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Mother Saves Her Daughter During A Talent Show, And Now Everyone Is Crying
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Mother Saves Her Daughter During A Talent Show, And Now Everyone Is Crying

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School talent shows are quite an event for every child that participates, with an opportunity to show off their skills and make their parents proud. But they are also, without a doubt, absolutely nerve-wracking and it’s no surprise that some children let worry get the best of them.

Last week, Rhonda Whitney posted a video of her daughter’s school talent show that quickly went viral with 73k shares and 144k likes. The footage shows a girl singing Andra Day’s song “Rise Up” and a minute in, overwhelmed by fear, she freezes up and stops singing. As everyone holds their breath, her mother wastes no time to jump to her daughter’s rescue. At that moment, Shaye Washington, a Colorado Springs resident, and proud mother knew exactly what to do. “I saw her struggling and getting ready to get frustrated so I just immediately stepped in. From where I was standing it looked like my child was asking for help, but just not verbally. Like at that moment she wanted someone to step in and save her.” Washington recalled.

Shaye’s actions not only earned a round of applause at the talent show, but also won the internet over. People from all over the world left beautiful messages below the video, as well as on Washington’s profile. Scroll down below to watch the inspiring video, but be warned, it had tears rolling down our cheeks!

More info: Facebook (h/t: scarymommy)

Last week, Rhonda Whitney posted a video of her daughter’s school talent show that quickly went viral

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When her daughter performed Andra Day’s song “Rise Up” and froze up, Shaye Washington knew exactly what to do

“My motherly instincts just kicked in. I wanted to teach my daughter perseverance,” she said

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“I saw her struggling and getting ready to get frustrated so I just immediately stepped in. From where I was standing it looked like my child was asking for help, but just not verbally”

Watch the video to see Washington’s inspiring rescue for yourself

It not only received a round of applause, but won the internet over

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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

Author, Community member

As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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Stille20
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like the person recording lost their s**t a little when mom jumped up there. :)

JillVille
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Watching this at work with the only other person that answers phones with me was a really, really bad idea. Both moms, we were bawling, proud of this mom for doing what she did, hurting for the daughter at the same time, and just overwhelmed by the emotions this video hit. WOW. So please don't call us at work till we regain our composure!

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Stille20
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like the person recording lost their s**t a little when mom jumped up there. :)

JillVille
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Watching this at work with the only other person that answers phones with me was a really, really bad idea. Both moms, we were bawling, proud of this mom for doing what she did, hurting for the daughter at the same time, and just overwhelmed by the emotions this video hit. WOW. So please don't call us at work till we regain our composure!

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