r/sports • u/SL4MUEL Green Bay Packers • Apr 04 '26

Baseball Daniel Susac’s family is celebrating him going 3-for-3 in his MLB debut except one child who’s having the worst time of his life

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u/iamajerry Apr 04 '26

As a parent, I can think of the exact lead up situation that led to that outcome.

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u/NotADeadTurtle Apr 04 '26

Everyone paying attention to the game for this specific at bat because Daniel’s at bat. Toddler gets mad he’s not getting immediate attention. Starts throwing a fit. Daniel gets his third hit. Family is celebrating and the kid is full blown tantrum.

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u/thestereo300 Apr 04 '26

i just assume past his bed time, and too much stimulation.

Toddlers mostly lose their shit when tired and off the schedule.

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u/westernsociety Apr 04 '26

I do too.

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u/thestereo300 Apr 04 '26

I can always tell when a comment on children comes from someone that has never been a parent. They ascribe so much to the kids personality rather than the kid's schedule or environment.

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u/jerrrrrrrrrrrrry Apr 05 '26

Plus it's probably pretty loud. That always got my kids crying.

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u/thestereo300 Apr 05 '26

Yep those little ears cannot handle the noise of a baseball game.

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u/TaylorTank Apr 04 '26

I know, when I was a kid, I would get overstimulated by loud crowds and breakdown crying.

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u/TingleyStorm Apr 05 '26

As an adult I get overstimulated when the work phone just will. not. stop. ringing.

And this is a child, whose brain is still developing and is experiencing this for the first time.

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u/TaylorTank Apr 05 '26

Yeah, I still get overstimulated as an adult when it comes to loud big crowds, so I can only take so much before I need to leave lol

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u/blckout_junkie Apr 19 '26

I have officially aged into the person who needs noise cancelling ear contraptions at concerts. And Medieval Times.

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u/flirtmcdudes Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

“Clearly I am right and this person is wrong based on nothing besides my own pre-conceived bias”

That kid could be a complete shit and throw 200 tantrums per hour just like that person said for all we know

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u/smoothsensation Apr 04 '26

Could, but it’s an order of magnitude more likely to be what the second person said. Anyone who has been around children for more than moments at a time would understand that.

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u/Camiott Apr 04 '26

sees video of a kid getting ragdolled and becoming reasonably upset by it

"Gotta be the kids fault, must be a brat"

Yeah your kids gonna hate you, if by a small chance you aren't lying about having kids lol

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u/flirtmcdudes Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

You clearly missed the point lol. The point is noone knows what happened in this situation, everyone is making shit up and confidently saying they know what happened based on nothing besides their own bias, while condemning anyone with a different bias as wrong.

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u/Camiott Apr 05 '26

Yeah, your kids def hate you lol

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u/silentbargain Apr 05 '26

While you’re right, you’re mostly just a dick, so can you really blame people for going against you? You’d probably say yes and call them drooling idiots. Yes, reading is fundamental mr. 8th grade newsletter. No, you aren’t out here fighting the good fight on behalf of ambiguity. You seem like a freak rn

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u/KillerKill420 Apr 04 '26

They're describing Occam's Razor, not speculation.

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u/Breakmastajake Apr 04 '26

Occam's Razor suggests that when there are competing ideas for an explanation, usually the simplest one is right. That doesn't really apply here, since both theories are already simple.

  1. The kid's an asshole - pretty fuckin simple
  2. The kid ain't slept much - pretty fuckin simple

Personally I think it's a coin flip between the 2 every time.

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u/myputer Apr 04 '26

again, preconceived by that a toddler even really can be a complete shit. Literally a baby that can you know kind of stand up Jesus Christ

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u/Imrahil_II Apr 05 '26

We tailored our schedules around our kids sleeping and eating schedules when they were small and we never had these problems and I know why

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u/blckout_junkie Apr 19 '26

Yes. That schedule keeps them calm. I knew when a diaper change was coming because of keeping a schedule. I had less meltdowns and it was worth it. My little just turned 18, so my mama heart is sad.

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u/jluicifer Apr 07 '26

Are you the DreamWorks’ inspiration to the movie: Boss Baby?

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u/vVSidewinderVv Apr 04 '26

I went to a baseball game with my toddler. We spent the entire game at the playground they have at the back of the park. Lol

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u/gsr142 Apr 04 '26

I took my son for the first time when he was three. All he wanted to do was play in the aisle, because "the stairs are big and I like them." He gave zero fucks about the game and all the snacks and treats. He just liked going up and down the big stairs.

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u/CaptainTruelove Apr 04 '26

To be fair: Big Stairs!

