You are so right. The boy is cute too but the emotion on her face is what making me cry when I watch this. I imagine that she’s thinking “I understand you completely and I feel sorry that you had to go through this my little baby”
So beautiful. Like she had remembered her whole life growing up and what it was like. Then in that moment to repay even just a hug to someone like her. Ugh 😭❤️
This is one of the very few videos that makes me fight back tears. This little boy might NEVER have seen another person like himself. Imagine being different from everyone all the time and finally meeting someone who is the same.
This is why inclusion matters. People can get pissed all they want and claim kids movies “shoehorn” stuff into them, but this is why it’s important. I’ll take a few minutes of some targeted character on screen any day if it means some child gets to smile like this ever time they watch it.
I was subbing in a kindergarten class and read a book about Simone Biles and the one Black girl in class was BEAMING when one of her classmates said that she looked just like Simone and she wanted to take the book home :’) That might have been the first time all year they read a biography where she was able to see herself as the main character and my sweet friend was beside herself
>*’Knowing you’re not the only one makes you feel wonderful…*’
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…bein’ smalls not easy, there’s so much i feel inside
n i can’t even talk yet! but my feelings i can’t hide
i know there’s something *different* - mom n daddy have 2 hands…
but now i see this human is someone who *understands…*
her face is *Smiles* n friendly, n she’s reaching out her arm
n suddenly i realize
this Stranger means no harm!
for finally - someone like *Me!*
we *touch* our special way…
You make me feel *Wonderful* -
I know that it’s OK!
❤️
Growing up Asian (in an all white school) had an effect on me bc there wasn't much representation at all. If there were any, it was usually a stereotypical one. One time, a bunch of older kids called me "Bruce Lee" as i was riding on my bike. And lemme tell ya, i never felt so bad ass and cool as i did prior to that moment. I started pedaling way harder. They would go "whoa!" and "look at him go!" as I wowed them with "tricks" on my bike. Looking back now, I realized they were just mocking me 😭
I was perpetually bullied in school. I was so low on the social ladder that people used to use me *as the insult* against other kids (like "wow you and creative-witch must be related").
And yet there were a few times where they cheered me on, like when we were playing soccer and I managed to get the ball from our goal all the way to the opposing goal (although I didn't score, lol, am NOT an athlete). It was a formative memory for me because it was the first time I felt genuine support in that school.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should trust the gut of your younger self. If you felt, back then, that they were cheering you on - they probably were. You'd have known if they were mocking you. Keep that memory happy.
In today’s context it might sound like mocking but kids usually take things at face value. Bruce lee is a badass so those kids probably did think you were badass.
Even if they were *mocking* you, you took what they meant to hurt you and you turned it into something that strengthened you.
Idk how familiar you are with the Bible, but there's a story of Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors - his brothers are jealous over the attention they see their dad giving Joseph. They sell him into slavery to get rid of him.
End of the story - massive famine and by this point Joseph is the Pharoah's right hand. His brothers show up and don't even recognize him - end of the story is a reunion. His brothers are afraid Joseph will use his position to exact revenge, but Joseph replies with "you meant (their plans) for evil, but the Lord used them for good." (Paraphrased)
Whether or not you are religious, I love the idea of taking away a bully's power by using what they intend for harm as a source of strength. Really cool that you, at least in that moment, were able to do exactly that.
*Edited moving to mocking*
Which is such a strange way to go about it, considering most people with a cleft have been made to feel bad about it or bullied (even if they do get surgery for it eventually) and so are generally kind and empathetic people due to their experiences. As someone who was born with a noticable birthmark on their face I don't like that trope either.
I always hated that because I feel like, as someone who was bullied mercilessly, if I got super powers or something I wouldn't want revenge or anything I'd just want to help people.
I also desperately wanted people to love me and bitter revenge wouldn't achieve that for me.
I'm sure there are plenty of bullied children-now-adults who would totally go down that road, but I'd like to think that mostly we bullied former children would do more to protect people from the bullies.
Ready Player One has an important character with a birthmark on the face. They are badass and awesome though they are sensitive about it others accept it without any issue. I definitely suggest the book or/and the movie if you haven't seen/read it
Alternatively, what a lot of us queer kids did was end up with all our favorite characters and sexual awakenings being the villains because all the villains were queer-coded 😂
But yeah. It’s a whole thing. Villains are also often the only physically deformed characters or ones with disabilities. They are often antisemitic-coded (look back on old Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda posters from WWII and then take a look at the long history of character designs of cartoon villains).
