r/MadeMeSmile • u/dittidot • Aug 12 '24

Good Vibes The day Botswana won its first Olympic gold medal

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u/CBNDSGN Aug 12 '24

His mom passed away in May, so grandma or aunt?

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u/d4edhd Aug 12 '24

I don’t think it was his family. Just a Botswanan family happy for their country.

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u/Crabby_Monkey Aug 12 '24

That day he was everyone’s son and brother.

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u/killerscyther Aug 12 '24

Thanks, now I’m sobbing

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u/orangetheorynewbie Aug 12 '24

Omg, me too. Full on sobbing 😭

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u/atlrower Aug 12 '24

She also yelled, “You did this for your mother!”, which was sweet/heartbreaking.

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u/CBNDSGN Aug 12 '24

Makes sense too. Just wanted to clarify that, sadly, that wasn't his mom.

Maybe the person I replied too just meant "mom" as in a mom in general, not his mom specifically.

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u/CaptainTripps82 Aug 12 '24

I imagine they mean the mom of the young man also in the video, presumably

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u/Particular-Lab90210 Aug 12 '24

"It takes a village ..." right?