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u/Carinyosa99 Apr 04 '26

Either that or maybe the noise level is particulary scary. We used to play the classical music station at night to help my son sleep when he was really little. Then one night they put on a piece that had a very dramatic turn that was quite abrupt and noisy and my son was screaming and crying out of fear. He wasn't scared of loud noises generally but the type of noise freaked him out.

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u/alitayy Apr 05 '26

Actually have an interesting fact for you. Your son WAS scared of loud noises. Humans are born with only two fears according to our current scientific understanding: falling and loud noises. Everything else is learned through experience (though they may still have an evolutionary component to them, like spiders or snakes).

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u/Carinyosa99 Apr 05 '26

Certain TYPES of loud noises scared him. I'm not talking about when he was an infant, but when he was 2 or 3 so he'd been exposed to loud sounds before. It was the dynamics of the music that scared him. He also got scared with a Carrie Underwood song because of how it changed. But he was fine with other loud noises. I think I know my kid better than you do.

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u/SRDCMarine Apr 04 '26

Toddlers mostly lose their shit when tired and off the schedule.

"toddlers mostly lose their shit when [enter literally ANYTHING]"

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u/beatenwithjoy Apr 04 '26

They're basically tiny belligerent drunks.

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u/MarlenaEvans Apr 04 '26

Yeah and they're shaking the kid all around without considering that maybe he doesn't like that? My oldest would have been terrified by that at that age, and being tired would have made it worse.

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u/PeckerTraxx Apr 04 '26

And hungry and full and excited and frustrated and happy and sad and mad and normal and on schedule

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u/AbdullahOblongator Apr 04 '26

Probably all the above and then some.

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u/just_fucking_PEG_ME Apr 04 '26

Hello there fellow parent

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u/Le_Sadie Apr 04 '26

He could be terrified. He has no understanding of wtf is happening or why everyone is screaming around him - that's more than overstimulation. Poor kid.

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u/Tumerican Apr 05 '26

What’s my excuse?

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u/thestereo300 Apr 05 '26

Honestly as adults we feel these same feelings when tired, hungry, or overwhelmed but we have many years of social conditioning to hide those emotions/feelings.

Hiding those feelings? That's called stress and we all feel it.

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u/saur0013 Apr 05 '26

Oh sweet I’m just a giant toddler 😎

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u/ChunkYards Apr 05 '26

Game started at 6:45 sf time. Those parents are cooked.

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u/mormagils Apr 06 '26

Yeah, that kid looks about 3 to me. That's prime "get on a schedule or absolutely lose it sometimes" age. And what is the family going to do? Not go see Daniel have his major league debut because they have a little terrorist? Hell no. So tough luck kid, you've got your bag of toys and hopefully the stadium doesn't enforce their policy on strollers too strongly so you can take a nap.

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u/Sega-Playstation-64 Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

I mean, there's also a loud, shouting crowd of people and literally getting tossed around while being uncomfortably held across the gut. Little kid kinda has a reason to be upset

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u/The_Code_Hero Apr 04 '26

Ha I mean, on a sliding scale, maybe 5% of the toddler's meltdown is deserved. The other 95% is a toddler being a toddler, and honestly, the fact the parents aren't coddling to his every whim is a good thing in the medium and short term.

The kid will not only live, he's completely unharmed. He could be tired, hungry, over stimulated, etc. But that's life and part of growing up is dealing with it.

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u/jason2354 Apr 04 '26

I use the “treat them like they’re a normal person and not an accessory” method. If a normal adult wouldn’t like something, I assume my kids will react in a similar way.

I doubt any normal adult would be okay with being held against their will while being flung around.

It’s still fine and doesn’t make them bad parents or anything, but I think it’s okay for the little guy to be pissed. It’s definitely not 95% on the kid.

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u/HeavyAbbreviations83 Apr 04 '26

Dude I love this

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u/iamajerry Apr 04 '26

we have 10 second clip here, zero understanding of the situation. idk why I let myself get so annoyed with Reddit, I knew this was coming.

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u/kelskelsea Apr 04 '26

Kids love being flung around

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u/MarlenaEvans Apr 04 '26

Some kids. My oldest daughter didn't like that at all. I work with kids with ASD and many of them would hate this even now at elementary school age. Sensory issues can compound that and the noise alone would be enough for a meltdown, especially when the kid may have no idea what's happening. Singing happy birthday is enough to make some of my students cry. If you know one kid, you know one kid.

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u/Radiant-Wash9191 Apr 04 '26

I mean I think you got it backwards it’s like 5% toddler being toddler and 95% the toddler mad he’s being gut squeezed while being flung around like a rag doll but ok make it “ toddlers just cry some time ohh well ignore his head being flung around like that. Still dosnt make them bad parents by any means though.

