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February 26, 2009

"That's Your Brother"

This little kid is so excited to be in his school recital that he totally spazzes out. It's adorable (especially with his parents laughing) and at the end his mom actually says "That's your brother." I love this kid:

(Via Urlesque, who also love that kid.)

No offense to the "normal" kids, but how boring and personality-free do they look next to our little star? Also, maybe it's a regional thing like soda/pop/coke or "Brown Squirrel" vs "Gray Squirrel," but where I come from that Jesus song goes "Deep And Wide," not "Wide And Deep." "Wide And Deep" is an abomination.

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Lindsay, I don't think that kid is a "normal" kid with a lot of personality. Don't his posture, manner of gesturing, and all around demeanor suggest that all is not right with him?

Posted by: girl at 02/26/09 3:07 PM | Reply
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Genevieve

Yeah, I'm not getting so much that he's spazzing from being excited as I am that he is just a spazz from being, well, special.

Posted by: Genevieve profile link in reply to girl's comment at 02/26/09 3:25 PM | Reply
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super!

i used to do stuff like that all the time. although it did lead my mother to have me tested for autism. but i just liked flapping, geez!

Posted by: super! profile link in reply to girl's comment at 02/26/09 4:08 PM | Reply
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That's probably true, most parents who have a mentally disabled child make a habit of filming them and laughing. It helps the pain.

Posted by: Matt L. in reply to girl's comment at 02/26/09 4:09 PM | Reply
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Yeah, I thought about that, but, really, I'm not saying he's not enjoying himself and having fun, in which case any parent would take pleasure in it

He just seemed to me something other than a simply healthy, enthusiastic child.

No need for the sarcasm.

Posted by: Girl in reply to Matt L.'s comment at 02/26/09 4:44 PM | Reply
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Maybe he spazzes out to disguise the fact that he doesn't know his FREAKING Abc's.

I love his bodybuilder pose when they sing "Him who gives me strength." Very Hans and Franz, but for Jesus.

Posted by: RobinRubbermaid at 02/26/09 3:13 PM | Reply
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ugh, children.

Posted by: sarah palin at 02/26/09 3:22 PM | Reply
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CarolineA

It was "deep and wide" at my preschool. We're right, these teachers should be fired.

Posted by: CarolineA profile link at 02/26/09 4:04 PM | Reply
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Yes, it's supposed to be "deep and wide," not "wide and deep." Also, doesn't it sound like they're singing "Philippines 4:13" rather than "Phillippians 4:13" at the end? That's a messed up Sunday school.

Posted by: Ruth in reply to CarolineA's comment at 02/26/09 10:30 PM | Reply
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mtobey

Oh my god, Lindsay, that's totally a midget, not a kid!

Posted by: mtobey profile link at 02/26/09 4:15 PM | Reply
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I learned it as Wide and Deep, but forget it, Lindsay, it's Canadatown.

Posted by: sarah at 02/26/09 4:24 PM | Reply
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He felt the presence of Jesus.

And since everyone know Jesus was a dinosaur he just freaked out

Posted by: ffff at 02/26/09 5:56 PM | Reply
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Maxxnme

This is what happens when you're a graduate of the 'Mickey Rourke School of Fine Acting!.

Posted by: Maxxnme profile link at 02/26/09 8:10 PM | Reply
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Carrie

YouTube: Making it impossible for little kids to live shit down since 2005.

Posted by: Carrie profile link at 02/26/09 8:11 PM | Reply
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Carrie

I like how none of the kids seem phased by his spazzing either. "Oh that? That's just Tommy. Yeah, he's pretty much always like this. No, no don't say anything to him, it will just feed his crazed need for attention. Just leave him alone. Fingers and toes! Wide and deep!" Tru professionalz.

Posted by: Carrie profile link at 02/26/09 8:14 PM | Reply
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Francesca Fiore

I can surely see why you would think that, but this kid is really frighteningly similar to my own 4 year old son, who is completely normal and articulate and it sounds like I'm protesting too much, but I promise you, not disabled in any way. However, he is ridiculously excited by "performing", to the point that he pretty much acts that way. He cannot sing the ABC's without some rock and roll-style punching and stomping even in front of me. He would so spazz like that in front of an audience.

Posted by: Francesca Fiore profile link at 02/26/09 8:24 PM | Reply
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That kid is definitely going to grow up to be an artist/treadmill-walker/ping pong champion.

Posted by: kevin profile link at 02/26/09 8:50 PM | Reply
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Funtastik

This kid is gonna be sooooo excited when he realizes that screamo is a thing! Because he will already be the best at it.

Posted by: Funtastik profile link at 02/26/09 10:25 PM | Reply
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He needs to form a band immediately. Teach him to play sax and get him to listen to a lot of James Chance & The Contortions albums.

Posted by: TD in reply to Funtastik's comment at 02/27/09 11:04 PM | Reply
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That was not my brother, that was ALL me (at that age).

Apparently, y'all ain't never heard of a little thing called sugar. You may know it by its more common street names: pixie sticks, fun dip, lik-m-aid, pez, skittles, et al.

Posted by: Chadams at 02/26/09 11:33 PM | Reply
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nakedpainter

That was TOTALLY my brother, and I was the little girl in the red dress who is deaf now. Thanks a lot.

Posted by: nakedpainter profile link at 02/27/09 1:39 PM | Reply
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Jeb

i love this episode of lil bill gates ...

Posted by: Jeb profile link at 02/27/09 7:06 PM | Reply
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Jesseca!

Gah... I would think that was cute if I didn't have to help my mom teach Sunday school classes (when I still believed in Jesus) in addition to having daycare jobs for three years. Kids like that are not fun to teach.

Posted by: Jesseca! profile link at 02/28/09 10:25 AM | Reply
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this video is older than your mom.

Posted by: a at 03/02/09 6:04 PM | Reply
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indybree

I want to adopt him; but, not if he's like that ALL the time.

Posted by: indybree profile link at 03/19/09 1:29 AM | Reply
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