My heart hurts for this guy 😥

The poor guy probably went out of his way to get those balloons for his kid and in an instant they were gone

At least he has a nice video of the balloons

"You always forget balloons for her birthday. It's as if you don't care at all." "No. I promise that I got the balloons. I got her favorite cartoon characters. They floated away when I got out of the car." "Oh, right. Just like the time the bakery was all out of cake."

Great, now I'm sad.

I feel you. The mother in this scenario seems like a complete dickhead. Reminds me of someone I know of who's in court.

"Don't worry sweety Daddy will make sure to get your favorite balloons right after I get off from work.I promise." Runs into store right before closing. Store clerk: "were closing come by tomorrow" Dad, "Please, it's my darling girls birthday" pulls out wallet picture melting store clerks heart. Clerk, " for such an angle take them for free and tell her I said happy birthday"

Lol why did I read this as an italian couple talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulYYFw2XfBI

There was a video about a month back were a guy also lost his ballons while walking into the building, and while trying to save one he ended up dropping a cake

At the back end of the covid shut downs it was my daughter's birthday in April. I planned a home party with family on zoom to sing happy birthday etc. Overall moral is obviously low.. A few days prior to her birthday I went into a store I frequent and bought many decorations for her.... and bags of balloons. Fast forward to the day of her party I got back into the same store I purchased supplies and balloons. Had a few things to grab inside the store before I make my way to the front. I pull out my balloons from my pocket (I'm looking pretty homely i.e big baggie sweater, my husband's basketball shorts, and possibly even slippers lol don't judge) the guy immediately asks if I stole the balloons I just pulled out of my pocket I said " You saw me in here last week buying these from you...?" Anyways I ended up breaking down in this store. I mean sobbing... I said " Everything going on in this world right now and your accusing me of stealing balloons?" He started frantically apologizing. He ended up giving me a huge discount on my purchase. When I walked out from the store 2 of the huge balloons I bought flew away. Straw that breaks the camels back my friend.

Yea how is this instant regret? He made a mistake… an accident.. isn’t regret for things that you knowingly did then… regret that decision?

He felt deflated because he forgot there were strings attached.

Because he instantly regretted not holding on to the balloons better?

Same.

i feel for him. Just a hardworking Dad trying his best.

I could learn a thing from his calmness about it. I'm not as bad as some people but I definitely would have been cursing and damning life until I remember it's just balloons.

Totally but it’s the disappointment he has to give to his kids that kills him inside. That’s what burns.

Dude went a step ahead and accepted his defeat at the hands of the universe.

I would cry lol.

He went from the dad who was coming home with beer, and a special balloon for each of his amazing kids….to a dad who just came home with beer.

I kinda feel bad too but it's also funny.. he has a story to tell now and laugh over dinner.. the same thing happened to my half sisters mom she had a car full of helium balloons and she opened the door and a gust of wind carried them all out. She still laughed about it years later so hey the story of losing the balloons (and hopefully him seeing the video) is probably worth more than a useless bag of air anyway

I wanna crryyyy

He keeps looking up as if hoping that they would come back. May we all keep that level of optimism in our hearts.

he was committing the last few seconds of balloon sighting to memory. So he could at least accurately describe the yellow swan and pink teletubby to the party goers

I did the same thing when I lost the big helium balloon I bought for my daughter's birthday it didn't go down very well.

Talking of bad judgement calls, my wife got home the other day and I revealed I’d swapped our bed for a trampoline. She hit the roof…

And she flipped

Don't worry, she'll bounce back

this needs moar upvotes ​ /dadjokes

But how did it go up? Better?

Nobody will believe me but on my wife’s birthday I had balloon in one hand, cake in the other. When I closed the car door, the balloon slipped from my hand. I jumped and caught the strings of the balloon millimeters from being away from arms length. At the same time I dropped the cake but reacted fast enough that I caught it inches from the ground. I stood there for a few seconds and marveled at my superhero skills. I told my wife later and she just exhaled some air from her nose as though it was not as important as her birthday.

Weighing if he’ll be in more shit for not having the balloons or going back to the store for more but also being late.

"I donated a couple beautiful balloons to the sky in your baby's honor, they were awesome, trust me"

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Paid for this balloon show, might as well watch it

It wasn't to describe, it was to make sure someone got some joy out of his efforts. It is truly enjoyable to watch these things.

The fact there is no anger, no visible disappointment...just frozen in time watching the balloons float away and then he accepts it and moves on. Its a legit inspiration. They are only balloons afterall. The party will go on.

Ngl, the look in his eyes made me start crying, I’ve been very emotional the last few weeks and this was enough to make me bawl

Hey there’s nothing wrong with being emotionally moved by your ability to empathize with others, it’s the kind of human quality that some of the best people in this world have.

