- Okay, this one gets a 10! (chuckles)
- Why do you do this to me, Sierra? Why? (chuckles)
♪ (soft upbeat intro) ♪
- (React) So, for this episode, we have a whole bunch of dads here
to do our annual special dad challenge.
This is the Try Not To Cry Challenge: Father's Day Edition.
- (laughs) - I'm an easy target
when it comes to crying. - That will be a tough one. (laughs)
- I easily cry, so I have a feeling I'm gonna...
there's Kleenex, right?
- (React) So, after each video, regardless of whether it made you cry
or not, we're gonna have you rate it on a scale of one to five
based on how emotional you thought it was.
- "Dana and Arkell started trying to have a child right after
they got married over 17 years ago." - "But the couple struggled."
- "They went through four miscarriages."
- "And Dana delivered a stillborn baby at six months old."
- "About five years ago, they gave up on the dream
of having kids." - "But then something
amazing happened." - (Dana) There's some stuff
in the oven too. - (Arkell) What's in the oven?
- That's a bun, right? She's put a bun in the oven.
- (laughs) - (Arkell) You're pregnant.
- Ha! That's awesome. That's a really cool way
for her to tell him. - (Arkell) You're pregnant!
- (Dana) That's why I couldn't lose weight.
- Yeah. Ah, this is awesome! Oh, man. - (Arkell) You're pregnant!
- (Dana) Guess how far along? - Wow.
- (Arkell) How long?
- (Dana) 19 weeks. Almost five months. - She waited till the second trimester
to tell him to make sure. - (Arkell) Come here.
- (Dana) I'm due February 16. - (Arkell) Come here!
- Awww. - (Dana) And it's a boy.
- (Arkell cries) - What? No!
- I got the goosebumps going. Yeah, I'm welling up there
in the eyes. - Already with the starting
of the crying and the crying and the starting.
- It's a tough one to swallow. (chuckles)
- Yeah, I feel him. I feel his pain, you know?
- I feel for that family. Luckily, my wife and I were able
to conceive pretty quickly, but I can't imagine
the struggle that the family went through.
- For me, personally, we had a couple of miscarriages,
where it was really-- it was hard.
- (React) All right. So, scale from one to five,
how emotional was that video? - Ah, it's-- five being highest?
- (React) Mm-hmm. - That was like a 200.
No. (laughs) No, I would say a four.
I mean, it pulls on all the heart strings.
- For me, it was touching. I'd probably give it a three.
- Yeah, that gets a five. Those kind of things,
yeah, that gets a five. - I would say maybe one.
- (React) Okay. Emotional can be happy.
It can be happy, but... - Yeah, but it won't make me cry.
(laughs) - I would rate that one
really close to the top, a four or a five,
'cause that's personal. Yeah, I can totally know
what he's feeling. That's really awesome for him.
- That's a beautiful thing. That's-- yeah, miracles happen.
- (girl) Daddy is the sweetest daddy
in the world. - (dad) Mm-hmm.
- (girl laughs) - (girl) The smartest.
- Awww. - (girl) He is my Superman.
But...
he lies. - Oh. Busted.
- Uh-oh. This is not going in a good direction.
- Awww. - (girl) He lies about having a job.
He lies about having money. - Awww, this hurts.
Aw, man, that hurts. Wow. - (girl) He lies that he's not tired,
that he's not hungry. - Oh, that he's not tired.
- (girl) He lies about his happiness. - Ahhh.
- (girl) He lies... because of me.
- (exhales shakily) Holding it in. Ah, that was brutal.
- That was-- what parent wouldn't give everything
for their child? - That's reality
for way too many people. You know, that's just...
keeping the brave face for your kids,
especially when they're little. - I got it as it went on,
but in the beginning, it was like, "But he lies."
That was like-- that could be some comedy stuff
right there! - Oh, that's a five. (laughs)
You got-- you know, you got the right guy for--
we could be shooting straight fives here. (laughs)
- These are all really close to fives. Again, I gotta give it a four,
'cause I have a feeling there's gonna be worse.
- Well, I think it's a very touching moment.
I would give it a two and a half or maybe three. Give it a three.
- (React) Three. - That'd be a one.
That couldn't have been-- I mean, it got emotional
at the end, but I just couldn't get over the beginning part,
the lies, that he lies. - That's a five. That's a five.
That one's really close to-- I don't have tears,
but that one's really close. - Oh, gosh.
Ohhh, gosh.