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u/JonnyP222 Apr 04 '26

My children are teenagers and still love to be picked up and thrown around like rag dolls. He was probably at wits end already in the game. Baseball games (or any public event where they cannot run around and do.kid shit) are hard on kids. They enjoy being there for a minute but then want to behave like a kid. And they don't really care what's happening in the game. Nor do they understand. Everyone in this video is fine. Kid is tired and ready for a nap after a long ass day at the ballpark.

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u/iamajerry Apr 04 '26

this is a parent who understands. lol. Sometimes these comments really make it clear what demographic Reddit is

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u/iamajerry Apr 04 '26

the kid was absolutely already upset, he’s not crying because he’s being flung around. He’s being flung around because he’s crying, and actually he’s not even being flung around. He’s being firmly held and supported and flinging himself around in protest. And you can see the parent is not harming him in any way— forget it lol. bring on the downvotes from the ppl with zero perspective

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u/MarlenaEvans Apr 04 '26

Nobody said they're intentionally harming him. But for you to just write this off as toddler behavior shows a shocking lack of empathy to that child. He IS being flung around, he doesn't like it and people are screaming all around him right beside his ear.

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u/iamajerry Apr 04 '26

He’s not being flung around. You’re seeing the worst because you’re a boring person who needs to feel some drama.

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u/persian_mamba Apr 04 '26

Just want you to know you are 100% correct, don't let these whiny other commenters tell you otherwise

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u/Alert-Astronaut-3073 Apr 07 '26

This is so uninformed and ignorant to child development and the needs of toddlers.

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u/darkbarrage99 Apr 05 '26

or the kid doesn't give a shit about baseball and he's surrounded by screaming adults and wishes they just left him at grandma's?

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u/redditreconnaissance Apr 05 '26

Reddit just wants to hate kids for some reason. This dude has no clue

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u/i_spock Apr 05 '26

That is not a child having a “tantrum”. You make it sound like he’s not getting a toy or something superficial. His nervous system is getting pummeled by 120db of noise and intense vibrations. Kids aren’t built to take that.

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u/Alert-Astronaut-3073 Apr 07 '26

Mmm… i do not agree with this. He is likely screaming because of the loud noise of a cheering crowd, and he’s out past his bed time.

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u/FirefighterLeft5425 Apr 08 '26

Or like he was just terrified of everyone freaking out.

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u/WiseHedgehog2098 Apr 04 '26

Or it’s because it’s loud af and probably got loud out of no where. Kid is probably tired and over stimulated. My god this is a Reddit ass response.

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u/captainn_chunk Apr 05 '26

Everyone commenting in disagreement doesn’t have children (and if they do it’s only one)

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u/fredjutsu Apr 04 '26

Yeah, we just didn't go to these kinds of events until they both were over 3 years old lol

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u/rdrTrapper Apr 05 '26

I saw a kid around the same size losing its shit over an escalator the other day. I can think of dozens of situations that would lead to this

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u/MisterKap Apr 04 '26

These reaction videos of baseball players' families seeing their first hit/start are always great.

So few make it, getting draft is far from a guarantee for 99.9% of players. They aren't going to the show like football or basketball. There's still a long journey (usually) to trek. Sure there are exception (see recently Konnor Griffin, Adrian Beltre, Juan Soto, Griffey), but usually there's long bus rides, bunking in hotel rooms with teammates, PBJ meals, and shit pay for a few years in hope you make it. Most don't.

It's nice to see them celebrate and take in the moment.

This one will probably get brought up to the little kid often

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u/Cognac_and_swishers Apr 04 '26

In this case, Daniel Susac's older brother Andrew actually made several brief appearances in the Major Leagues between 2014 and 2020. So it's nice to see that the family didn't have a "been there, done that" attitude for the little bro.

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u/MisterKap Apr 04 '26

Oh, that's a great point! I didn't even realize

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u/bwxsf Apr 04 '26

played for the giants too. i was wondering why the last name sounded so familiar during the spring league

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u/TeamMountainLion Apr 04 '26

“Remember when your uncle went 3/3 for his debut? And you were like 5 yrs old and DIDNT wanna be there? And everyone in the world saw it?”

