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I remember watching Oprah and she had this mother who started to take pictures of his son every year wearing one of his dad's shirt.. It would show his development. I loved that idea so much that I decided to do that... My little one Coby turns 10 in July and it is absolutely amazing to watch how he has developed while wearing his dad's fave sports jersey.
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Love this too. Of course I now wonder why I didn't do it with my own child. Even though I didn't, I have my own private mental video running whenever I want to recall his growing up.
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I love this because it captures little moments. I wonder what she was talking about during the clips. My father died two years ago and watching this was a bittersweet reminder that he loved watching me grow and change from a tiny little baby until a 34 year old woman.
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That is such a clever way to track how fast life moves past us, it really forces you to realize how fleeting it all is. These brief moments are so precious, they make me want to stand still and hold my daughter forever...
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What a stunning way of capturing a life. I didn't feel any sadness though as it ended with that beautiful 12 year old face with her whole adult life ahead of her. Opportunites abound.
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What a stunning way of capturing a life. I didn't feel any sadness though as it ended with that beautiful 12 year old face with her whole adult life ahead of her. Opportunites abound.
Obviously this is going to continue this for many years to come and only then will it appear sad to me. When it ends with an elderly face full of experience and knowledge, that is nearing the end of a (hopefully) wonderful life.
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I don't know how to frame the awe I feel after watching this video. Life is a beautiful thing. through the good and the bad.
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Wow! That's so beautiful. I wish I had something like this for my daughter. She is about to move out of my house for the second time. She's 31. She moved in with me when my husband died and I brought my mother into my home to take care of her for the last two years of her life. The first time my daughter moved out, she was 18, a senior in high school, and she left me a note telling me she was moving in with her boyfriend, who had graduated the year before her. It broke my heart. I felt cheated out of those last few months of her high school experience for years. I have been so happy that she came back to live with me and help me through these last two years. She granted me my heart's desire.
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One of the many things I like about this film is that in a brief few minutes, we are reminded that little babies who cannot talk or in many other ways resemble adults at all, become one of US. sooner than later. And therefore what happens to and around babies, toddlers, etc is shaping the adult that will soon be among us. Being a neighbor, worker, fellow driver on the road. Will they have learned to be kind? patient? trusting or fearful? What a high calling it is to be a parent- to shape a life. Even when all it seems like you are doing is changing diapers or removing small objects from their reach or trying for the 50th time to get them to go to bed....you are helping them BECOME.
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One of the many things I like about this film is that in a brief few minutes, we are reminded that little babies who cannot talk or in many other ways resemble adults at all, become one of US. sooner than later. And therefore what happens to and around babies, toddlers, etc is shaping the adult that will soon be among us. Being a neighbor, worker, fellow driver on the road. Will they have learned to be kind? patient? trusting or fearful? What a high calling it is to be a parent- to shape a life. Even when all it seems like you are doing is changing diapers or removing small objects from their reach or trying for the 50th time to get them to go to bed....you are helping them BECOME.
I wonder, if we thought like this more, would we do more for the kids who are not being cared for in ways that will shape a courageous, loving adult? Would we do more to support the parents who struggle to do so, perhaps because they themselves were not nurtured that way?
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I really used to enjoy the show Jon & Kate + Eight, not so much because the parenting skills (or lack thereof) on display were particularly interesting, but because there was something incredibly compelling about watching the children grow up. They were always changing, transforming into people with individual personalities.
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I really used to enjoy the show Jon & Kate + Eight, not so much because the parenting skills (or lack thereof) on display were particularly interesting, but because there was something incredibly compelling about watching the children grow up. They were always changing, transforming into people with individual personalities.
I wonder if our technological capabilities will end up preventing us from moving forward (if we compare the present to the past so easily, so frequently, will we be more disappointed in ourselves?), or encourage us to make constant progress (if we've come this far in such a short amount of time, we can do anything!)...
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I really wanted to know what she was saying. That would also be an interesting measure of her maturity advancing.
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i'm a teacher. she could have been one of my students, and i see the things she learns reflected on her person. its a wonderful thing. hope the girl gets to see this video of herself sometime.
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so wonderful. i have two daughters of my own and this gets me really excited for their future for they are still both under the age of four.
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That was so AMAZING. There is something magical about watching that video, because you often forget with children how much they really grow and change. Loved it.
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That was so AMAZING. There is something magical about watching that video, because you often forget with children how much they really grow and change. Loved it.
http://www.thedoseofreality.com/2012/04/23/time-stand-still/
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She's so beautiful! Started her off video blogging right of the bat, eh? Great Great Great!
