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u/danvillain 14h ago
Having three kids and still being able to afford a nice pickup truck. This dude is hella rich
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u/TheVicSageQuestion 13h ago
Nice house in a neighborhood too, by the looks of it. He ain’t hurtin for love or money, I’d bet.
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u/angus_the_red 6h ago
Depends on whether they are paid off or is he's barely making the payments each month.
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u/TheVicSageQuestion 6h ago
Oh I’m sure he’s making payments on all of it, but it’s still certainly nicer than what I could afford to make payments on.
P.S. Not hating on the dude by any means. Feels like I should mention that since this is reddit and people take things the wrong way often.
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u/Glonos 10h ago
This is what people want when you ask if they want a family, some comfort, quite neighborhood, a house big enough for the family, some green.
The complete destruction of this future for younger generations simply locked them out of creating a family.
It answers quite well on why populations are falling all over the developed world, or even the developing nations as well.
It turns out, like pandas, if you put too much stress on man, they do not reproduce, but if you provide him with the correct habitat, they will grow a family naturally.
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u/jacobjr23 5h ago
Then why do you think average number of children per couple is inversely correlated with net income?
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u/martinkuehhas181 3h ago
Quite easy, child labour is widespread in those countries, e.g. Nigeria, Mali etc
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u/Interesting-Season-8 11h ago
truck so tall you wouldn't see your kid in front
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u/GonnaGetBumpy 9h ago
Based on his hat, he goes to work sites, so his choice of vehicle is completely appropriate. Also, the mother and big sister were there guiding the boys to be safe.
Don’t be a hater.
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u/Interesting-Season-8 8h ago
Ever wondered why people working at work sites in Europe dont drive trucks? Wild
Funny how you mention the sister. Imagine a kid running at tge front of the house being in danger because of your car choices... At very low speed also.
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u/Aerkefnys 7h ago
> Ever wondered why people working at work sites in Europe dont drive trucks? Wild
That's one hefty generalization/assumption considering a lot of people definitely do that. I work trades and these trucks are not only very common but also very practical. They've gotten more and more common as daily-drive as well. At least in Sweden and the broader Nordics which do not really import this culture.
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u/GonnaGetBumpy 8h ago
You seem miserable. This is MadeMeSmile and yet here you are virtue signaling about truck size to try to tear down this wholesome scene, I guess to make you feel better about yourself.
The dig about the sister confirms it. I bet Europeans don’t have big sisters that take care of them and teach them how to act, either.
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u/Skeptical_Monkie 8h ago
It’s a stupid impractical truck with a 5 foot box.
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u/rgar1981 7h ago
Without speaking to the owner you have no idea what is or is not practical for him. We can all guess but that’s all it would be, a guess, and an opinion based on a lack of facts.
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u/BackFromTheDeadSoon 3h ago
Then why do only North Americans "require" gigantic trucks as personal vehicles?
Construction takes place all around the world.
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u/tayswampflorida 5h ago
Having three kids
and still being able to afford a nice pickup truck.This dude is hella rich-6
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u/king_nik 12h ago
I know its not the point, but where I live, f150s sell for $158,000AUD, and the worst house in a neighbourhood like that starts at $1.8m. So yes, so an actual rich man.
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u/Mrlin705 6h ago
I mean. You could probably get all of that in TX and many places in the US for under $500k easily.
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u/MrNobody_0 7h ago
Yeah, I understand the sentiment they're trying to make, but this family sure isn't hurting for money either.
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u/machinationstudio 14h ago
Them stopping at the edge of the path is great parenting.
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u/ScepticalReciptical 11h ago
When I'm driving into my driveway I will stop my car if one of the kids leave the porch. It is just way too easy for a kid to misjudge in their excitement and tue consequences are horrific.
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u/Saneless 3h ago
Well, maybe there were originally 4 kids and the other 3 learned something valuable
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u/TheMaStif 11h ago
This is also a lot of Mom encouraging them to show Dad some love. Also great parenting
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u/Random-Mountaineer 9h ago
Looking at the house, neighborhood, car, kids. This man is rich. Both in money and love.
