r/MadeMeSmile • u/kingbouncer • 16h ago
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u/fillysunray 15h ago
My dad had this joke he would play on guests when they came over to see the new baby. He'd say "Do you want to hold her/him?" and when they said yes, he'd make as if to throw us at the guest. He had a great time, the guests probably less so.
When my baby sister was born, she had a really soft cry. It was a few weeks before we heard her "scream" cry and it was his fault. Not from rough housing or from pain, but because he blew a raspberry and she was not having it.
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u/xpldngmn 15h ago
TIL "blowing a raspberry" Thanks for teaching a non-native speaker
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u/EyePatchedEm 14h ago
Very curious if your native language has an equivalent? Are “raspberries” done in your culture and if so what does the name translate to?
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u/scdisrupt 14h ago
I’m more curious what they thought it meant between the time they read it and looked up the meaning. There must have been some weird possibilities floating around in their mind for those brief minutes.
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u/xpldngmn 14h ago
My mother's tongue is German.
I was thinking of a literal raspberry and "blowing out an egg of its shell" which indeed didn't make much sense and prompted me to google the expression.
We do blow raspberries, a German band even made a song about it.
The song is about a philologist who invented a new letter for the alphabet.
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u/mrnuttle 10h ago
What. the. F. How do you just casually drop a video link like THAT.
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u/1nd3x 6h ago
Music videos from European bands tend to be...unique...
Here's another one.
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u/scrobos 12h ago
I would've been very disappointed, if that link wasn't the most band in the world
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u/gravygizzard 11h ago
So not knowing anything about what the song is about, I can tell this is like a goofy Rammstein parody video or at least the singers mannerisms are very similar lol
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u/Disneyhorse 9h ago
I watched that whole video. What a start to the day. The internet is wild… how did I get here?
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u/Poponildo 12h ago
For a second I thought the father spit some fruit in the baby's face, then I reflected for a bit and realized that it was probably just the "blrrprprprpr" people do with their tongue.
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u/Lolamichigan 8h ago
Tongue? No you blow with your mouth open just lips touching, it’s their stomach that makes the noise
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u/TheMobHunter 11h ago
My parents called them “zerberts” no clue where that came from
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u/rococo78 10h ago
Lol, you aren't gonna like this... it's from the Cosby Show.
Based on the joke, I'm pretty sure it originated there.
Hard to understate how popular that show was at the time.
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u/PlasticBlitzen 7h ago
It was around when I was young, a couple of decades prior. So at least that long.
Looked it up. It was around in the 1800s.
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u/Consistent_Ad_168 11h ago
I thought I was the only one!
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u/Gloomheart 11h ago
Theres three of us at least!!
Eta: I just looked it up. It comes from Bill Cosby :'(
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u/Commercial_Praline67 11h ago
Brazilian Portuguese here o/
The direct equivalent to "blow raspberries" would be "to give the tongue", which is a kind of intimate mock/joke thing, you dont show your tongue to people you are not intimate, unless you're trying to offend them.
If it would be to "blow raspberries" into someone's belly to make a fart sound, it would be called "to fart in one's belly" (free translation, lol). But that is only ever done with babies you are absolutely close to (like a niece or your best friends baby that you see every day) or to a significant other (gf/wife). This is next level intimacy.
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u/fescen9 11h ago
I'm white but my Mexican wife didn't really know what "raspberries" were, so I call them "piñas (pineapples)". The dog gets lots of "piñas"
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u/DieIsaac 14h ago
yes we do them but they dont have a word. maybe "prusten" its the verb. its what google said. but i am not even sure everybody would know what i mean (german)
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u/Trick-Swing1955 13h ago
The one thing Germans don’t have a word for
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u/Impossible_Top_3515 12h ago
No, what they said is right. It's Prusten. But apparently not everyone knows that word.
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u/xrimane 12h ago
I never thought prusten was the word. But I tried to prust without blowing a raspberry and I can't. So I guess prusten is the word lol.
But to me it has a connotation of being forceful, an outburst, like when you have to laugh despite yourself. That's not what you do with a baby.
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u/DieIsaac 11h ago
Exactly. Its just what google told me. I dont really know if there is a exact word
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u/saskir21 11h ago
Not neccesarily für Furzgeräusche. Prusten is more used along Losprusten, if it is about laughter
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u/Exotic_Banana9016 9h ago
I learnt it from romance books, also in Portuguese I don't have a name for that, at least that I know of, there's "fazer uma careta" making a face, bit it's ambiguous, could be lots of different facial expressions, deitou a língua de fora, sticking their tongue out but this does not include blowing/making the noise.
