FabSwingers.com forum: ‘It’s a Complete Miracle.’ 2-Year Old Boy Saves Twin Brother Trapped Under Fallen Dresser

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Am i alone in thinking that this is what happens when you use a webcam to supervise your kids, rather than the old fashioned "using your eyes" way...

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over a year ago

I suppose being 2 is a little young to be left unsupervised, but my children go and play of their room (older than 2), but when they were 2 they'd be in the living room whilst I was in the kitchen cooking, so they weren't being fully supervised but within earshot, can't have eyes on them 24/7. I'm just curious as to why they had a webcam on the children.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Dunno. Outsourced the care of their children to a call-centre in another country and just picking up £250 a time when they send the resulting death-stunts off to You've Been Framed?

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

"Am i alone in thinking that this is what happens when you use a webcam to supervise your kids, rather than the old fashioned "using your eyes" way..."

Guess they went to the speed camera school of child care.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Dunno. Outsourced the care of their children to a call-centre in another country and just picking up £250 a time when they send the resulting death-stunts off to You've Been Framed?"

Sounds about right!

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

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"Am i alone in thinking that this is what happens when you use a webcam to supervise your kids, rather than the old fashioned "using your eyes" way..."

No you are not alone. What was more worrying for me was the twin didn't call his parents for help

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is two versions of the video a short one that makes it look like the kid helped his brother straight away and the full version in the ful version the kid gets trapped by the drawers falling on him and then the other kid just sits down and plays for a bit then climbs on top of the drawers still on top of the other child in total it's about 5 mins before the other kid try's to even move the drawers. But the sorter version makes it look like he is only trapped for a moment

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Am i alone in thinking that this is what happens when you use a webcam to supervise your kids, rather than the old fashioned "using your eyes" way...

No you are not alone. What was more worrying for me was the twin didn't call his parents for help"

The whole situation was odd. A little bit "If we show the world how heroic one kid was, they might not ask why we weren't there." Next thing you know they'll be writing a book about it and threatening to sue any "conspiracy theorists"...

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By *NaughtyCouple
over a year ago

St Albans

"Am i alone in thinking that this is what happens when you use a webcam to supervise your kids, rather than the old fashioned "using your eyes" way...

No you are not alone. What was more worrying for me was the twin didn't call his parents for help"

I thought the same too. And surely you would hear furniture fall, and I suspect the boy under the furniture wasn't quiet.

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By *ilary and DonaldCouple
over a year ago

chingford

Let's just strap them to our thighs , they won't get up to any mischief there.

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By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

They had apparently been sleeping & mother didn't know they were awake. Regardless of this, why wasn't the furniture secured to the wall???

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

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"Let's just strap them to our thighs , they won't get up to any mischief there. "

Or we could try and keep the children as safe as possible

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

"They had apparently been sleeping & mother didn't know they were awake. Regardless of this, why wasn't the furniture secured to the wall??? "

Ours keep books in the bottom drawer too, see the thing fall over then!

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

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"Am i alone in thinking that this is what happens when you use a webcam to supervise your kids, rather than the old fashioned "using your eyes" way...

No you are not alone. What was more worrying for me was the twin didn't call his parents for help

I thought the same too. And surely you would hear furniture fall, and I suspect the boy under the furniture wasn't quiet.

Yep, all of it seemed odd to me and then to show the film about it off. I think it didn't come across very good so it backfired for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was horrified watching that surely the little boy would be crying or something surely his parents should have heard him.

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By *ilary and DonaldCouple
over a year ago

chingford

"Let's just strap them to our thighs , they won't get up to any mischief there.

Or we could try and keep the children as safe as possible"

All night?

Sleep in their room ?

Sit next to them at school ?

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

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"Let's just strap them to our thighs , they won't get up to any mischief there.

Or we could try and keep the children as safe as possible

All night?

Sleep in their room ?

Sit next to them at school ? "

This always happens when someone questions what was the parent doing while their child was in trouble somewhere. It is no comparison what you are asking.

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By *ilary and DonaldCouple
over a year ago

chingford

"They had apparently been sleeping & mother didn't know they were awake. Regardless of this, why wasn't the furniture secured to the wall??? "

I don't know anyone nor have I ever heard of anyone securing a small shelving unit to a wall.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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"They had apparently been sleeping & mother didn't know they were awake. Regardless of this, why wasn't the furniture secured to the wall???

I don't know anyone nor have I ever heard of anyone securing a small shelving unit to a wall. "

Most furniture is supplied with fixings now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We saw the longer version and we're both rather horrified.

Our children are much older than two now but even still, if we hear a bang then we go flying upstairs to see what's happened.

How did the parents not hear the crash of the drawers or the screaming of the poor child.

We wondered whether the parents were even home but maybe that's a little harsh.

I realise we can't keep an eye on our children every minute of the day but we can damn well try.

Eve. X

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By *ilary and DonaldCouple
over a year ago

chingford

"Let's just strap them to our thighs , they won't get up to any mischief there.

Or we could try and keep the children as safe as possible

All night?

Sleep in their room ?

Sit next to them at school ?

This always happens when someone questions what was the parent doing while their child was in trouble somewhere. It is no comparison what you are asking."

They're children , they get up to mischief. You can't stand over them 24/7.

No harm has been done.

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By *ilary and DonaldCouple
over a year ago

chingford

"They had apparently been sleeping & mother didn't know they were awake. Regardless of this, why wasn't the furniture secured to the wall???

I don't know anyone nor have I ever heard of anyone securing a small shelving unit to a wall.

Most furniture is supplied with fixings now.

Not in the shops where I recently purchased a small shelving unit and a chest of drawers.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

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"Let's just strap them to our thighs , they won't get up to any mischief there.

Or we could try and keep the children as safe as possible

All night?

Sleep in their room ?

Sit next to them at school ?

This always happens when someone questions what was the parent doing while their child was in trouble somewhere. It is no comparison what you are asking.

They're children , they get up to mischief. You can't stand over them 24/7.

No harm has been done. "

Thankfully yes, no harm done. No, you can't watch them 24 hours a day.

Back to the video though, I find it worrying that the child didn't scream for his parents and the parents heard nothing.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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"They had apparently been sleeping & mother didn't know they were awake. Regardless of this, why wasn't the furniture secured to the wall???

I don't know anyone nor have I ever heard of anyone securing a small shelving unit to a wall.

Most furniture is supplied with fixings now.

Not in the shops where I recently purchased a small shelving unit and a chest of drawers. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The miracle was the fact the 2nd drawer from the top opened slightly which prevented the child from being crushed completely. I could see on the video that it was propping up the unit and therefore not squashing the child.

I saw a third version of the video which didn't show the child playing but did show him walking around looking trying to help before he pushed the unit away. Not quite instant help.

Securing units to walls has become very common now since ikea recalled a similar unit in 2015 due to the death of a child who pulled the unit onto themselves. I have the very same unit. Mine isn't secured but then again I'm 6ft 4 so I don't need to worry

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