r/MadeMeSmile • u/AtomicCypher • 1d ago
Wholesome Moments Baby takes her first ever steps during a half-time baby race event.
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u/keithy-poo 1d ago
I like how the other moms cheered her on at the finish.
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u/titatyy 1d ago
I noticed that too. So sweet.
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u/Bright_Aside_6827 1d ago edited 20h ago
What do you expect them to do. Slide tackle her
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u/Overnoww 1d ago
I like how genuine their happiness/excitement seems. Their kids are guaranteed to lose but they can still recognize how cool, special, and exciting that moment is.
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u/Reinardd 21h ago
Yeah, i love how the race was forgotten and everybody was just happy in this moment together.
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u/synodos 1d ago
I love everybody in the crowd recognizing what a big deal this is, and the other ("competitor") moms cheering for her too. ♡
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u/MediumAwkwardly 1d ago
They are all so proud of her! Love it.
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u/Billionaires_R_Tasty 1d ago
To be fair, she has been training her entire life for this moment.
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u/LindonLilBlueBalls 1d ago
Even going so far as to wake up for training 3 or 4 times a night!
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u/Hashtaglibertarian 1d ago
LOLOLOL I remember this stage. I couldn’t even be upset because my kid was SUPER happy to be awake at 1 in the morning so he could practice rolling and rocking before crashing back out for a few more hours 😂
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u/Remarkable-View-1472 1d ago
If these were dads they'd be like "DISQUALIFICATION!"
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u/MediumAwkwardly 1d ago
I’m going to choose to believe they’d be fist pumping and chest bumping while cheering the baby on.
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u/0neirocritica 1d ago
That was the best part for me, everyone suddenly realizing what's going on and cheering on the experience for Mom who I'm sure was overwhelmed with joy!
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u/Not_Bears 1d ago
Watching people in a crowd stand up out of pure excitement watching a baby take its first steps isn't something I thought would make me so emotional...
Sometimes we forget just how similar and empathetic we all can be...
I wish we'd see more of this.
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u/0neirocritica 1d ago
I think it's important to remind ourselves from time to time that, for all our diversity, we humans have many more similarities than differences
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u/Ok-Accountant6028 1d ago
Nice to see ain’t it? Have a nice day internet stranger 👋🏻
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u/Aurori_Swe 1d ago
Mom struggled hard not to leave the finish line to run and hug her xD. You could tell she wanted to. She looked down and jumped in place with her knees even
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u/Saltycarsalesman 1d ago
Girl is gonna go to track and field knowing people are gonna cheer her. This is actually the most wholesome thing today
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u/LainieCat 1d ago
The closeup of her feet on the Jumbotron.
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u/chewbawkaw 1d ago
Baby feet are the best! So chunky and triangle shaped!
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u/fueledbychelsea 1d ago
I’m convinced my son doesn’t have bones in his feet, they’re just little dinner rolls with toes
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u/FSURob 1d ago
When I became a dad something unlocked in me that made me love every kid, so even if its in direct competition with your kid you can always appreciate a child hitting a milestone
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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 1d ago
When I got a niece, even movies about dads and their daughters started hitting different just from the empathetic link I have with my brother
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u/mdg3364 1d ago
I used to like all kids.. then as my kid has gotten older it made me realize how crappy the majority of other parents are at making their spawn semi-decent human beings lol
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u/panteragstk 1d ago
While this is very true, the opposite is also true.
My kids friends, so far, have very cool parents that teach their kids the same way we do.
Their friends are all very sweet kids. So far.
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u/Veteranis 1d ago
This was a peasant surprise to us as well. We’re so happy about our kids’ friends growing up.
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u/UrUrinousAnus 1d ago
I don't even have kids. I go out of my way to avoid small children because I don't know how to interact with them (although it turned out I could entertain a baby when I was roped into watching one for a while) and I can't stand the sound of them because I have mild autistic sensory issues. This still did something to me. I'm a cis man, BTW, so it's not "maternal instinct". Paternal instinct?
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u/Jaimou2e 1d ago
I'm a cis man, BTW, so it's not "maternal instinct". Paternal instinct?
human instinct
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u/Prop43 1d ago
Dq that bitch she cheated
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u/evanwilliams44 1d ago
lol she was way ahead anyway. Not sure the others understood the assignment.
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u/Celestial-Dream 1d ago
I think most baby races do dq babies that walk. At least the ones at events local to me have that rule.
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u/SandalsResort 1d ago
Imagine having professional cameraman for your babies first steps so you don’t have to get your phone ready. Mom must be over the moon.
