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Sergeant Surprises Son In Taekwondo Lesson (Original Post)
Bayard
Oct 2019
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50 Shades Of Blue
(9,993 posts)1. Why is this considered a public moment?
fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)2. IKR! These types of videos make me cringe.
I'm happy that the family is reunited, but why make this a public spectacle?
These children are caught at their most vulnerable moments and then splashed across social media for the whole world to see.
I think this is a sad form of voyeurism and it's sick that so many people think this is acceptable.
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,993 posts)5. That's exactly how I feel.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)3. Sailors coming off their ship usually have a public reunion with families.
If the mom or dad published this online, or gave permission to the videographer, then it should be a reminder of how much youngest members of a family are affected by long deployments.
Baitball Blogger
(46,709 posts)4. Beautiful!
Bayard
(22,073 posts)6. Made me misty...
I'm betting mom was doing the filming.
JuJuYoshida
(2,215 posts)7. I love stuff like this, also with dogs reaction to soldiers coming home