Parents Learn Why You Don’t Let Your Kid Hold a Firework

Braden Bjella Published Yesterday in facepalm

In case that wasn’t already obvious.

Kids love fireworks. Well, *everyone* loves fireworks, but for children, there’s just something endlessly special about watching someone set a fuse, stand back and then see their flame turn into a massive, colorful explosion.

Parents are well aware of this, which is why the Fourth of July fireworks show is standard viewing for many with toddlers. However, if you’re a particularly unwise parent, you might get the bright idea to hand a firework over to your tot and just see what happens.

What happens is that they start shooting fireballs at everyone they see.