Never leave a kid alone with a laptop.

letgomylego · 2012-09-27T14:15:14+00:00

Having worked IT in a school system the HS kids apparently get their kicks from prying the keys off the keyboards. The teachers never bothered to check them and would comment on how the keyboards just fall apart. THEY DO NOT JUST "POP" OFF THE DAMN KIDS ARE DOING IT YOU JACKASS!

isthataturtle · 2012-09-27T14:06:34+00:00

/r/techsupportgore is the place for this

Scoobert92 · 2012-09-27T14:26:54+00:00

My friend found his kid putting pb&j in the disc slot.

cowsareawesome · 2012-09-27T14:12:52+00:00

sAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. nOW MY CAPS LOCK KEY IS STUCK.

DeathByPanda · 2012-09-27T14:24:32+00:00

Its a karma graveyard down here.

RazzyKitty · 2012-09-27T11:14:28+00:00

OP is probably cleaning his laptop, throws the keys on the floor, and claims his kid did it. All for that sweet, sweet karma.

Armpit-Vagina · 2012-09-27T14:49:14+00:00

/r/childfree

yasiekk · 2012-09-27T14:51:12+00:00

HP dv6000 - if it's with a nVidia GPU, it will probably die soon anyway. Four out of five dv6000's I knew died of a GPU failure, including mine - and it was after the 2 year warranty just ended. Most likely broken solder joints. Both HP and nVidia didn't consider it a mass problem. I feel like I lost 900$. Though I still have the keyboard somewhere, if anyone needs it!

damustardtiger · 2012-09-27T14:56:33+00:00

My 2 year old also does this. He thinks everything's free reign the moment I go to the bathroom.

mynewme · 2012-09-27T15:13:03+00:00

until my 1st kid was about 4 she thought that a computer was called a "don't touch."

plain_name · 2012-09-27T14:09:52+00:00

My son would run across the room if he saw the laptop unattended and would frantically thrash the keyboard to watch them all fly off, and then run off howling when my wife or I would come scrambling in.

popshopadop · 2012-09-27T14:50:36+00:00

i think parenting 101 is never leave a kid alone.

Throwawaychica · 2012-09-27T15:25:11+00:00

Or teach your children how to respect electronics.

My kids have been using a computer ages 3+ and I never encountered this problem.

Knope_Knope_Knope · 2012-09-27T14:44:40+00:00

r/childfree

rotll · 2012-09-27T14:40:58+00:00

And I thought that only Walmart customers did this...

Italian_Barrel_Roll · 2012-09-27T14:30:26+00:00

Kids or nice things: choose only one.

PintoTheBurninator · 2012-09-27T14:33:01+00:00

On related note, the parents that let their kids pull the keys off display laptops in stores should be shot. If you can teach your kids to respect someone else's property then I have no use for you.

carbonnanotube · 2012-09-27T14:04:59+00:00

My buddy has that laptop, the keyboard is held on with 4 screws (If I remember correctly, there should be a k next to the hole) from the back and some clips on the top. They are pretty cheap actually, and it may be interchangeable with one from another model.

wowfan85 · 2012-09-27T14:08:28+00:00

My cat tries to do this anytime we leave the laptop open.

mikehole · 2012-09-27T14:11:54+00:00

Had a guy bring his laptop into the shop with 15 or so keys that his son popped off. Luckily none of the hinges were damaged and all the keys popped back on.

Sokonomi · 2012-09-27T15:01:36+00:00

You are worried about all the pieces you found?

My friend, start worrying about the pieces you haven't found YET.

Start ordering some gloves.

Left-Hand-Path · 2012-09-27T15:22:09+00:00

You should crosspost this to /r/childfree.

Tenshik · 2012-09-27T15:38:47+00:00

So true, happened to the father-in-law. Told him cause my son ninja picked the space key right off my alienware while I was using it and never got it back on right, functional but the fucking left side doesn't register well. Either way, come back and there are like a hundred keys all over the floor and I got pissed cause he could've eaten them and he was supposed to be watching my son.

madetoshine · 2012-09-27T15:52:53+00:00

Thanks for the daily birth control pill reminder.

http://www.shitmykidsruined.com/

elsucioseanchez · 2012-09-27T13:58:03+00:00

Feels for you...my daughter took dish soap to my netbook recently...pity upvotes bc I have a netbook :(

Beckneard · 2012-09-27T14:40:33+00:00

You mean "never leave an ADHD riddled spoiled brat alone with a laptop". Normal, well-mannered kids don't do this.

