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In 2018, a father’s request to see his son’s “boy toy” went viral for the purest and loveliest of reasons.
A teen named Louis shared the text exchange between him and his father.
“Send me the pic of u and ur boy toy,” read Dad’s text, followed by two adorable photos of Louis with his boyfriend.
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Louis’s tweet quickly racked up over 50K likes and 7K shares.
So my dad shows off my boyfriend and I at work ?:’) pic.twitter.com/lQcQcRitxI
— Golden Boy?? (@ninocachondo) April 2, 2018
After a few days of overwhelmingly positive response, the teen added this to the thread:
Imma take this time to appreciate the parents i have. I’m beyond blessed to have been born into this life. To have parents who love my brother and I for us. Wouldn’t give it up for the world.❤️ pic.twitter.com/hNgkqb4oJ8
— Golden Boy☀️ (@ninocachondo) April 4, 2018
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Yay Dad!
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Kangol2
I love this story. Dad is a hottie too!
Bystolicmanboy
It’s nice to have a loving family.
dougie
Cute he is – but grammarian he ain’t. “…parents who love my brother and I.” – parents who love . . . I? Come on, you learned it in school. Use the subjective first-person pronoun, not the objective