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I felt happiness watching it, not sadness but I'm not parent so I guess I'm immune to those feelings watching others peoples kids grow up. I loved so many things about the video. The girl in the video was almost always smiling and talking except at certain frames were she looks sad and I think I caught her crying in one brief section. A lot of her personality shown through even though you can't hear her just based on how she wore her hair, having her hoodie up at one point or what she was doing with her eyes. If I ever do have kids, not rushing, I think this is a really good idea to try.
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I felt happiness watching it, not sadness but I'm not parent so I guess I'm immune to those feelings watching others peoples kids grow up. I loved so many things about the video. The girl in the video was almost always smiling and talking except at certain frames were she looks sad and I think I caught her crying in one brief section. A lot of her personality shown through even though you can't hear her just based on how she wore her hair, having her hoodie up at one point or what she was doing with her eyes. If I ever do have kids, not rushing, I think this is a really good idea to try.
I do wish there was a version where we could hear at least a little bit of what she is saying, that would add a whole new layer between age 3 and 12.
Props to the parent(s) that commit to this sort of thing.
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Two weeks ago I had the most terrifying dream: That my son was nine, and I couldn't remember how it happened. He isn't even two yet.
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Two weeks ago I had the most terrifying dream: That my son was nine, and I couldn't remember how it happened. He isn't even two yet.
This was the only nightmare I have consciously tried not to forget...
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I find that I don't have patience to watch!...but I do agree that the video clips make it even more real.
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I find that I don't have patience to watch!...but I do agree that the video clips make it even more real.
In the 2:45 it took to watch, you did not noticeably change, but you did change. Isn't that the underlying message? Change is ALWAYS happening. We don't get a break. We have to do our best to maintain awareness of these moments so we don't feel as though we missed them all... Now, onto follow my own advice!
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Whenever I see life go by so fast, how so many days built up gradually change a person, it fills me with a sense of anxiety, of apprehension.
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Whenever I see life go by so fast, how so many days built up gradually change a person, it fills me with a sense of anxiety, of apprehension.
I don't want to look back on life and realize just how fast it went by without being able to make a change in other people's lives, too. So many feelings, and you didn't even notice how it went on at an immeasurable pace.
Let me live on in others. At least a shred! What kind of life is it to live if all there is to you is you?
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Our screen saver is just a slideshow of family photos and sometimes I will see a photo of my oldest son when he was newborn and then a photo of him several days ago. Time really does fly.
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So MOVING! IT took me back to my thoughts of how my 5 year old lil girl is not even the same person she was a year ago~ It's kind of amazing when you can see beyond the :( of it.
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Loved it, I wanted to hear what she's saying, wonder if she's asked the same questions from the time she can talk.
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Watching this, I find time incredibly scary. We go about our daily lives in such a hurry, and complain how days fly by. When really, we just don't take the time (heh) to take a step back and take it all in. It's not time that is whizzing by, it's us. I too felt sadness watching it, but a joyous sadness... if that even makes sense??! I guess I felt some nostalgia, when this isn't even connected to me, but we all feel it when we look back at family photos, and moments that have passed. It's that same feeling.
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Watching this, I find time incredibly scary. We go about our daily lives in such a hurry, and complain how days fly by. When really, we just don't take the time (heh) to take a step back and take it all in. It's not time that is whizzing by, it's us. I too felt sadness watching it, but a joyous sadness... if that even makes sense??! I guess I felt some nostalgia, when this isn't even connected to me, but we all feel it when we look back at family photos, and moments that have passed. It's that same feeling.
Yet, regardless of all that, this is so wonderful at the same time. My husband and I are yet to have children, however this fills me with so much excitement as to how we're going to watch he or she grow each day into someone amazing and inspiring. Thank you for sharing this :)
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Damn, this was awesome yet sad as my kids are at this age. keep doing this up until graduation hey!
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I love this makes me excited about life and my childrens future. Yes this does make you think where has the time gone but really I am 38 and as fast as my life appears to be going when I actually think about what I have done and achived I am not affraid to get to the end :) Thanks for your forsight tewlve years ago !x
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I went and pulled out my son's baby book and looked through all the photos of him as a baby. Jesus, where does the time go? It feels almost as fast as this video!
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I went and pulled out my son's baby book and looked through all the photos of him as a baby. Jesus, where does the time go? It feels almost as fast as this video!
@Rainnwilson, any plans to have another? I've got baby fever myself.
