Unenthused kid in a bouncy house is our collective muse

We stan an apathetic young king.
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Nicole Gallucci
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Some days you find inspiration in an extremely motivated individual who's accomplished an impressive feat, and other days your muse is simply a two-year-old who's bored out of his mind in a bounce house.

In November 2019, Twitter users have chosen the latter, and have started to stan an apathetic boy who doesn't appear to be having a single ounce of fun in a bounce house.

The original video of the kid, titled, "I will never be as cool as my 2 year old nephew in a bounce house," was uploaded by YouTube user Todd Blass in May 2017, but because the boy is an absolute mood a clip has resurfaced online and been transformed into a meme.


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The 17-second clip shows an adorable and particularly fashionable boy hopping up and down in a bounce house with a completely straight face. His arms are glued to his sides and he doesn't even crack a smile when a nearby woman yells, "Yay! Bouncy, bouncy." (Understandable.)

Like many of us do in our daily lives, it's clear that the boy was simply going through the motions here. He was in an environment that encouraged bouncing, so he bounced, but that didn't mean he was going to enjoy it, and people on Twitter are feeling that. Hard.

If you need to see more of this kid in action, we highly suggest the video, "I will never be as cool as my 2 year old nephew throwing a Labor Day BBQ" in which he can be seen grilling a "banana" (hot dog) on his toy grill while wearing a shirt that says, "THE BEACH LIFE FOR ME." King.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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