Single father shows up in a dress at his children’s school to celebrate mother’s day
On Mother's Day in Thailand, a single father came up with a unique plan for his children. The day celebrates motherhood and falls on August 12 in Thailand and Chatchai "Sam" Panuthai from Kanchanaburi, didn't want his two boys, 3-year-old Imsome and 5-year-old Ozone to feel excluded from this holiday. Their school hosted an event on the occasion and invited all mothers. At this event, children are asked to kneel at their mother's feet and thank her for everything she's done as part of the ceremony. Panuthai decided to dress and show up too. He wore a dress and filled in for the mother of his kids, reports Inside Edition. Kornpat Ae Sukhom captured the amazing moment in 2018 and it has since gone viral on Facebook, with over 6 million views.
According to Sukhom, the children's mother relocated to Europe after their parents split. She said, "He wanted the children not to feel left out because their mother had left them." She spoke to Buzzfeed describing the beautiful incident, "Everyone enjoyed it and all laughed and took photos with him. His two sons weren’t quite sure what was going on and why Dad was wearing a dress." Kornpat stated that they were startled that the video and photographs went viral, but that the reactions have been really good, with many people coming out in support of Panuthai.
This single father, Chatchai “Sam” Panuthai lives in Thailand with his two sons. He didn’t want their sons to miss out on the Mother’s Day event at school, so he took parenting to new heights and came wearing a dress. We applaud this amazing single dad. pic.twitter.com/4nOjvs698s
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The video has over 51,000 shares with several people commenting to appreciate this beautiful gesture. Others were joking that he forgot to shave to match the outfit. Panuthai was spotted wearing a beautiful pink dress in the video. He was also wearing a bow in his hair and his kids can be seen kneeling down to thank him as per the proceedings of the ceremony. Mothers around him were shocked and overwhelmed at the love he has for his children. As reported by News Bytes, he borrowed the dress from his mother. He felt uncomfortable at first, but his son's enjoyment destroyed his inhibitions. Sukhom added, "His two sons weren't quite sure why dad was wearing a dress."
Panuthai wanted his kids to have all the experience life has to offer and stepped up to fulfill his duties as a considerable and caring parent. He also defied gender norms by wearing a beautiful dress and displaying the finest quality of parenting.