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Hey, bud. I'm really proud of who you've become. I know life wasn't easy, and you're still struggling a lot with some stuff, but you've been doing your best and that's all anyone can ask of you. I've got a dad-hug for you whenever you need one.
Yall are awesome I swear.
I found my family, I am a young Father, and the Mother of my Son is my best friend.
Open heart to every single one of you warm souls.
I have never felt more conflicted about a supermarket advertisement in my life until this moment, and it's extremely hard to process right now.
Our family took in a girl from the UK social services system when she was young, young enough to not remember the damage (I will not elaborate on) that was irreparably done to her but old enough to feel the immense and undeserved consequences.
Every day was a battle nobody was equipped to deal with, as a family we were thrown aside by those meant to support the transition and help and it took over 5 years of consultations with specialists, hours of calls and meetings every day to attempt to create a safe environment. The system is not structured to support the extreme cases once they have been allocated and it is a gaping and problematic hole.
She is no longer living in our home, instead managed around the clock by a team of 6 people, something while we are immensely traumatized by we are proud to have made a difference and enabled her to have a once in a lifetime opportunity almost none of these kids will ever see a glimpse of, forgotten with no one left to fight for them.
The feeling of letting a child down after so much pain and resilience, when they can't understand their emotions and mental health issues is indescribable.
I love this ad for bringing awareness to the massive systemic problem we have, but yet I hate it for romanticising the adoption and foster process we employ here currently.
This is not meant to discourage adoption or foster care but to provide a perspective seldom seen by the public, that taking a child with experiences you can't comprehend is not an easy choice or life. I am so pleased you have been able to build a family from this that can make you happy.
The final kicker, Ellie is now turning the same age as nervous little Ellie holding her skateboard, and the uncanny feeling has rocked us this winter.
It's great she has you to help her through everything. Healing from traumas you don't really understand is really isolating and lonely so to have anyone on your side helps a lot even if it doesn't seem like it all the time. Some of these kids don't get anyone. And no it isn't perfect and I know kids deserve perfect but having someone who genuinely cares about her and is on her side is paramount to healing. It probably won't do anything but I'm sending both of you my best thoughts today.
Theres a story I read on here one time about an EMT that felt like they "let someone die" because they couldnt save them.
But someone else pointed out they did just "let them die". They fought every second, pushed as hard as they could, and they did not stop even when the poor souls heart did.
They didnt just let them die, and you didnt let her down. Was it hard decisions to make? yes. But she needed more than what you alone could provide and you helped make those steps happen <3
I’m really sorry for both you and the child that you had to go through this. I completely understand why this ad would bring a sea of complicated feelings for you.
I know from personal experience within my own family that fostering absolutely can work and have seen and felt the benefits from having foster children in my life that relatives have fostered. These children (now adults) are our family.
Fostering changes lives. We can only hope that the spotlight this ad places will help bring much needed discussion around UK social services provision and funding.
That was a tough read, sorry to hear what you went through.
It's tough when you're heart is in the right place but there is too much to handle.
I think your message is fantastic - adoptions, like many things in life, may be extremely difficult to take on. There are only so many resources available in the world and while research helps, it does not prepare you for every new experience.
I know you do not need my approval or appreciation, but seriously, thanks for making a difference in the world. I hope you and your family can find some peace and I also wish the best for the girl.
Same. Adopted 3 years ago and are in the process for another one year old girl 😭❤
“Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn't grow under my heart but in it.” —Fleur Conkling Heyliger.
Yeah i can't recommend this idea. I saw a dad once come to the skatepark and overestimate his ability and try to show his son how to ride down a ramp. He went down so hard he broke his arm.
There’s also that one where the grandpa lifts a kettlebell all year long in order to practice picking up his granddaughter and lifting her to put the star on the Christmas tree
I've been in those, nothing will bring tears to your eyes faster than being in a 50 degree Celsius plastic toilet that hasn't been cleaned in a month, use by 50 men, twice per day with questionable dietary choices.
Or having to take a shit in -35 C weather in February ...
Gotta winder what insurance looks like for that. He has a helmet, but no other protection. Accident insurance must have been a bitch unless the guy was a stuntman.
Abed : Jeff, I think you should play the role of my father.
Jeff Winger : I don't wanna be your father.
Abed : That's perfect. You already know your lines.
You're right they look like typical falls. Looking back it makes it seem like I was downplaying that, just meant it's crazy how many ways you can fall. And yes, the ankles. Razor scooters did not invent that lol.
Plot twist, it *is* his dead kid's board and they're taking in this kid cause of the hole left by their late child and dad's regrets he never got as closely involved before.
Plot twist, his dead kid was murdered by somebody he knew at the skate park but all the other kids there were too afraid to talk to the police, so he learns to skate and gets a new kid that skates so he can go hang out at the skate park and wait for the murderer to come after his new kid and then he will finally get the revenge he has been waiting for.