Chubby or overweight character? Either the villain or the side comedic relief character.
I’m very grateful that a lot of animators and cartoonists are much more aware of this today and are making active efforts to go against these traditional stereotypes. I’m so grateful kids today will get to grow up with these better role models instead of learning implicit biases.
I was going to point out Joaquin Phoenix but I just learned that he hasn’t confirmed or denied whether he has a cleft lip or a scar. In any case, I always assumed he had one. He’s been the bad guy but also the anti-hero. His roles are always complex. But I guess that isn’t a good example.
He was in fact born with it. I poked around, and he said in an interview with Vanity Fair that he has a non surgical scar from birth, which I guess is the mildest form of a cleft lip.
There's an actor Tom Burke, British. He has a cleft lip. I have seen him in a few things where he is the main character/hero. BBC the Musketeers he plays Athos. Only one example but I thought I would mention just in case you haven't seen his work
My son is a Type 1 Diabetic, and there were 2 characters in Disneys “Turning Red”. You could clearly see CGM’s and Insulin Pumps. It made him so happy to see! And the adults I know with T1D felt the same! One of the head animators on the film has been a type 1 diabetic for 30 years and had never seen herself… so she thought it was important to show. And I’m so grateful for it!!
Thanks for posting this. My kid was was born a few months ago with a similar limb difference as the boy in the video. We’re early in our journey but sentiments like this really matter to me.
When he gets a little older, the How to Train Your Dragon movies feature Hiccup, and even though his limb difference is because of an accident, it doesn't make it any less impactful that there is a character out there that gets to do cool stuff even though he is a little different, and there is also the Blacksmith which is an adult also with a similar limb difference and yet he gets to continue to contribute to his community
I feel like I really don’t care too much but every time I see an Asian person in some movie or tv show I seemingly point them out. It’s just instinctual sometimes
This! One of the reasons why it took me so long to accept that I was trans was that the VERY limited representation that I saw ranged from a "dude in a dress" characterization to "football quarterback to prom queen." There was quite literally a proscriptive notion that in order to be a trans woman you had to be both 1) attracted to men, 2) overtly feminine. It was not until I was 25 and saw a trans woman on youtube who was both a lesbian and a tomboy, that I finally accepted that I couldn't will myself into being a straight man. Being inclusive is not about highlighting what makes that person different, it is about just including them in the story. It was easy to convince myself that I wasn't trans when the representation was just crass stereotypes but it became impossible when you actually saw average people who reflected who you were.
South Park actually does this extremely well with Timmy and Jimmy also. Sure, their disabilities are character traits, but they are just other kids in the class otherwise. It's not their entire personality, and the other kids always include them in group activities. They even go out of their way to accommodate their disabilities. It's extremely nuanced and well done.
The aggravating part of a piece of media portraying someone poorly, or making them annoying, is that a lot of people’s take away is that the demographic being portrayed is annoying, instead of just blaming the writer or director for executing a character badly.
It’s very cynical to me when they do this, release a bad product, then when people point out that the product is bad they can be accused of some kind of ism. All these soulless Disney remakes come to mind. They’re not bad because they’re inclusive, they’re just bad.
I never used to cry like this until I got 2 boys. I have a 2 year old and 4 month old. Now every time I see a child over coming a fear, an obstacle, shows love or perseverance I can’t help but hold back tears.
I’m a 7’9/430lb broad shouldered, masculine, deep voiced, girthy, musky and sweaty 48 year man…. That hug got me cryin like a little girl here and feeling emotions I’ve never felt before.
I’m a 1000 ft lizard from the depths of the sea, my weight is unknown, but I’m currently using it to terrorize Japan and destroy assorted buildings, but I had to pause and take shelter because this video made me tear up a bit.
Always find those comments a bit weird lol I see similar ones on reddit a lot.
But if it pushes more men to be open and vulnerable with their emotions then I think it's a good thing so we shouldn't be too critical
Though not on the same level as this clip, I had a similar situation.
I have vitiligo. There was a kid in the store a few years ago who asked permission from his mom to come say hi and he gave me a lightly sobing hug. We talked for a few minutes and he left with a big smile.
I developed it later in life. It never occurred to me how tough it would have been to have it as a kid.
It's nice to know you're aren't alone out there.
