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Is this normal? I asked a stupid question and I got called stupid.

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dark_angel1715 On February 27, 2013




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#1New Post! Apr 13, 2011 @ 21:35:23
I asked my folks the ATM question when I was 7. I just said, "Are all the money in chase* bank yours? You seem to be taking ATM money from mid town, out neighborhood, all over NYC."

They got pissed with me and called me stupid. They also yanked me away from passerbys bc they were so embarrassed. I didn't know about PIN numbers until I was 10 and I found out from a friend

*not their real bank
sTreetAngeL On January 24, 2022
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#2New Post! Apr 13, 2011 @ 21:43:36
Seems rather ignorant of your parents. The only stupid question is the one not being asked; and especially since you were (at the time) their 10 year old daughter...Everyday is a learning opportunity. That shouldn't change because we age.
Dark_Tink On December 30, 2018
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, Canada
#3New Post! Apr 13, 2011 @ 22:25:34
Kids may ask "silly" questions but that's only because they don't know answers to everyday things we take for granted.

The way your parents reacted was ridiculous. All three of my kids asked pretty much the same question when I have had them with me at the ATM. I just answer with "I WISH all that money was mine!" and laugh. I then tell them how it really works. A question like that would NEVER embarrass me.

I even giggle when I hear other little kids asking such questions to their parents when out shopping.

I can't understand how some parents can react in such a way when asked simple questions by their kids.
Electric_Banana On February 05, 2024




, New Zealand
#4New Post! Apr 13, 2011 @ 22:30:04
That's actually a cute question but if your parents were hard up for cash that might explain their frustration.

Like Street Angel said - there really is no such thing as a stupid question.

For example asking why apples are red may seem to be a bit inane but there's a complex scientific answer resulting from that question which would teach you complex ideas.
dyslexic_god On December 12, 2012




, Ireland
#5New Post! Apr 13, 2011 @ 22:32:01
@dark_angel1715 Said

They got pissed with me and called me stupid. They also yanked me away from passerbys bc they were so embarrassed.




Not cool, very not cool.
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