The sound of half-filled water bottles crashing to the floor or table, followed by the occasional “YEAH!” is driving me to the brink. Every night, I walk through the house and find half-filled bottles in the most random of places, and each night I empty them and put them back in the recycling bins… where they belong!
I’m just going to say it – I’m flipping tired of all the bottle flipping!
Those that have children over the age of about 6 (or are teachers) probably are with me. The trend has gone on long enough. Leave these poor plastic bottles to their intended fate – being recycled into new plastic bottles!
{For those blissfully unaware of this obnoxious trend, take a partially filled bottle of water, flip it in the air and try to get it to land right side up. Better yet, try to “cap” it, by landing it on it’s cap.}
Did I mention I have three 9 year olds? Yeah. 3 times the bottle flipping fun here.
And so help me, if one of them tries to flip my not-yet-finished bottle of Diet Coke again….
Thanks to a recent Dude Perfect video, they’ve also now branched out into flipping other things. Recently, when one of the 9 year olds was supposed to be getting ready for school, I opened the door to the garage to find him flipping cardboard boxes.
Is this really what my life has come to? Constantly saying “stop flipping ____ and do what I asked you to do!”? I’ve actually walked into a room and had to say “are you seriously bottle flipping in your underwear?! Finish getting dressed!”
Heaven help us all.
Bottle Flipping adults of the world (I’m looking at you, Dude Perfect, and Lebron James & Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were recently spotted doing this on the bench during a basketball game) – parents and teachers are begging you… Stop the madness!!
If this continues much longer, moms everywhere will be starting a new social media trend – bottle flipping wine bottles.
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Mom and teacher and coach. My volleyball players did this all season. Constantly see it walking down the hall at school, and if my boys could FIND bottles to use they would try too.
Let it stop!
Amen to your “let it stop”!
As I read about your dilemma, I first chuckled about all the times and tempos of bottle flipping. Then I thought– I would love to know how to do this trick. I also wish that was my worst problem in a typical day.
(Keep in mind I have an older teen with significant special needs. I won’t go into the details, I can say, this would not be at the top of my “Problem list”. I would be exact that he an interest that did not involve screens like computer and TV. He has no siblings, so if he chose this activity with friends that would be even better to see social skills be built with peers. Having friends over to do anything would be a huge step.
Years are short so I encourage you to pick your battles and the terms on which to engage your kids in battle.
Also look for things that are right or positive in the situation, like (1)my kids are having fun that doesn’t involve screen devices, (2) they enjoy interacting with their siblings. (3) Design parental badge of honor for you and fellow parent. Kind of like taking kids to Chuck E Cheese for pizza party and games for their birthday. There should be a badge that says “I Survived Chuck E Cheese” and a similar “Survival: Bottle Flipping Style”
Identify what the problems are for you or concerns you have for kids: Are tasks completed on time each day or this interfering with those important daily jobs?
(e.g. You have 10 minutes to bottle flip when your work is done)
(I charge $1 per minute per person to listen to each bottle flipping more than 10 minute designed times for flippping)
Is this noise bothering? brainstorm some options to help make that work better. They learn consideration
Good luck! Parenting is always a challenge.