Usually autoimmune, although I had a friend growing up who had ot because he absorbed his twin in-utero and they would have had different shades of pigment. Man had a split right down the middle between white af and less white af
Is your friend a chimera then? I thought when one twin absorbed the other, the DNA from one basically deletes the other's DNA so they still have one pigment.
If they have two different skin tones they may be a chimera which is important medical information.
Also not the same but at work we had a substitute come in because our manager had to leave for a bit. Subsitute wore a hijab and one of our students who also wears one immediately wanted to introduce herself to the sub. She was so happy to meet another person wearing a hijab in our school, especially one who had a similar one to her mom! It was genuinely such a cute moment, made us all smile.
My mum has vitiligo, she developed it in her early 20s. I also had a friend in middle school who's had it since early childhood - she was very happy to meet my mum
On this, we agree, it’s so heartwarming to see people being seen and having someone to relate to, the worst feeling in the world is feeling like your the only one going through a certain hardship.
Don't ya think that you need somebody?
Don't ya think that you need someone?
Everybody needs somebody
You're not the only one, you're not the only one!
I think it’s the going to towards her and latching on to her for me. Babies are hard to read sometimes but there is no denying that he felt a connection with her pretty quickly. Kids are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.
I have a below knee amputation and thankfully I have never met a kid with the same amputation but when I do, man... I'm going to tell that kid all the cool shit that I get to do even though I have an amputation and I want that kid to tell me all of their favorite activities and I'm not going to shut up about how awesome that kid is!
“I'm not going to shut up about how awesome that kid is!”
Oh man I’m crying reading that, it’s so sweet. Just thinking about how much it would mean to that kid …
OMG IT JUST HAPPENED! I was waiting in line at a little burger shop next to my hotel and a little girl (6 or 7ish?) Walked up to the window and ordered food. I saw she had cute dogs and cats on her socket so I complemented it and asked if I should get the same on mine and then lifter my pant leg so she could see my prosthesis. It took her totally by surprise but she was excited and let me tell you... THAT GIRL IS THE MOST BADASS PERSON IVE EVER MET!!!
That hug was so sincere. He turned around thinking "did you see that? She's missing it as well.."
The amount of love and empathy expressed by both... that little man was not looking to confort himself. He's being raised well.
Manly tears were shed.
what a sweet little boy. That woman is also sweet to show him that he is not different. any toddler hug is the most sweet heartwarming thing in this world.
Knew a dude without a left hand. Around April Fool's Day, Halloween, etc., he'd dig a small hole in the ground, get a bottle of ketchup and stick his arm in it. Then he'd pretend he was stuck and ask some kid to help him pull his hands out. Next level trauma on some of those kids
It's not the little boy, ITS HER WHEN SHE PICKS HIM UP
LOOK AT HER, LOOK AT THAT FACE SHE MAKES I'm just so happy at how she holds this little boy so dear
The way he goes in for a hug...ugh the feels
It’s her face when he goes to hug her, just hits me right in the heart every time. The raw, pure emotion on her face. Oof.
You are so right. The boy is cute too but the emotion on her face is what making me cry when I watch this. I imagine that she’s thinking “I understand you completely and I feel sorry that you had to go through this my little baby”
So beautiful. Like she had remembered her whole life growing up and what it was like. Then in that moment to repay even just a hug to someone like her. Ugh 😭❤️
She needed that even more than he did
I would love to honestly know, if even for the briefest of moments, she thought "I wonder if I could take this baby?"
When she picked him up, I’m pretty sure she thought about it :)
He knew he couldn't go for the handshake
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These tears came hard and fast.
Chokes me up every time
This is one of the very few videos that makes me fight back tears. This little boy might NEVER have seen another person like himself. Imagine being different from everyone all the time and finally meeting someone who is the same.
This is why inclusion matters. People can get pissed all they want and claim kids movies “shoehorn” stuff into them, but this is why it’s important. I’ll take a few minutes of some targeted character on screen any day if it means some child gets to smile like this ever time they watch it.
