r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 3h ago

1950s Happy chubby baby can't stop laughing during his photos, New Jersey, 1953.

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u/Electrical-Aspect-13 3h ago

NOTE: Mother's name was Lucy Pride from Newark, NJ. Because i have gotten this comment before: Chubby is compliment, in Mexico is seen as a good thing to have a well feed chubby baby. Also is other way to call a baby cute.

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u/Kom0tan 2h ago

Wild to think that people would be offended by seeing a baby called 'chubby'. This is such a common thing to call babies. Has there ever been a culture that didn't want their babies to be fat and healthy?

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u/crown_of_lilies 29m ago

This is such a round, giggly baby and that makes me so happy. And look at those teeny tiny fingers!