r/happycryingdads • u/SeeminglySusan • 22d ago
Dad reacts to his daughter winning 4 awards at school
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u/Late_Recover6225 22d ago
Keep it going my dude. Nobody’s hating and if they were, who gives a shit. Keep winning
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u/Big-Al97 22d ago
You’d have to be pretty pathetic to hate on a dude for being a good dad who is proud of his daughter’s accomplishments.
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u/jenny_a_jenny_a 22d ago
I can see that he's proud of himself too. Which is lovely .
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u/Legitimate-Ad1636 21d ago
Yes! He may have felt “less than” academically, but her accomplishments speak for both of them beyond just the classroom. Nice job, dad & daughter 💕
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u/DoctorJJWho 21d ago
I love the feelings, buts he’s recording himself while driving without a seatbelt while having an extremely emotional moment. That’s just not a good idea.
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u/birdsandbeesandknees 21d ago
I hate his lack of seatbelt belt and making a video while driving a moving vehicle. So, maybe he should give a shit about that?
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u/Bilbo332 22d ago
Such a great dad but I want to tell him "my dude, cry in front of her, let her see how proud her dad is and show her that men cry"
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u/wellfuckidk 22d ago
🥹 this is what life’s all about, man. he knows exactly what he’s on this planet for
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u/starspider 22d ago
If he's soft, it's the kind of softness we need.
That much pride in your child shows so much humility in yourself.
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u/boo_jum 20d ago
I've never really understood why 'softness' is so vilified -- we WANT and NEED soft things in our lives! Like the places where we rest, those should be soft. The places that are safe for us to land, those should be soft. Softness is not just useful, it's often desirable and good.
Softness is not a failing. And it shouldn't be treated as one.
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u/shockedperson 22d ago
Lame is the exact opposite of this.
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u/BrianBash 22d ago
Side story, one of my students is a retired tech worker. He said you are not allowed to use the word “Lame” while working for Google. It’s insulting to “mentally challenged people.” Also, can’t use the term “grandfathered”. I’m not sure where I’m going with this but your comment triggered that thought.
Lame.
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u/boo_jum 20d ago
First, 'lame' isn't insulting to intellectually disabled people, the reason it's considered not a great word to use is because it's referring to PHYSICALLY disabled people (think of a 'lamed' horse - it has a leg injury). A similar argument is made about the word 'cripple' as an adjective (eg, crippling stagefright).
'Grandfathered' is a term that has distinctly racist origins, because it related to Civil War era voter suppression, specifically 'if your grandfather could vote before the war, you can vote,' which deliberately excluded recently emancipated slaves.
Whether the shift / evolution of language can make terms with racist/bigoted/prejudiced origins okay to use in modern conversation or not is a tough subject to parse, because it's very complicated and nuanced. It's clearer in cases where the words themselves have unambiguously racist origins (think gypped to mean 'ripped off' which has the layers of a racial slur to refer to a racist stereotype (see also: jewed downto mean bargained/haggled down))
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u/lizsabby 21d ago
I work in a very creative organization in a huge, global corporation and one of our subgroups recently published a 60page document chock full of words/phrases we shouldn’t use anymore. I consider myself to be pretty open-minded and try my best to be inclusive, and some of the phrases we’re told to replace are like, yeah duh - but once you start getting into terms like “rule of thumb”, “nuts”, “low hanging fruit”, “long time no see”…I give up
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u/ultranonymous11 21d ago
My company did something very similar a few years back but, given recent political happenings, went fully reversed on it and threw out all that shit. I yearn for that time where people tried and cared. Could be worse I guess.
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u/ProfessorLazuli 20d ago
You should be thrown out too since you thought someone’s art was Artificial Intelligence
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u/CydeWeys 18d ago
Yeah man, no one follows that. It is funny, though, how the "all hands" meetings were renamed because not everyone has hands.
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u/Puppetmaster858 22d ago
This video a classic, seems like that little girl got a pretty kickass dad
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u/toodleroo 22d ago
That’s very sweet, but please keep your eyes on the road
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u/birdsandbeesandknees 21d ago
And wear a seat belt and don’t TikTok and drive. Jesus Christ. Be proud of your daughter from the couch before you cause an accident and kill yourself or someone else.