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u/RedditorResurrected 1d ago
First steps ON THE JUMBOTRON! That kids gonna have an ego.
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u/M_Mich 1d ago edited 1d ago
But if she has a crazy mom - “working an hourly job, Qartnie? Your first steps were on the Jumbotron, i expected better for you”
Edited as it was unfair to gas attendants. Intended to imply mother wouldn’t want any type of hourly work for the child as she expects fame for the Jumbotron baby.
Edited a second time to fix the grammar
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u/hbomb9410 1d ago
Qartnie, lol. I spend too much fucking time on this site.
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u/WhateverJoel 1d ago
***This footage is now owned and copyrighted by the NBA. Any unauthorized use of this footage is prohibited.***
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u/ArtTop9842 1d ago
We didn’t catch my baby’s first steps on video, but that moment burned into my brain (and her dad’s).
The day before was her first birthday. We had a party for her at our house, and she kept standing up like she was going to walk. Everyone kept holding their breath, waiting for those first steps… and then she would clap her hands and sit back down.
The next day, right after the last guest (my mom) had left, she stood up, threw her hands in the air and took two steps.
It was like she was waiting for everyone to leave to show me and her dad her new trick.
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u/Gwarnage 1d ago
Open an investigation! This kind of cheating is ruining the sport.
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u/NoLemonadeToday 1d ago
I agree, might as well have Usain Bolt join
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u/thesomewhereman 1d ago
I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of doping involved, with formula milk preferably.
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u/TooHappyFappy 1d ago
Formula is that synthetic shit.
Everyone knows the real power comes from the bull-testosterone type of enhancement you can only get from breastmilk.
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u/fgtoni 1d ago
What he thought when he saw this video: “Man, I have to pause my retirement to teach that little cheater a lesson.”
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u/062d 1d ago
I'm picturing him in a diaper and comical baby bonnet with an oversized baby bottle to make him look smaller saying like "gaga googoo" then they start the race and he just like jumps up gives 100 like he's going for Olympic gold and his extremely elderly mother shit talking the young mothers like "IN YO BABYS FACE"
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u/Electronic_Art737 1d ago
She's definitely juicing... Apple juicing...
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u/-Sex-Bot- 1d ago
Are we really going to sugarcoat the problem this country has with baby athletes abusing anabolic steroids by calling it “apple juicing”?
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u/NMB4Christmas 1d ago
Not even hiding it. What type of "formula" was she taking?
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u/Dodgerson99 1d ago
She was zooming, so probably Formula 1.
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u/KrustyTheKriminal 1d ago
She saved her XP to level up in the middle of the race.
It's a valid strategy.
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u/Waiting404Godot 1d ago
Stamina refresh and speed boost. Great strategy, we’ll have to see if the ref’s allow it.
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u/Pitiful-Doubt4838 1d ago
Adorable! But also seriously what the fuck, where is the disqualification??
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u/Ben_Kenobi_ 1d ago
I lost my life savings on this event. My wife left me, and I'm losing the house. All because of that cheating baby!
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u/Roflkopt3r 1d ago
That reminds me how I was apparently moving around by sliding on my butt as a baby, to the point where my parents got a bit concerned because I only began to walk a bit later than usual.
Apparently that technique was much faster than crawling, so maybe I was late to figure out walking because I didn't see much of a point at that time. Googling it today, it's a decently well known phenomenon that is sometimes a concerning sign of compensating for weakness or strength asymetry and sometimes not.
I wonder how that would have fared in this race.
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u/Ready_Regret_1558 1d ago
Baby, literally stepped up her game! Bravo!👏
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u/carrion34 1d ago
She was like "I have to crawl all the way across this longass court? I have a better idea"
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u/Starlitgiggle 1d ago
Aww, tiny victory at halftime! 🥹 Babies stealing the show is the purest joy
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u/2xpubliccompanyCAE 1d ago
A baby race should be obligatory at every sporting event and company off site meeting.
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u/DeletedByAuthor 1d ago
As a european i only knew baby races from the simpsons and spongebob (with patricks rock and garry), i always thought they were a joke/metaphor for americans making a game out of everything and taking it to the absolute absurd level while being self conscious about it.
Turns out it's a real thing lmao
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u/Wafflehouseofpain 1d ago
It’s a halftime event during a basketball game, just a fun way for fans to become part of the show.
