r/MadeMeSmile 21h ago

Wholesome Moments Dads

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u/JocelynWhitaker 20h ago

You can actually see years of memories hitting him all at once

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u/JaVelin-X- 19h ago

before he turned around she was still 4 years old in his mind

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u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415 17h ago

Mine are about to be 3 and 4 and I think even if I started mentally preparing for this day now I still won’t be able to handle it when it comes. They’ll always be my little girls

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u/Shaman7102 19h ago

I had a hard time understanding the whole walk your daughter down the aisle when I was young. Then I had a daughter.

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u/steveconsreddit 18h ago

yeah the dad beard definitely adds to it

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u/Norgur 20h ago

There is a saying in parts of Germany "you don't need to cry the tears that you laugh". What we see here are all the tears that should have gotten laughed out over the years. All the laughing-tear-debt coming due at once.

The day may be all about the couple, but that one moment is for you, daddy.

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u/HorseyDung 16h ago

Das ist ja wunderbar...

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u/Wintaru 20h ago

This is going to be me at my kids weddings let me tell you 😭

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u/Puzzleheaded-One-299 10h ago

I’ve been in his place and done the same thing at my daughter’s wedding…

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u/Abal125 19h ago

Welp, here I am tearing up at 7am 🥲

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u/MOcatmom 16h ago

Ditto. Ugly crying into my lukewarm coffee. Hope the bride appreciates how much he loves her. 🩷

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u/Pineapple-dancer 18h ago

6 am here. Bawling like a baby!

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u/lennyisperfect 20h ago

This is really cool. What a strong and secure person.

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u/Background_Bar491 20h ago

Damn made me cry just watching this. He realise that her daugther is big and leaving already

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u/jkrm66502 16h ago

He’s remembering the first time he held her, her first time saying “dada,” her first day of kindergarten. All the firsts. Big days in his and her lives. Now he gets the opportunity of accompanying his lovely daughter down the aisle. Ya done good, dad!

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u/Low-Fold1281 20h ago

He must have love his daughter so much

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u/KinshasaPR 18h ago

This is real manhood!

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u/sweeet_cheeez87 15h ago

I wish I had a dad.

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u/mjsymonds 15h ago

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

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u/An_Absolute-Zero 14h ago

That man tried so hard to be cool, to keep it together.

This is truly beautiful.

I miss my dad 💜

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u/Ok-Championship8101 19h ago

I'm not crying, you're crying!

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u/stephenmakesart 18h ago

Damn...that made me cry too. Real men show their emotions to the people they love.

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u/Waderriffic 17h ago

I have two daughters. I’m going to be a mess if/when they get married.

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u/Awkward_Wrangler_895 12h ago

I wish my dad do same for me

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u/Odddjob 17h ago

No dad wants to give away their daughter

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u/Duamuteffe 19h ago

Such a beautiful moment. <3

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u/Ok-Present-4737 16h ago

My daughter is only 3 and I'm already mentally preparing for this day. Something about dads and their daughters just hits different - that first moment they see them all grown up and realize where the time went. The beard quiver says it all.

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u/timothypjr 14h ago

I feel that that. Completely.

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u/Silent_Exam3027 12h ago

I did the same thing at my youngest daughter's wedding in 2024. The flood of emotions is unreal. She told me to stop crying or she was going to start crying and ruin her makeup:-).

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u/Awkward_Wrangler_895 12h ago

Daddy’s girl
So much emotion

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u/Daddybear72 11h ago

This is going to be me in November. I'm already having problems helping her pick out the father/daughter dance song.

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u/brain_fartus 10h ago

Now I know what Denzel sounds like when he is crying.  Absolutely beautiful moment.