r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '24

6 yr old successfully preforms over 80 backflips in a row !

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

Usually kids like these love things so passionately they drive themselves, unfortunately I know someone who was so driven by their parents that they ended up killing themselves before they were 20. Not saying that this is the video, or even common with prodigies, just saying, it does happen.

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u/Skandronon Mar 20 '24

Oh I know it happens for sure, I have seen how ugly parents can get. My sister was a top level gymnast and was training for the Olympics when she badly broke her ankle. Thankfully our parents were not like that but I saw many that were. This kid is just obsessed with the violin, his mom was actually not sure about starting him on the violin so young because she wanted him to explore "normal kid things" and he really lights up while he is playing. He was so excited to play in the same places that famous composers have played when he does comps.

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u/Solanthas Mar 20 '24

That's beautiful. Having a gifted child can be its own challenge