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Three Generations of Fathers Lifting Babies Worry Their Wives

This is a 3-panel collage meme showing an intergenerational family tradition. The first black-and-white panel shows the poster's grandfather lifting the poster's father as an infant high in the air with one hand. The second vintage color panel shows the poster's father lifting the poster as an infant in the same one-handed hold outdoors. The third modern color panel shows the poster himself lifting his own infant baby the same way. The caption at the top jokes that all three generations of men have made their respective wives worried sick with this playful but seemingly risky way of holding their babies, paired with a smiling emoji.
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My grandpa, my dad & I. Making 3 generations of wives worried sick. 😊

Overview

This is a 3-panel collage meme showing an intergenerational family tradition. The first black-and-white panel shows the poster's grandfather lifting the poster's father as an infant high in the air with one hand. The second vintage color panel shows the poster's father lifting the poster as an infant in the same one-handed hold outdoors. The third modern color panel shows the poster himself lifting his own infant baby the same way. The caption at the top jokes that all three generations of men have made their respective wives worried sick with this playful but seemingly risky way of holding their babies, paired with a smiling emoji.

Origin notes

This wholesome meme was originally shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the account @WholesomeMeme, as indicated by the provided source information. A 9GAG watermark is visible on the rightmost panel, showing the meme was also circulated on the 9GAG platform. It consists of real unedited family photos compiled together to show the funny, relatable multi-generational family tradition.

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