- A man embraced his father for the first time in more than three decades
- A clip shows the moment the two meet and are overwhelmed with emotion
- The son’s daughter also joins in the hug, meeting her grandpa for the first time
- The identity of the men or the story behind the encounter remains unclear
Some hugs are just worth waiting for.
That’s how a son felt after seeing his father for the first time in 37 years.
Moving footage shows the moment the two men meet each other at a parking lot and are overcome with emotion.
37 years in the making: Emotional footage captured the moment a man saw his father for the first time in nearly three decades
The man is clearly overwhelmed with emotion when he first sees his father, and proceeds to give him a tight hug, which his daughter joined in on
As soon as the son sees his father getting out of his car, he puts his hands on his knees and hunches over, clearly overwhelmed with the encounter he’s been waiting for for decades.
‘I’ts alright,’ the father says as his son starts sobbing.
The two then hug, with the father dropping his cane to fully embrace his son.
‘I’m so glad to see you,’ he says. ‘You look just like me.’
The man was sobbing throughout the whole encounter, with his father telling him: ‘It’s alright’
The beautiful picture is completed when his granddaughter joins in the hug, and picks up his cane.
‘Three generations,’ says the son proudly as he picks up his daughter.
‘That’s your grandpa,’ he tells the little girl. ‘That’s your daddy’s daddy.’
The identity of the men or the story behind the encounter remains unclear.
The complete picture: The three generations came together for the first time