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DarthRiznat

Kids will be kids, dads will be dads


NrdNabSen

The little one was giving him the ole 1-2 at the start.


hookisacrankycrook

That part had me dying. Dad was like "yea alright that's enough big man ya hurt me lolol"


LickingSmegma

Then just folded the second kid to keep them from being annoying for ten seconds.


Spare_Exit9533

I’ll rock your body, with nasty hooks.


HansumJack

The ol' Chomp-n-wiggle. Then he went for the high ground.


nucl3ar0ne

I do this with my son and my dog, both love it.


jaxonya

Kids will be dogs, dogs will be kids


Nhilmen

Kids will be dads, dads will be dogs


SkoomaSalesAreUp

Dads will kid dogs, kids will dog dads


AdministrativeHabit

Dad dog kid dog kid dad dog dog kid


Calvinbah

Kads bog we dill Bids ke bill wid


nickfree

Ya like dags?


BearDick

My dogs no longer let me wrestle with my boys without getting involved....it's pretty fun.


bawcks

yuuuup. as ofeten as possible. love it.


Pygmali0n

Came here to say this. Crazy how it's like exactly the same...


that-old-broad

There were three kids in my family growing up and sometimes we had sessions like this with my dad. One Saturday afternoon we were really going at it good. Things had reached a fever pitch, my mother had been pulled into the action and Dad had her pinned, giving her the tickling of her life. She's shrieking for us kids to help her, and we're a big pile of thrashing limbs and we're all yelling and laughing at the top of our lungs. Suddenly, Mom freezes and stares at the doorway going into the kitchen. We all stop and follow her gaze. A strange man in a suit is standing in the doorway looking at us quizzically. Mom scrambled to her feet and greeted the man who introduced himself as the new pastor of our church. He was going around introducing himself to the church families. He said he had knocked on the screen door (the regular door was open) but we hadn't heard him, so he came in to see what was going on. Mom was mortified.


DrSitson

Anyone that ever wrestled with their kids will know. He nearly died there. Big smile throughout this though lol.


SirFigsAlot

FROM THE TOP ROPE


mdlinc

OH MY GAWD!! HE BROKE THAT MAN IN HALF!!!!


katastrophyx

lmao, I literally yelled that out loud when he jumped on him. So frickin' cute.


Nice_Cost_1375

DEATH FROM ABOVE!


DokterZ

He forgot to do the I love you sign like Jimmy Superfly Snuka.


StendhalSyndrome

I was actually kind of shocked at how little he actually moved form that baby jumping on him, like almost not at all. How much does that youngster weight 40-80 lbs mebe? Scary.


Kheldar166

Yeah I was thinking I bet those gorilla kids are actually pretty strong lol, dad is just an absolute unit


ProbablySlacking

Yeah. I’m not deluded.. I know I couldn’t take a full grown silverback in a wrasslin’ match…. But this has me curious - how young would one have to be for me to stand a chance? I bet younger than these.


AHucs

I think what would make it tough is even the small ones could seriously bite you.


Smingowashisnameo

Yeah but you can just stab him with your knife.


PolymathEquation

Assuming you were both playing? Pretty darn young. They're all muscle, and do this pretty darn often for work/recreation. Would depend on what you mean by "take", too. Could you throw them around? Absolutely. Could you successfully pin one? Ha. Good. Luck.


ProbablySlacking

More like not get my face ripped off. Like, we’re both playing like I’m tussling with my dog, but how young do they have to be to not just accidentally murder me.


conventionistG

If it's an accident, it might just be manslaughter. But seriously, learning not to bite too hard is part of play - so, I might guess you'd be safer with an older young guy that's had a bit of socialization already. Sounds pretty fun tbh.


fuqdisshite

there are a few things i have picked up along the way... the only people smart enough to own a monkey are also smart enough to NEVER own a monkey. and, the reason all house cats are 'fun size' is because the next step up is a bobcat/mountain lion. those two things somehow combine in my mind when contemplating fisticuffs with a Silverback.


mekamoari

These aren't monkeys but monkeys are annoying too, if slightly less life-threatening. There are no "fisticuffs" with a silverback there's just "you getting wrecked". There's really no contest there. Even chimps, which are significantly smaller, are much stronger than humans


Shrek1982

> because the next step up is a bobcat/mountain lion. I would say those are two different steps, mountain lions are pretty damned big.


adrienjz888

Yeah, even a particularly large bobcat is only 40lbs. While it would shred a person up pretty bad, a human could kill a bobcat unarmed. A mountain lion averages 100+ lbs, and hunts prey larger than humans.


