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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/SatisfactionAdept548 on 2025-11-24 21:10:16+00:00.
I volunteer at an arts and crafts after-school club, and basically what I do is help kids ages 8–11 with drawing, making crafts, and all the easy kid-art stuff. Let’s call this kid Mina (not her real name). We were making 3D Christmas cards, and after each kid finished, I usually gave them a sticker and a high five.
When it was Mina’s turn to show me her card, I gave her a high five like normal. Mina also takes taekwondo classes, and she wanted to show me one of her moves. I was like, “Sure, okay,” and she did it. I was like, “Omg, great job!” and went in for another high five.
But for some reason, at the exact moment I raised my hand and moved it forward, she also reached out her hand and jumped… and I accidentally slapped her in the face. She started crying, like a lot and I didn't even hit her hard but still I felt SO SO BAD omgggg.
She told her mom when she went outside, and then her mom wanted to talk to me. She had this mad tone and said, “Why did you hit my kid?” I apologized like a hundred times to both Mina and her mom.
The next few days since this art club is only 2 times a week Mina came back, but she didn’t smile at me or say hi like she always does. I felt really bad, and at the end of the class I just gave her extra stickers because I don't know what a normal person would do.
If only I wasn’t so dumb I wouldn't have hit her.
TL;DR: Accidentally slapped a kid's face while she tried to show me a taekwondo move and then I tried giving a high five and hit her face instead. :(