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175 Times People Did Things For The First Time, And Had The Best Reactions
No matter how many times you repeat an experience, there's simply nothing like doing it for the very first time. Whether it be the first time you see snow, the first time you set eyes on the ocean, the first time you ride a rollercoaster, or the first time you experience virtual reality, the magic (or the confusion. Or the sheer terror) of those moments will stay with you forever.
Check out this list, compiled by Bored Panda, to see some people experiencing things for the very first time. The collection includes everything from newborn babies seeing their sisters, to 100-year-old ladies taking their first ride on a motorbike. Don't forget to vote for your favorite, and if you like this post then click here to see a bunch of animals also having some funny first-time experiences!
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#1
Bought My Grandma An iPad. She's 84 And Never Had A Tablet, And Wanted It For "Art." I Bought Artrage For Her And Left Her Alone With Her New Toy For 30 Minutes. This Is What I Came Back To
#2
My Blind Friend's First Time Holding A Cat
ENDR WOLF AJ 7 years ago
Agreed! Just look at the pure joy! You can practically hear his thoughts. "It's so soft and squishy! Something like a liquid meets solid, CATS ARE NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS!!"
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M O'Connell 7 years ago
I don't think I had ever held a cat until I was 19, and the dashing young man above could certainly be 19.
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Rick Hamilton 7 years ago
You can see the JOY in his expression! Please give him some kittens!!!!
Rachel Partridge 7 years ago
I hope the cat was purring. Just a whole other level of wonderfulness that is cat
Susann Campbell 7 years ago
What a furry surprise for him. Why not take him on a petting zoo trip?
Rylee Wolf 7 years ago
I don't think I've actually held a cat. I have pet a cat, I have had a cat lay next to me, but I have not held one.
Grace McEachin 7 years ago
how precious - would loved to have been there to experience those moments in time - what joy and excitement on this young man's face.
Jace 7 years ago
Huh. I forget how used to this I am [has two cats, neither are particularly great at being held, but put up with it for a bit] Other than my cats, I never hold cats. Mostly, I just presume not to handle an animal that's a stranger in a way that's overly familiar... you know, like how we should treat fellow humans. It's only my cats I get touchy feely with. Similarly, I don't understand why people pass baby human's around...
Richard Petch 7 years ago
The old moggy does not seem bothered about being held by someone he does not know, he probably feels safe with this young man.
Charles R Cloninger 7 years ago
Oh come on. A 25 year old person and never held a cat before. Where's he been living. Mars?
Karen Drucks 7 years ago
SOOOOO SWEET....Being a cat lover, I know just what he is feeling.......
Marioara Popescu 7 years ago
This kid never held a cat until he was 14 or something? What the f**k?
Sherry Straus 7 years ago
awwww my heart!!! pure joy on this boys face!! How sad he has never held a cat or a little kitten, someone get this boy a kitten!!!
Pnina Zeitz 7 years ago
Wow. This is me every time I touch a cat, but this is really amazing. Good thing this cat is different from mine who bites whenever he has a chance to.
#3
Team Rwanda See Snow For The First Ever Time
Amanda Panda 7 years ago
My bestfriend lives in the deep south, I saw her reaction to seeing snow for the first time last January when she visited. She's in her 30s, but in that moment she looked like a child who's eyes lit up at the first sight of Santa Clause. I take the snow for granted, seeing her wonder and amazement gave me a fresh perspective.
#4
Little Girl Hears For The First Time
criminalgirl 7 years ago
Wow, this is fantastic, look at her face, she doesn't know what to do!!! :-))
#5
First Time Getting Confused By Dad And His Twin Brother
#6
Toddler's Priceless Reaction To Her First Summer Rain
#7
Many Years Ago My Great Grandmother Made A Promise That If She Made It To Her 100th Birthday She Would Ride Her First Motorcycle, That Day Has Come
#8
Today I Held My Children's Book With My Right Hand For The First Time
#9
Baby's First Fireworks
#10
We Took My Grandma To Hawaii For The First Time
#11
My Daughter Stood Up Straight For The First Time
#12
For The First Time In My Life I Saw The End Of A Rainbow
#13
Our 4-Month-Old Son Matthew Received His Hearing Aids And Responded To Sounds For The First Time
#14
Here Is A Soldier I Was Deployed With Meeting His Daughter For The First Time
Amanda Panda 7 years ago
I can't even imagine the immense depth and range of emotions he must be feeling. This photo is worth more than 1,000 words.
