Sweet Memories: Man Recreates Adorable Childhood Photo with Dad with His First Child; Photo Goes Viral

Sweet Memories: Man Recreates Adorable Childhood Photo with Dad with His First Child; Photo Goes Viral

  • Chris Jay, a young man with the Twitter name HunchoShadjay, has recreated a childhood photo with his dad with his own child
  • He shared the photo with his child along with a heartwarming message, which has triggered similar photos from netizens
  • Jay noted that his father posed with him for a photo as his first child and he, Jay, relived the childhood moment with his first baby

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Chris Jay, a social media user, has re-enacted a childhood photo with his dad as he posed with his own first child to relive the moment after becoming a father himself.

With the Twitter name HunchoShadjay, Jay uploaded a photo, in which his father posed with him while he was still a baby.

Jay's father, who was visibly stunned while holding his first child in his arms, was captured on camera with his mouth opened.

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On the left is Jay's dad holding him (his first child) and all-grown Jay on the right holding his first child
Man Recreates Adorable Childhood Photo with Dad with His First Child; Photo Goes Viral Photo credit: Chirs Jay
Source: Twitter

Recreating beautiful memories

According to Chris Jay, he remained nostalgic for years about the childhood picture with his father and waited years for an opportunity to remake one with his first child.

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''Waited years to create this pic … on the left is my dad holding me (his first child) me on the right holding my first child (my dad's first grandchild),'' Jay said on Twitter.

Twitter post

Social media comments

His post has gone viral since he shared it on November 5, garnering over 192,000 reactions and nearly 1,000 comments, with some netizens sharing throwback photos of themselves along with snaps of their babies.

Nini to Saliteeee said:

''Photo on the left when I was one-year-old and on the right when my daughter was one-year-old, the resemblance is just incredible.''

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Andrew Waruszewski commented:

''Very cool!! Many congratulations! I cropped your photo to match the original - maybe you’ll like it. (I’m a sucker for symmetry). Hope you don’t mind.''

Jamaican Male With Destructive Intent commented:

''Your dad rocking his Blues with the tech School rope on I see him.''

Malandren said:

''I know right!? He’s trynna convince us that there are like 20-30 years apart between the pics!''

Thembile G made an observation, saying:

''Wooooow, looks like the same person. Only difference was that the first frame was shot using an old photo using VGA and the send frame was shot using an iPhone.''

Lionel Dripps shared a photo with his dad and one he created with his child.

Lecturer Nurses his Student's Baby

Meanwhile, a male lecturer has received praises on social media following his kind gesture to a student who came to class with a child.

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In a short video shared by @instablog9ja on Instagram, the lecturer was seen playing a motherly role as he carried the baby of a student while he lectured.

The unidentified Delta State University lecturer, Abraka would pat the child at the back, a way of keeping the kid calm. He dictated notes to the students while pacing back and forth.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.