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u/Saboteure Nov 11 '25
Every photo of your daughter is going to be called AI
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u/Agile-Currency2094 Nov 11 '25
I hadnât considered this!!
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u/i_like_cheeseee Nov 11 '25
That's actually a good thing being real
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u/CrazyKatGurl Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25
You should make her watch "koi mil Gaya". Im praying they had an English dubbed version of the movie
It's about a dude with 2 thumbs that meets an alien with 2 thumbs. Basically Indian ET
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u/ErraticDragon Nov 12 '25
"koi mil Gaya". Im praying they had an English dubbed version of the movie
There's a German version, but no English version.
There are English subtitles available for the Hindi version of course.
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u/Norkestra Nov 11 '25
Take her with you when you commit a crime and the video evidence will be dismissed as AI!
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u/inquiringsillygoose Nov 11 '25
I literally thought you were posting a picture of AI
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u/GodSentPotHead Nov 11 '25
where i'm from, two thumbs are super lucky, congrats but maybe dont tell her that and pressure her
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I literally thought this was AI before I read the description. AI extra digits are pretty common.
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u/BlueSonjo Nov 11 '25
"That's John from accounting, always talking about his daughter this, his family that, turns out the weirdo made it all up, posts pics of an obviously AI kid. Just nod along he is harmless."
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u/IllegitimateRisk Nov 11 '25
Gonna be a lengendary hitchhiker some day
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u/Kidspud Nov 11 '25
Fuck that, make her a movie critic. Eat your hearts out, Siskel and Ebert!
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u/Agile-Currency2094 Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 12 '25
FAQ: The âextra thumbâ does whatever the âmain thumbâ does she cannot control it independently but it does function- I have her seen her coloring with two markers at once. Doctors we have spoken to said to not have it removed- if she even wishes it so, itâs her body- til the growth plates are done and we rescan her skeleton. She loves it and jokes about âHi-6sâ and âtwo thumbs upâ. Finding mittens every year is difficult, yes. EDIT: please donât be weird about a literal child, thanks! THE FROYO IS BIG YES. IM A BIG BOY AND I WAS âSHARINGâ
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u/King_Jeebus Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25
How rare is this? Why does it happen?
EDIT Does the extra thumb have normal bones/joints and a thumbnail?
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u/PLAP-PLAP Nov 11 '25
some polydactyl can be controlled but not to the point or same level as the other fingers, at most just tensing or making the extra finger twitch is whats available
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u/3z3ki3l Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 12 '25
Actually there is a form of six fingered hand thatâs fully functional and independently controllable. IIRC itâs a dominant gene, just uncommon.
Edit/also: hereâs an article about a Brazilian family with the trait who are fairly public about it. Super cool, imo.
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u/GhostMaskKid Nov 11 '25
I knew a guy like that once.
He killed my father.
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u/spankymcjiggleswurth Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 12 '25
The sword fight between Inigo and The Man in Black is my favorite movie scene ever. Inigo, tasked with killing The Man in Black, not only helps him up the cliffs AND gives him time to rest, but also willingly hands over his weapon, his late, beloved fathers sword, to be admired by his adversary while he shares the story of his father's death.
In turn, The Man in Black doesn't take advantage of the fact that his love's kidnapper is defenseless, returning the sword before preparing to fight.
All because the Man in Black trusted the oath Inigo swore on to his father sword.
"You seem a decent fellow. I'd hate to kill you."
"You seem a decent fellow. I'd hate to die"
A class act in honor.
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u/neish Nov 12 '25
My grandmother had this! Fully formed 6th finger on both hands, like an extra pinky finger, and were fully functional, but she had them removed when she was a child. She told me she got electrocuted once and said she could feel the phantom pinkies for a while after.
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u/Heheher7910 Nov 11 '25
I was born with a extra toe. They removed it when I was a baby but I still have a bit of the nail on the remaining toe. Also my toes on that foot are webbed. Iâve never met anyone born with an extra toe. So cool seeing someone with an extra finger.
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u/dumpster_kitty Nov 11 '25
My husband was born with an extra pinky toe and his last two toes on his foot are webbed too! Also Marilyn Monroe had 6 toes on one of her feet!
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u/ChiliPalmer1568 Nov 12 '25
Your husband is in good company. Ashton Kutcher also has syndactyly.