#15
My Grandparents Just Reached The United States For The First Time. It's Been Their Whole Life's Dream To Be Here. Grandfather Is 96
#16
My Daughter's Reaction To Seeing A Ballerina For The First Time
#17
These Kids In China Have Never Seen Red Hair Before And Asked To Touch It
#18
My 96-Year-Old Grandma Playing VR For The First Time
Amanda Panda 7 years ago
I can't imagine how it must feel to be in your 90s, or living to be 100, and thinking about how much society and technology has changed since childhood. I was born in the 80s, and remember life before the internet and before cell phones. This woman has probably truly seen it all!
#19
Baby Girl Sees Mom And Dad Clearly For First Time
#20
My Friends Adopted A Little Girl From Haiti, And This Is Her Watching It Snow For The First Time
#21
I Got Married Last Month. My Wife And I Thought We Met For The First Time In Our Twenties. We Found Out A Few Years Later Our Mothers Were Best Friends In High School. This Photo Was Displayed At Our Wedding Showing Our Actual First Time Meeting
#22
100-Year-Old Ruby Holt Sees Ocean For The First Time
#23
My 10 Month Old Son Meets My Wife's Twin For The First Time
Amanda Panda 7 years ago
hahahaha his face says it all! That must be confusing for babies to have a parent with an identical twin!
#24
Baby Leon Discovers He Can Raise His Eyebrows For The First Time
Jason Hook 7 years ago
All he needs is a pickup line better than "Got any games on your phone", and he's good to go
#25
Two Saudi Old Men Peering Out The Windows Of A Plane On Their First Time Flying
#26
My Mum Got Drunk For The First Time In 10 Years Today
Amanda Panda 7 years ago
I'd love to hang out with your mom, she looks like she's fun at parties!
#27
My Little Cousin Met His New Sister For The First Time Yesterday
#28
Boy Watching TV For The First Time In An Appliance Store Window, 1948
#29
My Niece Meeting A Dog For The First Time
#30
My Friend And I Met Online 5 Years Ago And Connected Over The Fact That Both Of Us Have Aspergers. Today Was The First Time For Us To Meet In Person
#31
Mom Got Her First Windowed Oven
#32
African Baby Seeing A White Person For The First Time
#33
I Recently Moved To Colorado, My Grandmother Smoked Pot Legally For The First Time. She Has Been Listening To A Dubstep Frank Sinatra Song On Repeat For An Hour And A Half
Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago
So I'm guessing all the times she smoked it before it was illegal. ;)
#34
My Kitten And Niece's First Time Meeting. She Insisted On Wearing Cat Ears And A Cat Shirt To Help Break The Ice
#35
First Time Without That Stupid Wheelchair
#36
Here Is My Son. Born Blind, Two Cornea Transplants Later Driving His Car (Last Year's Xmas Present) For The First Time. Could Not Get Him Off Of It
#37
Both Were Unsure Of The Other. Cousins First Meeting
#38
This 3-Year-Old Tried Cotton Candy For The First Time
#39
My Daughters Meet Their Baby Brother For The First Time
Amanda Panda 7 years ago
The one in the middle cannot WAIT to dress him up! She's got plans for him!
#40
My Dad Seeing A Baby Goat For The First Time
#41
Baby Tastes Lemon For The First Time
#42
My Newly Adopted Nephew, Charlie, And My 2 Year Old Niece, Ellison, Playing Together For The First Time
#43
My Daughter Dressed Herself For The Very First Time
#44
Baby Sees Herself On Selfie Cam For The First Time
#45
Our Daughter Was Born 10 Weeks Early. My Wife Got To Hold Her For The First Time Yesterday. It Was A Magical Moment
#46
Baby Going Through A Tunnel For The First Time
#47
Tribal Children See An iPad For The First Time
#48
My Grandma Took Her First Selfie Today. Using The Front Camera To Take A Mirror Selfie
#49
My Dad Bought Himself A Dog For The First Time In 40 Years, And I Would Say He's Pretty Happy About It
#50
Grandparents' First Time At A Japanese Restaurant
#51
Get On The Ride They Said, It'll Be Fun, They Said
#52
My Grandma Jumped On A Trampoline For Her First Time Ever
#53
This Picture Of My Grandfather Meeting His Great Grandson For The First Time
#54
Two Girls Skateboarding For The First Time In Kabul
#55
Friend's Baby Meets Her First Dog
#56
First Time Walking On Ice
#57
My Son Seeing Snow For The First Time
#58
My Family Tried Backyard Football For The First Time
criminalgirl 7 years ago
I don't even know how to respond to this...but I'm laughing my socks off!!