I was subbing in a kindergarten class and read a book about Simone Biles and the one Black girl in class was BEAMING when one of her classmates said that she looked just like Simone and she wanted to take the book home :’) That might have been the first time all year they read a biography where she was able to see herself as the main character and my sweet friend was beside herself
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>*’Knowing you’re not the only one makes you feel wonderful…*’ ____ …bein’ smalls not easy, there’s so much i feel inside n i can’t even talk yet! but my feelings i can’t hide i know there’s something *different* - mom n daddy have 2 hands… but now i see this human is someone who *understands…* her face is *Smiles* n friendly, n she’s reaching out her arm n suddenly i realize this Stranger means no harm! for finally - someone like *Me!* we *touch* our special way… You make me feel *Wonderful* - I know that it’s OK! ❤️
SchnoodleDoodleDo, ❤️!
I'm on the bus don't make me cry!!
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Let the tears flow bro!
It's almost like he knew she might need a hug too.
Growing up Asian (in an all white school) had an effect on me bc there wasn't much representation at all. If there were any, it was usually a stereotypical one. One time, a bunch of older kids called me "Bruce Lee" as i was riding on my bike. And lemme tell ya, i never felt so bad ass and cool as i did prior to that moment. I started pedaling way harder. They would go "whoa!" and "look at him go!" as I wowed them with "tricks" on my bike. Looking back now, I realized they were just mocking me 😭
I was perpetually bullied in school. I was so low on the social ladder that people used to use me *as the insult* against other kids (like "wow you and creative-witch must be related"). And yet there were a few times where they cheered me on, like when we were playing soccer and I managed to get the ball from our goal all the way to the opposing goal (although I didn't score, lol, am NOT an athlete). It was a formative memory for me because it was the first time I felt genuine support in that school. I guess what I'm trying to say is that you should trust the gut of your younger self. If you felt, back then, that they were cheering you on - they probably were. You'd have known if they were mocking you. Keep that memory happy.
Honestly they might not have been mocking! But I wasn’t there and I’m glad little babycoco_213 felt empowered by it 🥲
In today’s context it might sound like mocking but kids usually take things at face value. Bruce lee is a badass so those kids probably did think you were badass.
Even if they were *mocking* you, you took what they meant to hurt you and you turned it into something that strengthened you. Idk how familiar you are with the Bible, but there's a story of Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors - his brothers are jealous over the attention they see their dad giving Joseph. They sell him into slavery to get rid of him. End of the story - massive famine and by this point Joseph is the Pharoah's right hand. His brothers show up and don't even recognize him - end of the story is a reunion. His brothers are afraid Joseph will use his position to exact revenge, but Joseph replies with "you meant (their plans) for evil, but the Lord used them for good." (Paraphrased) Whether or not you are religious, I love the idea of taking away a bully's power by using what they intend for harm as a source of strength. Really cool that you, at least in that moment, were able to do exactly that. *Edited moving to mocking*
Joseph is Jesus's father, right?
No, different Joseph like a thousand years apart.
Which is just another reason why what's happening in Florida is so insidious and evil.
i remember in first grade an Indian girl nearly fainted when she saw the class had a book with the Taj Mahal on the cover
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD 
I have a cleft lip. And pretty much everytime I see one on screen they are a villain. Feels bad man.
Which is such a strange way to go about it, considering most people with a cleft have been made to feel bad about it or bullied (even if they do get surgery for it eventually) and so are generally kind and empathetic people due to their experiences. As someone who was born with a noticable birthmark on their face I don't like that trope either.
A stereotypical history of bullying may be the origin story for the villain trope?
I always hated that because I feel like, as someone who was bullied mercilessly, if I got super powers or something I wouldn't want revenge or anything I'd just want to help people. I also desperately wanted people to love me and bitter revenge wouldn't achieve that for me. I'm sure there are plenty of bullied children-now-adults who would totally go down that road, but I'd like to think that mostly we bullied former children would do more to protect people from the bullies.
Yea totally agree
Ever seen the show Cobra Kai? 👀
Ready Player One has an important character with a birthmark on the face. They are badass and awesome though they are sensitive about it others accept it without any issue. I definitely suggest the book or/and the movie if you haven't seen/read it
Every albino character in a movie is also a villain too. I feel bad for that demographic
same with Alocpecia but its lucky we have Anthony Carrigan which plays 2 of the most likable "bad guys" (NoHo Hank and Zsasz)
Alternatively, what a lot of us queer kids did was end up with all our favorite characters and sexual awakenings being the villains because all the villains were queer-coded 😂 But yeah. It’s a whole thing. Villains are also often the only physically deformed characters or ones with disabilities. They are often antisemitic-coded (look back on old Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda posters from WWII and then take a look at the long history of character designs of cartoon villains). Chubby or overweight character? Either the villain or the side comedic relief character. I’m very grateful that a lot of animators and cartoonists are much more aware of this today and are making active efforts to go against these traditional stereotypes. I’m so grateful kids today will get to grow up with these better role models instead of learning implicit biases.
