People are used to seeing a mother comfort her sick or upset child, but everyone’s shocked the minute a dad shows his nurturing side and does the same for his children.
Two years ago, Heather Whitten and husband Thomas desperately tried to make their almost 1-year-old son feel better after vomiting and having diarrhea all night. While trying to soothe and clean their little boy, Thomas decided to strip down and hold his son, Fox, under the stream of the shower.
As Thomas sat with Fox for two hours, Heather couldn’t help but snap a picture of the touching scene. “I snapped a couple of pictures,” Heather said. “It was just beautiful. It was not surprising or anything out of the ordinary; it’s how he has always been with the kids.” Thankfully, Fox was feeling better in no time after tests revealed he had salmonella, but that scene of dad and child together left a lasting impression on Heather, who later shared the photo on Facebook.
Immediately, people began criticizing Thomas and claiming the photo was sexual, and Facebook even banned the photo twice. “I wanted to take it down just because I thought it would get blown out of proportion,” Heather said. “I thought the point was getting missed.”
Despite the criticism, Heather chose to keep the photo of Thomas, who works for the Air Force, and Fox up to show people what a nurturing father looks like. “It is okay to get naked with your son and nurture him … the important thing is really taking care of your kiddos,” she said.
“I think it would be really powerful to show my son [the picture of] him vulnerable and wrapped up in his father’s arms,” she said. The photo shows “this is the kind of man that your father is and I hope that [Fox] will see that and never be ashamed or embarrassed by it.”
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[Featured image credit: Heather Whitten]
Mom Posts Controversial Photo Of Dad Comforting Their Son In The Shower is an article from: LifeDaily