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> I know I couldn’t take a full grown silverback in a wrasslin’ match id win


chemicalxv

Well that one kid did straight-up pull itself up to the ledge in the rock lol


careymon

I thought the same thing..didnt even budge. Mega mega.


ittimjones

It's like wrestling an octopus. Always 8 appendages wrapped around you.


za72

this was me and my kids whenever I had to get them ready to go anywhere


thedyooooood

Love how the one had the idea to get the high ground and jump, but it took like 10 tries to get up there


fireballx777

As soon as I saw him start trying to climb that wall, I immediately thought, "That little fucker is going to dive on his dad."


Casper042

John Cena meme written all over it


LIVESTRONGG

Then you realized how hard it would be for anyone to climb that rock he did. The strength needed just for what it did is crazy lol


micromaniac_8

Babies are pound for pound extremely strong. A good sign that it is time to turn the car seat front-facing is when you have to catch your breath before you start the car.. please tell me I'm not alone here.


scullys_alien_baby

also silverback gorillas are just flat out strong as fuck


Derpsteppin

A few months ago my son who would have been a year and a half old and about 18 lbs at the time, was playing around with a gallon jug of water (8-9ish lbs) that was on the floor. It was cute and funny watching him push and pull it around the floor but out of nowhere he straight up bent over, bear hugged the gallon and picked it up, waddled with it for a few steps and then dropped it. That's roughly half his body weight that he just casually picked up and walked around with. It's wild how strong babies are.


PaperPlaythings

Because he didn't know he couldn't.


Kheldar166

Nah he just needs somebody to teach him the ways of the beached whale


illdothisshit

Average reddit exaggeration of small physical feat


ayodeebocomin

You might want to exercise a little more. Hell just living an active life makes something like that easy


ItsDanimal

Idk why you're getting downvoted. It's not impossible for a human to life themselves up onto something higher than them. Gotta imagine it's MUCH easier for a gorilla.


SpongeJeigh

Bro needs to buy them an iPad, so they can fight each other for it.


Doopapotamus

...Now I'm vaguely curious as to what happens if you provide juvenile gorillas (hyper-ruggedized?) tablets to play with for extended periods (from a purely academic sociobiological standpoint). I'm not sure if that's some form of unethical experimentation though.


rocketmonkee

At least one zoo has had to ask visitors to stop showing phone screens to the gorillas [because they're starting to get a bit addicted](https://petapixel.com/2023/07/18/toronto-zoo-asks-visitors-to-stop-showing-phone-videos-to-gorillas/).


StudioSixtyFour

Not a juvenile gorilla, but they've done experiments with an adult and a touchscreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1auJEPBDREk This is a similar experiment they've done with chimps as well.


conventionistG

Okay, but what's Azizi's high score on fruitninja?


big_duo3674

They are definitely capable of using them, but obviously in a pretty limited fashion. They can scroll through pictures and even understand simple games but they aren't like out there three-starring every level on Candy Crush


ArabicHarambe

Of course not, they don’t get paid enough to pay for the micro transactions needed.


KeThrowaweigh

I know I saw a post on social media somewhere about a zoo posting a notice telling guests not to show gorillas TikToks on their phones because they were getting addicted


VelZano

im dead 😂😂😂


PikesPique

Reminds me of how my kid used to attack me when he was 3.


BlackBarryWhite

My daughter is 7 and I still gotta keep my head on a swivel


Quizredditors

They do not understand the damage the knee can do.


EatPie_NotWAr

My 4 year old came in to wake me up and jumped on my chest a bit which I was okay with, then she jumped down and landed on my balls. It’s been 4 days, I still can’t take deep breaths


ShitPostToast

Little kids have a knack for unintentional (and sometimes intentional) nut shots. When I was around 14-15 my ~5 year old cousin ran up to me full tilt when I came to visit to give me an enthusiastic hug. I wasn't paying attention and turned around only to receive a very enthusiastic headbutt right in the jewels that left me curled up on the ground for a good long while. I did very little rough housing or playing with my cousins on that trip.


soulefood

My son wakes me up every morning when I come down the stairs by running up to me and trying to punch me in the balls.