- I could never understand that, why they cry, you know? (laughs)
I'm so glad you're out of the house. (laughs)
- Oh, she getting-- oh, her baby's getting married.
- Psht. Okay, this-- yeah, this one,
it really hits home.
- Nope, you're not keeping it together, dude.
No, you're not. Nope. You're gonna bawling.
Five, four, three, two... Yup. That's it. Done.
Oh, yeah. ♪ (soft piano music) ♪
- Oh, hitting home right here! I got me a daddy's girl.
- Okay, this is neat. I love the reveal.
- Knowing me, I'm a wise cracker, you know, to everything.
I say, "Oh, she gave him the bill." (laughs)
- I can see myself being like them for sure,
just the emotions just getting the best of me
and just... I'd be a wreck. - They're like, eh, getting married.
You know, Dad's gonna cry." "My baby girl...
(whimpers) He's taking my baby girl."
- (React) You're like, "Bye." - Yeah, like,
"Get the hell out the house."
- I'd say a three. I mean, just 'cause--
I wasn't getting choked up, but I know that in--
if I were in their shoes, oh yeah, I'd be done.
- Probably a four. I mean, weddings are right up there.
- That one, yeah. That one got me a little bit.
Yeah, it's a five for me. - That was cool.
- (React) Yeah? - I'll give it a two.
- The moment was there, you know? I would give it two, you know?
(laughs) - I know what this is gonna be.
- (girl) Daddy!
- (kids shouting)
- Aww, man.
- (teacher) Christian? He's crying.
- (choked up) Yeah. Yup.
- That touched my heart.
- Oh, his dad came home from the war. - (people clapping and cheering)
- Awww, yeah. Yup.
Okay, this one gets a 10!
(chuckles) - Yeah, this was...
it'll definitely touch your heart, you know?
- You got me on that one. You got me on that.
- Okay, we got a 10! We went over the five.
We got a 10 on that one. - To think of a kid being away
from their parents for so long and to know that there's no way
for them to visit and see each other and then...
Yeah, that's just-- that's hard.
That's really emotional to think about that.
- I mean, I've always been ready to cry.
I mean, you just feel it right here in your chest and in your throat.
I would have to say a four. - That's a five. (chuckles)
- I'll put 'em at a five. - (React) Five for the soldiers
coming home? - Yeah. That-- definitely!
Oh my gosh! I can watch these over and over, and I'm still gonna cry
and get emotional. - I gotta give that one a five.
It's hard, 'cause they're all really good videos.
They're all fours and fives. They're all really good.
- (React) You teared up for a couple of these.
- Yes. - Ya think?
- (React) What is so emotional about these videos?
- Although I haven't had those specific experiences yet,
the dad not being able to provide, I think.
It's... it just really connected with me more
than the others just to the fact that if I was in that situation,
what extents, what things would I do to ensure
that my family was cared for? That's what it comes down to.
- And with our heroes, psht, coming home to families
that don't know if they were gonna see 'em again.
- Back in the '70s, because I was supposed
to go to Vietnam, and I didn't...
(tears up)
I was supposed to go in June when I graduated.
The war was over in April, so I didn't have to go.
A lot of my friends did.
There were 13 of us.
Only two left.
- (React) All right, so, you know, in the past,
we have included videos from our reactors' kids.
Your kids have been in past episodes of these.
- Yeah. - (React) This time around,
we wanna ask you what is your favorite part
about being a dad? - My favorite part
is celebrating their victories in their life, every one.
You know, I coached eight years of soccer with my son.
And just to see his face-- now he's 36, but to see his face
light up after a goal... yeah. - (React) Yeah?
- Celebrating their victories. - The guidance that you give them
in the correct way, you know? - Taking care of 'em.
You know what I mean? Having that bond,
that special connection, you know, doing stuff together
and sharing memories together, you know, it's priceless.
- Before I got married, I didn't see myself having kids.
Having my daught-- well, I mean, first getting married
and having a stepdaughter, that changed.
But then, having my daughter took it to another level.
And I just...
I wanted to share what they were sharing all the time.
I still do. (choked up) Thanks, Sierra.
- (React) I'm sorry. - (laughs)
- Thanks for watching dads overreact.
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and hit that bell. - Bye, everybody.
Have a wonderful Father's Day. We love you.
- Hey, guys. It's Sierra, React producer.
Thanks so much for watching this episode.
And thank you to all the dads who came in to shoot this with us.
I just wanna wish a very happy Father's Day
to all the dads out there. I love you, Dad. Bye, guys.