In a heart-touching emotional post, a 21-year-old shared that he got the surprise of his life when he received a $10 note from his sister, given to her by their late father as his birthday gift to buy him his first beer from the money.
Matt Goodman shared that he had no idea about the emotional significance of the $10 note his sister used to buy him his first beer as a surprise on his 21st birthday. According to Matt, their late father, who passed away six years ago, gave the $10 bill to his daughter before he died to buy his son’s first beer.
Matt shared the emotional post on Twitter on December 7 with a caption that read, “Almost 6 years ago before my dad passed he gave my sister this 10$ bill to give to me on my 21st birthday so he could buy me my first beer, cheers pops having this one for you!”
almost 6 years ago before my dad passed he gave my sister this 10$ bill to give to me on my 21st birthday so he could buy me my first beer, cheers pops havin this one for you! pic.twitter.com/oaIulpEJTc— Matt Goodman (@mattg12699) December 6, 2020
The post touched netizens’ hearts and has already gone viral with over 529K likes, more than 25 thousand retweets and over 1000 comments. The heart-warming post left internet users teary-eyed and many others related to the story sharing their pain of losing a parent.
“I lost my dad year ago today, this is beautiful even though I’m crying responding to it,” wrote one user as he shared a picture with his dad in Toronto Maple leaves jersey.
I lost my dad a year ago today ♥️ this is beautiful even though I’m crying responding to it pic.twitter.com/o6YZQ44LA5— • Elio • (@Canuck_Grump) December 8, 2020
“I hope you are doing okay today. The first anniversary is the hardest. Sending all my love to you, even tho I know your dad’s love is already surrounding you,” commented another while showing her support.
I hope you are doing okay today. The first anniversary is the hardest. Sending all my love to you, even tho I know your dad’s love is already surrounding you— Delaney (@delaney_ks) December 8, 2020
Many wished him Happy Birthday, and thanked him for being so brave to share the heartening post.
“This is so great! My dad passed when I was 13. What I’d give to simply have a beer, watch a game, play cards or just have a simple conversation with him. But I know he is in a better place and that makes me happy,” another user mentioned.
This is so great! My dad passed when I was 13. What I’d give to simply have a beer, watch a game, play cards, or just have a simple conversation with him. But I know he’s in a better place and that makes me happy. Thank you for sharing.— Lane Taylor (@L_taylor57) December 8, 2020
“Your dad seems like one hell of a guy,” wrote another netizen.
Happy birthday Matt. Your dad seems like one hell of a guy.— Ry (@ShewwWheelSnipe) December 7, 2020
Matt also thanked everyone for the support and wrote, “Appreciate all of you asking for my venmo, but instead if you wanted to send money, feel free to donate any amount to Dana Farber, they did a lot for my dad so that would be much appreciated!” along with a link.
Dana Farber is a cancer institute dedicated to the treatment of cancer.
