First, we want to say that none of us are perfect parents. We try our best to ensure our children are loved and cared for, but sometimes, we screw up. And while we might think that some of our faux pas are funny, not everyone will always agree.
One woman is currently enjoying her 15 minutes of fame on TikTok with a video of her taking a baby down a mega slide at an indoor playground. But not everyone thinks it's so funny. The viral video of a woman on a bright red, blue, and yellow slide is everywhere.
It appears the unidentified woman just wanted the baby to have a little fun on the slide, but the poor thing gets tossed around like a rag doll. Thankfully, the baby seems OK, but the whole thing is just a lot to take in.
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They appear to be at an indoor playground.
It is a familiar scene for anyone who has been in the parenting game for the last 15 years or so. We have all probably been to or heard about these kinds of places. They are super fun, and many have designated areas for different ages. The TikTok shows a woman sitting in the middle of a three-part slide with a baby at her side.
This kid looks pretty young, but instead of holding her, she puts her arm out, and the next thing you know, she and the baby are flying down the slide. Well, the woman is. The baby, not so much.
It all happened so fast.
We are talking in a matter of seconds. They take off, and that baby is on her face. She bounces up and down as the woman cheers. Honestly, it sounds more like nervous laughter to us. Seriously, what the heck was she supposed to do? They were already heading down, and she couldn't stop it, so she might as well make it seem fun and not scary. Right?
The person taking the video has the same sort of thing going on. They were probably thinking, "OMG, what do I do?"
Amazingly, the baby seemed fine.
There were no tears, just kind of a sigh from the sweet little thing. We hope that they posted the video only because she is actually OK. But was it really necessary? Or should this family maybe have kept this one to themselves and shared their own private laugh? A lot of people think so.
This baby video is making the rounds.
TikToker Risky, @kuttinitklose, posted his version, and it has 4.8 million views. It isn't clear who the original creator is or where it came from, but this sucker is a beast, and there is no stopping it. Reposts, stitches, and memes are everywhere. And a lot of people are pretty critical about it.
Some were wondering where the other adults were. "I CAN NOT BELIEVE NO ONE STOPPED HER !" a comment reads. "WHAT THE HECK !!"
"First time seeing this thought maybe it was a joke and baby was a doll, second time left me in shock! " another reads.
"She could've definitely reached over with her other hand and try to lift her up," someone pointed out.
People felt sorry for the baby.
"The shock on the baby's face ," one person wrote.
But, of course, it got a few laughs, too.
"Mom was like listen…I know you were born in 2022 but you gotta learn what it was like to be a 90s kid," someone joked.
A lot of people agreed.
"I'm going straight to hell" one person commented. "I still can't stop laughing! and now i'm cry laughing."
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But what if it's not real?
Some people think it is a bait and switch, like a doll at first and a real baby at the bottom.
"I swear I thought that was a doll at first ," someone wrote.
Plenty agreed.
One person commented: "Rewatched it a few times. I really think it's a doll."
" I think it's a doll going down then switches over to real baby once she comes down," someone else wrote.
Yikes … we don't know. Thankfully, the baby appears to be OK. We hope no one would have posted a video like that if she got hurt, no matter how funny they thought it was.