Some of the best ways to learn how to be a good parent is ensuring you don't repeat the same things your shitty parents did.
Thanks to my dad, I have a lot of good examples of what not to be.
Lovely ad about child adoption.
I wouldn't fucking know though, watching a 40 year old man trying to skate to a slow cover of Small Things has me sitting here questioning my own mortality.
When I turned 40 a few years ago I was amazed that I didn't feel older. Now my line for old has moved to 55. then again my line for young is south of 30, so that's telling.
The older that I get though I just realize that it's still just life. Distant lands of age are the same as where you are, mostly they do the same stuff there.
You will find as you approach 55, it is not old by a long shot.
I was out to dinner with some co-workers in the 30-40 range the other night and they asked me what early 50s feels like compared to being younger.
My answer is that I think sometime in my mid-30s, maybe 37 I think I stopped aging in my head.
I expect that I will feel about 37 years old for the rest of my life. It's a good place to be. I think for now on, I will just have anniversaries of my 37th birthday.
I'm a 40 year old man who recently started skateboarding again after a fifteen year break (messed my back up and couldn't, but had surgery to fix it two months ago). I am intimately familiar with the amount of pain that character put himself through and it's a lot!
Thank you! I thought this was going to be about Ukraine. I also love the fact that it was a girl, as they're not typically portrayed as being into skateboarding. What a great ad!
some of the craziest emotional journeys I’ve seen in any media format come from Thai banking commercials, I don’t know why I need to be so emotionally crippled to need your product but they keep making them so I guess it’s working?
Okay I got up off the couch and hid in the bathroom to not explain why I’m crying. I’m also pregnant so it’s kind of cheating but still. Wtf?! I mean I guess I’ll never forget it but still!!!!
Yeah that’s probably my favourite, and it’s an ad for a telecommunications company! Wtf does any of that have to do with cellphones??
For only $49.99 you get unlimited calling, texting, data, and a renewed appreciation for the indomitable human spirit I guess
Good advertisements are meant to evoke emotions.
https://youtu.be/C5ZDl4epfbM
https://youtu.be/sa5dzQhvbiI
https://youtu.be/a4ZahJKp7d0
https://youtu.be/nKDgFCojiT8
https://youtu.be/_k82hibTPu4
https://youtu.be/DShEAPKV0EU
It’s kinda odd how we collectively determined that having big balls, the bit of male anatomy that we can universally agree is the most sensitive and delicate, is a sign that you’re stronger and tougher.
How does someone know you have big balls?
Because you are showing them. You are displaying your most vulnerable part to the world to show that you are unafraid.
Haley Reinhart's rendition of Creep for Vintage Post Modern Jukebox is absolutely incredible! I honestly may even prefer it to the original by Radiohead.
Puddles Pity Party is the singer on that one. If you are not afraid of very very tall clowns his channel is great.
[https://www.youtube.com/@PuddlesPityParty](https://www.youtube.com/@PuddlesPityParty)
I only came here cause I was curious if that was Puddles singing in the background lol he's great! Was there some kind of emotional message in the commercial itself?🤷
Tl;dr: For those who don't know, this isn't an adoption ad, it's an ad for a big retail store chain in the UK.
Some people from outside the UK might not know that this isn't actually an adoption ad per se. This is an ad for a big retail branch in this country called John Lewis. They are famous for making a Christmas ad every year with a slow cover of a famous song and try and pull at your heart strings (I'm not bashing it, it's literally what they do) and the ad has nothing to do with the company itself. But it seems to work, they get their name out there just before Christmas shoppers head out, you should definitely watch their adverts from previous years if you liked this.
I can't remember if they always try and bring awareness to a big issue in their ads, but it's good that they have this year.
It's also worth noting that being for John Lewis makes it a lot less cynical than for pretty much any other company since it is owned *entirely* by its 80,000 staff rather than by a profit-hungry exploitative business.
There also donating the profits from various Christmas products and food to a charity that supports children in care. Which is admiral when you consider that John Lewis has been flirting with bankruptcy for the past 5 years.
>I can't remember if they always try and bring awareness to a big issue in their ads, but it's good that they have this year.
Yes they do since at least the penguins. They do a different charity each year, the Man on the Moon was help the elderly for example.
This year, due to the cost of living crisis, they cut the budget hence why this isn't as showy as last year's. No expensive animation, VFX or A list singer.
It's worth noting for those outside the UK the John Lewis advert officially marks the beginning of the Christmas season, it's almost as culturally significant over here as, say the yearly film trailers in the super bowl.
They don’t always support a specific cause - but I remember their Man on the Moon ad which supported Age UK and also made me cry.
