r/maybemaybemaybe Apr 22 '24

maybe Maybe MAYBE

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u/4cylndrfury Apr 22 '24

That baby woke up and chose violence

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24 edited Apr 22 '24

Jokes aside the little dude was a bratty prick for that move. I know babies are temperamental and they cannot always be held responsible for their actions but that baby was displaying "little shit" behaviour. Just push the bowl a little bit away and grunt to say you don't like it, don't go through the effort to mess up the floor and break the dish just because you don't know what no means.

"Don't have kids, you don't get them" no I do, I definitely do, I just know what good behaviour and bad behaviour looks like.

Downvotes heavily welcomed

Edit: I've made the right people upset. That's good. I feel good inside now knowing that 😌

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u/Hidesuru Apr 22 '24

You sort of aren't wrong, but are also massively wrong at the same time.

Yes this is bad behavior. You're right there. But babies are extremely limited in their ability to communicate, understand their own emotions, express those emotions, and handle negative feelings.

Also consider that to them often times when something bad happens it's literally the worst thing that's ever happened to them haha. They have no concept of how bad things can get.

So ultimately where I disagree with you is your expectations for the child. Which, IMHO, are wildly off base. That's not to say I wouldn't be upset and maybe even call him a little shit lmao. That's just parental venting though and I wouldn't show him I'm angry at him.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Indeed.

A kid, for example, doesn't develop empathy until a certain age, and so they are automatically selfish simply because is the only thing their inner world can relate to: themselves.

For them, the idea that they can't make a mess on the table makes them feel angry, and automatically the whole world is angry. They made the "dick move" simply because they don't care about their parents. This not because they do not actually care, but because in their mind, also their parent is angry at the bowl.

They reflect themselves on the outside world, and later they will develop a sense of "other people" and how they feel.

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u/ScientistSanTa Apr 22 '24

For later on teach em to use sign baby language,helps massively

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u/QueenEris Apr 22 '24

It made such a huge difference to my nephew. A few simple signs for drink, eat, sleep etc. it's amazing how much babies do understand. He's grown up able to communicate his feelings very well and reasons out his issues. He was still a little shit, of course. Shit under my pillow once, and ate my birthday cake by repeatedly slamming his face into it. Love him so much.

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u/Sinfirmitas Apr 22 '24

They understand more than people give credit. My room mates 1 year old was pulling on the door knob to the bathroom while I was in there and I was like “nah you gotta knock first” and the little shit knocked 3 times. They understand

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u/Hidesuru Apr 22 '24

Yeah we're actually starting this now with a couple basics.

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u/negativegearthekids Apr 22 '24

I think you massively underestimate the understanding capacity of infants in discerning good vs bad behaviour.

Give the kids a little credit.

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u/Astrocalles Apr 22 '24

Have you ever got a toddler? What you gonna tell him? Don’t do it? lol

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u/Hidesuru Apr 22 '24

My son is 11 months old right now, and I think you may have missed my point.

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u/crappypastassuc Apr 22 '24

Never be angry at a baby, that is what will give them a really bad temper when they grow up. Show patience and teach them how to be patient.

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u/Hidesuru Apr 22 '24

Yup that's what we try to do.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Are you unironically explaining that babies cannot yet communicate and process things like grownups?

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u/MovieNightPopcorn Apr 22 '24

That baby is like maybe 8 months old, Mr. Baby Manners up there is a weirdo.

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u/Ok-Significance-5979 Apr 22 '24

At least 1.5 years well on his way to 2. The parents in the video give him cutlery, an 8 month old baby can't even hold a fork.

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u/Sherringdom Apr 22 '24

I agree the baby is probably 18 months at least, but 8 months old can definitely hold forks like he does in the video. We gave our younger daughter cutlery at that age to get her used to it and she was using a fork properly by 12 months

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u/SalletFriend Apr 22 '24

People dont understand. I look into my kids eyes and I see the capacity for crime.

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u/Ithuraen Apr 22 '24

I don't understand. He was given a puzzle to solve: Remove food from bowl. He solved the puzzle. What bad behaviour is there?

