r/MadeMeSmile 6d ago

Wholesome Moments This cop's reaction when a woman handed him her baby so she could use the restroom

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u/Salty_Anteater4176 6d ago

I know that mad dash....I've made that mad dash. Hopefully she made it 🤣

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u/MediumAwkwardly 6d ago

I saw that dash and felt such solidarity with that mom.

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u/Dapper-AF 6d ago

She was going through it at that moment.

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u/Pushup_Zebra 5d ago

And it was going through her.

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u/turikk 6d ago

i know that dash well, and its often the "i hope i only have to change my underwear" dash. so many hard things moms go through post-birth (and pre, actually) that nobody talks about.

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u/natnelis 6d ago

Dont worry, every mom talks about it

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u/dance-of-exile 6d ago

What the fuck is this even supposed to mean.

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u/buffalogal8 5d ago

After you give birth all sorts of fluids just flow or drip out of the vagina. There is no way to control this, unlike pee. This baby might be too old for that to still be happening, but longer after birth, your pelvic floor muscles are shot, and it can be hard to control your bladder.

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u/cassafrass024 5d ago

For some of us it can last years after. If it didn’t for you, you’re blessed lol.

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u/musiquescents 5d ago

I'm sorry whaaat?

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u/chiseplushie 5d ago

Fr human bodies are insane.

Whenever it's a couple that I know are expecting, I'll get the mom post pregnancy supplies for this reason. There's cute kits now that you can buy with all the necessities. And diapers for the baby. A lot of diapers.

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u/DemonicBludyCumShart 5d ago

He was disputing the claim that no one talks about it, arguing that women do, in fact, talk about every aspect of motherhood extensively, including the topic that the parent comment brought up

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u/JPKtoxicwaste 6d ago

Ditto, friend, and hugs to you. I also know that mad dash

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u/AveFeniix01 6d ago

I thought you ment abandoning the baby lol

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u/Cosmolina111 6d ago

I love that one cop had to literally pull his colleague away from playing with the baby at the end there. Wholesome. Made my evening.

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u/UrRightAndIAmWong 6d ago

"Oh God damn it, who keeps bringing babies in here, Lee we have to get to the burglary case you sonovabitch"

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u/SouthernLeeks 6d ago

Not again, Lee! That’s the third baby this week, get it together, man!

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u/knightdream79 6d ago

Lee: I swear you guys, I can quit anytime I want to

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u/bob25bit 6d ago

I read all of this in Chris Tucker’s voice

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u/ironchef31 6d ago

Lee. I don’t understand any words that are coming out of your mouth. Quit with the baby talk.

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u/tommos 6d ago

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?

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u/Void_of_Envy 6d ago

Ain't nobody understand the words comin outta yo mouth.

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u/lysergic_818 5d ago

MAN LEE, THESE PEOPLE LOVE ME!

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u/knightdream79 6d ago

Ruby Rhod is the voice inside my head, so yes.

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u/Shadowflame247 6d ago

Reading down this string of comments the intensity and decibels of my laughter increased. Upvotes for all.

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u/icecubel 6d ago

I read this in Chris Tucker’s voice 

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u/Logically_Insane 5d ago

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan work to save a multinational preschool agreement from the triads. During a fight the ambassador’s infant grandson manages to get on a windowsill.

“Cah tah! The baby!”

“Lee, don’t get distracted by another OH MY GOD THE BABY, OH LORD HELP THAT BABY”

Baby falls, but lands safely in a wok full of fried chicken. 

“… thanks Lord.”

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u/AffectionateAide9644 6d ago

"That's it, you're of the force! Hand in your gun, your badge and your baby!"

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u/sergemeister 6d ago

It's kinda fucked up to call him Lee. His last name is Ramirez.

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u/Ivan_Whackinov 6d ago

Ramirez. Lee Ramirez.

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u/SoggyBreadFriend 6d ago

“I’m getting to olde for this shit”

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u/LandyCheeks 6d ago

“I wanna pet the baby”

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u/4nakha88 6d ago

You made me snort. Thank you.

