Here is a great rendition of the Beatles song “Hey Jude” by a little boy still in his diapers. Great talent!

I personally think child prodigies are risky business. People called me a genius when I was a kid and all it did was make me do grown up things when I was a kid. Big deal.

The presumption was that when I grew up I would advance even more into some mega genius. But that didn’t happen. And to make things worse, now that I’m grown up I spend a lot of time doing kids things. And that is not considered cute at all, especially when it is your girlfriend asking you to “grow up!”.

The moral of the story is that there is a time for everything. Let a kid be a kid and they will learn this. When they grow up they will be very good grown ups, not confused people trying to be something they are not.

That is why I clap with joy when my four year old brushes her hair. That for me is the height of my expectations from her.

This is not to say I treat her like a dumb version of a grown up. She is amazingly intelligent. I treat her like I treat my web designers who don’t speak English very well.

They are very educated, smart people who know more about certain things than I do, including their own language(s). I tone my English down with them, not in a condescending way but so communication is maximized.

Anyway, that said, this video is cute.

Tags: baby, Beatles song, Hey Jude

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