Parent Fail

Comment from DJP
Time: September 8, 2009, 6:09 am

Editorial fail!

Have you actually listened to the commentary on the video? The poor woman had her clothes caught on the stroller so COULDN’T free herself when the train moved away.

She had no choice but to be dragged along the platform.

Comment from Babsiegirl
Time: October 2, 2009, 2:30 pm

I don’t think this was a parenting fail. I don’t think the doors just closed sooner than she expected. How terrifying for her. And, she risked her own life to get her baby free.

Comment from Babsiegirl
Time: October 2, 2009, 2:31 pm

Oops..I mean *I think the doors just closed sooner…*

Comment from Kentuckychick
Time: October 3, 2009, 5:03 pm

I think this is FAR from a “parent fail”… that woman did the absolute best thing for her child by unstrapping him and pulling him from the stroller to safety. She saved her child’s life! I’m glad that she ended up being okay – she’s very lucky! They’re BOTH very lucky.

Comment from darren
Time: October 3, 2009, 5:12 pm

I don’t know specifically about Korea, but in Japan there is a warning bell when the doors of a train or subway are about to close. This is common in most countries. If that is the case and she tried to sneak in at the last minute, it is a parent fail no matter how heroic she was afterwards. If that isn’t the case, then there is no parent fail here.

Comment from frits
Time: October 15, 2009, 11:33 am

Don’t think this is a fail either. Might be listet as a warning, not as a fail though. Fail is on the subway company for enabling trains to leave without all doors being closed. Where I live this cóúldn’t happen.

Comment from Kelly
Time: October 18, 2009, 9:00 am

Sorry, but am I the only one who laughed at the woman running after the mother waving her arms above her head?

Comment from kathy
Time: October 21, 2009, 12:04 am

Yeah, Kelly…you should be sorry. Shame on you for laughing at the woman waving her arms. She obviously was in distess as she witnessed what happened. How do YOU think you’d react?! Or would you just calmly stand by and watch?

Comment from B
Time: November 18, 2009, 5:08 pm

I’d be flainlin my arms too-then laugh at myslef on the video later. I think this IS a parent fail because: if you know you’re going on a subway with your child, take him/her outta the stroller before boarding. It was poor planning on the mothers part to PUT herself and her child in danger like that. I’m sure mothers do it stroller out all the time-but it’s not safe….It was stupidity on her part. Do I think it’s awesome that she saved her child and was lucky to survive also-hells yeah! BUT I do think its a fail-yes her clothes were caught-wouldn’t a happend at all if she’d just planned better….

Comment from waist cincher
Time: November 27, 2009, 11:36 am

Astonishing! I don’t know what’s worse, this video or this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9wWu6TCAys

Comment from SHARON
Time: February 6, 2010, 5:04 pm

What i would is try to take my sweater off

Comment from Barbie
Time: February 25, 2010, 10:38 am

THIS IS NOT A PARENT FAIL! SHE NEARLY DIED TO SAVE HER CHILD! WHOEVER SUBMITTED THIS AS A PARENT FAIL IS A FAILURE THEMSELVES!

Comment from Girdle Gal
Time: February 26, 2010, 11:52 am

Hardly fair to criticise this poor woman – what a terrible experience, I felt sick just watching it. How could she possible know what would happen? Thank goodness they were both ok.