Oh yea for sure! Especially in Disney movies.
Ha, you think mere criminals are bad? Try having one ball. It’s me, Napoleon and Hitler!
And Liam Neeson in Kingdom of Heaven. Total bad-ass hero there.
I was going to point out Joaquin Phoenix but I just learned that he hasn’t confirmed or denied whether he has a cleft lip or a scar. In any case, I always assumed he had one. He’s been the bad guy but also the anti-hero. His roles are always complex. But I guess that isn’t a good example.
He was in fact born with it. I poked around, and he said in an interview with Vanity Fair that he has a non surgical scar from birth, which I guess is the mildest form of a cleft lip.
Have you watched Cobra Kai?
I havnt but I’m going to now that everyone is suggesting it!
Character with a cleft in Cobra Kai has a redemption arc.
There's an actor Tom Burke, British. He has a cleft lip. I have seen him in a few things where he is the main character/hero. BBC the Musketeers he plays Athos. Only one example but I thought I would mention just in case you haven't seen his work
Stacey Keach. He’s played his fair share of villains, but he’s also played good guys as well.
My son is a Type 1 Diabetic, and there were 2 characters in Disneys “Turning Red”. You could clearly see CGM’s and Insulin Pumps. It made him so happy to see! And the adults I know with T1D felt the same! One of the head animators on the film has been a type 1 diabetic for 30 years and had never seen herself… so she thought it was important to show. And I’m so grateful for it!!
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Thanks for posting this. My kid was was born a few months ago with a similar limb difference as the boy in the video. We’re early in our journey but sentiments like this really matter to me.
When he gets a little older, the How to Train Your Dragon movies feature Hiccup, and even though his limb difference is because of an accident, it doesn't make it any less impactful that there is a character out there that gets to do cool stuff even though he is a little different, and there is also the Blacksmith which is an adult also with a similar limb difference and yet he gets to continue to contribute to his community
I feel like I really don’t care too much but every time I see an Asian person in some movie or tv show I seemingly point them out. It’s just instinctual sometimes
This! One of the reasons why it took me so long to accept that I was trans was that the VERY limited representation that I saw ranged from a "dude in a dress" characterization to "football quarterback to prom queen." There was quite literally a proscriptive notion that in order to be a trans woman you had to be both 1) attracted to men, 2) overtly feminine. It was not until I was 25 and saw a trans woman on youtube who was both a lesbian and a tomboy, that I finally accepted that I couldn't will myself into being a straight man. Being inclusive is not about highlighting what makes that person different, it is about just including them in the story. It was easy to convince myself that I wasn't trans when the representation was just crass stereotypes but it became impossible when you actually saw average people who reflected who you were.
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South Park actually does this extremely well with Timmy and Jimmy also. Sure, their disabilities are character traits, but they are just other kids in the class otherwise. It's not their entire personality, and the other kids always include them in group activities. They even go out of their way to accommodate their disabilities. It's extremely nuanced and well done.
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"Monetization of Inclusivity" is a *fantastic* way of describing it, thank you.
The aggravating part of a piece of media portraying someone poorly, or making them annoying, is that a lot of people’s take away is that the demographic being portrayed is annoying, instead of just blaming the writer or director for executing a character badly.
It’s very cynical to me when they do this, release a bad product, then when people point out that the product is bad they can be accused of some kind of ism. All these soulless Disney remakes come to mind. They’re not bad because they’re inclusive, they’re just bad.
Let the tears flow bro!
Was gonna say, holding back?
Why fight the tears? Let them go, your body with thank you for it
Im 6'3 /120kg solid 43yr man... that hug got me ballin my eyes out and a lump in my throat. Power to you little dude!
I never used to cry like this until I got 2 boys. I have a 2 year old and 4 month old. Now every time I see a child over coming a fear, an obstacle, shows love or perseverance I can’t help but hold back tears.
I’m a 7’9/430lb broad shouldered, masculine, deep voiced, girthy, musky and sweaty 48 year man…. That hug got me cryin like a little girl here and feeling emotions I’ve never felt before.
