Dad tosses son’s Nintendo Switch out of car and dice it “felt pretty great”

A dad has gone viral after admitting he threw his 13-year-old son’s Nintendo Switch out of a moving car, with other parents flooding the comments to back him up.

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Joel Barbour, a father of five, shocked viewers after sharing the story on Instagram, explaining that his son Davis had been disrespecting his parents during a car ride.

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According to Barbour, he warned his son that he would throw the console out of the window if he kept going. When Davis called his bluff, the dad followed through.

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“I threw my son’s Nintendo Switch out the car, going 60 miles an hour down a highway,” he said.

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“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.”

Barbour admitted he felt bad afterward because his son loved the console, but said the moment also felt satisfying. “The look on his face, he couldn’t even believe it,” he added, saying Davis cried and complained about how expensive the Switch was.

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Parents defend dad for yeeting son’s Nintendo Switch out of car

The clip quickly sparked debate online, but plenty of parents came to Barbour’s defense and shared similar stories.

“Following through on rogue threats is key to successful parenting,” one commenter wrote.

“I threw away my kids iPad in the trash at the airport so,” another admitted.

One parent went even further, writing: “I threw my 16yr old daughters phone out of the car and then drove over it. Still one of my favorite parenting moves.”

Others argued the viral moment reflected frustration with softer discipline styles.

“Gentle parenting is not helping our children,” one comment read.