r/MadeMeSmile • u/skumati99 • Nov 15 '24

Small Success Drops child, catches ball, catches child

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u/annewmoon Nov 15 '24

Yeah this guy is basically an unfit parent.

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u/poopstainmclean Nov 15 '24

that unfit parent created the greatest sports highlight of his generation

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u/facu_draper Nov 16 '24

Cmonnnnnn . It was a high-speed ball coming at him in a fraction of a seg. It was clearly a natural reflex!

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '24

Seems pretty competent to me

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u/xJTE93 Nov 16 '24

A competent parent wouldn't risk dropping their small child in the hard concrete floor to catch a ball

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '24

Just accept that he nailed it cmon guy

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '24

This is the same community that thinks chopping up a baby in a womb is morally just.

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u/not_UR_FREND_NOW Nov 16 '24

Because his child nearly fell off something they were standing on?

Does your child almost falling over really make you an unfit parent? Seems like a silly qualifier to me.

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u/annewmoon Nov 16 '24

Dude. He dropped his kid to catch a sports souvenir.

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u/ForagerGrikk Nov 16 '24

Did not drop, was not holding. She was standing on a wall.

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u/annewmoon Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24

He was clearly supporting her with that arm and let go of her to catch the ball and so she fell. It was reckless and it endangered her safety.

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u/ForagerGrikk Nov 16 '24

He also saved someone from getting their face caved in, it's not like he dropped her to the ground. She was probably unsupported for all of a half second.

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u/angelv255 Nov 16 '24

Imagine if that ball went just a little lower, it could easily knock out the kid. It's not easy to tell exactly where a ball is going to go even if you know it's heading into ur close proximity(even pros fail to do it). Imo preparing to catch the ball was also a way to protect the kid. And my guess is that the guy is used to using his left hand to catch, like most people who play baseball.