#59
Showing My Grandma My Tattoo For The First Time
#60
First Time Using Chopsticks
#61
Me Right When I Saw My Wife For The First Time On Our Wedding Day
#62
My Boy Meeting His New Pup For The First Time
#63
My 101-Year-Old Great Grandma Tried Out Snapchat For The First Time
#64
My Husband Meeting Our Son For The First Time
#65
My First Time Visiting The Grand Canyon And This Happened
#66
The Day We Got Our 3 Year Old Daughter Her First Kitten
#67
My Grandmother With Alzheimer's Seeing Her Great-Grandson For The First Time
#68
I Think My Son Enjoyed His First Time In The Snow, Even If He Couldn't Move His Arms
#69
My Son Seeing A Toad For The First Time
#70
My Nephew Meeting Santa For The First Time
#71
My Niece Meeting A Baby Deer For The First Time. They Wore The Same Outfit... How Embarrassing
#72
My Daughter Playing In/Seeing Rain For The First Time Yesterday
#73
Timmy's First Time Out
#74
Enjoy These Pictures Of My Cute 92-Year-Old Grandpa Using Headphones For The First Time, Genuine Happiness
#75
Friends Grandma Went To A Grow House For The First Time
#76
My Nephew Had His First Birthday Party This Past Weekend, My Sister Managed To Capture His First Time Experiencing A Feeling We're All Too Familiar With
#77
My Grandma Just Tried Beer For The First Time In Her Entire Life
#78
My Niece Experiencing A Swing Set For The First Time. Do You Even Remember This Kind Of Bliss?
#79
My Grandma Got Her Ears Pierced For The First Time Today
#80
The Unbridled Ecstasy Of Your First Time On A Swing
#81
Daughter's First Time In A Toy Store
Jennifer Hargett 7 years ago
And the first thing she grabs is a Mickey Mouse that's nearly as big as she is! You've chosen wisely, little one.
#82
Became A Dad For The First Time On Saturday. Something I Thought Would Never Happen
Jason Hook 7 years ago
I swear, every newborn baby has that same "F**k off, I'm sleeping" look on their face
#83
My Sister Meeting A Dog For The First Time
#84
This Is My Son's First Time In A Swimming Pool, He Makes This Same Face When He's Wetting His Diaper
#85
Seeing A Movie With A Scary Scene
#86
My Son Smelling Bacon For The First Time
#87
My Nephew Holding His Baby Sister For The First Time
#88
My Wife’s Rw She Realizes That She Is Debt Free With 0 Responsibilities (Except Our Animals) For The First Time In Her Life
#89
My Dog Met My Niece For The First Time Yesterday
#90
Clark Was Very Excited To Ride A Rollercoaster Like A Big Boy, Until The First Drop
#91
My Friend Posted This Of His Child's First Time On A Diving Board. I Think We've All Been There Once
#92
My Dad Seeing Bailey For The First Time On Her Wedding Day Was So Cute
#93
This Is My Grandma Firing A Gun For The First Time In Her Life. Enjoy It As Much As She Did
#94
My Grandpa Got In A Hammock For The First Time Today And This Is So Adorable
#95
My First Time Seeing Mt Rainier
#96
My 96 Year Old Meemaw's Reaction To Her First Face Time
#97
My Daugther's First Time Seeing Ice Cream
#98
My Nephew Seeing Giraffes For The First Time
#99
Kids Seeing Their Photo For The First Time
#100
My Niece After Trying A S'more For The First Time
Julia NotMyLastname 7 years ago
she has seen the heavens... she knows the universes secret, the meaning to life! She now knows all...
