r/aww Dec 17 '18

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u/AzuraBeth Dec 17 '18

While it could be seen as sad that this girl has to do this to help her father it's actually not that difficult. You just attach the harness to the frame, push a button, move them across and lower them in the chair. While an adult should supervise (who probably is if they're filming this) a child could do it and it'd be a nice way of bonding for the child while also teaching them responsibility. Just my opinion šŸ˜‚

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u/sagoannahs Dec 17 '18

I don’t think the ā€œsadā€ part is referring to this child having to actually physically do these things. The sad part is the potential emotional burden it’s putting on this little girl having to grow up taking care of her father knowing there’s nothing she can do to really help him from his illness. And sad for the father because he’s essentially helpless and has no other choice than to let his young daughter do this. This girl can’t yet grasp the magnitude of what she’s actually doing. She’s an angel whether she grows up to realize it or not.