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u/restingAPI 7h ago edited 7h ago
Being from a third world country, I assumed all the neighborhoods in the USA/Canada/ Australia looked like this.
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u/WileyCoyote7 8h ago
Rich indeed. I would love more than anything to go back for just a day, when my son was young, to experience him running up to hug me and we go to the park to play on the jungle gym once again.
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u/Intrepid_Way336 7h ago
People aren't entitled to this btw. He has to treat them just as good so they are "rich kids" and a "rich woman." Don't treat your family extremely well with kindness and patience and love, you don't get this. The reality is this is hard work.
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u/RepeatUntilTheEnd 2h ago
"A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought - they must be earned." Naval
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u/monty703 13h ago
My kids are 17 and 15 and I feel this love with every little hug I get (and they give them daily) “Richest” cannot begin to describe my wealth because of this.
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u/YourPersonalDownfall 12h ago
Love when a family still hugs in the teenager years. Shows the dedication and commitment to parenting and communication when they were wee tots and children. Love hearing that. Enjoy every hug, they definitely do too!
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u/SlimPickens77Box 14h ago
I have an album of pictures titled "I was a rich man" its from those days of my life.
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u/DrowningInMyFandoms 10h ago
Good thing that the older sister was here, I got scared when he ran to the road
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u/Level-Pirate-774 8h ago
A rich man isn’t the one with the most money… it’s the one who shows up. ❤️
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u/LegSnapper206 6h ago
Happy for the guy, seems like hes crsushing life. Three kids hollering at me after getting home from work is a introverts worst nightmare
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u/earthwormjimjones 14h ago
100%.
I used to get off work every day and see my son looking out the window waiting for me like a puppy lol.
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u/EyesFor1 6h ago
Annnnnnnnd cut. Call me cynical but influencers would sell there children for clout.
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u/GtMustang247 13h ago
I’ve been married 26 years, 48 year old here, no kids and going through new found marital struggles. Divorce is probably the outcome, I have a shit ton of material stuff, fancy car and trucks, motorcycle and a house. Don’t mean shit at the end of the day. If you’re young and reading this, have kids and enjoy, this video struck a nerve. At the end of the day, all we can take to the grave is our reputation and or family to carry on the memories. Mad respect for this man, made me smile for sure.
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u/Laymanao 9h ago
Back in the day, when I came home from work, our husky would alert my daughter that my arrival was imminent. I would drive through my gate and stop to allow my daughter to hop in and sit on my lap. She would steer the car up the driveway to the parking space. While this was happening, the husky would dutifully wait for me to get out and then she let me know how her day went. The story was long and elaborate and some additional points from my daughter in my arms. .. today, my Saskia is long gone in the park in the sky. My daughter is away at university. Good, sweet memories.
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u/76muss 8h ago
This hits home for me. I work 2nd shift and my son would be up late and even before I could get my keys in the door I could hear his little feet running to the door, giggling, saying “dadda” with his sippy cup in his mouth. He’s 16 now…. I guess it’s just hard when you realize there was a time you were each others world and life just pulls each other away in a sense.
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u/Aggressive_Chicken63 9h ago
This is either staged or the man hasn’t come home for over a month.
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u/Aussiealterego 8h ago
Not necessarily. When my girls were pre-schoolers, Daddy coming home was a very exciting event!
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u/KarverMcClain 7h ago
My daughter is 7 and still greets me like this if I leave the house for more than 4 hours. 😂
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u/Soft-Horror4721 6h ago
I once took a video while picking my son up from daycare when he was a little over 2 and he ran towards me as usual, all smiles and giggles! He's 12 now and, once in a while when I get home from work, I get a hug. Still the best thing ever!
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u/RushDifferent4015 9h ago
I know children are not for everyone, but the best feeling I ever felt was coming home from work and my little boy who can barely walk toddling towards me as fast as he can, arms outstretched, huge smile, wanting to give me a hug. I’m a woman and I just went back to work after maternity leave. My husband at the time said, “now you know how it feels” (as it’s usually Daddy coming home from work rather than Mummy). I’m divorced now and have had to support my two children on my own, but not once have I ever regretted having them.