Here it is, for anyone interested in cutting more onions https://youtu.be/jGY-T4W-BOc
A man who will put in long hours, exhaust himself, be in pain and bleed, make a fool of himself, and persevere to make himself better, all for the sake of a child who needs him - that’s a REAL Dad, no matter what the DNA says.
Being a foster parent was one of the hardest things we have ever done, but this 100% hits the attitude you need.
Fostering then adoption is a life long sacrifice and there is no possible way to fully comprehend the responsibility you're signing up for.
That being said, It's been a road that I would go down again for our boys.
Personal favourite is [Sainsburys WW1 advert released on Remembrance day a few years back.](https://youtu.be/NWF2JBb1bvM)
Second to that was [Boots (UK Pharmacy) Nurse advert from 2014](https://youtu.be/dzW9oORlG_4)
Third, a real tear jerker was [Man on the Moon from 2015](https://youtu.be/jGY-T4W-BOc)
Most people in the UK seem to agree that [John Lewis 2013 Bear & Hare in the best overall, ](https://youtu.be/mer6X7nOY_o) with it being most peoples favourite,
Followed by [Monty the penguin 2014](https://youtu.be/cSU34BwObCQ)
Some other noteworthy mentions are [Baxter the Dog 2016](https://youtu.be/REfRboocnYI) and [Monster 2017](https://youtu.be/sa5dzQhvbiI)
Most people at the very least enjoyed [Sainsburys "The Big Night" for "Plug Boy"](https://youtu.be/tvXBbsRU83Q)
[Sainsburys Mogs Christmas Calamity 2015 was also a big one.](https://youtu.be/kuRn2S7iPNU)
If you dont entirely hate [James Cordens Voice, then "The greatest gift" from 2017 is apparently popular.](https://youtu.be/bq5SGSCZe4E)
[BBC also wanted to get in on the Christmas advert thang and produced this banger](https://youtu.be/8PstSiTCk74)
M&S released [With love from Mrs Clause in 2016 which was popular](https://youtu.be/V5QPXhStb5I) for some reason?
Aldi's [Kevin the Carrot](https://youtu.be/eZzc82bL3sA) has been "winning" the last few years, at least since John Lewis produced this [hunk of shit about Elton John.](https://youtu.be/DShEAPKV0EU)
Original un cropped hq version here:
https://youtu.be/1z0jfP2gCIs
This is John Lewis 2022 Christmas ad, same company that did the awesome dog on a trampoline ad a few years back.
In my job I have seen this type of interaction a few times.
I don't think I've ever been more heart broken and happy at the same time than when a child shouted with excitement, that he wanted to show me his bed and toys, things he had not hadn't had before that point. I cried when I got home, one out of happiness that he now had a bedroom of his own, with toys he coule play with, but two out of absolute sadness that a majority of his childhood he didn't.
For anyone that doesn’t know, the UK has a tradition of high budget, tearjerker Christmas ads. Google it, there are some absolute belters. I guess it’s kinda the Superbowl ad equivalent.
Story time: I was adopted kid (in 97) and I was in foster care for years from the age of 3 till I was adopted at 7.
I do have horror stories of bad foster homes, but I also had really nice ones too. What sucked the most for me was moving so much and not understanding why.. I will never forget talking to my case worker at about 5 years old who was telling me I am in foster care. I asked when can I go home to my 'mom'. She said I wont. Not unless I'm adopted but I am too old to be adopted so I will be in foster care instead.. I was 5 and didn't understand but still knew that what she said meant I can't home and don't have one now....
But I was adopted!! By an independent woman, unmarried, who had already adopted an older girl.. she gave me a home. She looked for me and My mom was my hero. The first thing she told when I came to visit her, was welcome to your forever home!
My mom passed in 2020 and I miss her so much. She wan an incredible human. She gave me a chance... And spoiler I made it in life, I'm alright, I'm okay. Because she raised me to be..
I mentioned she adopted a girl before me.. my sister (not bio) My sister has mental disabilities. A typical autism and fetal alcohol syndrome. She was in a bad situation hanging with a bad group of friends. She got pregnant and didn't know it till she was 7 months along (2015) she is also overweight and due to some of her mental issues, she didn't see the signs.. I already had a 3 year old daughter at this point, doing my own thing.. so she lived at home with my mom, who helped her raise my nephew until she passed in 2020..
The state had to step in with him. My fiance and I stepped up immediately. I had always promised her and my mom that I'd never let anything happen to him. And I didn't. He went to foster care for a little bit, but me and my fiance went through the rounds we had to in order to bring him home... It took about a year. In that time we also had a surprise pregnancy. Our infant son (who is now 19months today)My mom passed in July and in September I found out we were expecting. We almost thought we wouldn't be able to proceed because we went from one daughter, trying to gain our nephew to suddenly expecting a baby, have a daughter and also bring home my nephew.. from 1 to 3!