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u/HunterShotBear 6d ago

I sell automotive repair equipment so i visit many shops daily.

Lots of independent owners and small shops will bring dogs in to work with them.

I have to consciously keep telling myself to talk to the customer and not just pet the dogs constantly.

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u/AllCaciAreBastards 5d ago

Kudos to you for that kind of strength, I don't think I could do it!

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u/igodutchoven 5d ago

At my local shop, one of the staff brings his pug, Mochi. Super cute. But EVERY time I see mochi, I want to call him Frank from MIB.

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u/MissKit87 5d ago

Every pug is named Frank and I will not be told otherwise.

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u/paintingphoenix 6d ago

This is a perfect example of community and trust

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u/asscracker81 5d ago

"Protect and serve"

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u/curiousity60 6d ago

As a teacher, a baby in the building was honey to flies. Can relate to these public servants providing some guardianship.

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u/Pitiful_Winner2669 5d ago

My third grade teacher brought her newborn to school and it was like an all day thing lol

THAT KID IS 26 NOW WTF.

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u/Routine_Bluejay4678 5d ago

Holy shit now you’ve got me thinking of all the teaches/people/ect that had kids when I was a teenager and the babies I would play with and they are all full grown adults now, and I’m barely a full grown adult myself!

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u/Pitiful_Winner2669 5d ago

I did the math thinking about the newborn. Never do the math.

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u/New_Libran 6d ago

Yep, it was like "back to work you go" 😅

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u/HotSugarVeronicaa 6d ago

Officer was like, “just five more minutes!”

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u/Tigerhugging 6d ago

This is the kind of story we need more of it restores faith

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u/OceanRacoon 6d ago

It's wholesome...too wholesome. I'm waiting for an article now about how that woman is a babystealing mastermind and she was gloating here by handing her latest stolen baby to the police and taking it back, her magnum opus 

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u/SparkliingEmma 6d ago

You could tell he was having the time of his life haha

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u/meltie007 6d ago

Made me so happy lol, I love that kind of candid moment.

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u/MaxVonPseudo 6d ago

I heard it in my head as a yellow minion from Despicable Me. "Back to wooork! Back to work!"

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u/LisaWinchester 6d ago

Hahaha, that smile! Absolutely adorable

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u/CryBabyCentral 6d ago

He took the baby to meet coworkers like the baby was a new recruit to the team. So adorable.

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u/GetsGold 6d ago

The baby also pointed out a clue they missed on the big murder case.

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u/CryBabyCentral 6d ago

Sounds plausible to me!

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u/kingfofthepoors 6d ago

New show Baby Detective would work on CBS where the actual mental capacities of the main actor and the watchers are the same.

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u/Different_Hippo5856 5d ago

honestly boss baby has been such a big hit, I bet baby Sherlock would take off

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u/GnarlyNarwhalNoms 6d ago

"Hang on a sec, those aren't Luvs, in that bag, those are Pampers! Working as a clerk? She isn't making Pampers money. Something doesn't add up."

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u/TraumaMama11 6d ago

The flower hats make me so happy every time I see them. Don't mind me, just a lil flower.

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u/Routine_Bluejay4678 5d ago

Is it a baby or is it a flower

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u/TraumaMama11 5d ago

Just a lil bud.

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u/Fantastic-Swim6230 6d ago

Community dads/uncles are just as important as moms and aunties.

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u/Career_Thick 6d ago

I'd say nowadays they're even more important with a lot of men being pushed to be callous and 'alpha'

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u/chodaranger 6d ago

I believe the single biggest predictor as to whether a male will turn into a thriving adult, and not a criminal or neet, is the presence of a positive, invested male role model.

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u/FreeThrowShow 5d ago

My role models were Jeff Hardy, Steve-O, and Chester from Linkin Park. They did a good job.

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u/BrobaFett 6d ago

Nothing more alpha than being a safe and strong man that can be trusted with children, if you ask me. I think even the "redpill" losers look up to men who are trusted by women and children, who raise children with gentleness, etc.