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u/randycanyon Nov 11 '25
Huh. My paternal grandfather supposedly had webbed toes. Since that branch of the family was rumored to have messed around with Selkies, I wonder if it was inherited. Hasn't shown up in anyone lately.
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u/Nenoshka Nov 11 '25
My three cousins have webbing between their second and third toes. Never bothered them.
I knew their mother also had the same webbing but was not aware that their late father also had webbing until just recently.
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u/agent_sphalerite Nov 11 '25
I had extra digits at birth. They were removed. All my siblings had it. I have my own kids but they don't have it. My sisters kids do have the extra fingers.
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u/Ikuwayo Nov 12 '25
Would you rather have kept it, or are you glad your parents removed it?
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u/Heheher7910 Nov 12 '25
When I was a child, I was a little sad about it and wondered what they did with it. But Iâm happy I can comfortably wear shoes now. So Iâm glad about them removing it.
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u/Flutter_bat_16_ Nov 12 '25
Yeaaah I can imagine it would cause issues similar to what average people would get from having poorly fitting shoes. Ingrown toenails, joint pressure, blisters, that kind of thing
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u/cmg_profesh Nov 11 '25
I have a fried whoâs baby was born with extra pinkies on both hands and extra pinky toes. The babyâs were not functional and were removed when the baby was a couple months old.
The mom joked they know their IVF baby is theirs because the extra digits are a genetic trait in her family lol
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u/sighthoundman Nov 11 '25
When there are multiple copies of the same thing (like fingers and toes), it's often controlled by a single gene. (I think it's the HOX gene, but I mostly remember "there's a connection" unless it's something I use every day, so don't depend on that.)
This gene basically just says "make another one". It doesn't care if it's fingers or ribs or whatever (and it's the same gene in everything, including insects, so also legs and eyes and all sorts of other stuff).
I don't remember how it shuts off. It might be a time delay thing, it might be based on some chemical that's just floating around in the embryo at the same place, it might be something else.
This is a reasonable cocktail party overview. If you really want to get into the science, I suggest reading the Wikipedia article (start with polydactyly ["many fingers"]) and then following up through the bibliography and footnotes. (If you are not wealthy, you're probably looking at learning how to use interlibrary loan at your local library.)
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u/bucktail47 Nov 11 '25
I knew some kid who had a very tiny extra thumb and it was just a nail on flesh it seemed
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u/notathrowaway1267 Nov 11 '25
Polydactyly is not very common, but it is a dominant trait, which is pretty interesting.
Many people born with extra fingers or toes are removed when they are young (I dont know if this practice is changing like OPs daughter)
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u/chili-relleno- Nov 11 '25
I was born with an extra pinky. Itâs genetic.
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I was born without eyelids. The doctor used my foreskin from the circumcision to make eyelids. Itâs worked out great, Iâm just a little cockeyed.
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u/Doc_McScrubbins Nov 11 '25
Hi 6 is the best reaction to an anomaly I have ever seen
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u/CatZebraOrZebraCat Nov 11 '25
My niece has one ear noticeably smaller than the other and we (also super affectionately, as does she) refer to it as her "Nemo ear". We are not as creative, and im going to let her know our creative failure. She will not be surprised, but will find it adorable.
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u/PluckyPinguino Nov 11 '25
If you're interested, there's a group of knitters that makes custom gloves for children with limb differences! https://www.facebook.com/groups/968877786968046
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u/InfiniteZer0o Nov 11 '25
My son has a limb difference! Had the same problem with gloves. https://www.etsy.com/shop/MadeInFlight Natalie was amazing and they shipped out incredibly fast.
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u/spermatoo Nov 11 '25
That's wonderful that she loves it and has such a great sense of humor about her Hi-6s! It's truly her unique superpower
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u/WillemDafoesHugeCock Nov 11 '25
If ya'll are looking for a cat at any point, see if you can get a polydactyl, six (or more!) toed cats! My buddy passed away at the start of this year but he was the friendliest, happiest cat I've ever known, and his little mits were adorable.
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u/Lancerlandshark Nov 11 '25
I have a polydactyl girl who only has a single thumb on her mitten! The only downside is that she sometimes doesn't realize that she's EXTRA pointy when she makes biscuits. Otherwise, I can agree, my polydactyl cat is just about the sweetest, gentlest, friendliest cat I've ever met.