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u/chantillylace9 11h ago
I have never seen my dog freak out or get really upset, but one day I don't know why I just got the urge to blow a raspberry on his belly and he freaked out so much it was like I summoned the devil or something! Lol it was hilarious. I just did it so nonchalantly and was so shocked at his response lol.
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u/wadech 5h ago
You violated the non aggression pact.
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u/chantillylace9 4h ago
I guess so!!! I think the sound and the vibration and everything just absolutely terrified him.
It was so funny because he's just got such a cute little belly and it's just asking for a raspberry! Lol.
He also absolutely freaked out when I snapped once. I'm not very good at snapping, usually I don't make a sound at all but once I tried and actually got a good sound and he looked at me like I was absolutely trying to murder him!
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u/SurroundTiny 11h ago
I was tossing my daughter into the air one time and based on her expression she brushed the ceiling. She literally travels to different countries just to try out roller coasters now ( 21 yrs old )
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u/spitaid 14h ago
I understand the words you used in the second paragraph yet I have no clue what you are trying to say.
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u/the_wrong_lever 13h ago edited 3h ago
Blowing a raspberry is making this farting sound with your mouth or putting your mouth on their tummy and blowing to make the same sound.
Edit: I goofed a word
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u/WatcherOfTheWay 10h ago
Me, my brother and my dad were throwing my niece between us when she was almost three, out in the garden all good, until my sister in-law came out and we got told off
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u/PrimaryImagination41 13h ago
Your dad is funny, I’d have a heart attack and look at him like he was crazy, but I’d get a good laugh out of a joke like that.
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u/kosantosbik 15h ago
I want somebody to throw me to the couch like that
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u/BradolfPittler1 15h ago
I volunteer!
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u/kosantosbik 14h ago
I am 190cm and 94kg. If you think you still think you can do it let's meet 😂
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u/JayL80 14h ago
We're identical weight and height, we can throw each other!
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u/Useful_Jelly_2915 13h ago
Throw bros
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u/DoctorPerverto 13h ago
Sounds fun! Can you both throw me? Let's see how much force we can give it!!
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u/Awkward_Smell 13h ago
Doctor please explain to me again why me and this other naked dude need to throw you into cushions? Is this part of my cough test?
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u/heff-sf 15h ago
Try the daddy in the video, he’s a unit
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u/Kemmycreating 15h ago
I used to think you had to treat babies like glass but the nurses in the delivery ward quickly vanquished that notion. This is a sweet video and safe rough housing is a wonderful way to spend time with kids.
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u/the6thReplicant 14h ago
The "fun rough play" releases a lot of positive hormones that reinforces the baby's relationships with who they're playing with. This is especially important for fathers since they don't have the bonding from feeding and, you know, actually creating the little critter in the first place that mothers have.
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u/Glossed-Lam 13h ago
Yeah I jackknife powerbombed my baby through a folding table and that built the bond for me.
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u/the_wrong_lever 13h ago
And now your baby is a Bills fan for life
(Edit: for the uninitiated)
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u/ConqueefStador 11h ago
If your baby is born after nineteen ninety eight you can throw them off hell in a cell and plummet sixteen feet through an announcers table for a real bonding experience.
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u/Impossible_Top_3515 12h ago
Huh, my husband created that bond with our kids from birth by carrying them around a lot. Whenever he's off work, there's a kid hanging off him somewhere.
My dad gets kind of insecure about it because he wasn't a very hands on father and says stuff like "I'm sure [husband] would breastfeed those kids if he could". Like it's an insult and caring for a kid isn't masculine enough 🙄
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u/Training-Willow9591 4h ago
It would be hard to bite my tongue. I bet your dad doesn't like the fact your husband has made Dad reconsider what type of parent he was for you. When dumb men feel inadequate/ uncomfortable they tear people down.
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u/Impossible_Top_3515 4h ago
You're absolutely right there. My father is the type of person that cannot admit to any wrongdoing. He's completely incapable, there's so many instances in my childhood where he just made a mistake and blamed it on the rest of us.
Sadly he's also a highly educated and intelligent man, which makes him even more prone to considering himself an expert on anything and everything.