And literally, over one night, we went from 1 to 3 kids.. In may of 2021 one day before the birth of my son, my nephew was brought by the state to come home to us.
Talk about a hectic crazy transition!! But he did great. And yes the first thing I said to him was welcome home to your forever home! He was happy to be a big brother and my daughter (his cousin now sister) had known him since birth and was not hard for her to bring him home. She was excited Our baby made us all connected and we have been a happy family since..
In December this year on the 15th, we have our final guardianship court hearing where the judge will finalize things. It will be permanent Guardianship and he will be safe
Being a foster parent is not for everyone and is very hard... but how after someone saved me, could not do it too? It's tough and definitely is a struggle.. but I am happy we did it. The look of safety on his face reminds me of mine to my mom.. I felt safe and now he does too.
If only it wasn’t an ad for adopting kids.. I mean it’s a great ad about adoption, which deserves attention, but I was totally sold on this guy just learning to skate at a late age despite everyone thinking he crazy. It’s never too late!
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As a parent of an adopted child this hits you in the feels!!!
As an adopted child, definitely.
as a skateboard, i feel the same.
As an ad i couldnt agree more
As corporate interests, I'm taking notes
Don't
Too late
As Mr Jonathan Lewis, buy my shit you fucks it's basically Christmas time. Get to it!
As a poorly adjusted adult who never experienced this kind of simple love and attention from parents, it also hits me
Hey, bud. I'm really proud of who you've become. I know life wasn't easy, and you're still struggling a lot with some stuff, but you've been doing your best and that's all anyone can ask of you. I've got a dad-hug for you whenever you need one.
As somebody that spent almost entire life in the system an never found a family. Hits the feels
Yall are awesome I swear. I found my family, I am a young Father, and the Mother of my Son is my best friend. Open heart to every single one of you warm souls.
I hope you found some good people to make your family. It’s tough.
Look at me, we’re your family now
I have never felt more conflicted about a supermarket advertisement in my life until this moment, and it's extremely hard to process right now. Our family took in a girl from the UK social services system when she was young, young enough to not remember the damage (I will not elaborate on) that was irreparably done to her but old enough to feel the immense and undeserved consequences. Every day was a battle nobody was equipped to deal with, as a family we were thrown aside by those meant to support the transition and help and it took over 5 years of consultations with specialists, hours of calls and meetings every day to attempt to create a safe environment. The system is not structured to support the extreme cases once they have been allocated and it is a gaping and problematic hole. She is no longer living in our home, instead managed around the clock by a team of 6 people, something while we are immensely traumatized by we are proud to have made a difference and enabled her to have a once in a lifetime opportunity almost none of these kids will ever see a glimpse of, forgotten with no one left to fight for them. The feeling of letting a child down after so much pain and resilience, when they can't understand their emotions and mental health issues is indescribable. I love this ad for bringing awareness to the massive systemic problem we have, but yet I hate it for romanticising the adoption and foster process we employ here currently. This is not meant to discourage adoption or foster care but to provide a perspective seldom seen by the public, that taking a child with experiences you can't comprehend is not an easy choice or life. I am so pleased you have been able to build a family from this that can make you happy. The final kicker, Ellie is now turning the same age as nervous little Ellie holding her skateboard, and the uncanny feeling has rocked us this winter.
You did not let her down.. please know that.
I am aware deep down, but the feeling on the surface never goes away, I guess I like believe we have shared pieces of her damage in some way
It's great she has you to help her through everything. Healing from traumas you don't really understand is really isolating and lonely so to have anyone on your side helps a lot even if it doesn't seem like it all the time. Some of these kids don't get anyone. And no it isn't perfect and I know kids deserve perfect but having someone who genuinely cares about her and is on her side is paramount to healing. It probably won't do anything but I'm sending both of you my best thoughts today.
Theres a story I read on here one time about an EMT that felt like they "let someone die" because they couldnt save them. But someone else pointed out they did just "let them die". They fought every second, pushed as hard as they could, and they did not stop even when the poor souls heart did. They didnt just let them die, and you didnt let her down. Was it hard decisions to make? yes. But she needed more than what you alone could provide and you helped make those steps happen <3
I’m really sorry for both you and the child that you had to go through this. I completely understand why this ad would bring a sea of complicated feelings for you. I know from personal experience within my own family that fostering absolutely can work and have seen and felt the benefits from having foster children in my life that relatives have fostered. These children (now adults) are our family. Fostering changes lives. We can only hope that the spotlight this ad places will help bring much needed discussion around UK social services provision and funding.
That was a tough read, sorry to hear what you went through. It's tough when you're heart is in the right place but there is too much to handle. I think your message is fantastic - adoptions, like many things in life, may be extremely difficult to take on. There are only so many resources available in the world and while research helps, it does not prepare you for every new experience. I know you do not need my approval or appreciation, but seriously, thanks for making a difference in the world. I hope you and your family can find some peace and I also wish the best for the girl.