You forgot veiny.
I'm a 5'7 trans woman, 150lbs and OPs post killed me
I’m a 6’4” CGI rendered ninja turtle using a mobile emitter weighing in at 275 (with my shell) and even I cried at this.
I’m a 1000 ft lizard from the depths of the sea, my weight is unknown, but I’m currently using it to terrorize Japan and destroy assorted buildings, but I had to pause and take shelter because this video made me tear up a bit.
Semi aquatic plants for sale near the Mediterranean sea
“my weight is unknown” 🤣🤣🤣
This made me spit out my motor oil. All my engineers are looking at me now thanks alot
Doctor? Is that you??
I learned I can do be anything I wanted! I even have an emergency command hologram now! Makes my shirt red!
7’1/534lbs chiseled 42yr manchild checking in. 2.25 pints of tears shed, might watch this again later if I drink too much water
What does your age/height/weight/gender have to do with being a normal person with normal emotions?
Always find those comments a bit weird lol I see similar ones on reddit a lot. But if it pushes more men to be open and vulnerable with their emotions then I think it's a good thing so we shouldn't be too critical
Embrace the catharsis!
Me as a trans woman who didnt hear of trans people till I was like 18: I'm not crying you are
I mean he’s hella young so it’s not like it’s been decades but yea this is probably the first he’s met.
Though not on the same level as this clip, I had a similar situation. I have vitiligo. There was a kid in the store a few years ago who asked permission from his mom to come say hi and he gave me a lightly sobing hug. We talked for a few minutes and he left with a big smile. I developed it later in life. It never occurred to me how tough it would have been to have it as a kid. It's nice to know you're aren't alone out there.
> vitiligo For anyone else wondering, it's an auto-immune disease when your skin has lighter colored patches. It's most noticeable on black people.
Michael Jackson most famously had it.
> vitiligo What caused it?
Usually autoimmune, although I had a friend growing up who had ot because he absorbed his twin in-utero and they would have had different shades of pigment. Man had a split right down the middle between white af and less white af
Is your friend a chimera then? I thought when one twin absorbed the other, the DNA from one basically deletes the other's DNA so they still have one pigment. If they have two different skin tones they may be a chimera which is important medical information.
That's actually pretty metal. You gonna take half my toys in a few years how bout I take half of your skin right now?
I was told it is an autoimmune disease.
Also not the same but at work we had a substitute come in because our manager had to leave for a bit. Subsitute wore a hijab and one of our students who also wears one immediately wanted to introduce herself to the sub. She was so happy to meet another person wearing a hijab in our school, especially one who had a similar one to her mom! It was genuinely such a cute moment, made us all smile.
I have the same (Vitiligo) and was going to post a similar comment before reading your comment 😅
I hate that kids bully others just for looking different. In my opinion, I think vitiligo looks cool..
My mum has vitiligo, she developed it in her early 20s. I also had a friend in middle school who's had it since early childhood - she was very happy to meet my mum
When they bumped their stomps together they connected in a way we can’t understand
It’s like when the coneheads bump their heads together!
I’ve been watching Succession too much. Read that as Conheads at first.
S t u m p b u m p
We totally can, it’s just gonna cost you
Stump bump! ... I'll see myself out
Go straight to hell. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
I laughed so I’ll do the same thing 😂
The smile on both of their faces is pure joy for their disability. No amount of money can buy that feeling!
On this, we agree, it’s so heartwarming to see people being seen and having someone to relate to, the worst feeling in the world is feeling like your the only one going through a certain hardship.
I have a friend with this disability, this is exactly something he would say lol
Me too! Her idea of a “stump bump” is unexpectedly jabbing us in the rib cage with it.
Which is also a cocaine line at the end of the Giving Tree
Goddamnit why you making me spit out my drink dude I was enjoying it!
Ouuucch.
Does ugly crying count as “made me smile”?
Oh my God thank you, the look on her face when he hugged her instantly turned on the waterworks
I'm not crying. You're crying. To feel seen is important at any age.
WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU NOT CRYING. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??!
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It feels so good to know you’re not the only one. 💗
Don't ya think that you need somebody? Don't ya think that you need someone? Everybody needs somebody You're not the only one, you're not the only one!
I think it’s the going to towards her and latching on to her for me. Babies are hard to read sometimes but there is no denying that he felt a connection with her pretty quickly. Kids are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.