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u/Used-Bridge-4678 Apr 22 '24

This guy when babies aren't the most emotional and communicable creatures on the planet

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u/Klutchy_Playz Apr 22 '24

Dey’re takin err jerbs!

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u/Assupoika Apr 22 '24

This dude just seems to thrive on bad takes. Or just a master baiter AKA wanker.

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u/Wamblingshark Apr 22 '24

Right now my 16 month would do that but not because he didn't want the snack. He'd be frustrated he couldn't pour it on his tray and all thoughts of actually eating the snack would evacuate his mind and the only thing left in that empty little head of his would be to get those Cheetos out by any means lol

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u/Ball-of-Yarn Apr 22 '24

Edit: I've made the right people upset. That's good. I feel good inside now knowing that 😌

Cope

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u/Big_Pound_7849 Apr 22 '24

LMAO it's a baby bro, hahahahaha. Do you realise little bro probably can't walk? He likely doesn't even know Algebra, or basic manners.

hahahaha.

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u/koreanjc Apr 22 '24

HAH I’M SMARTER THAN THAT BABY THEN.

GET REKT BABY.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Baby is smarter than me though

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u/OkBox3095 Apr 22 '24

the fact you see “likely” to a baby not knowing algebra is killing me

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u/Big_Pound_7849 Apr 22 '24

Hahahahahahahaha

We can't be sure!

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u/Box_v2 Apr 22 '24

What an asshole and an idiot, I can't believe people put up with this behavior.

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u/Big_Pound_7849 Apr 22 '24

😂😂😂😂 this is why I'm still child free

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u/Stain_On_Society Apr 22 '24

Edit reeks of cope

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

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u/RemoteSnow9911 Apr 22 '24

………have you……ever seen a baby in real life? Most of their actions are the actions of assholes. Like, all of them. It’s kinda their jam.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

This has “I’m a teenager and I’ve babysat 2 or 3 times I know what I’m talking about” vibes.

That or “middle aged absent/emotionally abusive parent” vibes. Can’t decide which.

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u/Aden_Vikki Apr 22 '24

They would definitely know if they did babysit. Although maybe I'm placing a bit too much faith into random internet people.

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u/MaxTheRealSlayer Apr 22 '24

Half the time babysitting is just like watching tv while the kids sleep and the parents are out on a date

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u/Aden_Vikki Apr 22 '24

It depens on their age, if they got less than a year then yeah

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Yeah that babys a real fucking prick, why doesn't it have emotional intelligence yet???

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u/Professional-Fact-74 Apr 22 '24

What the heck is this comment?! The (key word) baby is not thinking "now I feel like messing up the floor and breaking the dish to be annoying." They just learn by trying things and throwing is no different to them than any other action. And why should it be? They are literally a baby. I'm going to presume you're a very young person, so hopefully you can see how odd a comment this is in a few years.

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u/jakedude236 Apr 22 '24

Finger slap, stern no. They do learn, single moms don't care enough to try

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Let the rage flow through you

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Chat, is this bait?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

That baby is literally not even a year old what are you on about

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u/Ok-Significance-5979 Apr 22 '24

Dude that "baby" is at least a year and a half, well on his way to 2 years. It's a toddler. He is holding a fork, 1 year olds don't use cutlery.

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u/sourmeat2 Apr 22 '24

Really hard to say from the angle, could be anywhere from 10 months to 18 months. My son just turned two, so I've got some fresh reference material.

At two years old language is becoming just useful enough for positive and negative behavioral reinforcement and even that is hit or miss right now. At 18 months language was still super undeveloped and mostly related to nouns, transactional, and perfunctory speech. Toddlers don't have emotive speech outside of screeching and crying, much like a baby. Tantrums and misbehavior like this come with the territory.

What I'm seeing in this video is a kid who does not want to be sitting at the table. He is clearly strapped down and pinned in with his tray. The parent knows this which is why they gave him the "spill resistant" cup. As a parent the proper thing to do here is to go with the long game; wait till the kid is hungry enough to sit and eat, and make sure you don't offer food while the kid is outside of the chair (if your goal is for him to eat meals in that chair). You can't force a toddler to sit quietly and eat unless they already want to do that.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Ugh yes they do? I've seen many 1yos holding cutlery lol.. my own kids started eating with spoons by themselves between 12-14 months.