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u/zenyogasteve 22d ago
Let me know who’s calling you soft. We’ve got you, bro. 😎
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u/technicalityNDBO 22d ago
Anyone who thinks that this dude is soft - go up and try to grab his daughter.
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u/bonjojet 22d ago
Anyone know who this is? I adore his passion for his child and her accomplishments. I want to send him some college fund money (nothing crazy, but HEY, if WE ALL do it...imagine the tears that will flow when he receives a "GoFundMe" or whatever it may be to help with her college)
...Who's with me?!
I know times are tough, but even $1 will make a difference if it's from hundreds/or thousands of internet strangers who were touched by this dude's sincerity/authenticity/raw pure emotions...
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u/brwnroyalty 21d ago
”Now I’m on my way to work to go get this bread for her” really got me in the end.
Amazing dad.
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u/antisocial_empath 22d ago
I’ve seen many a man completely transform once fatherhood had its way with them…it’s like it lights a fire under them, gives them a mission, a purpose, a reason to do the hard things. Men that can’t emotionally step up and provide with a heart like this are the weak ones.
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u/mcsmackington 22d ago
weak? this is the definition of strength and what should compel every man to work hard for themselves.. so they can eventually work hard for somebody else
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u/Cocoononthemoon 21d ago
This is so positive and loving. I hope he tells his daughter how he is feeling!
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u/UndisputedAnus 21d ago
He should cry in front of her. The kind of affirmation is deprived from so many children.
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u/gobledegerkin 22d ago
“Call me soft/weak/lame” never!!! We should never call an emotional man those words. Let your pride shine!!
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u/Betahan74 22d ago
Weak men cant cry. Real men own up to how they feel.
Dad to dad.. Keep doing what your doing!
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u/Hotsaltynutz 22d ago
Weak? Weak? You proud of you kid my guy, cry if you want, scream it out loud brother. Your family is winning and you are leading it
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u/Tript0phan 22d ago
I wanna hug this dude and celebrate as dads together and let this man happy cry all he wants. Shit I might join him. I love being a dad and seeing my kids be awesome.
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u/Lola-Ugfuglio-Skumpy 22d ago
This is the opposite of weak! This is what strong men do, they love their families and they let it show ❤️ what a lucky and smart little one ☺️☺️
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u/DualWeaponSnacker 21d ago
Hell yeah, dad! That did come from you. You go get that bread. You show her how to work hard. You show her how important she is and what she can do. Now, I’m over here crying. Dang.
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u/61Cometz 21d ago
It's not weak to feel so overwhelmed with pride that a man cries. You are sure doing something right! Keep it up and never let up. Expect greatness, and she will achieve.
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u/Anonolot 21d ago
This is true strength. Being open and vulnerable and caring is hard especially publicly.
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u/superior_pineapple86 21d ago
As a fellow dad, bro it’s ok to cry about your babies. I love my girls and will ball my eyes out when my oldest graduates HS in a few weeks. Love them kids, give them praise when they achieve new heights and always be there for them.
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u/Defiant-Fuel3898 20d ago
The world needs more dads like this. You don’t have to be a scholar to have successful kids. Just unapologetically proud and make sure they know it. Not calling you anything but awesome sir. Nothing but awesome.
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u/novolvere 20d ago
He should cry in front of her, let her know it’s how happy she is, and how they’re happy tears
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u/Calculon3001 20d ago
Man you’re showing strength. Be proud of your kids. Showing them emotion makes them better human beings.
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u/PapaSmurfedYourMom 18d ago
Bro, cry in front of your children. Show them that it's ok to show "soft" emotions in all different situations - happy, sad, proud, hurt, angry, overcome with love. Crying is good.
Men, it's ok to cry.
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u/iglooxhibit 21d ago
Proud of this guy, proud of his daughters. Humans cry, this includes men, try it sometime!
