r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Jan 30 '25

Wholesome Moments Daycare CCTV captures a baby's first steps, and her mother is overwhelmed by the workers' excitement.

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u/xylem-and-flow Jan 30 '25

I recall so dearly working with a kid in a preschool program who was too energetic to nap. Instead we worked on whispered phonics in the corner of the room while her peers slept. Near the end of the year she pulled off a:

“C…A….T…. k-ahhhhh-tuh….k-ah-tuh… 😯CAT!!!”

I cried. She was so proud of herself. I don’t know if she even remembers me, although we were buddies for a year, but literacy is a tool that won’t soon be taken from a person, and I’ll never forget seeing the look in her eyes when the sounds became meaning.

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u/betwhixt Jan 30 '25

I swear to god a Reddit comment thread has never made me tear up like this, thank you so much for seeing the beauty in development and fostering it with such love.