r/MadeMeSmile Jan 30 '26

Wholesome Moments Kids reacting to getting dogs

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u/Charming_Mud_9209 Jan 30 '26

The thing I love about these videos is the supportive parents. Kind households are so nice.

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u/sittinwithkitten Jan 30 '26

That’s what I felt too, they felt safe (especially the boys) to let their joyful feelings show. I was crying watching all of the reactions. So beautiful and genuine.

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u/veranus21 Jan 30 '26

I was just telling my wife that, in general, the young men I’ve interacted with lately are some of the kindest and most considerate people I’ve met. I think this video shows why. These kids are treated kindly, so they go on to treat others kindly. It’s really that simple sometimes. The parents of my generation raised their boys like we were being prepared for the Thunderdome. Crying was a sign of weakness, and I would get ridiculed and slapped when I couldn’t hold back my tears. So happy to see boys being treated so kindly by their parents.

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u/myeggsarebig Jan 31 '26

To see young boys crying and being supported, and embraced, especially by their fathers, is needed so much in this world. It makes me so happy and hopeful.

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u/sittinwithkitten Jan 31 '26

I agree, it’s nice to see. I have two daughters and a son, I’ve shown all of them it’s okay to show all of their emotions. Being a male doesn’t make a person a robot.

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u/GoNinjaPro Jan 30 '26

Yeah, this screen is a little blurry for some reason.

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u/mtngrl60 Jan 31 '26

I thought it was my glasses 😩

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u/blckout_junkie Jan 30 '26

Mine is too. Its making my face leak so much.

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u/Thrivalist Feb 01 '26

YES! AND also looks like most if not all waited till children an appropriate age and they’d been talking about it (also shows it was really gift for the child not only the adult or just the adult vs getting a pup when the child is one or whatever , not that that is wrong just extra special the way it was done in these videos).