Walz's son crying is all of us!

[AwakeAtLast]

At least it's me! Happy tears!

[avebury]

1. Hope also looked like she was getting

emotional as well.

[nolabear]

2. Tears of joy.

Yes, all of us.

[newdeal2]

3. And pride in his dad!

[nolabear]

6. "That's my dad! That's my dad!"

Gus is killing me.

[dflprincess]

13. Me too

And he's making me miss my dad.

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

17. that was the big feels for me.....

blubbering here

[Dem4life1970]

4. Me too!

[CatWoman]

5. this is so emotional

he has me crying

[Silent Type]

7. Getting a bit teary myself. Walz is great and a real addition to an exceptional ticket.

[Tribetime]

8. Made me cry...that's something that will last forever

In convention history

[Music Man]

9. Yep, I don't remember ever being this teary during a speech.

Harris and Walz really are the right people at the right time. My, how things can change in just a few weeks.

[dflprincess]

10. You've never seen a Trump kid

So obviously love his dad.

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. I'm a 71 YO white guy and I am crying, watching his son's emotions,

A convention of Intelligence and Emotion. Best ever.

[spooky3]

12. Dad's doing a great job with content AND delivery. Nt

[StarryNite]

14. That was so emotional.

It was beautiful.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

15. What a kid! This next generation is going to kick booty. I've got hope.

[tishaLA]

16. I'm convinced that's an iconic moment

And it's going to win us the election

[mountain grammy]

18. Have I mentioned I donated to his first congressional

Campaign in 2006? I’m sure I have but need to brag a bit more. I’ve never lived in Minnesota, he just caught my attention during those dark W days. He flipped the seat!

[Rorey]

19. The families of our next President and Vice President are amazing

It's going to be so nice to have class back again.

[surfered]

20. I really believe this race distills down to Team Normal vs Team Weird.

[Beaverhausen]

21. Clearly so much love in that family!

[rubbersole]

22. I'm not crying...

...you're crying.


Genuine hope. OMG.

[DemonGoddess]

23. I've cried

every night this week. Tears of joy!

[DemonGoddess]

24. I've cried

every night this week. Tears of joy!

[TommyT139]

25. Another aspect of this great family

Nice article on their parenting of a neurodivergent kid:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-anxious-parents-of-neurodivergent-children-can-learn-from-tim-and-gwen-walz/ar-AA1pcsr9

[Ilsa]

30. Thank you for posting this. nt

[TommyT139]

38. You're welcome -

I expect that this facet will mean so much to many more families, another point of connecting.

[Emile]

26. The whole family cries, God I love them!

[Grown2Hate]

27. I was on the verge in the leadup to the

speech, and then I saw Gus. Full on ugly crying since.

[Ilsa]

28. This is the best DNC I've ever watched, and I'm

verklempt as well. Whoever was in charge of details was masterful. Music, guests, speakers, everything except the schedule getting long and late.

[Blue Owl]

29. There's a genuine love there that has nothing to do with money, wealth, status or greed

[Cyberologist]

31. Gus is Neurodivergent

The Walz family have spoken openly about his nonverbal learning disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. NVLD, affects nonverbal forms of learning like the ability to notice patterns or learn concepts, including visual and social patterns as well as concepts in language and math. Because of the similar traits, people with NVLD are often confused as being on the autism spectrum and vice versa. They never considered Gus’ conditions an obstacle.

[nolabear]

32. All us with "neurospicy" kids and grandkids recognize that.

And he’s fabulous. That reaction dwells somewhere in us all when we’re that moved. It’s hard not to fall in love with him.

Not that I’m trying.

[LiberalFighter]

33. I'm thinking this experience will benefit Gus.

It probably helps that his dad is there for him. I'm figuring that based on the photo regarding Gus passing his drivers test and dad being there.

[SunSeeker]

34. "That's my dad!" "That's my dad!"

OMG. If my son ugly cried like that for me while shouting and pointing at me like that, I would know I lived my life right.

[Haru]

35. Tears of love & pride

Real people is so enjoyable

[Attilatheblond]

36. Real men love and aren't ashamed to show it. Gus Walz is a real man, sure and secure in his honest feelings.

He has had a damned fine mentor in that.

[BaronChocula]

37. Gus filled my heart! n/t

[ShazzieB]

39. You know what tugged at my heart the most when I was watching that family?

I couldn't stop thinking that If the RW had its way, those kids would never have been allowed to exist, and no other children conceived through IVF will be allowed to exist in the future, either!

Project 2025 calls for the elimination of IVF (along with birth control, abortion, and every other reproductive freedom you can think of). In other words, the RWNJs actually want to make it so that a beautiful family like that would not be allowed to come into being. How fucking disgusting is that?

Of course, that's just one of about eleventy million reasons that the Orange Hellbeast ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT EVER be president again, but looking at those flesh and blood people and seeing how much they love each other really brought that particular issue home to me, and it made me so angry. Ugh.

[GopherGal]

40. And I'm signing up for mac-and-cheese with the Buttigegs, too.

The home-y scene Pete set that, as he pointed out, would have been impossible just 25 years ago, would also not be possible if Project 2025 were implemented.

[EnergizedLib]

41. I know the MAGAts mocking Gus Walz

Aren’t the same people who clutched their pearls at the very mention of Barron Trump’s name, right?

Right?

[Pacifist Patriot]

42. If that had been my dad on stage...

Damn right I'd have been over come. Freaking out and in tears. Why? Because I love my dad and would be so proud of him.

Anyone who isn't moved by Gus' reaction is a broken human being.