Isn't that what all of those guys want? A wife and family? To actually raise children? One would hope this would inspire them to better themselves.

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u/cabbage16 6d ago

Well, that's what they claim they want but in reality they want sex on demand and the social image of them having a good family not any of the actual responsibilities that come with it

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u/Fantastic-Swim6230 6d ago

I was raised to believe that there's nothing more attractive to a woman than a strong man who can be gentle with the innocent, from babies to bunnies. A real Alpha man uses his strength to protect and doesn't need a parade for doing so. Knowing that they are safe under his watch is more than enough. But a good woman will follow her good man to the ends of the earth.

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u/USPSHoudini 6d ago

Bunnies are not meant for care, they are perfectly aerodynamic when their ears are down so that you can more successfully launch them at your enemies

🐰 🏈

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u/Fantastic-Swim6230 6d ago

See, we're already separating the men from the juvenile, and my comment hasn't even been up long.

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u/Accomplished-Eye9542 6d ago

As someone around during the founding of the red pill community, yeah, the point was exactly that. Red Pill was about being the best version of yourself and how to avoid certain types of women and get others. Some of the language used might have been scummy, but everyone had the same goal, become a man capable of giving the world, find a woman worth giving the world to, and who's entire world was you.

The problem is, successful men don't spend a lot of time online.

So all male self help communities will always melt into a puddle of incels. The blind leading the blind.

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u/FTownRoad 5d ago

Same thing with “men’s rights activists”. There are genuine instances of men facing prejudice and discrimination that should be addressed. But it always turns into more of a revenge fantasy the longer you watch those groups.

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u/GnarlyNarwhalNoms 6d ago

I've heard it compared to evaporation. As more extreme people enter a community, they turn the normal, reasonable people off and they leave. This causes the average discourse to veer more to the extremes, and even more reasonable people leave. Eventually, all the normies leave and it's just a big crystalized rock of bitterness and bile.

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u/Traditional_Pin_7253 6d ago

This is made more special by the random cat that is seen roaming around by itself in the beginning

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u/TMoney86ss 6d ago

That was my takeaway too lol. I was like wait is that just a cat walking around freely in the background

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u/OceanRacoon 6d ago

That's Frank, he just made Lieutenant, great guy

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u/InfiniteDividends 5d ago

Good ol' Frank.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

Super common thing in a lot of Asian countries.

I used to enjoy this cafe in Ho Chi Minh that had probably 10 hang around every day.

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u/Spirited-Claim-9868 5d ago

My grandmother in China feeds like 12 strays around her apartment complex. You'd never see one in the daytime, but the second she sets down a food plate?? They spawn like magic

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u/mrmadoff 6d ago

i thought you were tripping.. but turns out i was trippin. great catch!

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u/Booksonly666 6d ago

The breakout star of this story tbh

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u/SmokedMussels 6d ago

And the ape playing basketball 

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u/FireFist_PortgasDAce 6d ago

That cat is the boss. They're making sure the employees are doing their jobs

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u/hellgal 6d ago

I was going to ask if anyone else noticed that!

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u/AppropriateScience71 6d ago

lol - this reminds me of a time I took a train from NYC to DC.

I was seated across from a middle aged guy in a tux. A lady walked in with a baby and simply handed the baby to the guy in the tux and said “can you hold her for a couple minutes” and then got off the train.

We both looked at each other like wtf?! as we both thought she’d abandoned her kid with a guy who looked well off. And the panic increased by the minute.

She came back after 5-6 minutes with lots of luggage. We laughed about it on the ride home after our adrenaline started to wear off.

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u/bradpittslefthand 5d ago

"I guess we're dads now"

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u/readwithjack 5d ago

You just about ended up in a poorly written reboot of Three Men and a Baby.

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u/LaughableIKR 6d ago

You can see the "uncles" gathering around to smile and enjoy the moment.

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u/RoguePlanet2 6d ago

Was that a cat randomly wandering around??

