A photo of a Nigerian boy has gone viral after he lost a race for the sweetest reason!
This Tuesday, Imoh Umoren tweeted a photo of his two-year-old son, Imoh Umoren II with the caption, “My son finished 4th in the race because instead of running across the finish line he ran to hug me. Ah well won my heart.” The tweet has received over 14,000 likes and is warming the hearts of many across the internet.
My son finished 4th in the race because instead of running across the finish line he ran to hug me. Ah well won my heart pic.twitter.com/ww99o0qfSV
— Imoh Umoren (@ImohUmoren) February 21, 2017
Umoren is an indie film director who lives in Lagos, and he explained to the Huffington Post that Imoh just started attending his school, which held a sports competition this week.
“It was his first race, but we had been rehearsing all week in the front yard,” Umoren said. On the day of the race, Imoh had a strong start, but “it sort of fell apart when he spotted me taking a picture of him and came to hug me.”
“I think part of it may be that he always ran into my arms while we were doing our little training at home,” he added. “But he’s a bit of a hugger, and maybe to him, that is a natural ending to a race: run into daddy’s arms.”
After the warm embrace, Umoren tried to get his son back on course. “I was telling him to stop, but he couldn’t figure out why he had to,” the dad recalled. “He ran towards me giggling, so I had to explain to him he had to get to the finish line. I don’t think he realized it was a competition!”
Imoh did eventually get back into the race and finished in fourth place. In a later event that day, he had a chance to redeem himself and he won third place!
Umoren said his son is an incredibly sweet kid. “I’m just really lucky to have him,” he told the Huffington Post. “One time I was trying to teach him numbers, and he was struggling a bit with it. When he saw I was slightly disappointed, he said ‘I’m sorry’ and gave me a hug. I mean, I cried a little because he earnestly gives everything his best effort.”
Came 3rd in the second event. We move lol pic.twitter.com/XUqJg5gNEn
— Imoh Umoren (@ImohUmoren) February 21, 2017
“He’s a pretty smart kid for his age and can sense when you’re having a bad day and literally come and kiss you and offer you water,” Umeron said, adding, “I’m trying to raise him to be a good man because in a crumbling world we need some sunlight.”
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[Featured Image Credit: Imoh Umoren]
Adorable Little Boy Loses Race Because He Wanted To Hug His Dad is an article from: LifeDaily