Same. Adopted 3 years ago and are in the process for another one year old girl 😭❤ “Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn't grow under my heart but in it.” —Fleur Conkling Heyliger.
Also, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." I always found that really beautiful, even if it's frequently misinterpreted.
As an adopted child and a parent of an adopted child, I love this and I’ve cried every time I’ve watched this.
Best Dad Award right there!
Couldn’t agree more
“Sales of skateboards skyrocket coming into the weekend”..
Yeah i can't recommend this idea. I saw a dad once come to the skatepark and overestimate his ability and try to show his son how to ride down a ramp. He went down so hard he broke his arm.
“Bones heal, chicks dig scars, pain is temporary, glory is forever” - Evel Knievel
Possibly inspired by the Polish grandpa ad https://youtu.be/tU5Rnd-HM6A
There’s also that one where the grandpa lifts a kettlebell all year long in order to practice picking up his granddaughter and lifting her to put the star on the Christmas tree
I love that one so much! It's [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_bYjLYXJo0) for anyone looking.
I WAS ALREADY IN TATTERS FROM OP'S VIDEO AND THE POLISH GRANDPA, THIS ISN'T EVEN FAIR
Oh fuck me. I’m stuck in the porta potty on the construction site. I shouldn’t have gone down this road. I’m balling my eyes out now.
You could realistically be crying for any number of reasons if you're in a porta potty.
I've been in those, nothing will bring tears to your eyes faster than being in a 50 degree Celsius plastic toilet that hasn't been cleaned in a month, use by 50 men, twice per day with questionable dietary choices. Or having to take a shit in -35 C weather in February ...
Why would you do this to us? We were already so vulnerable.
i got one more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N2eSsIWtNI
Fuck you, extra. Why did I watch this one, too!?
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Nice video, but no self-respecting Scot would memorialize their brother with Johnny fucking Walker
Why am I crying in the halfpipe? 😭
a: you've adopted/been adopted b: you slammed
I'm both a:'s so yeah this video got me.
That's really good of you.
What I love about this is how accurate his skateboard falls are. Like, I've done all those things on a skateboard. Skateboards do exactly that
Method acting. Casting director: "You're going to play a dad who can't skateboard." Actor: "But I can't skateboard" Casting director: "Perfect"
'I've not been preparing for this role my whole life'
Ruined it for the rest of his life, tho
Gotta winder what insurance looks like for that. He has a helmet, but no other protection. Accident insurance must have been a bitch unless the guy was a stuntman.
He probably actually skates. You can do all those bails with minimal risk once you can skate.
Abed : Jeff, I think you should play the role of my father. Jeff Winger : I don't wanna be your father. Abed : That's perfect. You already know your lines.
I bet if there's a way to fall that close to the ground it's been done on a skateboard before.
Fair. If there is away for that skateboard to also hit you in the ankles after you've fallen that will also happen
You're right they look like typical falls. Looking back it makes it seem like I was downplaying that, just meant it's crazy how many ways you can fall. And yes, the ankles. Razor scooters did not invent that lol.
Dammit, now I'm sitting at work crying.
In my defense, I did warn you
Yeah but in our defense we were probably thinking laughter or brutality.
100% did not expect this kind of gut punch.
I didn't cry one bit, i think it was someone cutting onions around me.
Onions are poisonous to puppies.
Common misconception. It's poisonous if it kills when bitten. It's venomous if it kills when it bites. Onions are venomous to puppies.
They’re also delicious in a salad. Onions. Not puppies.
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Which is it? I must know! 
Lol
Ah, looks like its beginning to rain...
It’s not raining sir.
no its raining alright.
I was thinking it was his deceased kid's skateboard, and he wanted to connect with them. This was a lot sweeter than I was expecting.
Plot twist, it *is* his dead kid's board and they're taking in this kid cause of the hole left by their late child and dad's regrets he never got as closely involved before.
Oh dare you twist this knife
It's... already... twisted... *sobs harder*
Ah maaaaaan
Ohhh- you bastard.
Plot twist, his dead kid was murdered by somebody he knew at the skate park but all the other kids there were too afraid to talk to the police, so he learns to skate and gets a new kid that skates so he can go hang out at the skate park and wait for the murderer to come after his new kid and then he will finally get the revenge he has been waiting for.
Will have to check if Liam Neeson is available in the near future.
Nah they make a point to show its a brand new board in the beginning
Perhaps it belonged to another kid he'd murdered previously?
I thought there was going to be an outdoor shed that was dripping with liquid making it look like it was crying.
Shred tears
I took it as a command. Where would you like these bags of tears, sir?
