckless skier crashed into him and refused to apologize
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Irked, the dad called ski patrol on the skier and had him ejected, but is now wondering online if that was a jerk move
Well, OP’s son was loving it until a reckless 20-something skier crashed right into him. OP’s son immediately started crying but, after he’d calmed down a bit, ran off to OP’s wife. With that taken care of, OP confronted the offending skier, who just said he should have been taking better care of his son and skied away.
That was too much for OP, so he notified ski patrol, who said they’d take care of it. Later on, OP says he saw them escorting the offender out of the resort. When he spotted OP, he startedcussinghim out and calling him a bad dad, prompting OP to ask netizens if he overreacted.
From what OP tells us in his story, it’s fair to say that the offending skier wasn’t just actingentitled– he was also posing a major risk to everyone enjoying the slopes. But who has the right of way in this scenario? We went looking for answers.
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According to theOxygenewebsite, there are a few guidelines to remember to ensure everyone enjoys the slopes. Some of these include respecting other slope users, controlling your speed, choosing your trajectory, overtaking safely, and obeying signage.
TheKulkeawebsite puts it plainly: the downhill skier always has the right of way. Other etiquette tips for the slopes include always staying in control, never stopping in a spot where you obstruct the trail, and looking uphill and yielding to others when merging into a trail.
The reckless skier’s ignorance got him kicked out, but what about the damage he did to the kid’s newfound love of skiing? Considering he didn’t even apologize, it looks like it’s up to OP to smooth things over. After all, it would be a shame if his son swore off skiing after one accident.
According to the Child Mind Institutewebsite, some typical reactions to trauma for kids aged 6-11 include anxiety, moodiness or crying, denying the event even occurred, refusing to discuss the event, and trouble with memory and concentration at school.
With any luck, and perhaps some more time on the slopes, hopefully OP can undo the damage and demonstrate that skiing doesn’t have to be scary, especially now that the obnoxious skier has been kicked out.
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