Facebook post about graduate's success - and his poor father's tears - tugs at the heartstrings

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Sanook Thai Caption: Look Dad! It's your son's name

 

Sanook reported on a Facebook post that was going viral online that was making netizen's cry.

 

The feel good story started on the page of a young man "Ba Rom" who had just got his bachelor's degree. 

In one picture he was showing his dad his name on the degree certificate saying "That's me dad!"

 

The father - an unskilled laborer - was in floods of tears. 

 

The post by the son said it would take too long to relate everything about his dad.

 

Suffice to say his dad thought he was dreaming when he saw his son's name there in black and white.

 

He remembered back to 8 years ago when he promised his dad that he'd graduate one day and become the first person in the family to get a good income from being in the civil service. 

 

He spoke of the help his father had given to everyone in the family and his promise that even if his dad didn't live to see the day he'd point out to relatives who he was and with pride say what he had done for the family. 

 

Fortunately his dad was still alive to see the happy day of his son's graduation as they remembered an occasion when they had no money for food and had been helped out by a lady they had never forgotten. 

 

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[Tropicalevo]

Great story.

Very well done to them both.

[kidneyw]

Good on you Ba Rom, you are made of the "right stuff."

[hotchilli]

I hope a job opportunity comes knocking... but that might not be as easy as he thinks.

[jacko45k]

Seen similar in the Mrs family.... a sister sponsored the youngest son to a degree. She herself was quite clever and her and husband had worked over-seas. 

[tomazbodner]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I hope a job opportunity comes knocking... but that might not be as easy as he thinks.

Hopefully after a bit of publicity, it could be.