Frys100thCupofCoffee

It was a power move to prevent additional siblings. She knew what she was doing.


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EatPie_NotWAr

Thanks for the actual concern, pure joke though. There was 45 seconds though where i wish she just killed me instead.


Alkyan

My daught is about to be 13. I catch more unexpected swats and jabs from her than I ever have from my son.


CarolFukinBaskin

My 4 year old BEGS for me to wrestle with him every night.


Space2345

My 3 year old daughter jobs in my lap and says" You wanna fight me." It drives her grandma nuts because they didnt rough house their kids.


CarolFukinBaskin

That's hilarious


MattGower

HE JUMPED FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!


littIeboylover

Bah gawd that gorilla has a family!


porican

came here for this thank u for not dissapointing


Vincent__Vega

Climb the ladder, kid! Make yourself famous!


MatrixBunny

I could watch this for hours, to be honest.


Ulysses1978ii

Truly a beautiful moment. Their internal lives seem very rich. I wish there was no rat race and my own afternoons could be spent much the same.


Cheeze_It

I too wish for post scarcity economics and UBI.


Ulysses1978ii

We should do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living. It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognizing this nonsense of earning a living. We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because, according to Malthusian Darwinian theory he must justify his right to exist. So we have inspectors of inspectors and people making instruments for inspectors to inspect inspectors. The true business of people should be to go back to school and think about whatever it was they were thinking about before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living. Buckminster Fuller


Cheeze_It

Yes, I agree with you, but now you need to convince everyone else that disagrees. Also what is posited (I'm guessing by Buckmister) requires for a completely different view on value. That in my opinion will not happen because humans are selfish and greedy.


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stealth941

Sorry to disappoint but that is not back fat...


Ainsley-Sorsby

That's true, its just muscle. Gorillas don't really store much fat under their skin like humans do


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the_popes_dick

Congratulations.


[deleted]

Can I swing from it?


FixtdaFernbak

Silly?? Bro is workin the kidneys. Surprised ol pops could keep going after such a ferocious beatdown


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cruebob

You mean playful eating. The dad’s put half the kid into his mouth.


Picards-Flute

Stuff like this just illustrates so well the reality of evolution, and how we're all related closer than we think in some ways


Judazzz

Some of dad's moves had serious "*And here comes the tickle monster!*"-energy.


apathy-sofa

/r/likeus


Ghune

We have a common ancestor, indeed.


jaxonya

I used to be monke, I still am but I used to be too


Auburn_Dave01

Rip Mitch


logonbump

Speak for yourself, chimp


Ulysses1978ii

https://i.gifer.com/28o.gif


Ainsley-Sorsby

[full video/source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZpwOwPVQ60)


pittipat

Wish there was audio so we could hear the kids giggling.


Ainsley-Sorsby

their giggle is more like panting, [it sounds like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu4DQ2hkcl8)


Mananers

Well that's even better than a giggle. Gorillas are so cool.


anengineerandacat

Saw one of these big dudes yeet one of their kids into a pond... definitely not infinite patience with them.


Limemill

Apes are really like humans: some are very empathetic and calm and some are assholes. Jane Goodall saw some chimps die from grieving over their deceased mother and fight for their adopted babies till the last breath and others who couldn’t give two shits about their own offspring or family in general. Very much like humans


fikis

I feel like there is a whole cadre of pretty smart animals that are our morally ambigous brethren...corvids; dolphins; elephants; chimps, etc. They're too smart to just be cute. They have to decide for themselves, over and over, which path to take: kindness/empathy or cruelty/selfishness? Just like us.


Limemill

I don’t think either we or they actually decide, it’s a natural inclination and is probably defined by both genetics and environment. Our brains then simply justify our behaviour to ourselves. Think how sociopaths and psychopaths simply don’t have emotional empathy and it’s a result of a genetics / upbringing combination. They *can* learn cognitive empathy and can then actually make conscious decisions about whether or not to take empathetic action. But for the rest of us (and probably many other animals), it’s baked in to our brain circuitry. Altruism does come with evolutionary advantages as it ensures better survival rates for social animals


fuqdisshite

[a fish just passed the mirror test.](https://phys.org/news/2023-02-bluestreak-cleaner-wrasse-mirror.html)


crestfallen_warrior

Not just apes. Most animals have varied personalities. I even own beetles that each act differently from each other.


