The tradition these men have

I wonder what their baby shot put PR is?

Dad has that TRex arm like he's not confident. Grandpa and son have their arm at their side, committed to the bit.

I think the photographer was just too early
Grandpa dropped the dad on that arm.
Son still has a little arm tension going. Grandpa's posture says "I know this looks cool and tbh I don't really care if I drop this brat"

My brother used to balance his kids up in the air with one hand, singing out "March of the Gladiators" as he did. They love it!

Only accident I've witnessed was when the father was a). intoxicated and b). around a lot of obstacles that could be easily tripped over (someone else caught the baby, don't worry). Worst wedding I've ever attended.

If you're sober, not a moron, and in an open space, try it out! (assuming your child has hit the phase where they can easily support their own head & neck, of course).

What is your child is 15 years old
- Go to the gym until you are able to fling them into the air with ease!
  ....My teen would actually love that, ngl.
- Never know until you try.

My grandpa, my dad and I.

Am I the only one that sees a fourth person in those pictures?

Yeah the guys kid obviously.
I see 6
- No, the baby in the first picture is implied to be the adult in the second picture, and the baby in the second picture (OP) is implied to be the adult in the third picture.
It took me a minute to parse too. There are four generations pictured, but only three generations of worried wives. OP's baby in the last panel is unmarried.

He is the chosen one

Feels like Murphy's Law isn't being properly enforced here. Is it really worth it?

Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba

This is beautiful. I mean, if true.

I should hope so with that improper use of the word “I.”

It's a sentence fragment, so it can't be assessed for case. The full sentence could be "this is my dad and me" or "my dad and I have this tradition".
Besides, it's long been shown that with two or more pronouns in coordination (ie connecting pronouns with "and"), natives often use a different pronoun than they would with just a single one. It's probably still not widely acceptable in formal contexts, but in informal text many people wouldn't bat an eye. It may even be more acceptable in certain dialects than the formal prescribed grammar.

its just the same guy and baby with three different cameras... the baby just shrunk after the first one

to what end

like seriously when it comes to safety, if you saw somebody else doing that with your child, you would probably punch them in the throat after the child came down. the fuck is wrong with people

*lol it's shocking the number of dads who are saying they'd be cool with you tossing their baby around. you're all bad people. "I would do literally anything to protect my child" okay how about you don't juggle them "fuck you buddy" lol what a bunch of angry man babies

Babies fucking love being tossed around. They demand it until your arms are jello. Their giggles are totally worth it, though.
- I used to "body slam" my niece and nephew into the couch all the time (not actually at full speed of course). Give them the 'ol peoples elbow. They really do get a kick out of some rough housing.
- my niece cries when I won't let her chew on paint chips.
TIL that “Holding up in the air” = “tossing”
- you've never watched somebody set up for this shot? it's not a balancing act, it's a toss with the photo snapped at the apex. so yes, you did learn something today
Some rando doing it is quite a bit different than the parent of the child doing it.
- explain exactly how that works
It's okay to risk breaking your baby's neck as long as it's fun for you and will take a good picture
- As long as the baby has control of their head and neck & isn't a squirmy worm, it's usually fine! You're not leaving them up on a ledge alone or anything— you're literally holding them.
  It's okay if folks don't want to risk it with their kids due to their own preferences & trust in their strength and/or the child's temperament. I used to do it when my kid was tiny! But I get if people don't feel comfortable doing it with their own kids.
  There's a higher risk of your baby injured in a car accident, tbh.
- just as long as we're on the same page