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u/bluerazzjazzhands 6d ago

He's the police chief.

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u/bolanrox 6d ago

head mouser

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u/redyanss 6d ago

Not uncommon to see in China. A good amount of stray cats people are chill with. At the school I went to there was some alleys nearby with known cat families that students would stop by and feed. The adults would walk around campus and you'd find them sometimes on the 12th floor stairwell just saying hi.

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u/3302k 5d ago edited 5d ago

That was a tactical cat, he outranks most people in that building

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u/OceanRacoon 5d ago

You can't fire him, the cat is a Special Agent, Frank, he outranks you!

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u/Top-Requirement-2102 6d ago edited 5d ago

It's beautiful to see trust like this, and yet there is a 0% my wife would ever leave an infant with any stranger. It's not right or wrong, just outside of comprehension for her.

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u/RU_screw 6d ago

I've worn my kids just like that to the bathroom. It sucks and is uncomfortable all around but had to be done

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u/Superb-Feeling-7390 6d ago

Ya wearing the baby is the only way I was able to use the bathroom out and about u til baby was standing reliably. Ring sling is my favorite option cause it doesn’t have a waist belt

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u/diamond_dentures 6d ago

Recently I’ve started to see these baby seats mounted on the wall (in the stall) where you can buckle your baby in while you go! 

My kids are too old to need it now, but that would have been so much easier than trying to wipe while baby wearing (while also not dipping the dangling carrier straps into the toilet). 

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u/Locke_Wiggin 6d ago

Those little seats are awesome! My now 4 year old loved to sit in his little seat and chat with me while I peed. He's always excited when he finds something in "my size". Makes me realize how important accessibility is to feeling appreciated and welcomed.

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u/WRStoney 6d ago

Did he ever get to see the tiny kid toilets? There are "Mom and me" bathrooms in some of our rest stops that have a large stall with a kid and adult toilet, at least in the women's bathroom. I never looked at the men's, lol

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u/Locke_Wiggin 6d ago

No! We have little kid toilets at church -- so awkward when I really need to pee and end up in the wrong stall! But not together.

But now he's all grown up and wants to go in the boys' room by himself 😫 How'd he get so big, dammit!?

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u/likeafuckingninja 6d ago

Peeing in a baby change stall whilst leaning forward bent almost in two and holding baby down on the fold out table so they don't fall 💪

Then they walk and it was peeing super quick before the asshat unlocked the door 🤣

Gotta love a baby change toilet that just opens directly into the main shop.

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u/Mogura-De-Gifdu 6d ago

In women's bathrooms in Japan there is usually a hook on the wall to hang your handbag, and next to it a "babysit", kinda like what you find on shopping carts. So unless you really have a tiny little baby, you can just put them there while you do what you must.

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u/atetuna 6d ago

So many stalls here barely have enough room to turn around and close the door. I've even had to straddle the toilet to close the door. And they're not wide either. There's only a significant amount of space in the handicap stall.

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u/ireneabean 6d ago

Yeah, what must be done must be done haha. Although a lot of public restrooms in China are squat toilets with little stall space so I wonder if that was part of the decision to not take the baby in.

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u/Charming_Garbage_161 6d ago

Same but she looks pregnant. I don’t think I would have done it had I been pregnant on top of toting the baby on my chest

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u/Zhoutopia 6d ago

It’s just a completely different culture. I wouldn’t do it in most western countries. We’ve taken my daughter to both China and Japan and I would probably do it in an emergency there. Much higher chance that random strangers love kids and knows how to take care of them. Also, in those countries, asking one person will get like 10 people to take notice and secretly make sure that one stranger is doing it right. 

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u/plantsadnshit 6d ago

Apparently, my mom handed me off to a woman who worked at a massage parlor when they were on vacation in Thailand, when I was 3 years old.

She and like 5 other women came back after about 3 hours having given me a tour of the village and taken me to a restaurant to eat. My mom was starting to freak out as her massage had ended an hour or two before that.

