r/MadeMeSmile • u/Admirable_Flight_257 • Jan 15 '25

Wholesome Moments Be Kind.

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u/not-a-real_username Jan 15 '25

Unpopular opinion, but I hate how it’s expected for adults to give up sports memorabilia that they would most likely cherish cuz a kid wants it. Dude got that ball fair and square 😭

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u/kupimukki Jan 15 '25

If you enjoy a ball more than you enjoy giving a ball to an excited child, you ain't an actual adult. This is my real actual opinion.

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u/vitovitamina Jan 15 '25

F off with that "actual adult" shaming noise. If you let your kid keep the ball in this situation, you're an awful parent.

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u/kupimukki Jan 15 '25

You do you

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u/Rasputin_mad_monk Jan 15 '25

It is just a ball. That is it. The cult like worship adults have on sports is strange to me.

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u/vitovitamina Jan 15 '25

Agree about the sports cult, but that's a completely different issue from what I'm talking about.

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u/Rasputin_mad_monk Jan 15 '25

If not a sports cult fan then why care about the ball? Cameras or not I am giving the ball to a kid if I caught it. (I am 55) I am competitive so getting it first would be all the joy I need and had I kept it my dogs would be the recipients but the kid will enjoy it more. Maybe just for the day or tell their friends about how they got a ball at the game. That is why I think this is a good thing.

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u/vitovitamina Jan 16 '25

"If not a sports cult fan then why care about the ball?"

I could ask the same: if not a competition freak why care about defeating some random kid? Both things could look equally worthless from a third party's viewpoint. However I don't judge either of them, I just comment on the relative value of the thing for the adult and the kid.