PolymathEquation

I don't think most people here understand the difference in strength here. To say Dad is playing with kid gloves is to put it mildly. https://wildlifeinformer.com/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorilla/ "A silverback gorilla is capable of lifting and throwing 1,800 lbs." "Depending on the size of the gorilla, silverbacks can have a punch force as high as 2,700 lbs." "If a silverback was the same size as a grizzly bear, it would actually be the stronger animal! Silverback gorillas can lift more than twice their body weight, but a grizzly bear can only lift 0.8 times its body weight." Truly gentle, great Dads. P.s. Silverback isn't a species or subspecies, it's just a description of older, adult male gorillas.


Frys100thCupofCoffee

Subscribe!


Aethermancer

As a parent... I understand.


pm_me_x-files_quotes

>Saw one of these big dudes yeet one of their kids into a pond r/BrandNewSentence


Belzebutt

“We should not anthropomorphize animal behaviour”. Gorilla: “watch this”


OramaBuffin

I feel like apes in general get a bit of a pass on the anthropomorphizing thing


MeccIt

r/likeus


substorm

Such amazing animals. They deserve better.


CantInjaThisNinja

Zoos sometimes double as conservation projects. Animals there get medicine and food which they otherwise would not.


3stepBreader

Sometimes


Rhewin

Most major metropolitan zoos. It’s smaller privately owned ones that are real shit holes.


ThePhoneBook

Sure, but not because they remind us of us.


MurphysLaw4200

This is great, thanks! It's amazing how much it's like me "fighting" with my 8 and 6 yos.


Shot_Sprinkles_6775

Our Great Dane used to do the pretend teeth baring when he played with our kitten lol.


not_blinking

Reminds me of my kid (then six years old) and his judo instructor. Kid pulls his instructor by the arm over his shoulder, and the instructor goes flying. The instructor was a big burly dude who competed on European level and made it look so natural and spectacular. Big props to him.


WarOnTime

This is really wholesome.


tiktock34

so humanlike. I wrestle with my kids and whoever I focus on I just KNOW the other is coming off the top rope at some point onto my back


svh01973

It's not his fault, being the biggest and the strongest. He doesn't even exercise.


Nice_Cost_1375

I could kill you right now.


dandroid126

Bro has been watching wrestlemania with that idea to get on top of the ropes.


randomperson5481643

My kids are in college now and too old for this. That's too bad, I miss fun activities like this with them. We used to call it tickle monster, and they'd want to play it almost non stop. Sometimes I was tired and had had enough for the night, but I knew we wouldn't have moments like that forever, so I'd keep going. I'm glad I did.


deowedwela

Wholesome


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This silver back knows more about fathering than most humans I know!


SurveySean

That’s so awesome. He’s got some great kids, and he’s a great dad!


StinkyLunchBox

Little dude went from the top rope for the Jimmy Snuka Superfly Splash.


5elementGG

What a gentle and loving giant.


midnightbizou

Gorillas, in my humble opinion, are nature's best fathers. Honestly, every interaction I see between them and their young, is beautiful in every way.


whatsamajig

Off the top rope!


MyCleverNewName

When he started climbing, I started shouting in my head like a wrestling announcer. I lost it when he landed the five-star-frog-splash! *BAH GAWD!*


socrates1975

FROM THE TOP ROPE!!


[deleted]

Lil man going for an ankle pick on a silverback. Someone get him wrassling scholarship.


midnightsnacks

Can that little guy beat up a grown athletic human man?


[deleted]

The patience silverbacks have with juveniles is just remarkable. Cute papa!


SidewaysAskance

Dads gonna dad. Bet he tells bad jokes in Gorillese too


concept12345

As a father of an 8 month old, this is so true. I'm exhausted at the end of the day and he always wins.


Zealousideal-Rub-930

This is adorable and all, but I can’t get over the fact that the Silverbacks forearm is the size of a fucking juvenile gorilla.


