Talking to an infant is mostly noise. Lots of drool, little comprehension, and zero return on your emotional investment. You talk. They stare. The connection is thin, fragile, easily lost in the chaos of daycare schedules and diaper changes. But then you see something like Mike DelMoro’s latest TikTok. And you remember why you bothered.
He posted it with a simple caption. “Having a conversation with our nine-month-old.”
It doesn’t look like a conversation. It looks like chaos. Mike is on the floor. His son Wesley is right there beside him. Both are on their bellies, limbs flailing in those weird, disjointed rhythms babies seem to possess. They’re squealing. Just screaming at each other in joy. It’s absurd. It’s beautiful.
“The way we are going to Yap when he gets older,” Mike wrote.
That’s the trick, isn’t it? Meeting them where they are. Not expecting coherence. Just matching the energy. When Wesley kicks, Mike kicks. When the baby giggles, the dad squeals back. It’s mimicry as bonding. It works.
The video has hit nearly 300k views. People are loving the sheer incompetence of adult communication displayed here. Comments are flooding in.
“This is the most productive conversation I heard all morning.”
Another person jumps in, siding with the toddler. “I’m taking the baby side in this debate.” Someone else jokes that the infant is 100% legally right, hiring a lawyer to represent his client. The humor is low-brow, but the feeling behind it? High. Warm. Real.
DelMoro isn’t new to sharing parenting life. He often posts with his husband Alec. This one struck a chord though. Different chord. Deeper. Other viewers, those in same-sex relationships, saw their future in two flailing arms on a carpet.
“I hope to experience this with my boyfriend.”
Another adds, “Happy pride.”
It’s a small clip. No big lesson. No manifesto on modern parenting. Just two guys getting down on the floor and making noise together. It reminds us that connection isn’t about perfect words. It’s about showing up. It’s messy. It’s loud. It doesn’t solve anything.