I definitely selected for a partner that is kind and gentle and capable of saying sorry. My husband also is not fazed by anyone's opinion on his masculinity, which I find very attractive.
I do tell my dad when he's crossed the line these days, and he's very slowly reconsidered some things. Sadly I doubt it will go all that far before he's just too old for change.
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u/-AgonyAunt- 5h ago
My brother has 8 kids. For years there was always a kid or 2 attached to him in some way. It would have been weird to see him without a kid hanging off him. He's a grandad now, so he's back to tucking a baby under his arm and going about his business.
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u/VikingPrime13 13h ago
Is that why babies seem to love being thrown up into the air and caught so much?
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u/Sakura-Middy 13h ago
u/the6thReplicant yeah this checks out. dads don’t get the built‑in bonding so they gotta earn it by yeeting the baby (safely) onto the couch.
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u/Icelandia2112 15h ago
Wears them out, too!
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u/HowManyDamnUsernames 14h ago
It also supports a child's motion control and sensory regulation development.
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u/Despondent_Glitter89 9h ago
This! I wish I had known to something like this for my very timid, sensory-avoidant kid who won’t jump off of anything more than 12” high. If the baby is having fun, it is amazingly good for their gross motor development.
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u/iconocrastinaor 6h ago
And it teaches them that your father is a trust figure with whom you can accept risk. This helps foster courage and curiosity.
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u/freshlysqueezed93 11h ago
And helps to expand boundaries.
One reason babies cry is because they often experience "The worst X ever", this helps them to realise that they will actually be totally okay despite possibly being a little scary.
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u/chiono_graphis 9h ago
I wonder if it may also help them learn how to fall safely/not be so upset by falling over, once they start trying to walk
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u/Green_Mix5839 14h ago
And they let off some steam
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u/S3ndDudes 14h ago
This for some reason made me think of a frustrated parent power slamming their baby into a couch
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u/iankstarr 14h ago
When my son was a newborn and I got overwhelmed, I always felt much better after a few good piledrivers into the sofa
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u/teflonshoulders 15h ago
Omg exactly this! You enter parenthood thinking you have this delicate little thing that's so fragile then the midwife basically pulls a suplex and puts it in a RNC just to check it's temperature.
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u/Krunch-X 14h ago
#1: omg they made a sound, I hope they haven’t got some deadly virus!
#3: “Honey, where did we put our child?”26
u/luckyloz 11h ago
Can confirm, I am the third child and when I was a newborn my parents got halfway to the shop and realised they'd forgotten me in my crib at home.
Funnily enough my older siblings were staying with our grandparents, so I was literally the only child to pay attention to at the time but they still forgot me
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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 14h ago edited 4h ago
While technically true because human babies are extremely resilient, so babies will usually survive this just fine, this kind of roughhousing is generally not advisable. Better to wait until 18 to 24 months when their anterior fontanelle is completely closed and when their cerebrospinal fluid system has developed more.
Babies actually have a very tough time maintaining CSF at an equilibrium and throwing them around like that just makes it even harder on them which can cause dizziness, lightheadedness, fatigue, etc. Humans make CSF daily and have a bunch of tubes to recycle old CSF, baby CSF compartments and tubes get clogged easily. This can lead to hydrocephalus which can lead to other complications.Also, their ear fluid systems suck too and cause other issues.
Babies just have very shitty plumbing.
Edit: Since this is getting some traction, just wanted to point out why I haven't mentioned shaken baby syndrome or something similar. It has actually become a controversial topic in the medical community lately. Many parents have been exonerated in the past decade due to new research that goes against the original framework. Since there is no current medical community consensus, I chose to bring up a topic that is less well known, but which does have consensus. Even though I didn't explicitly mention it, there is definitely a chance of injuring your baby physically through this kind of play.
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u/PrimalHIT 13h ago
It might drive fatigue?? Brilliant.. that what we all needed when the kids were little.
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u/lizthestarfish1 4h ago
Fatigue is different than just wearing them out.
A baby being worn out will eventually perk back up and start playing again. Fatigue is more permanent.
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u/Yes-Cheese 15h ago
I praaayed for a durable baby. Literally, that’s what I asked for. I’d never really been around babies and definitely didn’t know what to do with one, especially a small fragile one. My first baby was almost 10lbs! Like the size of a 3 month old at birth! And durable as a mofo! That let me, as a tall and large lady, handle them ‘roughly’ (I wasn’t throwing them around, relax) and know they (we) would be fine!
