Father trolls son attempting to pull-start the vacuum cleaner

"Conor, it's not a motor bike."
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Brian Koerber
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Father trolls son attempting to pull-start the vacuum cleaner
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When you catch your kid doing something really stupid, sometimes you have top play along before teaching them a valuable, life-long lesson.

After finding his son attempting to start the vacuum cleaner like a lawn mower, this kind Irish father decided to play along, offering encouraging support on how to start the thing.

"Is it nearly there?" The dad asks. "Keep trying. Keep trying, son."

Finally, after the kid really rips the power chord thinking it's a pull-start lawn mower, the dad lets him in on a little secret.

"Do us a favor, try and put it in the wall and see if it starts in the wall then." 

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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