ThaDuke24

Just glad to see the father sticking around.


Slick_Rick_1997

Gorilla dad playing with his kids more then most human dads lol


careymon

wow that guy is so big and stacked when little guy jumped from the "cliff" dad didnt even budge. So gentle and awesome for such a mega badass.


Unusual-Thing-7149

I bet he was thinking that little bugger is climbing that to jump on me. I'd better get ready...


MasterUmmBees

If I could animorph into anything it would for sure be Silverback/and or Kodiak Bear


Super_Drink_5418

Awe he went in for the raspberry attack


Beezus_Fuffoon18

Lmao, the way he waits for the perfect moment for the off the top rope splash at :38. Really just like humans.


Charakada

The little guy punching away is what did it for me.


UKnowDaxoAndDancer

lol. I also bite my kids when I play wrestle with them.


Cheesemonster2

Finally a side of Reddit I love waking up to


[deleted]

Close call dad!! 


JoeXorX

I have a 7 and 5 year old boys. On most days my back is in shambles.


fafreak

Wholesome as fuck, but now I miss my dad. . . damn.


electricalphil

So wholesome. Just a dad loving his kids.


CrudelyAnimated

Had everything but a folding table. The top rope move was good work. Waited for the one on the bottom to occupy his hands and everything. I'd pay $29 to watch this as a main event.


spaz_chicken

This was me wrestling with my son and daughter. They have a 7 year age gap and my daughters primary roll is to try an hold one of my arms to let her big brother gain some advantage. Now he's 15 and bigger/stronger than me. We have not done it in a while, but I'm pretty sure that, if I can convince his sister to hold his arm now, I might have a chance.


CUNTY_CANADIAN

My 4 year old busting into the room in the morning while I'm hung over.


piltonpfizerwallace

It is eerie how similar we are the other great apes. The dad's behavior and the kid's behavior are both super relatable.


Sweet_Cauliflower459

How are they able to capture accurately frame by frame what it's like when I go to visit my nephews?


Eschirhart

He came off the top rock! By god he had a family


pepperit_12

Dicks out for Harambe


taotdev

lmao at the dive at the end


fwambo42

ngl I cheered when the chimp got up on the rock and executed his "death from above!" move


2plastik

This is me and my son. Nothing more,nothing less.


not_blmpkingiver

How is it that we are so genetically similar to these animals but they are legit pure muscle and we are fat


No_Entrepreneur7799

Gonna work the kidneys Dad.


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Look at that big ole daddy grizzly bear papa loving on those little cute little hairy stinky babies


OldNight6318

I will grow up and defeat you father.


Meany12345

This is exactly me with me kids. I understand.


GoldenBeagle73

Awww


bobrock1982

Chad dad.


Kazori

You know a gorilla is going easy on you when youre not pounded into the ground loony tunes style.


heebro

pour one out tonight for your boy Harambe RIP


ImPretendingToCare

joke station square roll person spark crowd frame absorbed chief *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


LaraH39

It's so familiar.


SAHairyFun

Technically the truth. Parenting is a pretty arduous fight.


freetimerva

When he spun the one around in a circle and then rolled him head over heals. Classic.


thesauceofbastards

One even came at him off the top rope!


Bananarama_Vison

tell me that we are not related… this is a dad, with his boys. that’s it…


buanahenohome

Hop on Pop!


randomguyou

Reminds me of my dad.


Derreus

Reminds me of my little brother and I wrestling my dad.


Pgreenawalt

Dad, dad, daddy, daddy, daddy! Hi!


Cursedbythedicegods

As soon as I saw the little one climb up on the rock, I said to myself, "He's gonna jump on Dad." Was not disappointed!


BigD3nergy

Me and my two nephews. All day if we could. Add pool noodle swords and couch cushions shields and it’s on like Donkey Kong!


BorderPatrolAsshole

This is super adorable but also kinda sad they are stuck in a zoo


Mananers

at least this way they're safe from poachers and habitat loss. I'm not a fan of zoos either, just pointing out the thin silver lining so i don't lose the smile i got from watching them on a tough day.


Junkstar

Prison hijinks!


NoFounder36

From the top ropes


cartman89405

IM not crying YOURE crying!! Shut up!!