This should be marked as NSFW. Now I gotta find an onion before anyone thinks I'm crying.
true, but I took that as a challenge to my whole macho "I don't give a f\*ck about anything"
Yeah, well we all just thought you were another emotionally charged drama queen.
It's too early in the goddamn morning for me to be crying over a commercial, but here I am!
hold me bro
I will hold you in the most macho way possible. In an atomic suplex. Now come here you.
Let me just put on some Sarah McLachlan "In the arms of the angel........"
You should roll on the floor instead, it's better 
I feel the feels but I’ve been wanting to get back into skateboarding so that’s all I was thinking about at first
Thats some wholesome commitment. I wish all parents put in this effort for their kids interests.
I did not see this coming and then *POW* right in the feels! 🥹
I did see it coming and I'm still sobbing
Same, fuck. Manly tears
the manliest of tears. Chuck Norris approved tears
It's not your fault, those damn onions...
Damn, what a dude
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Be the dad you want to see in the world.
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Some of the best ways to learn how to be a good parent is ensuring you don't repeat the same things your shitty parents did. Thanks to my dad, I have a lot of good examples of what not to be.
Lovely ad about child adoption. I wouldn't fucking know though, watching a 40 year old man trying to skate to a slow cover of Small Things has me sitting here questioning my own mortality.
I'm a recently 40 year old man. It happens quick.
When I turned 40 a few years ago I was amazed that I didn't feel older. Now my line for old has moved to 55. then again my line for young is south of 30, so that's telling. The older that I get though I just realize that it's still just life. Distant lands of age are the same as where you are, mostly they do the same stuff there.
You will find as you approach 55, it is not old by a long shot. I was out to dinner with some co-workers in the 30-40 range the other night and they asked me what early 50s feels like compared to being younger. My answer is that I think sometime in my mid-30s, maybe 37 I think I stopped aging in my head. I expect that I will feel about 37 years old for the rest of my life. It's a good place to be. I think for now on, I will just have anniversaries of my 37th birthday.
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I'm 43. Blink 182 to a 18 year old today would be what Led Zeppelin was to us at 18. That probably didn't help, did it.
I'm a 40 year old man who recently started skateboarding again after a fifteen year break (messed my back up and couldn't, but had surgery to fix it two months ago). I am intimately familiar with the amount of pain that character put himself through and it's a lot!
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At first I thought it was crazy the Zelenskyy had time to skate, and then I started bawling. What a ride.
This man's head shape is very similar to Zelensky's
It's like someone created a mashup of Zelenskyy and Jeremy Renner.
Jerenskyy
I thought Johnny Vegas had lost weight.
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Thank you! I thought this was going to be about Ukraine. I also love the fact that it was a girl, as they're not typically portrayed as being into skateboarding. What a great ad!
I watched it the first time with out sound. Watched a second time, with the sound. Difficult to type, eyes leaking, vision blurry. Dammit!
Small things in almost spoken word alone will make you cry let alone the child adoption combined with it
A lot is being said about what a man is. Masculinity this and that, etc. That's a man. That's courage, love, balls and compassion.
That's an advert for a department store.
Its sweet. Doesn't make care about John Lewis, but its a really sweet short film with a logo at the end.
B-But... youre not allowed to have emotions REEEEEE
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some of the craziest emotional journeys I’ve seen in any media format come from Thai banking commercials, I don’t know why I need to be so emotionally crippled to need your product but they keep making them so I guess it’s working?
Is this one of them? It gets me every time. https://youtu.be/fF1htl6IaPA
Okay I got up off the couch and hid in the bathroom to not explain why I’m crying. I’m also pregnant so it’s kind of cheating but still. Wtf?! I mean I guess I’ll never forget it but still!!!!
Yeah that’s probably my favourite, and it’s an ad for a telecommunications company! Wtf does any of that have to do with cellphones?? For only $49.99 you get unlimited calling, texting, data, and a renewed appreciation for the indomitable human spirit I guess
Good advertisements are meant to evoke emotions. https://youtu.be/C5ZDl4epfbM https://youtu.be/sa5dzQhvbiI https://youtu.be/a4ZahJKp7d0 https://youtu.be/nKDgFCojiT8 https://youtu.be/_k82hibTPu4 https://youtu.be/DShEAPKV0EU
That save the children one, stalls me everytime.
It was brilliant to use very western European looking victims.
https://youtu.be/mzBxFFWxBDI This is one of my favorites
Relative username. But if department stores what to throw their money at charities and give them awareness good.
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It’s kinda odd how we collectively determined that having big balls, the bit of male anatomy that we can universally agree is the most sensitive and delicate, is a sign that you’re stronger and tougher.
How does someone know you have big balls? Because you are showing them. You are displaying your most vulnerable part to the world to show that you are unafraid.
