A San Diego man has been dubbed ‘dad of the year’ by Twitter after sending his daughter sliced mango via overnight shipping.
Cecilia Li, 19, had spent a lovely weekend with her parents in San Diego before heading back to Los Angeles for classes at the University of California when, on the drive back, she realized she’d made a horrible mistake.
Her thoughtful father had sliced up some of her favorite fruit – mango – and placed it in a Tupperware container for her to bring on the journey. Unfortunately, Cecilia had left it at home.
Special delivery: University student Cecilia Li, 19, revealed on Twitter that her father sent her sliced mango overnight
The backstory: Cecilia’s dad had sliced the fruit for her, but she had left it behind
They were too far along on the drive to turn back, so Cecilia just had to go without.
During the drive, the student’s father texted her about the forgotten fruit, and Cecilia admitted that she complained during the car ride about forgetting it.
Her father responded to the situation by asking for her mailing address.
Cecilia thought her dad was joking, but then he insisted to her: ‘Address please.’
Arrival: Sure enough, the next day, she received a package containing a styrofoam box filled with ice
Sweet times: Nestled in the ice was the Tupperware container filled with mango
Going big: She shared the story on Twitter, where it quickly went viral
Sure enough, the very next day, Cecilia received a package: a styrofoam box packed with ice. Inside that was the Tupperware container filled with sliced mango.
‘I had never been happier nor more amused that I had mangoes cut, packaged, and shipped with love,’ she later told BuzzFeed, adding that she rarely gets to see her dad because he works on the weekends.
Blown away by her father’s sweet and silly gesture, Cecilia snapped a few photos of her package and posted them online along with her text conversation.
Rising popularity: Users on Twitter were overwhelmed by Cecilia’s dad’s kindness
Good one: This user flexed his wordplay muscles in his praise for the father
‘MY DAD MAILED ME A TUPPERWARE OF MANGO THAT HE HAD CUT FOR ME IN AN ICEBOX BC I FORGOT THEM WHEN I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL,’ she wrote, adding that her father is ‘dad of the year.’
The tweet has been shared more than 16,000 times and gained over 65,000 likes – not to mention a legion of fans for the thoughtful father.
‘Don’t ever let that Mango,’ joked one user, while another added: ‘Can i borrow your dad?’