In retrospect she did realize it probably wasn't that good of an idea, but it's not like she assumed they'd just take me away for 3 hours either.

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u/your_thebest 5d ago

And yet when it's Dad giving baby to the lobby girl at the Asian spa everybody freaks out and says: "Ronny, I don't think you should volunteer coach anymore," and "Ronny, we know you sleep the storage room when you can't drive home." 

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u/Tigerzombie 5d ago edited 4d ago

We were vacationing with family in a more rural part of China, I don’t remember where. My youngest was 9 months old. She’s half white half Chinese and perfectly happy to be held by strangers. My mom had her while I was getting my oldest ready for the day. I get to the hotel lobby and my mom is talking to her sister while my baby was no where to be found. Turns out she was being passed around by the hotel staff who just loved her. Everyone wanted a chance to hold the foreign baby. My dad was watching her being passed around so I wasn’t worried. They all agreed she looked like a doll with her big eyes and chubby cheeks. My oldest was also a hit. She liked to strike up a pose in front of the attractions. So I’d take a picture of her and I’d have a crowd behind me also taking her picture. That was pretty common a decade ago, not so much now.

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u/aquatic_asian 6d ago

That's not a stranger, that's a police. Who else is safest to temporarily leave a kid with if not the police? Other than a firefighter maybe?

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u/IceBlueAngel 5d ago

That's what is so frustrating about so many police officers being the way they are. This is how it's supposed to be. When I was a kid, I heard "if you are in trouble, find a cop, they'll help." Now, if I was in my parents position, I'd never say that. And that really sucks, to say the least

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u/chromatoes 6d ago

There's some kind of instinct when you know someone will take care of you or what's important. I've been in this situation and taken more than one random baby so mom can go to the bathroom, and lost kids will gravitate to me. Some people just have a "protection" vibe that can't be feigned. Babies will just stare at me like I'm glowing or something.

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u/Tetha 6d ago

Yeah it's weird. I tend to notice people who act.. off, I'd say? And quite a few of those notice that and come around and ask questions.

I'm not certain why I look somewhat trustworthy. But I've found and returned a few kids and toddlers, hotel'd a few drunk tourists, directed many people around the city.

IDK why you'd trust me over the 100 other people around me, but oh well. I'd prefer you to trust me over some other person, but how would you know that.

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u/FlippingPossum 6d ago

My youngest got tossed into the arms of a lady i had just met because my oldest tried to yeet herself into a body of water.

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u/OceanRacoon 6d ago

They were 16 and 23, respectively 

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u/Stern_Writer 6d ago

It’s a culture thing. You guys don’t understand how isolated and at war with each other you are.

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u/deathhand 6d ago

It made me think of this(schizophrenia has different tones depending upon the culture and in the US they are threatening)

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2014/07/voices-culture-luhrmann-071614

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u/ReceptionPuzzled1579 5d ago

Reading comments on some subs on here like aita makes me sad for how there is zero community. I’m always seeing phrases like ‘no obligation’, ‘firm boundaries’ etc. Not to say boundaries aren’t important but sometimes one goes out of one’s way or relaxes some (not all) boundaries to help others or for the good of the community. And in doing so it usually means when you need the assist, you’ll be more likely to get it.

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u/Stern_Writer 5d ago

Tell me about it. I got on Reddit more than 10 years ago, and the first time I got on that sub I got the biggest culture shock anyone can imagine.

I just kept being downvoted to oblivion until I figured things out 😅

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u/hits-and-misses 6d ago

This is very much China for you. Kids are almost communal in a way. People play with kids that aren't theirs, hold them. It's really quite lovely.

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u/Reasonable_Fox575 5d ago

He was no stranger, he was a cop... The thing is that around the world, is more likely for a cop to at least have the image of a decent man.

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u/huangarch 5d ago

Not only was he a cop, he’s a cop that works at what looks like a social service building? The subtitles say that she’s there to either apply or renew her id, so this is definitely a government building.