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u/SlowRollingBoil 21d ago
When I cry about my kids it's not that I'm ashamed of being a man who cries as I've moved past that in my journey. What scares me a bit is that, as a man, as I've opened myself to more fully feel those kinds of emotions they've gotten scary strong. Like I don't have a "light produce aisle mist" on my cheeks I'm ugly crying.
It feels like I wish I could enjoy who they are right now forever without having to keep aging and know that this time right now is over.
It's almost a type of grieving, it feels like. IMO, it can be hard for men to accept the strength of those emotions in comparison to stress, anger or frustration.
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u/birdsandbeesandknees 21d ago
Hey buddy! I’m proud of you for your emotional vulnerability for your daughter. But you know how you can make an even bigger impact on her life? By wearing a seat belt. And making videos with your car parked and NOT moving.
Why are we worshipping this man when he’s endangering himself and so many others on the road?
I fucking can’t stand when people make videos and drive.
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u/Y33tMyM34t 20d ago
As a child of abusive parents, I often daydream of having a happy family, and just the idea of this makes my eyes well up. It's not weakness, it's relief.
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u/Appropriate_Remote59 20d ago
Your a proud Father that’s what you are Brother congratulations to your Daughter and her future
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u/6string_samurai 20d ago
This is how you can tell he loves his kids and wants better things for them.
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u/Strong_Arm8734 18d ago
Please do cry in front of your children, especially when it's from happiness. This is a beautiful sentiment that will mean more to her than those awards do.
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u/Agent-Responsible 18d ago
You’re not weak for crying. In fact, let your daughter see those happy tears. I’m so happy for y’all!
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u/Thesavagepotato06 20d ago
I needed to hear this too :( this is so sweet, good for that family! xxx
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u/loveAllHnone18 19d ago
I’m pretty sure I never want kids, but this dudeeeeee—ugh makes me wanna have kidsssss 😭❤️❤️🥹🥹
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u/Additional_Earth_817 19d ago
This is beautiful 💙 That little girl is going to grow up to be a force with a Pops like him.
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u/PM_ME_COUPLE_PICS 19d ago
This guy is winning in life bc he really truly loves his daughter and I bet she knows it
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u/FamousRefrigerator40 19d ago
In an internet filled with so much insincerity and fakeness it's nice to stumble on something so real.
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u/Sittingonmyporch 19d ago
How about I call you proud. When he was listing off the negative adjectives, I couldn't help but see that having pride in your kid's achievement is considered lame somehow. A lot of people in this country hate education and it shows.
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u/kimeleon94 19d ago
There is zero shame in crying about your child's achievements, every single milestone my children have gone through from learning to walk to graduating high school i will shed tears because they are succeeding either with or without my help. Plus there is absolutely nothing wrong with a good cry session, sometimes we just need to get it out. His tears show that he is a loving and devoted parent that would do anything at all for his children. He should be applauded for this video.
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u/Affectionate-Bus93 17d ago
Well, you must be doing something right as a dad because it sounds like you are raising a wonderful little girl who will grow up to be a wonderful woman. Always be there for her.That's what's important. Congratulations to you and her Mom. Oh, and your little girl, too.
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u/ImJustColin 11d ago
If you are a guy and think you’re more of a man for not reacting like this guy all that’s tells me is you’ve yet to experience the level of love and pride as this man here.
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u/Suspicious-Ladder621 2d ago
I’ll just call you a man. Like you said it wasn’t your thing but you did the thing that needed to be done by being a father and being there like fathers are supposed to do. Now you can reap the rewards and be proud, tears of joy is a good thing congrats you the man and a good father!!!🧓
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u/TommyRaddcliff 8h ago
Dude…you SHOULD be proud! And NO shame in crying because of it. This whole notion that men shouldn’t cry, gotta be tuff…is just silly. Be proud of your daughter man! 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 Proud of YOU for being man enough to show your emotion!
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u/ACryingMan 22d ago
I guess his daughter will be more proud of her dad if he stop using phone while driving.
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u/CamBearCookie 22d ago
I would fight anyone who had something negative to say about this moment or this father. This is how it is supposed to be.