From the quirky to the shamelessly tear-jerking, here are some parents who got some air-time on the internet.
The video of twin brothers appearing to come out to their father over the phone quickly went viral earlier this month. “You know I love you both. That will never change,” the father said over the sound of our own sobs. Image via abc news
This awesome Sydney family re-create movie scenes out of cardboard boxes and assorted other household goods starring their adorable son Orson and it is the most magical thing ever. Image via their website, cardboardboxoffice.com
Video game developer Mike Mika won the internet when it was revealed that he hacked the Donkey Kong game for his daughter so that the damsel in distress could save Mario and be the hero. What a legend! Image via Wired.com
UK father Joel Andresier spoke for many parents when he posted his very real description of a second-hand pram to Ebay. “During its lifetime its had pretty much every bodily fluid known to science, (and several that have yet to be discovered) chucked over it by my children, Its also absorbed its own weight in Ellas Kitchen meals, and mud,” he wrote in the tongue-in-cheek advert. Image via ebay
German father Nils Pickert went viral in 2012 after he was snapped wearing a red skirt in solidarity with his son who liked to wear dresses, showing that he accepted him exactly how he is. Right on, Nils! Image via Emma magazine
The internet couldn’t get enough of little Mayhem (not her real name but how awesome is it?) and her mother’s re-makes of Hollywood red carpet dresses made entirely out of paper. Images via Instagram
This amazing correction published in the Queensland Courier Mail newspaper was shared by thousands of people online and praised for the parenting skills of the mum and dad who posted it. It read in full: “A Retraction – Bogert – In 1995 we announced the arrival of our sprogget, Elizabeth Anne, as a daughter. He informs us that we were mistaken. Oops! Our bad. We would now like to present, our wonderful son – Kai Bogert. Loving you is the easiest thing in the world. Tidy your room.”
In need of a happy cry? The videos of this dad dancing with his daughter, who has special needs, should do the trick. The video of McKenzie Carey dancing with her dad at a beauty pageant received more than three million views on You Tube. Image via Fox
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