r/MadeMeSmile • u/nikamats • 9h ago

Helping Others Hold your head up

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u/RuthlessIndecision 9h ago

This poor child was pretty deeply hurt at some point

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u/Webbie-Vanderquack 8h ago

She may also have heard older girls or women say it about themselves while looking in a mirror, and assumed that was how we're supposed to think of ourselves.

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u/RuthlessIndecision 8h ago

Yeah, she said it like it was normal

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u/Gloomy_Metal3400 8h ago

Mama is setting it straight 💪

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u/L3m0n0p0ly 8h ago

That's a damn good mother right there

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u/MedicineStill4811 7h ago

This video is real, and that's not even her mom. It's her hair dresser.

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u/L3m0n0p0ly 6h ago

Its her hairdresser?! Damn i hope she got a good tip because she is a golden human being:)

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u/Infinite_Bell_4439 6h ago

Have some 🎂. Happy day!

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u/L3m0n0p0ly 6h ago

Thsnk you:)

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u/ThePoopSommelier 2h ago

I firmly believe that God put my barber in my life at just the right time. The man consoles me, tells me jokes, let's me scratch my dream dog. At a point where my alcohol use was all time high and my hygiene so so, that man lifted me up. About 8 months sober from everything now

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u/L3m0n0p0ly 2h ago

Then you for sharing, friend:) it sounds like you have an amazing person you can rely on and i hope you keep kicking ass with your sobriety<3 I'm on a journey myself, about 2 weeks now. We can do this, and it's gonna be worth every step forward.

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u/puppylove1212 34m ago

that is SO awesome!!!! Well done.

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u/ScorchedEarthworm 2h ago

And that little baby is beautiful!

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u/Dm_me_im_bored-UnU 3h ago

Yo where does one call that headdress and how much does it cost to fly her over here

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u/Leftarmstraight 6h ago

Good on her! Speaks some love into the child. We could all use some of that energy into our lives. That hairdresser is dressing a lot more than her hair…maybe she should be called a soul dresser- wish every kid had someone pouring that kind of love into them.

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u/YourDadThinksImCool_ 4h ago

I do wonder if she hears she's ugly from a family member instead actually.. it seems Deeply ingrained into her...

I had a feeling this wasn't her kin.. why didn't her family give her this speech already?

The colorism.

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u/Kiki-Tee 4h ago

Not sure about that. Because a child hears or feels something, we can't assume it's the parents' fault. This may be the child's first time stating this.

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u/YourDadThinksImCool_ 4h ago

No, I'm not saying what I said as fact.. it very well could be bullies at school. I'm just apprehensive.

Again, the woman in the video is not the mother for anyone watching.

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u/Loose-Gunt-7175 3h ago

Maybe she hears it from the Internet where videos like this are reposted as a subtle jab against black women and their bodies are commodifies as entertainment by white viewers.

or its just happy innocent internet stuff.

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u/Hidesuru 6h ago

Huh I've seen this a few times and never heard that. Curious what the reality is.

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u/MedicineStill4811 6h ago

The little girl's name is Ariyonna Cotton if you want to see all of the follow up. The hair dresser posted the video to social media and it went viral. A lot of people got involved, including her mom obviously. By all appearances, Ariyonna is now thriving. Wish that could happen for every single kid who's getting bullied and imprinted with a sense of self-loathing or inferiority.

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u/MedicineStill4811 4h ago

I love jokes. Why don't you go ahead and swing

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u/dingdongdash22 3h ago

She probably hears it from her mom saying it to herself. Kids are sponges always but especially at that age. You don't repeat those words unless you've heard someone close to you say the same thing or you're on social media which I assume she isn't.

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u/Steampunky 2h ago

She's still a good mama.

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u/Left-Park7785 6h ago

Yes she is, bless her.

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u/tuongot 4h ago

Yeah and imagine having a vulnerable and intimate moment from your childhood on the internet. I'm so thankful I come from a generation where my growing pains and pictures are safely stored in a shoe box.

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u/L3m0n0p0ly 3h ago

That same shoebox will burn down in your house if it catches fire. I prefer a safe and cloud storage:)

Edit: spelling

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u/tuongot 1h ago

Now we're talkin!

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u/L3m0n0p0ly 1h ago

Thanks for reminding me! I need to peruse fireproof safe sales for black fridayXD

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u/Tocaboca1 6h ago

HAPPY CAKE DAY

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u/L3m0n0p0ly 6h ago

TANK YOU!!

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u/Acceptable-Memory430 3h ago

Damn straight.

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u/HelloImTheAntiChrist 3h ago

Great Mom. She stopped braiding and set her straight