mothers always know best, should've listened to her suggestion op

Mama right. U wrong *Adam sandler voice*

Well, we don't know how old the baby is, so we can't judge on that. My daughter was able to stand herself up at 5 months old, but she still took some pretty good tumbles. That being said, you really should've listened to the mother, and let her hold the baby up. You can't judge the baby's ability based on his age alone. I'm gonna rate this one both ways. FYL for having something like this happen, and YDI for making assumptions on a baby's ability when it isn't your child.

Enough about your job, you should have been more invested in the saftey of the baby

Ur such a f****in idiot

If you don't lose your job OP, I bet you'll be more careful from now on. I worked at a photography studio for several years and when I did that pose, I'd have the mom hold the baby until the last second, then pull her hands only about a foot away so she could still catch her baby if they started to lose their balance. And if the baby wasn't able to stand on their own for even a few seconds, I'd forget the pose. Safety is way more important than a cute picture.

Let's be rational. If OP said yes, it would have taken more than two seconds for the baby's mother to walk over and therefore, baby would be on the ground.

Aw, poor baby =[

Never underestimate what a baby can and will do!

Mother knows best.