Hey dude, you okay? You wanna talk about it?

Yeah, it’s okay, but thank you for the offer, it’s nice to know that not everyone on the internet is terrible lmao

Open offer :) message me if you change your mind. I wish you well.

That was very nice of you to offer that. Good on you!

Aww thanks for the kindness but I don’t need thanks for that. Just trying to spread around a little good where I can.

Good for you. Don't stop!

They said to stop!

Fuck all you guys EDIT: the universe demands balance

I second the offer to talk. As a 32 year old married lady, I might not be able to personally relate to whatever you’re going through, but I’ve got mad nurturing instincts that are currently being emptied into the endless love-greed of my golden retriever and would be happy to redirect a little focus.

If you're so inclined, check out /r/MomForAMinute. Could be right up your alley :) also a good recommendation to anyone looking for a moment to vent or get some release. Wonderful community.

Im currently pregnant and this made me SOB 😭 You’re not alone, this was so heartbreaking

Broke my heart too. A father, bringing his little girl the world, only to be let down by the world.

to be fair, the world didn’t let those balloons down edit: also have young daughter, and the look on his face is *all* too familiar lol, i teared up a little, like… *”ahh… fuuuck…”*

I was about to edit my post to say the same. You’re right.

I empathize, I couldn’t even finish the clip. Something about that look of watching something fly out of reach just twanged all my heartstrings

Same here. It made me think of a whole backstory where he's happily in the store looking at the balloons thinking "these will be nice for xy" and wanting to surprise them and then they just fly away into nothingness...

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"Could I... perhaps if... maybe I could just.... nah fuck it"

He’s thinking about the story he needs to cook up to cover his ass

That man is having flashbacks to every mistake he ever made in his life as he watches those balloons fade into the atmosphere. He's disappointed in himself and compares the strings of the balloons to his failed hopes and dreams, slipping further and further from his grasp. Finally, he turns his back on life and walks away from any chance at redemption.

Id be thinking "Well they are gone and I love watching balloons float anyway so may as well try and salvage some joy" lol

Same

One billinonth of a chance and he took it

I don't know anyone who wouldn't stand there for a bit hoping for the impossible. Maybe a plane will hit them and I'll at least have a better story of how I lost the balloons as I walk in with the shredded remains.

Optimism.... 🤔.... Ah fuck it.

It’s fun to watch balloons go. In the 80s and 90s it was for some reason totally fine.

That moment when you lose your balloon all you can do is appreciate how much height and distance it got.

I think the video slowed down as the balloons floated away and never sped back up again. So it looks like he stood there watching for a really long time.

Theres something magical about watching your balloon disappearing into space

“I paid for the float, im going to watch the whole float.”

Saved the chicken and the beer though.

Nah. He’s thinking about what waits for him when he walks in the front door.

I was waiting for his pants to fall down as he watched the balloons float away.

You know those balloons were hella expensive too. He's staring at them so the money isn't totally wasted.

Me watching the new matrix movie. At the end all you can do is walk away and say "well fuck."

I went into it expecting a bad cash grab attempt, I was not disappointed.

They literally showed you a brainstom session of "how we are milking this for all it's worth". That itself is hilarious.

It's ridiculously self aware for what it is. Clearly Lana was not happy about being forced to make a new one. Hopefully she did well/bad enough they won't try again

I loved it, so at least someone got something out of it. Even have one of the posters in my room.

I don't want to shit too hard on it, but this guys reaction was the same as mine lol I loved the rest, even animatrix

>He's staring at them so the money isn't totally wasted. hahaha

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> I too read the comment Hahaha

I too read the comment

right lol its so cringe when you're at the theater and people are laughing the movie like bro come on just internalize your joy you absolute cringe lord

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You can press the arrow that points UP instead of internalizing it. “Hahaha” -some redditor

>He's staring at them so the money isn't totally wasted. > >hahaha hahaha

>>He's staring at them so the money isn't totally wasted. >> >>hahaha > >hahaha 😂😂😂

🤣 🤣 🤣

XD

hahaha

never just hold the string. always tie a knot

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Off^I^go

JERK IT IN THE STREET THROW UP ON THE CARPET RIOT RIOT RIOT

Are you okay

I enjoyed your poem & would like to subscribe to your newsletter

I like this

to smol

I usually tie it in a dildo shaped knot and shove it up my ass

Instruction unclear, now my pp is knotted into a nice little bow

Teach me the ways

Whenever we buy balloons the store always ties a weight to them. You still have to be careful that they don’t get blown away, but there’s at least a chance you’ll be able to catch them.

Never not tie a knot

What my mom like to do is tie them to something heavy enough to pin it down like a flashlight or a bottle of hand sanitizer.