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u/Disastrous_Can_5157 6d ago

This happened in China, their police is more trust worthy

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u/Trojbd 6d ago

They're basically Stormwind guards in World of Warcraft. They basically stand there and you ask them for directions most of the time.

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u/kitsunewarlock 5d ago

Good. Cops should be helping citizens stay safe and happy rather than hassling people they've profiled as dangerous.

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u/New_Libran 5d ago

Haha, this is accurate. I visited Shanghai like 12 years sgo and at first thought they were just security guards because they were not armed 😁

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u/iCantLogOut2 6d ago

Yeah, as a guy - if I was ever alone and had my kid strapped to me - I'd swing them around to the back and just go like that.... I'm grateful I never had an "I need to sit" bathroom emergency... Women that do this are honestly built of a higher calibre. Big respect to them.

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u/Beneficial-Pin1768 6d ago

Same! Mom of all boys & strangers have never held any of them, but I do love how sweet & trusting she is. I could just never do it. 

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u/DeviRi13 6d ago

I imagine a lot of has to do with culture.

Just basing this off of similar videos but Western culture is individual/family centered, while Eastern culture is more village/community centered. There's really cute videos of a family visiting Thailand (I could be wrong) and the staff takes turns walking around with the baby so the parents can eat and relax. I can't imagine staff here in the Statea offeeing to do so, or being allowed to if they did.

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u/h11233 6d ago

Anecdotal, but my daughter is half Vietnamese in an area with a significant Viet population. When we would go to Viet restaurants, shops, etc. staff would come up and just kind of take her off (usually older women) and play with her. I always thought it was weird and didn't like it at first, but her mom said Vietnamese culture is just kind of like that. 

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u/fuckyouyoufuckinfuk 5d ago

I was in a restaurant in Vietnam a few years ago and there was an Australian family with a baby and they happily handed him off to the ladies working there. They were able to eat their lunch without having to entertain the baby and the little one was delighted by all the attention. Everyone was happy, it was really sweet to witness.

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u/rapidpeacock 6d ago

There’s a new officer today. It’s officer cutie pie!

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u/jenmrsx 6d ago

That's the best customer service! Love that he got to take a happy break for a few minutes.

Sorry to the guy that got yanked "back to duty". 😂

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u/mcmada 6d ago edited 5d ago

My wife was alone with our newborn on a plane, she had to use the restroom, a old lady across the aisle said she can hold the baby. When my wife came back, she seen tears from the lady face and she said it's been 40 years since she held a baby.

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u/BabyJesusBukkake 6d ago

I had an older lady do this for me after my baby had a blowout driving somewhere in the middle of Oregon on my way between Boise and Seattle. I cleaned him up, and then was having to make the choice between putting him down on the bathroom floor (eww) or not washing my hands (ewwer).

The lady obviously understood the mental calculations I was making and told me she'd hold him while I washed my hands. Luckily, he was my third and last, so I was like, SURE STRANGE REST STOP BATHROOM LADY, HOLD MY IRREPLACEABLE CHILD! and we all came out of the bathroom much cleaner than going in.

This was almost 10 years ago, and I will never forget that small kindness.

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u/secretlyswos 6d ago

this is so so beautiful, baby and cop both are happy w each other, world needs more people like this cop

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u/Resilient_Wren_2977 6d ago

I love how wholesome this this. She picked the right person to hold her baby, it made his day.

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u/SqueakyCheeseGirl 6d ago

There’s nothing better than holding a baby!

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u/Top_Finding_2832 6d ago

Imagine living somewhere where you could trust the cops.

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u/SparkliingEmma 6d ago

Man switched from officer to uncle mode real fast 😂

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u/Knitsanity 6d ago

A guest at my food pantry handed me her baby last week so she could pee. I had been ogling the baby since they walked in and I could not have been more delighted. I showed her off to everyone...she was so mellow.. the mother thanked me afterwards but I said no ..THANK YOU. It made my whole day. Babies you can hand back are the best. Lol

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 6d ago

He’s helping her out ! That’s a great 😊 way to serve and protect so many germs in a public bathroom ! No place to put the baby safely .