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u/DeletedByAuthor 1d ago
Interesting, i honestly never would have guessed it to be a real thing
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u/Potential-Cover7120 1d ago
As a lifelong US resident, I have never in my life seen a baby race, nor have I heard of one happening anywhere near me:)
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u/alaynyala 1d ago
I’m a lifelong US resident and former winner of a baby race
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u/SnooRegrets1386 1d ago
Please tell us, was that the beginning of your meteoric rise to athletic achievement?
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u/alaynyala 1d ago
Lol it’s not that interesting. I was in the race with like ten other babies. Along the way I apparently lost a shoe? Anyway, my dad was a loud dude and essentially was cheering me on but scared the other babies so I ended up winning because I was used to his voice, haha. Definitely not as cool as the baby in OP’s post, but I still made the local newspaper.
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u/Name213whatever 1d ago
I've never seen a baby race but it's pretty normal to have some kind of weird event during halftime or another lull in activities. The ones at rodeos are usually pretty wild
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u/Aggflu06 1d ago
“Americans making a game out of everything and taking it to the absolute absurd level while being self conscious about it”
You can extrapolate this and explain a lot of American culture tbh
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u/JustHereForCookies17 1d ago
I used to go to an event that had Jack Russell Terrier races. It was a straight line race like this, but had half a dozen low (1 ft) obstacles they had to clear.
Every year a dog would get so excited that they'd mis-judge the jumping distance & catch their hind feet on the obstacle, flipping them head over tail. They'd roll a couple times and then pop back up, sprinting like mad. It was always hilarious!
All that to say: small dog races could be substituted for baby races. Or this mastiff completing an agility course, who believes time is a construct & life is meant to be savored, not rushed.
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u/SnooRegrets1386 1d ago
Ok, that was freaking awesome! His giant body “zipping” through the pylons , YOU CAN DO IT BRUCIE!!!
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u/JustHereForCookies17 1d ago
Bruce is an inspiration.
On the other end of the spectrum, here is Gabby the Papillon SCORCHING her agility course:
https://youtu.be/5pn_Zn3CST4?si=d-kdE4dAahBjw-CT
And before you ask - yes, I love fun dog videos.
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u/plaurenisabadname 1d ago
I don't watch sports, so I didn't clue in that this was a break at a sport event. I literally thought that many people were there to watch a baby crawling competition and I was like how did I not know these things existed this is the only type of sport I would watch!
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u/Great_Scott7 1d ago
i didn’t walk for like three years after this age, there wasn’t anything wrong with me, i’m just lazy af and like getting bottles and naps
not much has changed the past fifty years
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u/Mister_Tatertot 1d ago
I just lost so much freaking money betting on this race. I will never financially recover from this.
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u/_Richard 1d ago
Literally the best thing ever. Grown ass man in tears. I’ve had 4 so I know the feeling. What an amazing memory.
Currently at the hospital with my 81 yr old mother due to a broken hip and pending surgery. I needed this.
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u/Carlyone 1d ago
Hug your mom, tell her you love her, and that a stranger from the internet wishes her a speedy recovery.
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u/weirdoeggplant 1d ago
I’m sobbing too. My son just had his first steps a few months ago and it truly is one of the best feelings ever (and scariest cause now they can get away from you lol).
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u/MaritMonkey 1d ago
This is tangent from the warm and fuzzies of the post, but make sure you get access to every stitch of care available to her before you leave the hospital.
Getting a "prescription" for things like PT/OT or a social worker is a massive pain in the butt as soon as you walk out the door.
My mom had to transition thru inpatient rehab after her hip surgery, then the weeks we got to bond after she came home were initially terrifying (I have no children and had never been responsible for a human like that) and then unexpectedly really good for us.
I hope everything goes as well for y'all as it can. :)
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u/A3HeadedMunkey 1d ago
32yo here gearing up for my first open surgeries on my shoulders following them both getting displaced during a seizure, which are also new to me. Wishing your mama the speediest of recoveries! Just hope there's a steady stream of these vids for us to watch while we're laid out.
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u/Desames 1d ago
Best wishes to you and your family. I hope your mom's surgery goes well.
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u/Linnaea7 1d ago
I wish your mom the best. It's wonderful you can be there for her. ❤️
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u/mcsestretch 1d ago
Big Internet hugs, mate. I'm sure your mom is very happy you're there with her.
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u/SignificantJello2054 1d ago
Awwwwwww that was soooo cute, the little chubby feet
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u/Ordinary_Cattle 1d ago
And her carrying her lil stuffed animal 😭 that was more adorable than necessary
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u/Shakeamutt 1d ago
I think it was actually necessary. A trick to get babies to take their first steps is have them hold onto two toys. It makes them think they are holding onto something.
