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What happened when Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert shared a photo of himself with his daughter Iman Tayla “Junie” Shumpert Jr. on Twitter along with the caption: “This father stuff will turn you soft man, really soft lol…?”
This father stuff will turn you soft man, really soft lol pic.twitter.com/uTiaCNHM3O
— Iman. (@imanshumpert) October 15, 2017
A beautiful thread about fatherhood was born. As the thread started to go viral, the sweeter the shared father-child moments got; see for yourself.
— MAEJR AB (@Maejr_AB) October 16, 2017
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Facts pic.twitter.com/3R4vcs3dPM
— Ra’sclat Al Ghul (@Felonious_munk) October 16, 2017
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I feel you bruh pic.twitter.com/EvInPDp6hX
— #TrillTime (@KayeTrill) October 16, 2017
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— necio (@damontenhunt) October 16, 2017
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We here! pic.twitter.com/TzcESyj9Cb
— Con Iver (@DapperDapo) October 16, 2017
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Really humbles you bro. pic.twitter.com/oS3IsW76JQ
— Carlos (@last_oneleft) October 16, 2017
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True story pic.twitter.com/iD2hjRnFwS
— . (@Do_ItLikeFields) October 17, 2017
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Suuuper soft! When she says ‘daddy you have to match with me at the dance’ damn it you match with her pic.twitter.com/KaYcvOr3Bw
— GOD (@5ifgod) October 16, 2017
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But I feel you pic.twitter.com/I1Pz1nRJWL
— Onaje Malik (@KingInMyOwnMind) October 16, 2017
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The celebration started on Sunday and continued well into Monday morning. Shumpert took to Twitter again to reply to the overwhelming response to his tweet, writing: “It makes me so happy to know how many Fathers share this same feeling man. A child can fill your heart with so much love.”
It makes me so happy to know how many Father’s share this same feeling man. A child can fill your heart with so much love #theytriiidit pic.twitter.com/OdvlrgYsXB
— Iman. (@imanshumpert) October 16, 2017
Check out the full thread here. If it doesn’t warm your heart, we don’t know what will.