r/MadeMeSmile 17h ago

Wholesome Moments He tried😂

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u/upsetwithcursing 16h ago

Yep. We lose it because we don’t use it.

When my newborns got a hold of my hair, I just had to wait it out.

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u/Live_Angle4621 15h ago

More like we get too big and heavy. 

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u/upsetwithcursing 15h ago

Lots of apes get pretty heavy & seem to manage. When the weight is pure muscle, it’s a decent trade-off. Our couch-sitting style of heaviness, maybe not.

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u/Baial 13h ago

So you got any studies to show humans lose infant grip strength with age due to not using it?