Some babies look elderly. Reddit has found a way to celebrate them.

Old souls, tiny bodies.
 By 
Heather Dockray
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This post is part of Hard Refresh, a soothing weekly column where we try to cleanse your brain of whatever terrible thing you just witnessed on Twitter.


We've all come across babies who seem older than they really are -- by about, um, 70 years.

Often, it's temporary. I, for one, looked like my mother's tax accountant until I was six-months-old. And I've come across more than one infant who looks like they'd rather play solitaire on the computer than make dumb faces at millennials.

The subreddit r/OldBabies has 'em all.

The community collects photos of babies who appear to be senior citizens in various states of aging. I can't stop scrolling through, and frankly I have no intention of stopping.

There's babies who look like they're aging pop stars, even when they're fresh out of the womb:

Sometimes, you're just born this way:

There's grandpa babies:

And there's aging hippie babies:

Then there's my favorite elderly baby, the flower baby:

For what it's worth, I'd love to come to work dressed as enormous geranium. I'm just waiting for the rest of American culture to catch up with my forward-thinking fashion sense.

Clothes have a remarkable aging quality. Look at this little old man who could easily double as a tired librarian:

Werk it lady:

Sometimes the haircut does the trick. This little guy is ready to helm a large government bureaucracy:

Then there are babies who project their age with their facial expressions. Take a look at this neighborhood elder. He wants you to pick up your refuse!

This guy is ready for water aerobics at the YMCA.

Meet the IRL Benjamin Button.

Don't. Mess. With. An Infant. Mob Boss.

Even cats should be respect their elders:

I'm not sure how I feel about actual babies, but I really love old babies from Reddit. You should too.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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