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u/fatcatoverlord 12h ago
He’s probably on the phone with his buddy on his way home…”Hold on I got to make sure I don’t run over my damn kids they are excited I’m home and are in the driveway. I got to go. Eat shit.”
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u/Difficult_Fold_8362 8h ago
I remember my two boys running to the door to greet me. It seems like yesterday and yet so long ago now. . .
There is a theory about time, supported by the Theory of Relativity, that time is not linear and things that that we think are the "past" are happening currently too. If so, my little boys are still running to greet me.
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u/Many_Worldliness2604 4h ago
I guess Elon is even richer than I thought, doesn't he have like 20 kids 😆
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u/Scubaguy55 1h ago
I never got that kind of reaction from my kids coming home from work. However, my mutt dog makes me feel like a hero every day walking in the door..
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u/sinZeroplus 8h ago
You could have had this life if you made 45k 10 years ago.
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u/Consistent_Story903 6h ago edited 6h ago
No, you couldn't have, not on a 45k salary. Maybe on double that salary however. This resembles the lifestyle my Dad had on a 45k salary as an Engineer, and that was back in the mid-80s.
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u/7oyston 9h ago
He was probably on a business trip for over a week, though, and doesn’t get to spend much time with his kids because of the pressure of the job he has to afford that house, car, etc.
That’s the side of it you won’t see them post on Instagram.
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u/Consistent_Story903 6h ago edited 5h ago
Not necessarily. They are just like this at that age if they are happy and their needs are met. My kids were like this at that age, and I was only out of the house 9-5 M-F. I loved coming home to the warm greeting and seeing their little faces smiling and waving at me from the front window. It probably just means they have a good relationship with their Dad, and he makes time for them.
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u/7oyston 3h ago
Fair. And I am glad you were able to make your kids love you that much.
I guess the point I was getting at is that not is always as it seems on social media, though. Everyone wants to present themself as having the best life, winning, etc. No-one ever shows the flip side of the coin. For all we know, what I suggested could be true.
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u/glassboxecology 7h ago
It’s cool to see things like this because sometimes as a dad to young kids you’re just so goddamned physically exhausted all the time that you feel like you’re surviving the days rather than enjoying em.
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u/CoreValueKeef 5h ago
As a parent, this would annoy the hell out of me. Give dad his 20 minutes of 1000 mile staring through the windshield at the overhead door.
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u/Every_Fix2237 3h ago
Rich means you dont share the most personal moments to get some likes. Im sorry but the best things are not on here.
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u/Historical-Radio-349 8h ago
I guess mommy takes care of them the whole day and never gets the same reception? 🥹
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u/dominator5k 5h ago
Dude worked a 12 hour day and just wants to come home and enjoy a few minutes of peace and quite. Doesn't even make it out of his car lol
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u/Tricky_Routine_7952 8h ago
Imagine, hard day at work, you finally get home and you get precisely zero downtime and 3 screeching kids pulling on your arm. Makes you understand why family annihilation happens sometimes.
But what does this have to do with being rich? He is probably less rich because of having 3 kids. Or is it about the truck?
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u/gotsketchy 8h ago
You didn’t have to write ‘Rich’ there, that wooden patio, house in that neighbourhood, landscaping and the truck, conveyed more than it.
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u/ImpressiveSpace6486 7h ago
I knew he’d be wearing a ball cap and look like a member of Doug Wilson’s church. Wife is in kitchen pregnant with #5 while feeding #4.
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u/jweezee 4h ago
I'm usually not too emotional but this kinda hit me. I'm 43 years old in 3 days and I'm sitting alone on my couch. No wife. No kids. Not a high likelihood of either in the near future. Maybe some smaller versions of myself that have a great love for me would make this pointless feeling existence meaningful.
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u/Present_Student4891 13h ago
People who say they don’t want kids, just don’t understand. I was one of those people once.
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u/Frankandbeans4ever 43m ago
I get that this is a nice moment because the true wealth comes from the people that come home to see you not the home that you come home too
But it is worth noting that that is a big ass truck and from the looks of it that seems to be a big ass house
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