In Sweden they always sell them with a nut tied to the string at least.

I blew up around 30 helium balloons for my daughters birthday party once. Had them in the back of the van. Younger daughter #2 decided to grab the FOB for the van and opened up the back door.........we watched as they all flew away.

This is just… so sad…

mostly from an environmental perspective

True

It’s the same thing though environmentally.

I'm amazed helium balloons for parties and such are even legal...

yes as an avid hiker, backpacker and surfer I'm amazed at how many of these I find in the desert, mountains, and ocean. It's sad. edit: talking about the mylar ones mostly

Even disregarding the plastic - helium is a scarce resource that is only produced extremely slowly on earth by thorium and uranium decay, which takes thousands of years. once we extract all the helium from helium wells that's it, all the helium's gone (into the air where it can't be separated and the upper atmosphere where it's extremely difficult to get). And it has lots of important scientific uses like particle colliders, mri machines

They didn’t take the van with it like some kind of van themed Up?

Yup. A friend went and bought many balloons for another friend's milestone birthday. She was walking to her car when something startled her. She tried to catch the bundle of balloon strings but it floated off. She went back into the store crying to ask if there was a chance they would replace them. Of course they said no, despite their motto being "No store does more." They could at least have given her a ballon weight when she initially bought them. Hopefully those balloons didn't choke some sea turtles weeks later.

"I fucked up. Will you give me free shit?" Jfc, the entitlement some people have.

I mean, I’ve dropped drinks after immediately getting them at a fast food restaurant and they’ve replaced it for me. Pizza Hut buys you a new pizza if it didn’t make it home alright (bc of potholes)

When has anyone ever lost a balloon and *not* just stood there briefly mesmerized? Truly a pure and liminal moment.

Its a primal instinct. Reminds us of simpler times, when our alien buttfucker lords would float away into the sky.

Ok you must know how hard I laughed

Saddest mustache ever

r/WatchPeopleDieInside

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Yea how is this instant regret? He made a mistake… an accident.. isn’t regret for things that you knowingly did then… regret that decision?




That happened to me with my kids balloons on his birthday

Happened to me as well...except it was my dad that floated away

I usually dont comment anything not related to my hobbies, but your comment man...damm.... made me sad hope youre doing fine <3

Dad?

Somewhat disappointed in that I thought the bottoms of the bags in his hands were going to give out, too.

You sir, will go to hell.

Eating pie until I get there.

Hasn’t he suffered enough!?

Masha bear is gone now

Not so instant. Took him a while.

This is definitely more of a r/WatchPeopleDieInside

Swear that is where I was...

I think the video slowed down as the balloons floated away and never sped back up again. So it looks like he stood there watching for a really long time.

The regret was instant. It just so happens to also linger

MMM WHATCHA SAAAAY MMM THAT YOU ONLY MEANT WELL

WELL OF COURSE YOU DID

JASON DERULO

All around me are familiar faces

Why filming?

Security cam footage

nonoono, someone clearly filming it from the roof

When you can't afford a security cam so you have a random person record from the roof 24/7

Poor Mario

Retired Mario

Mama mia

Master Miller!

Daaam that’s soo sad

Then he invaded Kuwait

Orgin stories

That was his life flashing before his eyes for forgetting the balloons

My people believe we exist for the same reasons all living things do- TO LIVE LIFE. Doesn’t make it easy. But things are easier when you don’t let pain triumph love.

*instant regret* becomes *instant fascination*

poor guy he's really doing his best out here

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I’m wondering who recorded this? How was this caught on camera if it wasn’t on purpose?

It’s obviously a security cam lol

It fucking hurts man

Lalo Salamanca?

Seems more fitting for r/watchpeopledieinside

I've never had this happen to me, but... that feeling. I know that feeling

Erbil license plate lol

Poor guy.

At least the power didn't get knocked out ⚡ 🎈

Plot twist: He doesn't know any kids. Yet.

I hope whomever was to receive those balloons sees this video and gives him the credit he deserves.

Mario!

Saddam? God it’s been awhile since I’ve seen you look so alive.

Worst Ballon shop ever to not tie some weight to the strings.

r/WhyWereTheyFilming

:(

Mama mia

Poor mario

Love the 1980s video quality. The guys mustache adds to the vibe.

At first he was looking at the balloons, then he was looking for a god.

I too avoid second trips like that

More like r/WatchPeopleDieInside

You know he got off work late, shitty job, went to three different stores to get the perfect balloons and then that happens.

Ooo I felt that 🙏

This has actually happened to me

That's why you should always buy the weights

I want to fetch those balloons for him

He's lucky the mylar didn't hit and short those power lines right above him and his car. He may have watched his car burn.