B2D_B2D · 2012-09-27T11:12:07+00:00

A little bit of ducktape should fix this.

slapded · 2012-09-27T14:03:33+00:00

just buy a new laptop keyboard man. not worth the time.. plus you can get em for like 10 bucks

skullmonkey420 · 2012-09-27T14:11:06+00:00

i thought i was the only one...

snazzamagoo · 2012-09-27T14:17:11+00:00

Special Note: There are a lot of people this happens to (myself included) and you CAN order individual keys and their attachments online! However, unless you lost more than 4 keys that you cannot reattach (it's really not THAT hard if the attachy bits aren't broken) it is more cost effective to simply order a new keyboard. I fixed my keyboard and my wife's keyboard many times now, and most of the time we just threw a soft keyboard into the USB until the replacement arrived.

mfortin014 · 2012-09-27T14:22:29+00:00

Hand Job

cyboninja · 2012-09-27T14:26:42+00:00

I thought the kid watched porn and came all over the laptop. I thought that because of the white spots on your pants. Then I also thought you were taking of the keys because there was semen underneath them.

chadbrochill202 · 2012-09-27T14:28:26+00:00

hey at least now you can learn how to type the right way bc you cant see the keys lol

Thienen · 2012-09-27T14:28:58+00:00

Dv2000, it's time for a new laptop anyway! but yeah those keyboards are around $75can to fix at your local repair shop.

klahaya · 2012-09-27T14:29:07+00:00

I see you've lost control

kbeef2 · 2012-09-27T14:29:11+00:00

The worst part? The kid took the picture and posted it to reddit.

jiveturkeykilla · 2012-09-27T14:30:45+00:00

I see my son has been over your house.

Robbythedee · 2012-09-27T14:32:01+00:00

Point taken. Thanks for the advice.

Sukach · 2012-09-27T14:32:24+00:00

That's just a minor inconvenience.

MoldyBiscuit · 2012-09-27T14:40:20+00:00

Looks like a case of frustration to me.

BestTastingFish · 2012-09-27T14:40:59+00:00

I had my left control key come off. I couldn't pop it back in for some reason, so I stacked everything back the way I thought it went, pressed hard down on it, and it hasn't come off, but it sit a little crooked now haha.

adldaz5184 · 2012-09-27T14:42:12+00:00

I say you just change all your passwords to "hj"... without the quotes, as you cant type them.

TalleyHoBro · 2012-09-27T14:43:38+00:00

Always take a staged photo for karma.

TheKillingVoid · 2012-09-27T14:43:41+00:00

In my experience, it's easier to spend the $10 for a new one on Ebay than replace the keys. Those little parts underneath die a quick death at the hands of a toddler.

ZombieCookie · 2012-09-27T14:45:38+00:00

Thanks for the warning! Babysitting two 2 year olds today.

Psyducks · 2012-09-27T14:47:17+00:00

one of my keys fell of once, took me about 45 infuritating minutes to put that bitch back on.

also my spelling is shit, deal with it

Ramah76 · 2012-09-27T14:47:58+00:00

As a former PC bench tech I remember painstakingly reattaching those damn keys for customers who's kids where in desperate need of Lego's.

sanlc504 · 2012-09-27T14:48:02+00:00

Welcome to parenthood. I'm on my third laptop keyboard. THEY GET SMARTER!

fruitlewps · 2012-09-27T14:48:05+00:00

It's an HP, the kid did you a favor.

barneytrinitron · 2012-09-27T14:51:31+00:00

It will be easier and quicker replacing the whole keyboard, they take forever to get one back on.

bo87 · 2012-09-27T14:51:49+00:00

Depends on the kid.

takirami · 2012-09-27T14:52:19+00:00

Damn! this really should be NSFW or something...

BetaThetaPirate · 2012-09-27T14:54:32+00:00

Well... Now that this has happened, I suggest you take it back. (your kid, that is)

UnoTaco · 2012-09-27T14:55:00+00:00

I had the worst feeling when my 2.5 year old son grabbed my two month old Macbook Air and started running around the kitchen with it. Generally when he grabs something and starts running with it, he will throw it as soon as I grab him. I got lucky this time.

Charlie2343 · 2012-09-27T14:55:29+00:00

At least your kid knows how to work Microsoft word now.

i_build_things · 2012-09-27T14:57:56+00:00

wow man... bummer.

PVaatn · 2012-09-27T14:59:32+00:00

My 2 year old figured this out with my left shift key. Still haven't figured out how to replace it right to this day

Valendr0s · 2012-09-27T14:59:44+00:00

I spent 2 hours trying to get a single key back on a laptop keyboard... It's nearly impossible.