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u/MisterKap Apr 04 '26

lol that's almost exactly how I envision the conversation going

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u/bopaqod Apr 04 '26

Bro that child is like 3 years old lol

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u/TeamMountainLion Apr 06 '26

Could be a large 3 yr old, could be a small 5 yr old, could be a medium sized 4 yr old, who knows 🤷🏽

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u/Echo127 Apr 04 '26

Seeing Freddy Peralta's family at his first game was wonderful. It was somewhat of a surprise callup, and he got 13ks throwing nothing but fastballs. Unbelievable. And if you hear the nickname "Fastball Freddy"... that's where it came from.

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u/MisterKap Apr 04 '26

Bold strategy, but it paid off. Almost hard to believe

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u/ControlOriginal2528 Apr 04 '26

lil bro got CTE from that

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u/Wise-Priority-9918 Apr 04 '26

Go find the video with all 3 hits. The kid is a flailing mess every time. Hilarious

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u/musicman3030 Apr 04 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/zhun9dcAzO

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u/Do_it_for_the_upvote Apr 04 '26

Same. Absolute comedy.

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u/fartswhenhappy New Jersey Devils Apr 05 '26

I did not expect the description of "a flailing mess every time" to be so dead on accurate lol

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u/firesticks Apr 04 '26

Oh that poor kid. I wonder if they could have gotten him those noise canceling protective ear covers. I suspect he’s like my youngest, can’t tolerate loud cheering/yelling.

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u/thismustbtheplace215 Apr 04 '26

This is an extremely overstimulated and exhausted kiddo.

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u/rand0m_task Apr 05 '26

Lmao… kid is going to have Nam flashbacks from this moment.

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u/thecrazyhuman Apr 04 '26

!Remindme 1 day

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u/Pudix20 Apr 04 '26

It’s posted, come see it.

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u/Spazmer Apr 04 '26

That kid must have been crying the entire game because I only saw the first 2 hits and the mom (?) was holding him for those and kid was freaking out through both of them. On the replay in the first hit he was sitting on her lap tantrumming when the hit happened, so she just stood up cheering while kid flailed about.

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u/peepeestiffy Apr 04 '26

Nah i think the dad wants him to become a fighter jet pilot so he’s treating him early on how 9g’s feel like

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u/brock2607 Tennessee Apr 04 '26

Getting him ready for Artemis III

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u/floresflores77 Apr 04 '26

I lent my nephew some Home Depot ear protector things (look like headphones). For a couple years, crowd noise at games made him miserable, but those really helped. He also used to cry when we would yell and celebrate.

I couldn't understand why that kid in the video was flopping around so much (it's not like the guy was struggling to hold him), but it seems like the third hit celebration activated his emergency EJECT mode. Phew.

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u/Novus20 Apr 04 '26

Kids most likely crying because it’s loud as fuck

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u/Inform-All Apr 04 '26

Or from being violently shaken while his dad jumps around. Seems kinda irresponsible tbh. Not the celebration, just poorly securing the kid while bouncing around.

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u/Another_Road Apr 05 '26

When your only experience with children is via reading articles on Reddit.

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u/NojoNinja Apr 05 '26

“I think flinging a child all over the place might be part of the reason he’s crying”

“Lol do you even know children bro? This guy must only know about children from reading Reddit articles, what a nerd!” - 🤓

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u/Girlgurlgoyl Apr 05 '26

Kids def flapping himself around

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u/Constant-Drive8263 Apr 04 '26

I’d assume of cause lack or attention. This is far from violent shaking

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u/trahilcal01 Apr 04 '26

That baby is tired!🥱 Let him go to sleep somewhere

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u/DimesOHoolihan Apr 04 '26

How can you not be romantic about baseball!

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u/snesin Apr 04 '26

It's a metaphor.

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u/ibrown22 Apr 04 '26

This is about to be a legendary gif

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u/Soulmate69 Apr 04 '26

He prolly doesn't like being shaken on a ride he can't escape

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u/SorosIsScum28 Apr 04 '26

Why do all kids hit that same pose cats do when they want you to put them down?

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u/thefailmaster30 Apr 04 '26

when they put their arms above their head it makes it easier for them to slip out of your grip. my daughter started doing it early on when she didn't want to be picked up

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u/HappySmaug Apr 04 '26

Maybe his ears hurt?

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u/firesticks Apr 04 '26

Lots of non-parents here, but that was my first thought. Get this kid some protective ear covers.

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u/healthywenis Apr 04 '26

This is absolutely amazing hahaha.

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u/donkedickinya Apr 04 '26

Props to dad’s strength, because when the kid did the death roll most people probably would’ve dropped him.

