Adopted Man -An Adult- Dressed Like Buddy The Elf To Meet His Biological Father For The First Time
BOSTON (AP) — Just like a real-life movie, the story of Buddy the Elf meeting his biological father has come to life, just in time for the holidays.
Doug Henning wore a costume like the one actor Will Ferrell’s character wore in “Elf” while meeting his father face to face for the first time last week at Boston’s Logan Airport. He even broke into the same awkward song from the 2003 movie — sample lyrics: “I’m here, with my dad. And we never met, and he wants me to sing him a song!”
His biological father didn’t get the joke because he hadn’t seen the movie, which is about a man raised at the North Pole who meets his dad for the first time. But that didn’t stop him from giving his son a big hug.
Henning said he was raised by “amazing” adoptive parents but he was excited when cousins he met through ancestry.com helped to put him in touch with his biological father. Just like the movie, the father didn’t know about his son.
The two met on Zoom and Henning’s dad was able to fly to Boston for Thanksgiving.
I gotta say, this is so fucked up. Don't get me wrong. I love hearing about families connecting and I love the idea that this dude found his father through that narc-ass website ancestry dot com, but you gotta make sure that your biological father has seen the movie.
Imagine this dude's reaction in seeing this old loser dressed like a fuckin elf. Sure, it's cute if you've seen the movie. If you haven't, like this guy, I gotta feel like you think, deep down inside, that you made the right decision giving this kid up for adoption. Singing at the fucking airport during a pandemic? Buddy the elf, have some fucking pride. Also a hug? Not me. My real dad gives me up for adoption and the best he can expect from my bearded ass is a fist bump and MAYBE just MAYBE a kiss. MAYBE A KISS. A hug? That's too damn intimate. Granted, I know youve traveled a long way to meet me but what does that matter? It's not like my commute was short. Lest we forget, I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel and now, after all that, this dude wants a fucking hug? What is he? My fucking chiropractor? Doubt it. If he was my chiropractor, why didn't he say something in all of our sessions? This is so fucked up. Im an angry elf.
We talked about this guy on ZBT. As expected, Kate defended him. Disgusting.