TataTutu · 2012-09-27T15:00:15+00:00

Been there. He said he was playing, "monster."

d3lan0 · 2012-09-27T15:01:28+00:00

wrong subreddit... definately one for /r/LifeProTips

drnkrthanjacksparrow · 2012-09-27T15:01:38+00:00

Does anyone else turn their keyboards upside down and shake them?

retrominge · 2012-09-27T15:02:23+00:00

Child or adult, never leave a dick alone with your laptop.

grumpytoad · 2012-09-27T15:02:57+00:00

It`s Ok it is an HP. It was going to break soon anyway...

DRD3ATH78 · 2012-09-27T15:03:12+00:00

He discovered porn, started to fap, jizz all over keyboard, sticking buttons, kid freaks out, tries to fix, successfully cleans it up, forgets to put back together because power rangers is on.

sj_user1 · 2012-09-27T15:03:24+00:00

Your kid needs to be on or off drugs whichever is the opposite of now.

MarB93 · 2012-09-27T15:03:45+00:00

God do I hate DV6 from that year with AMD processors....DIE IN HELL.

hoshin · 2012-09-27T15:05:06+00:00

My kids have done this twice on my wife's laptop. They don't just take the keys off, they fucking rip the out and break the two piece plastic attachments under the key and I rip out my fucking hair.

Mr_Wazanskiiii · 2012-09-27T15:05:45+00:00

Cats will do something similar...

Hipster_Panda · 2012-09-27T15:06:03+00:00

I had a heart attack.

CoolMcDouche · 2012-09-27T15:06:37+00:00

It's okay. That laptop is a piece of shit anyways.

dashdanw · 2012-09-27T15:07:18+00:00

Intel Pentium? what is this 2003?

Aezen · 2012-09-27T15:07:51+00:00

never have kids.

mcbizzler · 2012-09-27T15:08:23+00:00

My daughter did the same thing to my work laptop I am using right now. Pushing the 'S' and 'D' keys are so annoying. You can replace the keys, but at least on mine there is also a tiny piece of plastic anchors the key to the laptop, if that piece of plastic is gone, good luck getting the key back on.

hoberlander · 2012-09-27T15:08:25+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one. My kids do the same thing.

Bungdeatle · 2012-09-27T15:10:43+00:00

the stains on your pants say more about leaving a person alone with a keyboard than the keys on the floor do

imaginethehangover · 2012-09-27T15:11:41+00:00

My niece got one hell of a thrashing for continuously doing this to our laptop in the office. We'd tell her off, she'd deny it, and the next time we came back into the room they were all popped off again.

Turns out it was the dog jumping on the desk every time someone drove past the window.

Sorry niece. I'm so Sorry.

Thund3rbolt · 2012-09-27T15:13:54+00:00

I see by your laptop you have kiditis ...don't worry it gets better in about 20 years. :)

cavejohnsons · 2012-09-27T15:14:02+00:00

Are you sure it was a kid and not an African grey parrot?

Jonz303 · 2012-09-27T15:14:38+00:00

You have a lot of cum stains on your pants.

sapphirebang · 2012-09-27T15:15:11+00:00

Caught my niece doing this to my sisters macbook. Managed to put it back together though. She was watching a movie and didn't really know what she was doing.

chaoticconvolution · 2012-09-27T15:16:21+00:00

apparently this is a common occurrence with kids around 5 yrs of age, I have a friend who has 3 computers but not a single keyboard that's fully intact

SirMagnus · 2012-09-27T15:17:05+00:00

Damn I would have to pick all those up and kill a kid. So much hassle.

wyatthc · 2012-09-27T15:17:28+00:00

That strikingly resembles a MBP

omfglmao · 2012-09-27T15:18:55+00:00

Its a HP, now you can get a new an better one

scromer21 · 2012-09-27T15:19:20+00:00

My cat did this to my dads old laptop once.

peanut_allergy · 2012-09-27T15:20:04+00:00

Based on the title of the post, I was expecting something a bit different.

zarthanon · 2012-09-27T15:20:38+00:00

That is not funny, that is painful.

buttonforest · 2012-09-27T15:21:17+00:00

This isn't funny. This is upsetting.

Helix_van_Boron · 2012-09-27T15:21:43+00:00

My parakeet does this if I leave my laptop open and unattended. I'm still missing F8, F9, and F10 because she steals my keys and hides them in the same places where she hides coins and paperclips.