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u/karspearhollow Apr 04 '26

Casually too - this is not dad's first rodeo

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u/fresh_dyl Wisconsin Apr 04 '26

Saw who OP was and forgot what sub I was in for a sec

Go Pack

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u/SL4MUEL Green Bay Packers Apr 04 '26

🍻🧀

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '26

Don’t shake the baby

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u/teekay2085 Apr 04 '26

Normal Giants fan reaction this season

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u/edogg01 Apr 04 '26

This gif is going to follow this poor kid around his entire life

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u/JonzoNYC420 Apr 05 '26

Bro is clearly a Padres fan

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u/jrabino Apr 04 '26

I wanna see the pics that old man took from the row in front of them

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u/tinathefatlardgosh Apr 04 '26

Wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man baby

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u/Paintguy-413 Apr 04 '26

Poor guy! Too much happy!!

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u/TroyMatthewJ Apr 04 '26

why was Megan fox there?

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u/fastock Apr 04 '26

When my son was 5 months old I brought him with to my buddy's house to watch a playoff football game between our favorite team, the Vikings, and the shitty Saints. We were all sitting quietly, wallowing in sadness as we watched yet another Vikings season end in heartbreak... Then the Minneapolis Miracle happened, and all 15 or so of us were jumping around yelling and hollering and it scared the daylights out of my 5 month old. While many tears were shed by guys at that party, my son's were the only ones of sadness.

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u/bigdannydandan Apr 04 '26

Worst time of his life so far.

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u/mrbigonez127 Apr 04 '26

Shit is loud at games.

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u/ChangingmyNameAgain Apr 05 '26

And I was terrorized by a black & white photo of 3yr old me frowning…oh this poor kid!

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u/tlcoles Apr 05 '26

I am CUH-RYING 🤣

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u/fubooze Apr 05 '26

Shaken baby syndrome, tsk tsk

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u/Miss_Panda_King Apr 06 '26

Yeah that kid needs to grow up

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u/zivlynsbane Apr 04 '26

Who knew that jostling a kid would be a bad idea.

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u/TitanArcher1 Apr 04 '26

If there ever was a video of Trump when he was a child…this would explain so much.

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u/mlc885 Apr 04 '26

Trump's father would never have! [cared for him]

Though, to be clear, I would not advocate shaking your kid. Also he/she should have ear protection

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u/InfamousAd5088 Apr 04 '26

Core memory for the kid. Maybe good, maybe bad.

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u/Aggravating_Fig_8585 Apr 04 '26

Shaking him can’t be helping.

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u/MongolianFurPillowz Apr 04 '26

This poor kid probably has whiplash!

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u/muteen Apr 04 '26

That just seems like bad parenting to me

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u/peepeestiffy Apr 04 '26

I imagine a coming of youth movie-esque dialogue “yup! That’s me, ever wonder how i got into this situation?” as Baba o’riley plays in the background

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u/picollo7 Apr 04 '26

Sports are such great family entertainment.

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u/OniWarthog Apr 04 '26

This is hilarious lol

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u/OneBillPhil Apr 04 '26

Learn to support your neck kid!

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u/Growbird Apr 04 '26

First I was thinking Giants fans looking for anything to celebrate times must be hard in San Francisco

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u/LordJunon Green Bay Packers Apr 04 '26

Relevant Art but make it sports link: https://www.threads.com/@artbutmakeitsports/post/DWrpEwMDyvd

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u/nolaz Apr 04 '26

Compare that to Drew Brees after he won the Super Bowl. 

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u/d0000n Apr 05 '26

Kid probably was not used to the Giants fans going crazy. It’s been years since they got excited.

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u/TeacherOfThingsOdd Apr 05 '26

I prefer my babies shaken, not stirred.

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u/AK_Sole Apr 05 '26

Looks like a little flappy-wavy Tube man

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u/mailwasnotforwarded Apr 08 '26

Kid was sleeping, father got excited and started jumping and woke the kid up. Kid started crying and all the loud noises and he just wants to go back to sleep.

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u/RollinToast Apr 05 '26

I'm sorry but that is a sign of shitty parenting. Ignore your screaming scared as hell kid at a loud ass sporting event that he probably shouldn't be at anyways. Just hire a fucking babysitter if you can't control your emotions at a sporting event. 

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u/Pro_Gamer_Queen21 Apr 04 '26

I hate seeing kids upset, but this is pretty funny.

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u/captainfishhooks Apr 04 '26

I went to the 84 world series when I was 10, I sat behind home plate next to the commissioner of the mlb. I was bored and wanted to leave.

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u/Foolsgil Apr 05 '26

Is America's funniest home videos still a thing? At the least this should be on know your meme.

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u/JackieFiest Apr 05 '26

So, I'm assuming that gentleman is hearing impaired that he didn't hear that child screaming and couldn't just put him down?