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Can a baby speak Parseltongue?

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StressedWorriedSkye · 14/01/2026 13:47

Yes, my husband finds it funny. But since our daughter turned five months old, she’s been making sounds that honestly sound like Parseltongue from Harry Potter. 🫣 Has anyone else experienced the same? She’s seven months old now.

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ErrolTheDragon · 14/01/2026 19:21

😂

Don’t worry, OP, I think there’s just one very oddly serious poster.

unbelievablybelievable · 14/01/2026 19:28

DC3 called me a muggle when he was 2 weeks old. (Of course it wasn't baby-babble! 😜)
He does have the magical power of destruction now he's 7.

Nosejobnelly · 14/01/2026 19:37

InterestedDad37 · 14/01/2026 16:31

You'd have to closely ssssssssssstudy what the child is ssssssssssaying in order to be ssssssssssure. Isssssssss there sssssssssomeone who could sssssssssit with you and lissssssssten to her ssssssssssoumds, as an independent witnesssssssssss? 🐍👅

😂

HereintheloveofChristIstand · 14/01/2026 19:40

This is hilarious
I am a massive HP fan. I would have found this brilliant if either DC had done this as babies. Perhaps not as older children.

soupyspoon · 14/01/2026 19:42

Ddayishere · 14/01/2026 14:04

Some people irl think their children are possessed by devils. They subject them to horrendous exorcism ceremonies.
So how do you know OP isn't serious?
It's an exceptionally weird thing to say about your wee baby.

Edited

Its such a bore that some people, perhaps you, cant engage in threads in a lighthearted, tongue in cheek, read the room manner.

StressedWorriedSkye · 14/01/2026 20:34

ErrolTheDragon · 14/01/2026 19:21

😂

Don’t worry, OP, I think there’s just one very oddly serious poster.

Why, thank you 😬

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Koolandorthegang · 14/01/2026 20:37

Plumbernightmare · 14/01/2026 13:54

Oh yes, we're all terribly concerned that our children will have an affinity with the Dark Lord. Rush her straight to A&E and also, stop smiling because this is SERIOUS.

OP, when my DD was 6 months old I took her to an art gallery and she blew raspberries all the way around. I liked to think it was a post-modern comment on the brutalist architecture, but retrospectively, I think she was just testing out the different noises she could make.

Another one here that thinks this is really… Sirius

HobnobsChoice · 14/01/2026 20:44

My eldest used to say raar raaar. Turns out she was actually a dinosaur, she's now 4279 million months old and totally fine. Bit of an issue with scaley skin but fine otherwise

StressedWorriedSkye · 14/01/2026 21:49

Koolandorthegang · 14/01/2026 20:37

Another one here that thinks this is really… Sirius

🤣

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cocog · 14/01/2026 21:54

Is she doing this because it gets a positive reaction from her dad so she repeats it for his reaction. They do make loads of different and unique sounds.
Otherwise expect a hogwarts letter when she’s 11!

ThePieceHall · 14/01/2026 22:02

Crikey! Don’t take her to any zoos or aquariums. Seal up your letter box and watch out for any weirdly dressed folks hanging around the lampposts at the end of your street.

StressedWorriedSkye · 14/01/2026 22:40

ThePieceHall · 14/01/2026 22:02

Crikey! Don’t take her to any zoos or aquariums. Seal up your letter box and watch out for any weirdly dressed folks hanging around the lampposts at the end of your street.

Thank you 🫶

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StressedWorriedSkye · 14/01/2026 22:41

cocog · 14/01/2026 21:54

Is she doing this because it gets a positive reaction from her dad so she repeats it for his reaction. They do make loads of different and unique sounds.
Otherwise expect a hogwarts letter when she’s 11!

Thank you 🫶

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