Dad surprises daughter with her dream dress for 8th grade formal

A 14-year-old from Pittsburg found the perfect dress for her 8th grade formal. At first, her dad said it was too expensive, but by working extra shifts, he gave her a surprise she’ll remember for a lifetime. Jim Axelrod reports.

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[Alex-ttmn]

It’s amazing how she hugs her dad first thing instead of going straight for the dress. 🥺

[RArtis-xsso]

This is what I love to see. This hard working father. Worked hard and hustled to get that for his daughter.

[SuspiciousAlertness]

Damn good father....fathers are often underappreciated but she will love him forever

[shiwan]

Aww the look on her face made me cry . Such a awesome Dad

[maplecookies]

Wow ! 😂 Best papa EVER ! She is definitely worth it ! She looked gorgeous in that 👗 ! 💝

[rociotorres]

I love the smile on her dad’s face, the reward of his daughter’s smile was worth all the extra shifts. That’s true love right there. ❤️

[larissaperry]

This father worked 3 jobs and picked up extra hours at mac Donald's just to see his baby girl smile. This is a REAL FATHER this is a REAL MAN. 200$ may not be much to some people but to some, its alot of money. He didnt want her going to her dance feeling anything less than beautiful and perfect and happy. I love love love this. This made me cry tears of happiness. I wish my father had cared about my smile and happiness this much when I was growing up. She is one lucky girl, not for the dress, but because she has this man as her father.

[old_school_ever]

How that hug became more important when she moved the dress aside to hug his father.

[Snappy]

Brilliant! You always cap your news broadcasts with such beautiful heartwarming stories. Thank you, CBS.

[jvillarreal]

All them tough hours working OT, faded away as he watching his daughters joy.

[grateful]

My daughter is now 42 years old but I remember when she was about 10. She came home from school crying because she said kids were calling her shoes Bobo. I didn't even know what that meant. She said it meant that she didn't have name brand shoes. Later on her daddy took me into the other room. He said go buy my daughter some name brand shoes. I looked at him and said but we can't really afford that. We also had two more children. He said I don't care go buy my daughter some name brand shoes. The next day I did and I will never forget her reaction to me and her Daddy. 😊❤️

[TabsStudio]

This what we need to see more of. ESPECIALLY when it comes to black fathers. This just shows that not all black fathers are deadbeat dads. I see a lot of single mothers in my community and this just made my night.

[jenniferabreu]

It’s so special cuz she knows how hard he worked for it. That’s what makes it so special she appreciates it. 😍😍

[hirosh]

Best dad in the world, also best dress in the party ahah

[DaInfantOne]

The fact she was dancing having fun in the dress too lol life of the party! Usually kids, especially these days are very introverted and weird tbh 😂 they all stand around on their phones. I’m glad kids still having fun not caring about what people think

[lapko]

I'm the only one thinking "3 Jobs" let's go back to the dress.

[candrews]

Awesome!! That dress was beautiful and perfect 👗💖

[catenystrom]

NO father should have to work THREE jobs to make ends meet in America!!!

[slimjim]

Damn, this is sad realization of society in the US. Father has to work 3 jobs + plus OT, to barely be able afford a dress for his daughter. This poor dude, along with everyone else, shouldn't have to work multiple jobs to barely get by.

[SYMYBEATZ]

Bro was chillin on the moon that day 🔥🔥😂😂😂😂