Dad Takes Daughter's Doll On An Unexpected Trip To A Second-Hand Store

Aug 24, 2018 by apost team

What began as an average end to the day ended up with Indiana father of two, Keenan Watkins, making a promise to his daughter that he had to fulfill. Before he knew it, Watkins made the promise to his nine-year-old daughter that he would be babysitting her ugly, yet beloved, baby doll for the next day through all his errands.

One night, while cooking dinner for his daughters, Aayla, 9, asked Watkins if he would take her doll Davey with him everywhere he went the next day. The distracted Watkins agreed and as soon as he heard the shriek of glee come from his daughter, he knew he was committed. In her excitement, Aayla then asked another favor that her “Daddy Poo” would kindly buy her baby some clothes and take pictures to document their outing. Not wanting to disappoint his daughter, Watkins obliged and his day with Davey was now planned and set.

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So Watkins and Davey embarked on a day full of adventure.

Obviously, safety comes first, so Watkins dug out an old car seat to make sure his “grand-son” would be safely harnessed. Every parent knows you cannot leave the house without snacks, so Davey was treated to an entire tub of cheese balls. Now Davey was ready to go on his adventure to the Goodwill to get some new clothes.

Once they arrived, Watkins immediately felt uncomfortable. After all, here was a large, intimidating looking man with a baby doll strapped into a shopping cart asking where the baby clothes were. Much to his surprise, he was met with kind and understanding looks, as the Goodwill employees pointed him to the right section.

Davey proved hard to size, so finding him an outfit that fit was a little challenging but he was able to find two pieces that worked. Watkins remembered to document the day from the cheese ball binge to Davey in his new threads and shared them all with his delighted daughter.

What Watkins thought was going to be a day of embarrassment turned out to be an uplifting day that warmed everyone’s heart and brought him closer to his daughter. Let us know what you think about Davey’s day out by leaving us a comment!