Nurse and mom Jinny Schmidt wants parents to be aware of a game thats circulating amongst tweens right now‚ because its not a game at all. In a PSA posted to her TikTok‚ Schmidt shared that her daughter informed her that boys in her class were beginning to play what she called The Firetruck Game. As Schmidt begins to describe what the game entails‚ its easy to see why shes concerned. All parents should be. Heres how the game works: a boy puts his hand on a girls lower thigh. And he tells her my hand is a firetruck as he slowly moves it up her leg. When the girl gets uncomfortable‚ she is supposed to say red light. Except for when the girl says red light‚ the boy responds with sorry‚ firetrucks dont stop for red lights. And so they run their hand all the way up the girls leg‚ Schmidt explains‚ and sometimes they touch the girls crotch. Yikes.Many viewers noted growing up with the Firetruck Game‚ or a version called The Nervous Game‚ or Red Light Green Light. Suddenly The Squid Game version of Red Light Green Light doesnt seem so bad.No matter what its called‚ though‚ its touching without consent‚ and is inappropriate on so many levels‚ not least of which being that its an excuse for sexual assault. Hence Schmidts alarm.I know that kids will be kids and kids will do some stupid shit‚ But weve got to do better teaching our boys to keep their hands off of other people and teaching our girls that its okay to have boundaries‚ she says‚ before asking parents to be aware if they hear their kids talking about it. @the.funny.nurse Yall gonna see me on the 6 Oclock news. #jrhigh #kids #tween #preteen #parents #moms #momsoftiktok #dads #dadsoftiktok #teacher #teachersoftiktok #publicschool #school #firetruck #firetruckgame #firetruckgameawareness #girls #boys #game original sound - Jin-Jin And she is‚ of course‚ absolutely right. Folks who watched her video wholeheartedly agreed that the behavior should not be tolerated‚ and many shared some pretty intense‚ although warranted‚ reactions to it.Wed be playing a game called Ambulance next‚ one person wrote.Press charges‚ said another.We have a game also. Its called oops I broke your finger‚ a third added. But many also chimed in to say that they would be talking to their kids immediately about it‚ which is probably the best route overall. That way kids can protect themselves‚ and others around them.Middle school years in general are pretty rough. They can be just as difficult to navigate for parents as they can be for the kids going through it. Its painful to watch your still baby-faced child go through many of the same awful pains that you did‚ many of which are unavoidable. But some things‚ like terrible and abusive games‚ can be avoided. So make sure to have those important conversations when you can.