#101
My Niece And My Pup Meeting For The First Time
#102
Riley Gets Excited About First Time Seeing Santa
#103
Baby Meets Our Yellow Lab For The First Time
#104
My Son's First Time Holding A Kitten. Kitty Was Not Amused
#105
My 93-Year-Old Great Grandma Holding Her Great-Great Grandson For The First Time
#106
Met My Friend's Kid For The First Time
#107
Took My 16-Month Daughter On Her First Trip To The Beach. This Is Her Seeing The Ocean For The First Time Ever
#108
Pure Joy! My Grandma Experiencing VR For The First Time
#109
My Cousin's Husband Is Finally Coming Home From Deployment, This Is The First Time He's Meeting His Son
#110
My 96-Year Old Grandmother Meeting Her Great-Granddaughter For The First Time. I Can't Tell Who's Happier
#111
Niece Meets Bearded Dragon For First Time
Susan Forbes 7 years ago
Start 'em young before they get any ideas about what they're not *supposed* to like
#112
My 63 Year Old Father Hopped On A Rip Stick For The First Time. He Figured It Out Quickly
#113
Thought I Would Take The Kid To Play In The Snow For The First Time Ever For Her. Despite The Smiles She Hated It
#114
Our Chihuahua, Kody, Taken To The Park For The First Time. My Boyfriend Cried A Lot When He First Met Him Earlier That Day. He'd Been Wanting To Have One For A Long Time. 😭😍
Final score:
40points
#115
Fierst Time My Daughter Held A Crab Upclose.. It Jumped On Her Face !! 😱😂😂😂
Final score:
40points
#116
My Friend Held A Pig For The First Time
#117
My Niece Meeting Wisp For The First Time
#118
So My 6yo Got To Hold A Puppy For The First Time Today. Not Sure Who's Happier Here
#119
Sister Just Sent Me This - The First Time My Nephew Has Smiled!
#120
Picture Of My Mom Riding Indiana Jones For The Very First Time
#121
Took My 81 Year Old Grandma To The Happiest Place On Earth For The First Time Ever
#122
First Time On A Greyhound Bus. All The Stories Are True
#123
My Son Wearing Headphones For The First Time
#124
My Dad Seeing Me For The First Time On My Wedding Day.
Final score:
35points
#125
Holding My Son In My Hands For The First Time After Birth, After 21 Days On Mechanical Venventilation Due To 100% Collapsed Lungs And Sepsis Caused By Mas At Birth. This 4kg Hero Fought Hard And He Won! This Moment Is My Definition For Happiness!
Final score:
35points
#126
My Wife And I Took My Daughter See The Ocean For The First Time
#129
My Daughter Trying Pop Rocks For The First Time
#130
First Taste Of Baby Food
#131
Grandma's First Time Sledding.
Final score:
32points
#132
My Cat's First Christmas!
Final score:
32points
#133
Niece Reacts To Seeing Train For The First Time
#134
I Took My Grandma To Pier One For The First Time And Look At How Stinkin' Happy She Is Ugh It Melts My Heart
#136
My 4 Month Old Daughter Visited A Ball Pool For The First Time Today
#137
First Time Riding A Bike
#138
First Time Going To Walt Disney World On My Son's Make-a-wish Trip.
Final score:
30points
#139
This Girl's Amazing Reaction When She Tries Her 3-d Printed Hand For The First Time
Final score:
30points
#140
My 2 Year Old Son Wes, Sledding For The First Time This Winter
#141
My 9 Month Old Daughter's Face When Seeing "The Lion King" For The First Time
JillVille Child Care 7 years ago
My oldest daughter watched this movie at 9mos old for the first time too! It was on tv and she sat through the entire movie, mesmerized!
#143
My Nephew Met A Cicada For The First Time Today
#145
My Daughter Sees Her Glow In The Dark Pj's With Lights Off For The First Time
Final score:
28points
#146
My Dad Seeing Me For The First Time On My Wedding Day.
Final score:
26points
MADELEINE KIMBALL 5 years ago
really Jace? you can't just be happy for other people's happiness? or be happy that they don't have a deaf/blind person hear/sees for the first time, because they WERE"NT deaf or blind in the first place! Jeez, other people's sufferings, even if they got resolved, ARE NOT FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!