ArtemisLives · 2012-09-27T15:22:20+00:00

Destructive kids need to be told in a stern, parental manner that destroying/defacing things is not okay. I don't think you are a terrible parent, cause this shit happens. One time, my brother carved some shit into a BRAND NEW wooden table when we were kids. He used a pen and my Dad was SO upset. It was done for no reason except maybe that my brother was being a stupid kid. What I think may work when I have children is to purposefully buy a child something cheap and inexpensive, but still awesome in nature. When it breaks due to their neglect, or whatever reason, I will just tell them that they should take care of/respect their belongs, as well as others. I feel that this will aid me as a parents in the future battles of raising a child.

avalableusername · 2012-09-27T15:24:03+00:00

Never doubt your kids. They were trying to tell you that your HP is a piece of shit.

weasel-like · 2012-09-27T15:24:09+00:00

This reminds me of when my dad got a brand-new Canon VCR back in the early 80's. It cost like $500. Keep in mind this was the pinnacle of technology back then. I was probably 2 at the time.

One afternoon I took a huge fistful of dried spaghetti from a box in the pantry and jammed it all in the tape slot and really fucked the VCR up. My mom says I got whooped pretty bad that day, but I must have blocked it out of my memory because I don't recall that part.

TL;DR: Kids are destructive in very creative ways...

Panduhsaur · 2012-09-27T15:25:32+00:00

Yeah... For laptops at that point I would just buy a new keyboard and slap it in. That only takes like 20 mins - an hour depending on your knowlege of your laptop. Meanwhile it will take upwards a day or two just to fit in all the keys.

Also, its cheaper to buy a new keyboard for 20$ then to pay someone to put all the keys back in. (unless they give reasonable prices for repairs) Experience: Tried cleaning out a logitech dinovo keyboard (I still have like 3 keys not in, and I currently got a new keyboard)

popyee · 2012-09-27T15:26:41+00:00

My son did exactly this. But at that time he seemed to be close to the Autistic spectrum. He also neatly piled them beside the laptop before he left. My wife found the laptop... I will never forget the look on her face :)

Edit: He took the keys off really carefully. The laptop wasn't whacked or anything like that

accdodson · 2012-09-27T15:27:12+00:00

He'll remove all the keys and then jizz all over your jeans.

I_hate_humans · 2012-09-27T15:27:45+00:00

Where did you bury the body?

SasparillaTango · 2012-09-27T15:29:33+00:00

Just to let you know if you decide to go ahead with the late term abortion, you have my full support.

Cyrino420 · 2012-09-27T15:30:55+00:00

That's a spanking.

TrikkyMakk · 2012-09-27T15:34:52+00:00

More proof that humans descend from parrots.

Currently_SitB · 2012-09-27T15:35:10+00:00

the kid is sending a message... clearly wants a nice old fashioned

JangSaverem · 2012-09-27T15:36:23+00:00

What is with babies and toddlers just wanting to RUIN laptops. My nephew does it all the time. I come on and am on laptop and around the screen comes a little hand just to smash and press all the buttons. Where did he get this idea of doing that? Gasp... they are learning...

falconcountry · 2012-09-27T15:37:30+00:00

next letter you're looking for is "r"

jkpinaz · 2012-09-27T15:38:22+00:00

Always teach your kid how to use the laptop.

juicyrooster · 2012-09-27T15:40:27+00:00

I know that feel bro

mcdeaglesandwich · 2012-09-27T15:40:45+00:00

part from various suppliers

http://www.popubuy.com/brand-new-black-hp-pavilion-dv2500-keyboard-p-26871.html

http://www.okaytech.com/hp-pavilion-dv2500-keyboard-black-us-p-542.html

http://www.laptoppartsexpert.com/i-126869-keyboard.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Keyboard-Protector-Cover-HP-Pavilion-DV2500-/300539527214

how to replace http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01295820.pdf <---pg74

Zillah626 · 2012-09-27T15:41:03+00:00

That is so depressing.

elegantwino · 2012-09-27T15:43:32+00:00

Ooh ooh, I know the top row of letters!

pooponagoose · 2012-09-27T15:43:32+00:00

Well that's the end of that laptop. Those keys are near impossible to put back on. Check ebay for replacement.

scrufdawg · 2012-09-27T15:43:56+00:00

You've got a bigger problem than some popped off keys...you've got a dv6000........

Rjschmitt0 · 2012-09-27T15:46:28+00:00

Checkmate pro-lifers?

Tylzen · 2012-09-27T15:46:49+00:00

Been there, done that, cost me 2000 DKK to repair my Sony Vaio from broken power plug and new keyboard.