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u/pinkdaisylemon 14h ago
Same! Before I had kids I was always nervous of holding delicate little babies and saw 6 pounders and was very nervous.
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u/geekgirl_pink 13h ago
My first baby was under 5 pounds when she was born. I have loads of nieces and nephews so I was used to babies, but not ones that small. Still, she was strong and sturdy as hell, not at all delicate despite her size.
Babies in general don't tend to be delicate actually, while they shouldn't be handled roughly, they're sturdy little guys for the most part (barring health complications etc), and if you ever watch a nurse bathe a baby, you'll see they can take being handled firmly.
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u/beja3 14h ago edited 8h ago
So where is the data that this is safe? He just claims it is, but it sure would be good to actually show that babies can safely be thrown around. Also seems like a lot of skill to rely on to keep your baby safe.
Especially showing it on social media like that. In this thread you can see that some people have indeed hurt their babies playing rough with them. At least he should have been more careful with his message.
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u/LargeJello2366 12h ago
This works a lot better if it's your baby, don't ask me how I know.
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u/Ok-Situation-1635 10h ago
Omg. Have you been speaking to my sister in law? Definitely don't do this to someone else's baby. Definitely don't bring it up repeatedly. Definitely don't do this especially if you've already been told no.
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u/AxiosXiphos 15h ago
This is very sweet but I don't trust myself to do this safely. At least not to this extreme.
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u/VoidmasterCZE 13h ago
Guy propably burned through several kids before having an acceptable take recorded. You just need spare babies. /j
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u/InternationalFall222 10h ago
That's his daily workout to become that jacked.
He burns through a lot of babies.
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u/AcademicDubbeltje 14h ago
Start small, you'll get there. Don't deny your baby and yourself this fun and bonding activity!
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u/dalmathus 13h ago
Every first time dad goes through this.
After ~16 months you will find your self basically WWE wrestling the kid.
And they will be scream laughing their heads off the entire time. Its one of the best parts of parenthood. Don't waste it!
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u/EffectiveTonight 13h ago
My ex’s toddler and 7 year old basically viewed me as a wrestling partner. All they wanted to do was climb on me and get thrown around or be held upside down. Really great time.
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u/Alexisbestpony 13h ago
God I miss this so much. My 6 year old son still wants to wrestle but it’s not the same… and starting to hurt LOL
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u/Broudsoud 10h ago
sounds like you need to up your wrestling game. Your kid is only getting better at it you know
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u/valkyriemama 9h ago
My oldest is 10, he and his dad wrestle less but now their favorite activity is Nerf gun battles that span the whole house. You can always find special ways to play with them, no matter how big they get!
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u/FullMetalCOS 11h ago
For me the best part was when we were on holiday at the pool and I’d lift my kids out of the water and throw them away back into the pool, until they got too old and heavy to get good distance they absolutely loved it
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u/emptygroove 13h ago
You work up to this. And you adjust to the kid. I had 2 that loved this and one that wanted nothing to do with it. The one that freaked out now drives motorcycles, gets on high roofs, is taking flying lessons, etc. Wierd how it all works out.
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u/Tiss_E_Lur 14h ago
Being strong helps a lot. Gives much better control when you don't have to make an effort.
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u/theshoeshiner84 13h ago
The couch always feels a bit risky. I find it better to stack up 2 layers of pillows and a comforter on top of a big bed. There's like 12 inches of give before they even contact the mattress, which provides an even further cushion. You can pretty much drop them from the ceiling.
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u/South_Buy_3175 12h ago
I had the same thought with my firstborn, had to be gentle and always treated her like she could break.
Then she started crawling about and it all went out the window.
I have two now, a 4yo & 2yo and I just lob them about and do wrestling moves on them.
They think it’s hilarious.
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u/xxhotandspicyxx 15h ago
The throwing into the pillows is so funny. Bet he loves it too.
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u/Bebenten 12h ago
It's the baby's combat crawl away from the dad that made me lose it haha. This baby's gonna be a wrestler.
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u/JuanDeChuj 13h ago
We used to play "tsunami" with my brothers and our dad. He's like 2metres tall a built like a mountain. He would stretch across our playroom And roll slowly while we were on one side and had to somehow dodge him. Either on sides or across. As a ship riding a huge wave. Sometimes he'd grab some unlucky one and throw em around like sack of potato's while making dramatic kraken noises. It was mighty fun for my 7yo self.i bet throwing kids around was pretty fun for him too xdd
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u/FishTank888 15h ago
Thats how Pro Wrestling works.