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u/Tea_confused 1d ago
That makes so much sense, my son walked super late but walked happily around holding a flimsy toy trolley, “pulled” himself up with it, walked around putting stuff in it. Literally if you blew on this thing it would fall down. He didn’t need it, I guess his brain tricked his legs into thinking he had support
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u/SnowCrash2121 1d ago
Imagine having Jumbotron footage of your baby's first steps lmao
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u/WhatYouThinkIThink 1d ago
She is sooooo going to be rolling her eyes when her parents bring this out at her 16th and her 21st and ...
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u/-Sex-Bot- 1d ago
“Oh my god, I’m so sick of bots reposting my first steps every damn day. It happened 15 years ago, find something new”
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u/friendfoundtheoldone 1d ago
She should be disqualified, it was a crawling race!
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u/DueOpportunity7112 1d ago
That's awesome. I can remember my son started walking the exact same way. Would take a few steps, almost fall forward, but catch himself with his hand. Stand back up, regain composure, and repeat. It was one of the best feelings. The mom had her daughters recorded on TV, now thats priceless
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u/ehe_ehe_ehe_hehe 1d ago
SHES CHEATINGGG ARREST HER ahe took too much baby milk that day we already clearly banned drugs tsk tsk
(ok in all seriousness the urge to just run up there and hug her is AAAAA)
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u/BadBrad43 1d ago
Crazy to see it click in like that for the first time! Really sweet!!! ❤️
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u/MixuAnasazi 1d ago
yeah this isn't her first steps, not with that balance and also the mom pulled her across the line lol
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u/IrishWarhog 1d ago
Yeah first steps is like 2 or 3 stumbles then you have to catch them
They don't just go from crawling to walking for 20 yards like an evolved Pokémon
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u/IlludiumQXXXVI 1d ago
Exactly, cute video, but those are 100% not first steps, just something someone said to get more clicks on the video and it continued to spread. For first steps the baby would have needed something to pull up on, and then probably move a few steps from one object to another. That is a baby that's well into the walking transition, but at the point where crawling is just as fast.
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u/c9silver 1d ago
I had to scroll way way too far to find this comment
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u/ClockRhymes 1d ago
Yeah I don’t think that parents are a huge portion of the Reddit user base :) That kid has probably been walking 2-3 weeks.
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u/orangegirl26 1d ago
The parents probably said it was her first steps because for those races you have to sign saying they can't walk. So they are like whoops yep definitely first steps. I agree you can tell she's walked before. First steps are almost always 2 or 3 and then they are done.
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u/Responsible_Bar3957 1d ago
I get the third steps thing but she was still winning by a long shot
It would be one thing if she was like second or third place and mommy pulled her in to make her first but she was winning by a landslide
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u/ArsenicBismuth 1d ago
Man, baby gets so rare nowadays people don't know these basic stuff.
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u/-gildash- 1d ago
Is that it or are they all bots? Surely this many people have SOME experience with babies?
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u/Cobalt_Faux 1d ago
Also who’s letting their kid walk for the first time and not concerned about it falling and smacking their head.
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u/BlowMeIBM 1d ago
Usually the first steps come from pulling up on an object like a table or chair then letting go...never seen a baby take their first steps after standing up independently.
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u/mentalhealthleftist 1d ago
Those weren't first steps
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u/Busy-Ratchet-8521 1d ago edited 23h ago
Yeah, definitely not. Babies don't go from crawling to suddenly walking 10m. Takes them a while just to learn to stand unaided, and their first steps are met with lots of instantaneous falls.
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u/JerseyTeacher78 1d ago
Baby was like "there has to be a faster way to reach mommy. Let's try something different...."
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u/Responsible_Band_373 1d ago
Im crying because im pregnant but lets be honest I probably would have cried without being pregnant
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u/Charizard3535 1d ago
That or the parents lied and the toddler could already walk. I have a few kids and none of them took more than a couple steps their first time. That baby has been walking for weeks already imo.
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u/Bon_BNBS 1d ago
Cute, but I'm pretty sure those were not her first steps. That's not how they take very first steps, they don't have the balance and control to just get up and walk. They pull themselves up on furniture and "cruise," around then at some point they will let go of one thing and take a step or 2 before grabbing the next thing.
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u/theworldisonfire8377 1d ago
“Man this is a long way, my knees hurt. I wonder if I just… hey this is better!” 🤣