You see pregnancy announcement videos across social media all the time, but one video posted on Twitter the day before Father's Day has captured the hearts of many with more than 242,000 retweets and 1.1 million likes.
Crystal Aponte tweeted the video of her dad, Andy Aponte, opening what looked like a regular gift bag Saturday night. A few seconds into the video Andy pulls out a Chewbacca teddy bear. After Crystal tells her dad there is more to the teddy bear he realizes the teddy bear talks—and what comes next is absolutely heartwarming.
Andy gets a special message from his daughter Cassandra and her husband:
"Hey dad, just wanted to wish you a very happy father's day and to let you know that...we're having a baby!"
The baby announcement left Andy speechless, hugging onto "Chewy" and crying happy tears.
Dad Stops Daughter's Wedding. But When He Returns With One Man, Everyone’s in Tears
All her life, Brittany Peck, of LaGrange, Ohio, was struggling between her torn relations: her mom and her two dads. But she was still blessed indeed, because they all loved their lovely daughter! Then on her wedding day, it was like all was perfectly harmonized...Brittany was a 6-year-old child when she witnessed her parents going in for divorce. Going through the emotional trauma at a very young age and later adjusting with her new stepfather had been quite a difficult task.
It is natural that a biological father and stepfather tend to be uncomfortable with each other and have kinds of unusual differences that often lead to intolerance.
But both of her dads, biological dad Todd Bachman and stepdad Todd Cendrosky, showed their love and affection towards Brittany in the most adorable and healthy way. She was indeed their beloved daughter!
On Brittany's wedding day on Sept. 26, 2015, she was truly in a dilemma: it was a difficult decision for Brittany to choose whom of the two loving fathers should walk her down the aisle. But she had to pick one, so she chose her biological father for this honorable act.
As they were walking down the aisle, suddenly, her biological father, Bachman, stopped and said he would be back in a minute.
Bachman rushed to Cendrosky and pulled him by the arm. Then, the two fathers ran down the aisle. It was like her biological dad knew it was the most special day for her daughter and so he could not let her stepdad miss out on the honor.
“It meant the world to me. It was the happiest moment of my life walking down the aisle with both of them,” Brittany said.
All were surprised and happy at this sudden gesture of Bachman. Actually, it conveyed so much in action: respecting others' feelings and honoring others' wishes is something that makes relations harmonious and worth living.
Also, through the story, Brittany hopes parents learn to always put their children first.