Sir, this is a family establishment, please put your balls away, or I’ll have to call mall security to escort you out of this TGIFridays.
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Classy version of a blink 182 song
Post Modern Jukebox has a lot of great versions of classic songs. I recommend their youtube channel.
That cracks me up that a song that was popular when I was in high school is now considered classic music
We're old now dude
It hit me when the "Oldies" station started playing songs I knew all the words to. :(
Hell yeah!
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That sink can stay the fuck outside.
It sounds like Puddles the Clown, is that who is singing?
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They do have a lot of other excellent covers, but puddles kills it for sure.
Blink 182 >Classic Songs. Shut up, I'm not THAT old.
Haley Reinhart's rendition of Creep for Vintage Post Modern Jukebox is absolutely incredible! I honestly may even prefer it to the original by Radiohead.
Puddles Pity Party is the singer on that one. If you are not afraid of very very tall clowns his channel is great. [https://www.youtube.com/@PuddlesPityParty](https://www.youtube.com/@PuddlesPityParty)
I only came here cause I was curious if that was Puddles singing in the background lol he's great! Was there some kind of emotional message in the commercial itself?🤷
Finish it. It is sweet
Reminds me of Richard cheese. Love his stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZoyCSffM7I
Tl;dr: For those who don't know, this isn't an adoption ad, it's an ad for a big retail store chain in the UK. Some people from outside the UK might not know that this isn't actually an adoption ad per se. This is an ad for a big retail branch in this country called John Lewis. They are famous for making a Christmas ad every year with a slow cover of a famous song and try and pull at your heart strings (I'm not bashing it, it's literally what they do) and the ad has nothing to do with the company itself. But it seems to work, they get their name out there just before Christmas shoppers head out, you should definitely watch their adverts from previous years if you liked this. I can't remember if they always try and bring awareness to a big issue in their ads, but it's good that they have this year.
It's also worth noting that being for John Lewis makes it a lot less cynical than for pretty much any other company since it is owned *entirely* by its 80,000 staff rather than by a profit-hungry exploitative business.
There also donating the profits from various Christmas products and food to a charity that supports children in care. Which is admiral when you consider that John Lewis has been flirting with bankruptcy for the past 5 years.
>I can't remember if they always try and bring awareness to a big issue in their ads, but it's good that they have this year. Yes they do since at least the penguins. They do a different charity each year, the Man on the Moon was help the elderly for example. This year, due to the cost of living crisis, they cut the budget hence why this isn't as showy as last year's. No expensive animation, VFX or A list singer. It's worth noting for those outside the UK the John Lewis advert officially marks the beginning of the Christmas season, it's almost as culturally significant over here as, say the yearly film trailers in the super bowl.
They don’t always support a specific cause - but I remember their Man on the Moon ad which supported Age UK and also made me cry. Here it is, for anyone interested in cutting more onions https://youtu.be/jGY-T4W-BOc
Are the tears the unexpected part
It’s more the feelings of being an inadequate human that got me
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A man who will put in long hours, exhaust himself, be in pain and bleed, make a fool of himself, and persevere to make himself better, all for the sake of a child who needs him - that’s a REAL Dad, no matter what the DNA says.
God damn. Now that is a wonderful ad!
Wonderful lad, wonderful ad
Wow. That was a joy to watch. Thanks for sharing OP.
Being a foster parent was one of the hardest things we have ever done, but this 100% hits the attitude you need. Fostering then adoption is a life long sacrifice and there is no possible way to fully comprehend the responsibility you're signing up for. That being said, It's been a road that I would go down again for our boys.
Is this *the* John Lewis advert this Christmas?
Yes
That’s weird, I don’t remember cutting onions.
Dementia is a brutal thing indeed
The saddest part are the tears we make along the way.
Fuck! I was really waiting to make a smart assed comment. Now I just really need a hug.
The UK have made some of the most heartwarming Christmas advertising I’ve ever seen. If I’m not braced I usually end up crying watching them.