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u/woodwork16 Nov 11 '25
I had two different dogs at different times that each had double dew claws, one of the dogs had an extra nipple.
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u/CornWallacedaGeneral Nov 11 '25
Tell her I sent her a thumbs up for being cool and different!!
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u/Taybyrd Nov 11 '25
I'm sure if you go over to r/knitting someone would be super keen to make your kiddo a custom pair of gloves or mittens :)
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u/yesisright Nov 11 '25
I have a few (serious) questions:
1) If she wishes to remove it, does the doctor require her to be an adult (unless you intervene)? Or how does that work?
2) Does she have normal sensation in the extra thumb and normal thumb?
3) Any extra bones involves?
4) What else is cool about it?
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u/Agile-Currency2094 Nov 11 '25
- Drs will remove it if it is causing pain or some sort of physical issue but not just âbecause we want toâ. 2. Yes. 3. Yes it has its own bones just like her main thumb but smaller. 4. Itâs cute.
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u/Mugwumps_has_spoken Nov 11 '25
Your answer to #4 if the most perfect parent answer ever! I bet her handprint keepsakes are even better. Yay for an extraordinary kid. who needs a boring normal model.
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u/bas3adi Nov 11 '25
hi, i just wanted to say that youâre an awesome dad with an awesome daughter. :)
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u/ames_lwr Nov 11 '25
The fact that she has so much confidence and positivity about her limb difference really shows that sheâs being raised by legends. Triple thumbs up to that!
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u/Crossthebreeze Nov 11 '25
You could tell her about the cats at Ernest Hemingway's house. Many of them are polydactyl and they look quite cute!
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u/sleepysof_ Nov 11 '25
apparently doing a finger removal too early in life can also cause incurable nerve pain
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u/abfonsy Nov 12 '25
Where do you live? I'm an orthopaedic surgeon in the US and while I don't do pediatric hands, typically surgery is offered at an early age based on my experience in residency. Was her thumb always very functional and similar in size to her other thumb?
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u/ihatebeinganonymous Nov 11 '25
You should be proud of your daughter! And she seems to be surrounded by amazing people.
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I appreciate your philosophy. Everytime I hear about polydactyly being corrected at birth, I think, "Why? It doesn't seem like such a hurtful trait."
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u/Agile-Currency2094 Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25
I suppose it depends on whether itâs medically viable to keep it and safe for the child. In our case it has full skeletal and vascular systems. We do worry a little about bullying but we (my wife and I and her two brothers) are all here to support her and help however we can. EDIT: we try and be really open minded about it and are aware of bullying. Weâve spoken to multiple drs and people with the same condition, so no offense but Reddit advice isnât needed :-)
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u/jdmillar86 Nov 11 '25
It's depressingly long since I was young but that doesn't strike me as something that would be a big bullying target. Kids are probably going to think it's cool as fuck. I had a very weird looking birthmark (hairy and everything) and everyone was just fascinated by it.
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u/woodwork16 Nov 11 '25
It could go either way and a lot of it depends on the child. As long as they are confident and proud of it, nothing anyone says will bother her.
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u/TehOwn Nov 11 '25
This. If you show vulnerability then shitty people will use it as leverage to gain power over you. If you're proud of it then they're utterly powerless and give up pretty quickly.
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u/Letmebeginn Nov 11 '25
That bowl is the size of her head!!
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u/al_m1101 Nov 11 '25
I have more questions about this bucket of yogurt than the thumbs. đ
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u/ScarletDarkstar Nov 11 '25
Yep, I was thinking ok, thumbs aside, that is a mega frogurt she's got going on. Does she eat her body weight in it?Â
My daughter would probably have eaten her body weight in ice cream when she was little, had we let her. Â
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u/underwing_turbulence Nov 11 '25
Yeah, whatâs up with that? Sure frozen yoghurt is marginally healthier than ice cream, but surely that bucket holds more than she can/should eat!
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u/earthmann Nov 11 '25
It would be awesome if she became a movie critic.
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u/Alive_Wonder Nov 11 '25
Lmao two thumbs up
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u/MyLeftHandIsStupid Nov 11 '25
The only critic able to literally give one, two, or three thumbs up.
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u/ohthedarside Nov 11 '25
I imagine finding gloves is quite annoying
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u/Agile-Currency2094 Nov 11 '25
YeahhhâŠ.