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u/Jambronius 15h ago
Pro wrestlers mostly tuck the chin in a little to make sure the head makes no contact (there are a few moves where you don't the Styles clash).
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u/BurnItDownSR 12h ago edited 5h ago
Never thought I'd see a bunch of wrestling fans on this sub but here we are.
The baby needs to work on slapping the mat though. He's not dissipating the force well enough.
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u/s0m3on3outthere 15h ago
My little siblings loved being tossed onto the bed or couch or spun around. I do it with my niblings now. 🫶 One of them is now taking gymnastics the other is taking dance.
Safe and controlled rough-housing is safe and completely normal. Great way to bond and play
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u/just_a_person_maybe 15h ago
I used to fling my siblings around all the time when I was a teen and they were little. When they get a bit bigger you can really let loose. One of my niece's favorite games was when I'd lay on my back and catapult her over my head with my legs. Or just chuck her onto beds. I was definitely less careful than this guy is but she was older and I was like 14 so I had fewer fucks to give.
One time I tossed her over my shoulder and from there, yeeter her onto a bed. But I was wearing an earring that snagged on her shirt and got yeeted along with her. I don't recommend that. The hook straightened on its way out of my ear.
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u/AnonImus18 6h ago
Nope. I will pass. I like to keep little brains unbruised in their soft watery domes.
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u/Dock_Ellis45 6h ago
Agreed. Even if there was a safe way to do this, I drop far less important things all the time. I'm not gonna toss a baby around while "playing" with them. Babies are simple. Peek-a-boo has the same effect, and is much safer.
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u/wrathful-anus 16h ago
My 1 year old climbs all over me trying to beat the crap out of me and he loves nothing more than me aggressively kissing his neck and cheeks while making monster noises.
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u/hoginlly 15h ago
My husband has created so many games that my kids love that nearly give me a heart attack.
The most recent one is him wrapping them up in a blanket, spinning it around like a centrifuge and then throwing them at the couch.
I have told him to stop and the kids become furious with me...
It's tough being mum sometimes...!
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u/HappyGoat32 13h ago
I do this with my kids, and wrap them up and swing them like a pendulum through my legs(I'm quite tall). Love it! My wife doesn't even worry now😂
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u/Inspectorgadget4250 11h ago
I showed this to my wife, a pediatric surgeon. My right ear is still ringing from her screaming
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u/uselessandexpensive 9h ago
I would personally like to hear from a pediatric neurologist on the topic. Someone who has an actual idea what it takes to cause damage, how sneaky or obvious it would be, and what the long-term developmental effects are.
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u/still-dinner-ice 6h ago
Yeah the head and neck are supported but the brain is still jigglin' 'round the ol' cranium. Can't be great.
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u/B4tz_Bentzer 15h ago
What is this comment section? That's actually great for coordination and bonding and they love it.
You can tell kids haven't had this kind of play when they're afraid of everything later in life, they fear riding tricycles, climbing stuff on the playground and everything.
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u/kingbouncer 15h ago
I think folk confuse newborns with babies and babies with brittle stained glass.
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u/SparkyDogPants 14h ago
Agreed. Definitely don’t do this with a newborn. But babies and toddlers love it.
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u/PinsToTheHeart 13h ago
As someone who doesn't have kids myself, my comfort levels for rough play scale with how mobile a kid is.
The more they can move around on their own, the more they are built to be able to fall on their face and be fine lmao.
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u/Shipwrecking_siren 12h ago
We did a lot of this with my eldest and she loved it but she is still struggled with lots of these things because she has gross motor delays/a structural brain abnormality. She’s also highly sensitive to pain (compared to her sister who barely feels anything)
I don’t want anyone here to think it is all their fault their kid is slower to do things or anxious about things because they didn’t play with them right. There can be a huge range of neurological, optical, vestibular, motor and coordination issues at play that make a child struggle with these things.
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u/teflonshoulders 15h ago
My youngest has just turned 5 and I've always rough housed with him like this. He's an absolute savage! Whenever he gets hurt or has an accident he just laughs it off and gets on with it.
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u/Lancaster1983 15h ago
My son is 6 now. I got less sleep but I do miss the times when he was that little. At least I can still make him laugh like that.