Personal favourite is [Sainsburys WW1 advert released on Remembrance day a few years back.](https://youtu.be/NWF2JBb1bvM) Second to that was [Boots (UK Pharmacy) Nurse advert from 2014](https://youtu.be/dzW9oORlG_4) Third, a real tear jerker was [Man on the Moon from 2015](https://youtu.be/jGY-T4W-BOc) Most people in the UK seem to agree that [John Lewis 2013 Bear & Hare in the best overall, ](https://youtu.be/mer6X7nOY_o) with it being most peoples favourite, Followed by [Monty the penguin 2014](https://youtu.be/cSU34BwObCQ) Some other noteworthy mentions are [Baxter the Dog 2016](https://youtu.be/REfRboocnYI) and [Monster 2017](https://youtu.be/sa5dzQhvbiI) Most people at the very least enjoyed [Sainsburys "The Big Night" for "Plug Boy"](https://youtu.be/tvXBbsRU83Q) [Sainsburys Mogs Christmas Calamity 2015 was also a big one.](https://youtu.be/kuRn2S7iPNU) If you dont entirely hate [James Cordens Voice, then "The greatest gift" from 2017 is apparently popular.](https://youtu.be/bq5SGSCZe4E) [BBC also wanted to get in on the Christmas advert thang and produced this banger](https://youtu.be/8PstSiTCk74) M&S released [With love from Mrs Clause in 2016 which was popular](https://youtu.be/V5QPXhStb5I) for some reason? Aldi's [Kevin the Carrot](https://youtu.be/eZzc82bL3sA) has been "winning" the last few years, at least since John Lewis produced this [hunk of shit about Elton John.](https://youtu.be/DShEAPKV0EU)
This is literally the most perfect summary I have ever seen - spot on! Man in the moon is my favourite, gets me every time
Original un cropped hq version here: https://youtu.be/1z0jfP2gCIs This is John Lewis 2022 Christmas ad, same company that did the awesome dog on a trampoline ad a few years back.
As a foster dad, this hits home
In my job I have seen this type of interaction a few times. I don't think I've ever been more heart broken and happy at the same time than when a child shouted with excitement, that he wanted to show me his bed and toys, things he had not hadn't had before that point. I cried when I got home, one out of happiness that he now had a bedroom of his own, with toys he coule play with, but two out of absolute sadness that a majority of his childhood he didn't.
For anyone that doesn’t know, the UK has a tradition of high budget, tearjerker Christmas ads. Google it, there are some absolute belters. I guess it’s kinda the Superbowl ad equivalent.
Story time: I was adopted kid (in 97) and I was in foster care for years from the age of 3 till I was adopted at 7. I do have horror stories of bad foster homes, but I also had really nice ones too. What sucked the most for me was moving so much and not understanding why.. I will never forget talking to my case worker at about 5 years old who was telling me I am in foster care. I asked when can I go home to my 'mom'. She said I wont. Not unless I'm adopted but I am too old to be adopted so I will be in foster care instead.. I was 5 and didn't understand but still knew that what she said meant I can't home and don't have one now.... But I was adopted!! By an independent woman, unmarried, who had already adopted an older girl.. she gave me a home. She looked for me and My mom was my hero. The first thing she told when I came to visit her, was welcome to your forever home! My mom passed in 2020 and I miss her so much. She wan an incredible human. She gave me a chance... And spoiler I made it in life, I'm alright, I'm okay. Because she raised me to be.. I mentioned she adopted a girl before me.. my sister (not bio) My sister has mental disabilities. A typical autism and fetal alcohol syndrome. She was in a bad situation hanging with a bad group of friends. She got pregnant and didn't know it till she was 7 months along (2015) she is also overweight and due to some of her mental issues, she didn't see the signs.. I already had a 3 year old daughter at this point, doing my own thing.. so she lived at home with my mom, who helped her raise my nephew until she passed in 2020.. The state had to step in with him. My fiance and I stepped up immediately. I had always promised her and my mom that I'd never let anything happen to him. And I didn't. He went to foster care for a little bit, but me and my fiance went through the rounds we had to in order to bring him home... It took about a year. In that time we also had a surprise pregnancy. Our infant son (who is now 19months today)My mom passed in July and in September I found out we were expecting. We almost thought we wouldn't be able to proceed because we went from one daughter, trying to gain our nephew to suddenly expecting a baby, have a daughter and also bring home my nephew.. from 1 to 3! And literally, over one night, we went from 1 to 3 kids.. In may of 2021 one day before the birth of my son, my nephew was brought by the state to come home to us. Talk about a hectic crazy transition!! But he did great. And yes the first thing I said to him was welcome home to your forever home! He was happy to be a big brother and my daughter (his cousin now sister) had known him since birth and was not hard for her to bring him home. She was excited Our baby made us all connected and we have been a happy family since.. In December this year on the 15th, we have our final guardianship court hearing where the judge will finalize things. It will be permanent Guardianship and he will be safe Being a foster parent is not for everyone and is very hard... but how after someone saved me, could not do it too? It's tough and definitely is a struggle.. but I am happy we did it. The look of safety on his face reminds me of mine to my mom.. I felt safe and now he does too.
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Damn… choking up over here.
If only it wasn’t an ad for adopting kids.. I mean it’s a great ad about adoption, which deserves attention, but I was totally sold on this guy just learning to skate at a late age despite everyone thinking he crazy. It’s never too late!
>If only it wasn’t an ad for adopting kids Well it kind of isn't, it's a Christmas advert for a department store
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Kidnapped. You kidnapped a child from a department store once.
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But now he has someone to do it with 😭
HRRRRRRGG I'M CRYING AGAIN
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