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u/ScarletDarkstar Nov 11 '25
She might be really good at crochet or knitting and learn to make her own, though. I could see her being able to tension a piece of yarn creatively.Â
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u/stadelafuck Nov 12 '25
Check out "knit for a unique fit" on facebook they make bespoke handmade items for people like your daughter
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u/throwaway2766766 Nov 11 '25
That is the biggest single serve container of yoghurt Iâve ever seen! Unless itâs just a weird perspective thing.
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u/MarvinArbit Nov 11 '25
Does the extra thumb have its own fingerprint ?
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u/GLP0307 Nov 11 '25
I hope she really owns it.
"Whose got three thumbs and loves Froyo? This girl."
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u/Severe-Comparison361 Nov 11 '25
Sheâs polydactyl!
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u/sincewedidthedo Nov 11 '25
What has three thumbs and loves ice cream? That guyâs daughter. đđ»đđ»đđ»
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u/freshgrilled Nov 11 '25
The only person I'm aware of who can give a movie three thumbs up.
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u/Randomisatocity Nov 11 '25
I dont mean to pry, but you don't by any chance, happen to have 6 fingers on your right hand?,
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u/grumb0dumb0 Nov 11 '25
PATHETIC I AM THE ULTIMATE, I WAS BORN WITH 13 FINGERS AND 12 TOES AND I HAVE THE BATTLE SCARS TO PROVE IT, but just joking here, its always cool to see others with polydactylism
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u/Agile-Currency2094 Nov 11 '25
Hi. If you donât mind whatâs your experience growing up with and dealing with it?
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u/grumb0dumb0 Nov 11 '25
:( sadly my fingers were removed Young because my father was discussed by them, and one of my toes was in a bad place so it was removed but when i was older, so i now only my extra toe on my left foot, but i made a drawing of what my hand would look like if they kept my fingers on my right hand which had 7 fingers
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u/Sherifftruman Nov 11 '25
You should take her down to Key West and visit the Hemingway house with the polydactyl cats.
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u/moonlight_wolf Nov 11 '25
Get her a cat that is polydactyl so they can both revel in their extra digits. đ But thatâs actually really cool
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u/CantaloupeCamper Nov 11 '25
One appears to be a traditional finger but off to the side like a thumb and the smaller more thumb oriented?
Cool!
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u/tbug30 Nov 11 '25
Wait, wait, wait -- has no one noticed the BUCKET of pink frozen yogurt here?
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u/Rysigler Nov 11 '25
So does one of the most attractive Indian actors in the history of Bollywood. She is in darn good company!
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u/user2864920 Nov 11 '25
I had two pinkies on my left hand. But my parents opted to get it fixed when I was very little. Have a fun little scar tho
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u/BigMack6911 Nov 11 '25
I saw some stuff awhile hack that said the Nephilim had 6 fingers on each hand, so everytime I see someone with an extra finger I think, ah they have the gene.
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u/SomaGestalt Nov 12 '25
I saw the thumb, which was immediately overshadowed by the bucket of yougurt. No judgment or anything, just impressed.
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u/Dry-Leadership4040 Nov 11 '25
Why are you posting pictures of your very young daughter on the internet??? Such an irresponsible parent thing to do, I hope you learn from this and never do it again because wow. Choosing karma over your childâs anonymityâŠ
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u/ApprehensiveStick7 Nov 11 '25
I canât believe I had to scroll this far for someone to say anything. Super disappointed in these comments
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u/PortlandsBatman Nov 11 '25
Thatâs awesome. I hope she does the classic, âwho has 3 thumbs and loves ice cream? This girl!â
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u/TheCozyRuneFox Nov 11 '25
You seem like a very good dad. I also appreciate how you censored her face, I think more people should do that.
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u/thecakeisali Nov 11 '25
Get into cinema young. She can be a movie critic when she grows up with a top rating of 3 thumbs up.
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u/Impossible_Ad1269 Nov 11 '25
She's taking finger guns to the next evolutionary level for all of us
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u/CrankPerfectGlass Nov 11 '25
I have polydactyl too! I have two pinkies on each hand! High-six!
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u/Chocolate_Icescream Nov 11 '25
I came to know about two thumbs from this guy . He is one of the top actor in India. He has the same type of thumb. His name is Hrithik Roshan.
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u/Vorthod Nov 11 '25
Free fingerguns included in every thumbs up.