#147
My Grandma's First Time At The Rodeo And I Guess You Can Say She Liked It
#148
My First Time Voting.
Final score:
25points
#151
Dexter's First Road Trip In His Car Seat. He's 10 Weeks Old Here.
Final score:
23points
#152
First Time In The Pool
#153
Detoothed For The First Time
#154
My Son, Seeing Light For The First Time
Final score:
21points
#155
The First Time My Niece Saw A Starfish
Final score:
21points
JUPAFiSH (Submission author) 7 years ago
We put it straight back afterwards and treated it with respect.
#156
Ziggy, Our New Kitten, Out For His First Buggy Ride! He Lets Us Know What He Wants To Do And Where He Wants To Go! He Has Us Wrapped Around His Lil Paws!!
Final score:
21points
Ramona Maliawco (Submission author) 7 years ago
He is our new love.... lil dickens as well... he loves going out in his lil cart buggy and riding around...
#157
Niece Getting Her Haircut For The First Time... She Couldn't Be Happier!
Felice Coles 7 years ago
Oh, yes. So chic to feel the ennui of a superficial existence. She's examining her reading of Proust to determine how she will create a performance piece from this experience...
#158
The Kids First Time Ice Skating
#159
First Time Meeting Her Brother And She's Still Wrapped Around His Little Finger!
Final score:
17points
chachkimooch 7 years ago
It looks like she's thinking "you are MY baby brother and I'll take care of you."
#160
First Time My Kitten Sat In Direct Sunlight.
Final score:
17points
#161
My 95 Year Old Grandmother Tries Snapchat For The First Time! Think She Liked It...
Final score:
17points
#162
My Mom Got A Puppy For The First Time As A Birthday Present. This Is What She Does When He Wants To Be Held.
Final score:
12points
#166
My 5yo Meeting Her New Kitten Merlin For The First Time (they Are Inseparable Now)
Final score:
10points
#167
My First Time Working With And Seeing Emus. I Was Terrified To Get Close At First.
Final score:
9points
#170
My Grand Daughter's First Time At The Beach.
Final score:
6points
#171
My Daughter First Met My Parents Dog
Final score:
6points
#172
My 2 Yr Old Son Meets His 2 Month Old Cousin For The First Time.
Final score:
5points
#173
When My Bridesmaids & Flower Girl Saw My Wedding Dress For The First Time
Final score:
1point
MADELEINE KIMBALL 5 years ago
awwww! I remember going to my aunt's wedding at the little girl's age and thinking she looked just like a princess! ^-^
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What do you think ?
Hans 7 years ago
This series has many nice entries, many are really funny, as the title suggests. However, some rather decpit special moment, that are undoubtedly particular and in a sense also precious, but surely not funny. Therefore, I think this series should be split or recaptioned. "Most special" instead of "funniest" probably does the job. Sorry for being pedantic, but particularly the pictures of those who obviously come to joy after times of hardships are not justly captioned "funniest reaction"
admin 7 years ago
Hey Hans, thank you for your comment. We changed it to "best".
Load More Replies... Lauren Kaufmann 7 years ago
so pure and precious. Everyone, no matter what culture, experiences awe the same way
Nataša Knežević 7 years ago
Has anyone noticed the (wet) woman's face on a green hospital robe? Interesting... :-) Picture #128
Hans 7 years ago
This series has many nice entries, many are really funny, as the title suggests. However, some rather decpit special moment, that are undoubtedly particular and in a sense also precious, but surely not funny. Therefore, I think this series should be split or recaptioned. "Most special" instead of "funniest" probably does the job. Sorry for being pedantic, but particularly the pictures of those who obviously come to joy after times of hardships are not justly captioned "funniest reaction"
admin 7 years ago
Hey Hans, thank you for your comment. We changed it to "best".
Load More Replies... Lauren Kaufmann 7 years ago
so pure and precious. Everyone, no matter what culture, experiences awe the same way
Nataša Knežević 7 years ago
Has anyone noticed the (wet) woman's face on a green hospital robe? Interesting... :-) Picture #128
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