It was a video 13 years in the making.
A dad from Washington recently melted hearts when he published a video of her daughter.
This wasn’t just any random video, however.
It was a journey that showed everyone the struggle a parent goes through – when a child is of age and parents are left asking, “Where did all that time go?”
Kevin Scruggs took a video of her daughter every year.
Kevin started the tradition the very first time Madison went to school.
He planned to interview his daughter every first day of school, and it was a tradition that spanned her kinder days up to her senior year in high school.
“I thought it would be cool when they graduate to them to see their whole career in one short clip,” Kevin told Good Morning America.
“I wanted to have something to remember.”
The first part of the video showed a sprightly Madison about to start her academic journey.
Kevin could be heard asking his daughter if she likes kindergarten.
Madison said ‘yes’ and enthusiastically said she’d be back every day.
These short recorded conversations became an avenue for Kevin to show how Madison evolved physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially.
There were moments when he asked her what she did that day.
Madison openly shared the events that transpired during the first day of school.
She shared how she ate lunch or a cool thing that happened.
She shared how her favorite teachers would impose rules to encourage accountability and responsibility.
She also told him who she was sharing lockers with.
She also shared some of her insecurities, like her height, among other things.
She also revealed how she changed through the years.
At one point, she discussed how junior high was a chance for her to become independent.
It was a far cry from the beginning of the video when she was reliant.
By the time she reached high school, she had become more empowered by making her own decisions and filtering out which rules to follow.
She also shared some mundane, silly things, like how she did an Oreo challenge.
And in true “growing up” fashion, her enthusiasm for school became less of the schoolwork and more about seeing friends.
By the time she reached senior year, she shared the things she was looking forward to the most – prom and graduation.
Madison told Good Morning America she enjoyed seeing herself growing up.
“It was also cool to see my personality change,” Madison said. “I’m really appreciative of how much time my dad put into it, how much he loves us, and how much he and my mom do for us.”
Kevin hopes other parents do this tradition as well, as it can trigger the fondest memories.
He also planned on doing the same collection for their younger daughter.
People on the internet shared how much they loved the concept.
“Such a beautiful thing this dad did for his daughter because these will be great memories for her watching herself grow up & remembering these first days of school interviews throughout her whole life,” one comment said.
“Her attitude evolution towards school is legit mine,” another one quipped, “It went from “Yay school!” To “Yay I can leave!”
Click the video below to see the heartwarming compilation for yourself.
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