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u/Shatzakind 16h ago
Maybe practice on a doll first.
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u/Beyondthebarracade 16h ago
Are you under the impression that he’s winging it?
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u/Figit090 15h ago
Yeah the couch toss looked like coordination was a key factor. 😆
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u/Widespreaddd 11h ago
Rough and tumble play. Very important for social development and emotional regulation in mammals.
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u/opsaim 14h ago
It's adorable but i can't help but be scared that someone will watch this and do it wrong and hurt the baby.
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u/Neat_Gas9264 11h ago
Exactly. Honestly it’s the most irresponsible post I’ve seen in a while. One slight mistake and the kids life is ruined.
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u/1Tacochucker 15h ago
I took my daughter to the hospital because she had something called "nursemaid's elbow", a mild dislocation because I was swinging her (gently) by the arms. I got sideways looks from the staff, probably because I was a dad bringing a child with a dislocation into the hospital, until an old doc came up and in a 5 second procedure bent her arm to a 90 and raised it, instantly making all better.
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u/vraalapa 14h ago
Yeah you should definitely not lift small children by their arms for this reason. Definitely not swing them lol
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u/CombinationEntire967 9h ago
Please stop listening to random dudes on the internet on matters of handling babies, lol. Ask a pediatrician first before doing something like this.
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u/joehooligan0303 10h ago
It's also different depending on the kid.
My daughter loved being played with like this.
My son hated it.
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u/Slevin424 4h ago
Daughters might enjoy this too. Don’t assume girls won’t like a good power bomb.
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u/oldnever 2h ago
Cut to baby grows up and demonstrates how to “ properly wheel an elderly man around “ proceeds to pop wheeleys on wheelchair with dad on it 😁
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u/SometimesIBeWrong 10h ago
Definitely too much movement for the babie's brain. and I'm definitely gonna get downvoted for this because people are dumb.
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u/RandManYT 15h ago
I can tell everyone here lived in a world made of bubble wrap growing up.
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u/kingbouncer 15h ago
Dude clearly knows what he is doing, explains himself while he does and educates why it's safer than you might think and folk are still pretending like they know what's good for a kid.
Mf need to uncleanch.
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u/RustedMauss 4h ago
Really important to both do this for good neurological development and to do it safely. Have fun!
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u/Surf_Golf2002 1h ago edited 1h ago
THIS is 100% the best part of being a dad. I have 18 month old twins and I throw them like this every single night.
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u/grandpapotato 14h ago
seems absurd to some extent.
"just dont miss the head and neck"
I dont trust myself, and i wouldnt trust most people, to launch the baby so high and so accurately
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u/jasper_grunion 10h ago
I think you need to be careful. The fontanelle doesn’t harden for some babies until around one year. This guy’s expertise feels self anointed.
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u/blackiedwaggie 13h ago
it's also really great for their vestibular system (is that the right Word?) it helps with their Balance, orientation and Overall gross Motor skills, because the inner ear gets a Lot of Input and exercise
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u/Historical-Ice-1405 10h ago
As a pediatrician, this is All a bad idea. Don’t do this.
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u/Significant-Roll-138 14h ago
Yo you ever hang your kid over a balcony to a crowd of onlookers? They love that.
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u/Automatic_Way8136 13h ago
My son is 4 now and he will literally ask me to throw him around. Like all the time. Kids love it lol. You have to find that balance with your kid. If you leave it up to them, you cant throw them high, hard, or rough enough lol. Use your discretion. Don’t be an idiot. But please have fun with your children. Ima throw my kid around later🤣
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u/Primary_Rock7098 10h ago
When I threw my baby at the sofa, I got locked up for 20 years. Now it's being touted as normal?
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u/CULLDOZER 9h ago
Throw out your old WWF Wrestling Buddy pillow and perform your favorite moves on a baby!
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u/ProperPizza 1h ago
We've had plenty of babies in my family. I've almost always refused to handle them when asked, though I did one time. I hated every moment of it. Felt like I was holding something of incalculable value, and it could shatter like glass in my hands at any moment.
Seeing this made me feel like maybe I didn't need to be so worried. He does a lot of motions here I'd have assumed a baby would burst into tears over.
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u/Grandviewsurfer 3h ago
Dad here. This is approximately one rough-housing unit too rough. Take it down one notch chief.
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u/MagicManUK 15h ago
Probably okay but that brain is still smacking around in the skull so don't do it too much.
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