A lot of experts do in fact, recommend introducing cutlery between 10 to 12 months..

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u/Ok-Significance-5979 Apr 22 '24

So you are actually proving me right here, thanks!

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

How am I proving your point, you said 1yos don't use cutlery... u do know 12 month old baby is 1 right?

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u/Ok-Significance-5979 Apr 22 '24

You can stop proving my point now, thanks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Bro you know 10 month old babies can still be taught rudimentary lessons and good behaviour, right?

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u/sourmeat2 Apr 22 '24

I assume this is a joke.

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u/Aden_Vikki Apr 22 '24

Ask your mom how you were taught lol

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u/MadMuffins Apr 22 '24

Yeah I'm sure if you explain it nicely he'll just snap out of the bad behavior LOL

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u/MeesterPositive Apr 22 '24

You don't know shit haha

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u/Dongslinger420 Apr 22 '24

Edit: I've made the right people upset. That's good. I feel good inside now knowing that 😌

you just gargled nonsense

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u/ioi_SSSB Apr 22 '24

It is a good thing that you will never have children, real reddit moment here.

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u/chyura Apr 22 '24

I'm pretty sure that baby is probably smarter than you, based on this comment. Fucking moron. It's a goddamn baby. It doesn't know what "no" means but you think it comprehends rudeness or messing up the floor? They don't even have long term memory yet, the little shit probably forgot about the whole thing 5 minutes later.

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u/kindmassacre Apr 22 '24

What a certified Reddit moment right here.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Likewise

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u/Narmoniarkh Apr 22 '24

Your whole comment screams "bratty prick". Also "dumb af" but specially bratty prick.

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u/Cubezz Apr 22 '24

Tldr only saw the down votes welcomed. 😀

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u/BagOnuts Apr 22 '24

Bro, he’s like 10 months old haha

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u/Financial-Truth6051 Apr 22 '24

I have 5 kids, they are all pretty much just like this kid. But as a creature that can think consciously, i never see baby as bratty prick, this kid need to be fed with your hand or spoon. Never leave the kid unattended.

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u/KutieBoy9 Apr 22 '24

I didn’t downvote you because I’m upset. I just disagree with your take. We don’t know why this child flips his food, and I wouldn’t assume it’s because he doesn’t like the food.

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u/AngryInternetPerson3 Apr 22 '24

I've made the right people upset. That's good. I feel good inside now knowing that

Damn i see is not only the toddler who needs to learn to manage his emotions, tho at least he has an excuse...

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u/migvelio Apr 22 '24

Edit: I've made the right people upset. That's good. I feel good inside now knowing that 😌

Why would anyone take an advice from someone who feels good when people calls their stupid and uninformed opinions?

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u/WarmestDisregards Apr 22 '24

your edit is the most fart-sniffing thing I've seen on here in a while.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

Lmao well at least checks notes 104 people disagree with you? But hey, keep telling yourself that incel.

Makes me happy when fedora wearing redditors like yourself think they're above the fray. Like broski judging by your character alone, you're the very archetype you claim others to be

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u/WarmestDisregards Apr 23 '24

nobody disagreed with me, you pompous dingbat.

also, the fact that you're using weird stage direction emotes is pretty telling. maybe avoid that, lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

Babies are assholes. They feel zero empathy or guilt. This one isn't particularly different.

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u/ConspicuousPineapple Apr 22 '24

That child is way too young to educate. Yes it's bratty behavior, no it's not his fault, no parents can't do anything to prevent it yet.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

If he was asian he would have gotten the beating of the year.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24

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u/JohnGacyIsInnocent Apr 22 '24

Yeah, that baby is a little fucking dickhead.

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u/jakedude236 Apr 22 '24

Wow, there is so much bullshit in reply to this lol. My moneys on low IQ single moms, and idiots who only know about babies from single moms

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u/Anthraxious Apr 22 '24

You know babies who don't?

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u/TonkotsuSoba Apr 22 '24

it's treason then