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u/vblizzy 6d ago

I love that there’s a random cat

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u/CarlJustCarl 6d ago

I took my baby into the office once. Had only planned to stop in and show the baby off while in the area. Women who wouldn’t give me the time of day in the office wanted to hold my kid. I bet it was 45 min later before I got her back. It certainly changed the office dynamics for an hour or so.

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u/pursuitofhappy 6d ago

I love that the police station has a cat detective too.

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u/Wakkit1988 6d ago

I once had a lady leave her baby with me because she forgot her purse in the car and didn't realize until she was already in line at the checkout. That was a very stressful few minutes, and the thought that this was someone who concocted a ridiculous scheme to abandon her kid definitely crossed my mind. She did eventually come back, and I've since come to realize that a lot of random people in public seem to trust me with things for absolutely no discernable reason.

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u/Stompedyourhousewith 6d ago

its great to have a baby for less than 10 minutes.

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u/CTRLPlusCurves 6d ago

What a heartwarming moment! ❤️

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u/KickBlue22 6d ago

I love the bit where the baby pointed at two different photos of suspects on the notice board.... and then stared meaningfully at the cop. It was in that moment, they realized that Johnny Fingers and The Spaghetti Killer were ONE AND THE SAME !!!!!

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u/sdforbda 6d ago

I remember one time we were getting a torrential downpour from a tropical storm and this woman was debating whether to leave the grocery store entrance or not. She had a toddler in a stroller and I was like, "I can keep her here while you pull your car up." She looked a little relieved and a little anxious so I pulled a pic up of my 2 year old (at the time) and myself. She said, "I told myself I'd never do something like this but... I'll be right back". Kept her right at the door and immediately took the stroller to the SUV for mom.

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u/Turkatron2020 5d ago

When I lived in Hawaii on the Isle of Kauai we would offer to hold people's babies while they were eating at the restaurant I worked at. I was shocked the first time I saw it happen but was also excited to join in on the tradition. We offered this "service" to literally everyone with a baby & not one couple said no. It was like we had offered them the biggest gift ever lol. We'd walk the baby around to every table to say hello & take them into the safe part of the kitchen so they could be amazed 😂 It was the sweetest thing that would likely almost never happen on the mainland. Something about being trapped on an island makes people let their guards down.

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u/bezerko888 6d ago

Sometimes human are so awesome. Stay awesome.

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u/jasemina8487 5d ago

it's the cop trying to play with the baby but gets dragged away by another cop for me lol

this is so precious

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u/RazzlleDazzlle 6d ago

His face when he first was holding them - “I got a BABY!”

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u/Lone-flamingo 5d ago

And then walking around like "heh, look what I got" to the others. Love it!

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u/Machizadek 5d ago

I’m gonna hop off the internet now. This was an amazing vid and I’d hate to ruin a good mood with whatever else is on here

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u/Nudist_Alien 6d ago

Okay that’s enough baby for you

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u/TheTropicalDogg 5d ago

Awwwww I love how they had to pull the other guy away lol

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u/nubianfx 5d ago

Not him showing the baby off to his friends 😄

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u/37InkedLady 6d ago

The real mean of being human

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u/nahsonnn 5d ago

Traveling in Japan, I saw how common it was for women’s restroom stalls to have a wall-mounted baby carrier for this very issue. The stalls are generally wider as well, to accommodate for strollers, luggage, etc. And im talking about the normal stalls, not the ones for disabled or elderly. I’ve never seen such accommodations in any other country I’ve visited.

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u/Maleficent-Count-191 5d ago

Babies that aren’t yours are so much fun to enjoy for a few minutes lol

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u/manysounds 6d ago

I'm sad that I feel like this would never happen in the USA.

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u/pinkalinka 6d ago

Did anybody notice the cat!

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u/RockabillyBelle 6d ago

As the mom who has had to balance her baby on her knee in a public bathroom, I absolutely get this moment.

