You know how most 13-year-old kids are mortified by their parents' very existence? Like, don't make eye contact with me in public mortified? You can't be my mom I must have hatched out of an egg mortified?
That's what makes this video of Mike Hanley and his 13-year-old daughter Jessica dancing at her Bat Mitzvah so incredibly cool.
Not only is Jessica allowing her father to do a choreographed dance routine in front of who-knows-how-many family members and friends (and maybe cute boys), she's actually dancing with him. Voluntarily. And she looks happy about it!
Apparently Mike is a stand-up comedian, which must mean that his kids are used to him being kind of fun-loving and goofy and whaddya mean, I look silly? Who cares?
I absolutely love the message this video sends -- be comfortable with yourself and your kid will be comfortable with you (and probably herself, too).
She'll also have the best Bat Mitzvah memories ever.
Would you do a public dance routine like this with your kid?
Image via Today.com
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Comments 9
awesome how close they are
I was never embarrased by my dad, he could have farted in public and I could not be embarrased a bit.
He must be an awesome dad! I love stories like this that are encouraging.
Very cute.
nice but not worthy of public view, should be on a family video, that's what made it look dumb to me
I think that it is great that this video is out there for other kids to see. Even if it helps one little girl be closer to her father, it's worth it.