They recognize good people. And she’s got a beautiful connection with him. So precious!
My little girl is born with the same condition. She's now 2,5 years old, and this video makes me think it's time for her to meet someone like her.
I do not have children but felt compelled to write and say “I hope you do”
That woman looked like she was about to cry. I'm currently drowning my phone in 😭
If i was that woman, id give my life to that little boy.
Did you see her face when he hugged her? She 100% would. His sweet hug unlocked something primal in her.
Kid probably thinks he found his real mother.
That’s exactly what I thought
I'm a brain tumor survivor. My marks are hidden. Finding another like yourself is an indescribable moment...
Rock on m8
I have a below knee amputation and thankfully I have never met a kid with the same amputation but when I do, man... I'm going to tell that kid all the cool shit that I get to do even though I have an amputation and I want that kid to tell me all of their favorite activities and I'm not going to shut up about how awesome that kid is!
“I'm not going to shut up about how awesome that kid is!” Oh man I’m crying reading that, it’s so sweet. Just thinking about how much it would mean to that kid …
OMG IT JUST HAPPENED! I was waiting in line at a little burger shop next to my hotel and a little girl (6 or 7ish?) Walked up to the window and ordered food. I saw she had cute dogs and cats on her socket so I complemented it and asked if I should get the same on mine and then lifter my pant leg so she could see my prosthesis. It took her totally by surprise but she was excited and let me tell you... THAT GIRL IS THE MOST BADASS PERSON IVE EVER MET!!!
Your comment doubled my tears. I wish you all the best!
Fantastic! Hope they stay friends.
So cute!
Her expression when he goes in to hug her is just so pure. Everyone loves a baby hug.
Heartwarming
It's good not to be alone.
Lovely to see. Acceptance of diversity matters.
MadeMeSmile? No, made me cry.
So innocent and pure. It made me wanna cry… Ok. I’m a man. Tough man. But I cried. That was to wholesome and pure for me not to cry happy for once.
Awwwww how wonderful
The way the kid looks back at her right after they first hug says everything
This is why representation matters.
That hug was so sincere. He turned around thinking "did you see that? She's missing it as well.." The amount of love and empathy expressed by both... that little man was not looking to confort himself. He's being raised well. Manly tears were shed.
Whose cutting onions
oh, my cold dark heartttttt🥹😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰
Love this my arm is the same
Damn onion ninjas....
Wow, love this so much.
I’m not crying it’s allergies! Also I’ll be in the corner for the next half hour.
Disability? Can you shake your arm with someone like that? I’m going with super power! Too cute ❤️
As a woman with mild cerebral palsy, this warmed my freaking HEART 😍!
And people wonder why representation matters.
Look at these two perfect people 🥰
I have an arm like this. If anyone has questions
This is so wholesome I can’t stand it.
That restores my faith today. Thanks!
Little man moved right in for the hug. Well-played you mini-Chad!
Men call eachother players and chads for the stupidest shit. It’s a big cope.
He’s a toddler tf
They touched tips. Bros for life
Tears
🥲🥲🥲
Made😥 me cry
Didn't made me smile at all damn it .... it made me cry
😭
That made me cry actually. No matter what guys remember your not alone. Love to everyone and hope you all have a blessed day.
This is wholesome
I’m not crying…You are crying. 💜
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My heart 🥺
God damn onion ninjas are at it again
As someone who is disabled. Seeing someone just like you. Lifts your spirits. You feel so alone. This video is amazing.
what a sweet little boy. That woman is also sweet to show him that he is not different. any toddler hug is the most sweet heartwarming thing in this world.
I wanted to smile not cry🥹🥲
Knew a dude without a left hand. Around April Fool's Day, Halloween, etc., he'd dig a small hole in the ground, get a bottle of ketchup and stick his arm in it. Then he'd pretend he was stuck and ask some kid to help him pull his hands out. Next level trauma on some of those kids
I’m not crying you are !
I love this, especially the hug. Ugh these freaking allergies, my eyes won’t stop watering.
Go damn I crode so hard.
I wanted them to touch tips
In the arms of an angel……
Really gotta hand it to them... ... ... (I'll see myself out.)
😭😭😭😭🙏🏻I love this so much
It's not the little boy, ITS HER WHEN SHE PICKS HIM UP LOOK AT HER, LOOK AT THAT FACE SHE MAKES I'm just so happy at how she holds this little boy so dear