Viral 2019 dad-son "conversation" video resurfaces, delights Bluesky
A years-old clip of a father and his babbling toddler trading turns in a mock conversation goes viral again, sparking talk about child language development.
What to know
- A years-old video of a father having a mock back-and-forth 'conversation' with his babbling toddler resurfaced on Bluesky and went viral again, drawing over 3,000 likes.
- Commenters identified the pair as comedian DJ Pryor and his son Kingston Jierre Pryor, saying the clip originally went viral in 2019.
- The discussion centered on child-development concepts like 'serve and return' interaction and language acquisition rather than any news event.
- Commenters disagree on the child's current age, variously guessing 8, a teenager, or college-age.
The dispute Commenters offer conflicting guesses about the child's current age—8 years old, a teenager, or already in college. · positions read across 152 posts and comments
The video is a heartwarming, exemplary model of good fatherhood and masculinity.
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“This wonderful dad knows that it's not important exactly "what" his son is saying but the value lies in the conversational back and forth which makes his child feel important and honored.”
bearlooms.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
The interaction demonstrates real, important child-language and social development, unlike AI-generated content.
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“This is how you develop language. Full sentence modeling, complete adult vocabulary. That child will speak well and easily. What a blessing.”
saralc.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Commenters disagree on how old the child in the video is now.
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“Kingston Jierre Pryor is now 8 years old.”
lacabeza.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
DJ Pryor Actor and comedian, father in the videoKingston Jierre Pryor Subject of the video, DJ Pryor's son
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Commenter identifies the child as Kingston Jierre Pryor, now 8
A commenter named the boy in the video and his father, and stated his current age, though other commenters in the same thread guessed he was now a teenager or in college.
“Kingston Jierre Pryor is now 8 years old. The video with his father, actor comedian DJ Pryor, went viral in 2019.”
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Was reading another post discussing what true masculinity is. This is it. Take notes.
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Kingston Jierre Pryor is now 8 years old. The video with his father, actor comedian DJ Pryor, went viral in 2019.
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This baby has already internalized so much about language and conversation without even saying a "real" word - eye contact, gestures, intonation, taking turns - it's all there! As an early childhood educator, I love watching this. As a human, I love watching it even more!
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Some commenters contrast the video with AI-generated baby content
Amid the praise, at least one reply used the clip to push back on AI-generated videos of talking babies, holding up the authentic moment as superior.
“This is why we do not need AI videos of babies talking. This is 10/10 ❤️…”
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This is so wonderful. I remember seeing the first half of this video a while back and falling in love. Such a marvelous example of how children learn from us and how very critical meaningful interaction is in helping them develop their language and social skills. This sweet angel is so engaged!
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This is why we do not need AI videos of babies talking. This is 10/10 ❤️
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This is hilarious 😆 What an awesome daddy 🫶 Precious little guy 🦋💕🫶
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Commenters frame the video as 'serve and return' parenting
Several replies explained the pedagogical concept behind the interaction, arguing the value lies in the conversational back-and-forth rather than the child's actual words.
“In psychology (and great parenting) it's called "serve and return). This is a beautiful interaction...”
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In psychology (and great parenting) it's called "serve and return). This is a beautiful interaction and this wonderful dad knows that it's not important exactly "what" his son is saying but the value lies in the conversational back and forth which makes his child feel important and honored.
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He'll grow up knowing he can always talk to his dad.
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When that kid grows up he’ll be able to talk to anyone!
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Bluesky user reposts the clip, calling it "wholesome"
User mouthyrenegade.bsky.social shared the video with a caption praising it as a wholesome, funny father-son moment, and it quickly gathered thousands of likes and 150 comments.
“This is the most wholesome, funny father/son moment you'll see on the Internet. I love it.”
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This is the most wholesome, funny father/son moment you'll see on the Internet. I love it.
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He has no idea how important it is for his child to be heard.
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Little ones just need to feel included😭😭😭😍😍😍😍🖤💀🖤💀🖤💀🖤💀🖤 #DadoftheYear XD
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background
DJ Pryor's video of himself and toddler son goes viral — A clip of comedian DJ Pryor conversing turn-by-turn with his non-verbal toddler son, Kingston Jierre Pryor, first circulated widely online in 2019.
What people are saying 12 voices from 1 site · best of 152 · verbatim
- How old is Kingston Jierre Pryor actually now, and do he and his father still have these conversations?
- Yesterday
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It's not just adorable and loving; the baby boy is brilliant, and his dad is wonderfully engaged. What a fabulous memory they can share later. I watched it over and over for the joy and love.
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I was going to say exactly the same. The child is learning the basics of conversation without actually being able to talk. He's listened to, responded to, building his confidence from the very start.
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You know, when I took child development as a class in HS, they showed this video on how you should genuinely talk to a baby to help its' vocabulary and vocal skills.
- Sep 22
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As a speech language pathologist, I agree, it’s wonderful. I have had parents tell me, well they aren’t talking yet so I don’t talk to them! I have shown them this video as a model of what to do.
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This is advanced, impressive development of reciprocal language acquisition. Absolutely phenomenal and cute as hell.
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Based on his interaction, I’d say he has a pretty clear picture of his child’s needs.
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This is how you develop language. Full sentence modeling, complete adult vocabulary. That child will speak well and easily. What a blessing.
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This is a few years old. Boy must be in school by now. Hope Dad & son still have these conversations tho!☺️
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I think this kid is probably a teenager by now. Still cute, though. 🥰
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These 2 father/son teams are the VERY BEST ON EARTH. It takes real men and real love to be this authentic
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This makes me miss my kids being young (and myself too lol) The days are long but the years are short, as my mother reminded me a million times when I complained about being a Dad, so everybody count your blessings and appreciate where you are.
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Man, this is as wholesome as it gets. Cannot love this enough.