In just 6 months, Angelo David (@itsangelodavid) has captured the hearts of over 1.6 million followers, with 230 million likes, and viral sounds like the iconic “MY AMERICAN GIRL DOLL MIA!!!” After watching Angelo sing Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” or pretend to faint from joy on Christmas morning, it’s no wonder the internet has deemed him their ‘dream son.’ The kicker? He’s 24 years old. By turning more than his own 500 childhood home videos into TikTok content, Angelo has become an internet sensation decades after his iconic, quotable moments were actually filmed.

It’s not just baby Angelo’s larger-than-life personality that resonates with audiences- his hundreds of home movies reflect our own childhoods (me circa 2008 pictured above!) The raw, imaginative, messy parts of being a kid in the early 2000’s: recording videos on your parent’s iMac, making up choreography and performing like the living room was the stage, shoving over your siblings in an effort to be the one in front of dad’s camcorder. We’re obsessed with Angelo’s childhood because as we’re watching it in 2026, we remember it as our own from 2006.

Angelo’s home videos remind us of the childhood we’re afraid social media is erasing. In the early 2000’s, a camera in your face meant capturing home memories. Thanks to the rise of “sharenting”, or family vlogging culture, children now know a camera as an opportunity for their innocence to be broadcasted for the world to watch, critique, and preserve forever. As @notbethanyblonder claims on Tiktok, Angelo could be the first ethical family vlogger! We have gotten to know Angelo on his own terms, which is something rare in the age of child creators today. He invites audiences to laugh along with him not at him, and we’re eager to join in. Because we’re not tired of seeing funny kids on the internet, we're just tired of adults directing them.