KingofGnG · 2012-09-27T15:48:00+00:00

Well, I've killed for much less than this....

inou_iwlkdwth_u_once · 2012-09-27T15:50:29+00:00

I learned that lesson with my first one. He is 6 now and is learning how to type... tempted to remove the keys before he comes home... (on desktop)

CarolinaKSU · 2012-09-27T15:53:01+00:00

No one has noticed that OP jizzed all over his pants? Probably got some in the keyboard and blamed the kid for breaking it to get that sweet sweet karma when he had to clean it out. Better than listening to the wife cry about "why don't you look at me anymore?!"

DALAILAMADINGDONG · 2012-09-27T15:56:18+00:00

That kid is.. how do I put this lightly.. cunty.

urkiddingrite · 2012-09-27T16:02:47+00:00

especially an hp. can not be unbroken.

Carsons_mom · 2012-09-27T16:03:08+00:00

This is why my laptop has been hidden in a drawer for a year. Damn kids...

Sumotron · 2012-09-27T16:04:26+00:00

Well, you still have H and J which is all you did to yourself with the computer anyway.

worldalpha_com · 2012-09-27T16:05:51+00:00

Time for a new keyboard. No sense trying to put those keys back...

Crzygamer3000 · 2012-09-27T16:07:14+00:00

I will shed a tear for you...

btnheazy03 · 2012-09-27T16:08:26+00:00

OHGODWHY.JPG

MeanwhileOnReddit · 2012-09-27T16:09:40+00:00

how old was the kid?

no1skaman · 2012-09-27T16:12:37+00:00

I would thrash the living daylights out of any kid who did that to my machinery.

Sleepybutt · 2012-09-27T16:13:05+00:00

When I was a five year old, my family left me alone in my grandpa's office. He had a bunch of those office whatchamajigs that if you turn over, the colored liquid floats around. I thought they were super neat so they thought that I'd just be playing with those.

Nope. I got bored with them pretty quickly and at some point I decided barbie should do some ballet across the keyboard of my grandpa's computer.

I've no idea what I did to it, but my family did not like it.

HAsash · 2012-09-27T16:13:15+00:00

even your kid finds pavilions frustrating

xasey · 2012-09-27T16:13:35+00:00

On the positive side, when they get older they can be used for the opposite. They love doing the time consuming things we don't want to do: When I got new keycaps for my keyboard in, my first year old way more than excited to use the tool to pull off and install each keycap. Also, when doing an electronics project, they love sorting all the color-coded tiny resistors and capacitors and everything then installing them on the board... all I have to do is solder. So awesome.

reagan2016 · 2012-09-27T16:15:48+00:00

My 7 year old uses a laptop all the time and this never happens.

beeper917 · 2012-09-27T16:23:06+00:00

Some men just want to watch the world burn.

dawgiesman1 · 2012-09-27T16:23:19+00:00

The dark force is strong with this one.

zerbey · 2012-09-27T16:24:53+00:00

I have 3 kids, and at some point each one of them did this. Usually around the age of two. You think we'd have learned our lesson by the third kid, but nope. The worst was when my youngest did it and was tossing the keys on the floor. We had a new puppy at the time, and he almost ate several of them. The laptop never fully recovered.

cjbest85 · 2012-09-27T16:25:07+00:00

This is NOT FUCKING funny.

Kirahvi · 2012-09-27T16:28:27+00:00

buy a mac

pacman42 · 2012-09-27T16:36:13+00:00

Never leave a kid alone, ever

FTFY.

whootsley · 2012-09-27T16:38:36+00:00

I feel your pain, a thousand times harder to put back on sometimes.

mhodge1218 · 2012-09-27T16:42:15+00:00

Yes. I learned this the hard way. Left my laptop on the coffee table and had to get in the shower. I get out and my little brother is just frantically ripping keys off the damn thing. So I meticulously gather each and every piece, of which there is the key itself, the little rubbery thingy, and a little plastic piece and take it to a local repair shop. The guy looks at the computer, then at me and asks "What the hell did you do to this thing?" Anyways, they replaced the keyboard and all was well.

Disguising · 2012-09-27T16:45:20+00:00

you can replace just the keyboard pull the bezzle off and search the model number online. I replaced one for 15.00 from amazon, took 3 weeks to get through China customs but it got here.

ikokjones · 2012-09-27T16:46:49+00:00

Probably a Gateway laptop... They always build them with flimsy keys. Surprisingly friggin LENOVO makes a good solid laptop.

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