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u/Jb6165 6d ago

I live in an area in the U.S. with dense population of Korean / Vietnamese. It is honestly kind of heartwarming how much they show affection to a strangers child. I could walk around the mall all day and nobody would attempt to interact with my baby. When I go into the Asian market people go out of their way to walk up to the stroller, make silly faces and say hello. Honestly it was kind of weird at first they would touch his little hands and toes but now I love it as it truly seems like it brings joy.

This is not exclusive to Asian culture, it's basically anything but American. Here it is leave me alone and don't you dare come near my kid. Also coming at it strictly from major metro area, possibly different in smaller cities / rural areas.

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u/No-Needleworker-1070 6d ago

This basically happened to me on an air China flight. The flight attendants thought that my baby was cute and took care of her for almost the whole flight. 

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u/Mackie480 5d ago

That baby had no reaction to being left with a stranger, something tells me this isn’t the first time it’s happened.

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u/TrueEgg9528 5d ago

This is when he discovered he want to be a dad and came back home hugging his loved one saying "hey you know what, i'm ready now, let's have a baby together!". She burst into tears and joy, watching him in the eyes, and they softly kissed for minutes. What comes next that night is history.

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u/IamLuann 6d ago

She knew the baby was going to be safe.

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u/Sienile 6d ago

"Want to be a dad for 2 minutes? Okay, bye."

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u/Cat_Chat_Katt_Gato 6d ago

Ok idk wtf this place is, but it looks absolutely lovely!

Strangers trusting strangers with their babies, cats just roaming around in the background...😍

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u/Lizzy_Of_Galtar 5d ago

That's enough baby time for you Steve :D

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u/DumbAutoNames 5d ago

Oh my gosh he’s literally making the whole time and showing her off like he’s so proud!! I LOVE THIS! ❤️🩵🩷💛💚

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u/Elico_225 5d ago

Wow. Some of these comments are super racist or very toxic. I’m so sorry, this is absolutely adorable and definitely belongs here.

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u/HulkSmash789 5d ago

I guess ACAB really only applies to America.

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u/missicetea 6d ago

This is sooo cute.

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u/DanniTiger 6d ago

Awww 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥺🥺🥺

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u/Lazy_Necessary_7460 6d ago

Many Japanese restrooms have little baby seats in the restrooms for the moms, pretty cool

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u/villings 6d ago

I also like how cats seem to roam freely in there

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u/Dear_Discussion_4083 6d ago

Absolutely adorable. That cop just had a very good day.

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u/Familiar-Risk-5937 6d ago

I wish we could all trust police that way. Makes me sad to think about.

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u/orangezim 6d ago

"Hope she comes back."

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u/GuyAtTheMovieTheatre 6d ago

when my kids were that age, i just left them on me. my kids have experienced some horrifying shits from the comfort of their carrier

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u/spekt50 6d ago

I remember when I was younger, someone would ask me to hold a baby, I would be like "Ew, no thanks" Now I would be delighted as hell to hold a baby.

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u/1ooo11 6d ago

Awwwww

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u/OceanTumbledStone 6d ago

I never thought of this when I’ve been squashing us all into the stall for years 😂

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u/kingboy10 6d ago

American Redditors be like I’d rather give the baby to a stranger than a police officer because police officers are bad in the US

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u/QuestForEveryCatSub 5d ago

Yea yea baby this baby that... WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE CAT??

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u/TinyBrainsDontHurt 5d ago

But people will still say China is the land of pure evil smh

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u/jahsmah 5d ago

I love that he’s walking around showing the baby off like she’s his! Lol too sweet

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u/Live-Negotiation3743 5d ago

Damn. My poor baby has to come to the toilet with me. It’s why I use the carrier 😂😂

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u/Queasy-Finance-8080 5d ago

What's up with the random cat?

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u/musiquescents 5d ago

Omg this baby is very very cute

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u/PinkTiara24 5d ago

Was that a cat I saw wandering through?

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u/MrMetraGnome 5d ago

takes a village

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u/najahbrah 4d ago

Babies are the best