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As an 18 year old college no-body, I look forward to my time as a parent as something as a bittersweet experience. I can't wait to be a dad. That's the truth of the matter. But from (obviously) what everyone says, it's something that just always goes by too fast. So I ask myself: what am I looking forward to? Happiness.....or just hurt? In all honesty, though, that's a kind of hurt I think is worth suffering.
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its like movie characters you get to play different characters your props and costumes and get up switch this is why i like some actors who dont do spin offs or atleast dont run it on the same lines you gotta move on keep moving on on and on and ON
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What I felt was sadness too. I'm only 24, and yet I have this sense of nostalgia for the child I have yet to have.... I think it also says something about the parental bond ... even watching this girl I have absolutely no connection too, as I watch her "grow up" in front of me, you feel a sense of paternal protection, you almost want to yell out "stop! stop! stay young!"
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What I felt was sadness too. I'm only 24, and yet I have this sense of nostalgia for the child I have yet to have.... I think it also says something about the parental bond ... even watching this girl I have absolutely no connection too, as I watch her "grow up" in front of me, you feel a sense of paternal protection, you almost want to yell out "stop! stop! stay young!"
What a heart wrenching clip. well done.
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My heart hurts! Why did I watch this the same day my oldest starts Driver's Ed...being a parent really does make you appreciate all the little moments. They go by so fast. Sigh...
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My boys are 12, 18 and 19. That time has speed by like nothing accept of course the potty training and temper tantrums... time seemed to stop with those things.
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My boys are 12, 18 and 19. That time has speed by like nothing accept of course the potty training and temper tantrums... time seemed to stop with those things.
I love the fact that her little mouth just keeps on jabbering.
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Watching this video is like seeing a sculpture rise up out of a loaf of bread: from the simplest beginnings, a person with a life takes shape. This was truly touching to watch, and I now feel like I really know Lotte.
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I think this video is amazing and how all of the video clips are used. It is amazing how time flies, I am 18 and recently found some pictures of when I was younger and so innocent with not a care in the world, it only felt like that picture was taken a few months ago but it was actually 6 years ago. Time waits for no man. So cherish what you have no because within a blink of an eye it will have come and gone.
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That was so amazing! I wish I had that footage for each of my boys! It just shows that our children grow up so quickly and right before our eyes. It makes me want to cherish every second!
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I can't wait to see it go to age 35.
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I can't wait to see it go to age 35.
And a small part of me hopes that the same blankie/towel is used as the backdrop for all those shots.
I could just imagine what Lotte was talking about during all those clips, and pointing out her milestones (like the retainer and the medal).
This video was exquisite and heartbreaking at the same time.
Lotte's family deserves a medal for actually doing this, and for their consistency. Which is another thing that absolutely blows me away with this project. Such love.
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See the entire curve is uniform when we grow old we become childlike we return to innocence
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I say the same as my mother said when I was a child but this time to my daughter: never
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I say the same as my mother said when I was a child but this time to my daughter: never
grow up !
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As someone who has no children but does have 4 nieces who I adore...this was both exquisite as you note and sad. I wonder if the creator stopped at 12 because his daughter became a teen and she decided that she was "too old" for this little experiment? =)
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its funny i was just looking at my school report card from 1st grade today and it said " very talkative "
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its funny i was just looking at my school report card from 1st grade today and it said " very talkative "
its not sad every stage of life is beautiful and must be enjoyed
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This made me happy and sad. My son is 5 and starting kindergarten in September and it feels like we just brought him home from the hospital yesterday. Very nice video.
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Okay, perhaps this is a bad day to talk about this film, but I've noticed lately, how the days are going by so fast. It's Tuesday, then suddenly tomorrow it's Thursday, then it's Sunday afternoon and when I look at the clock again, it's after six, and the week will be starting all over again. Maybe it's because I'm 53 and I'm (happily) going to become a grandma? I don't know. If anyone knows how to slow this thing down, let me know...
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That's been on my mind a lot lately. Precisely the fact that we all grow older with each passing second and there's literally nothing we can do about it.
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I started to cry thinking of my own children. What an utterly beautiful thing this life is.
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This makes me realize how emotionally unprepared I am to watch those around me grow older. And it really doesn't matter if I'm ready or not, it's going to continue to happen so, I constantly remind myself to stop and breathe. We're only here for such a short time. Appreciate each moment given.
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Boy! The little boy turned into a pretty girl! LOL ( Did anybody else think the baby/toddler was a boy?)
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Boy! The little boy turned into a pretty girl! LOL ( Did anybody else think the baby/toddler was a boy?)
Neat though- thx for this.
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