Dad tosses childs Nintendo Switch from moving car, shocking the internet: It felt pretty great

As parents trying to navigate the modern world of screens and kids, we have all felt the sudden urge to fling a device out the nearest window.For Joel Barbour, a father of five, that urge became a reality—instantly turning him into an internet sensation after he threw his son’s Nintendo Switch out of a moving vehicle.It’s a move that local highway patrol would almost certainly frown upon, but the internet is letting him have his moment.He started his now-viral Instagram video with an honest admission: “So I did something a little bit regrettable this morning as a parent, kind of not, kind of felt absolutely great.”Barbour explained that his 13-year-old son, Davis, was being “a little f-cker” who thought he knew better than his parents.Deciding to take matters into his own hands, he took the simple route: bye-bye Switch.“I threw my son’s Nintendo Switch out the car, going 60 miles [96km/h] an hour down a highway,” Barbour proudly recalled.“He wasn’t even playing the Switch.

I was like, ‘Keep going, I’m gonna throw your Switch out the window.’ He was like, ‘No, you’re not.’ I frisbeed this thing.I mean, it felt pretty great.”While the act was satisfying, the father admitted to a brief moment of guilt.

“I felt horrible doing it because he loves this thing—and, uh, man, it felt good too.The look on his face, he couldn’t even believe it.

You know he’s crying, trying to tell me how expensive it is, like he knows, like he pays for a damn thing anyway.”Empathizing with other parents currently navigating school holidays and screen addiction, Barbour ended his video with a rallying cry: “So, you know, if your kids are testing you, just throw it.Throw the electrics, throw the phones, throw them out the window.

Feels great.”It didn’t take long for fellow parents to flock to the comments section to show their appreciation.“You’re doing great, dad,” one person praised.A mother quickly agreed, sharing her own extreme...