Dad Completely Unravels After Losing Daughter’s Hamster

When his daughter went off to college, a single dad became the sole caregiver to her hamster. He didnât think much of the ârodentâ at first, but he quickly grew to love and dote on little âChester.â And one of his most traumatic days came when he had to call his daughter and break the news that Chester had escaped from his cage.
His daughter revealed her dadâs struggle through a series of sceenshotted text messages she posted on Twitter. Itâs a roller coaster of emotion that reveals just how much this dad loved his hamster, and what it meant to his daughter.
my dad took over my hamster once i went back to college and ended up getting really attached and today he escaped and this goes to prove how truly pure my father is pic.twitter.com/JmTJl6jFBI
â Steph Veerman (@stephyj725) November 25, 2019
It started with one of the most terrifying messages you can get from a parent, âPlease call me as soon as you get this itâs an emergency.â He then explained the situation, and his daughter tried to calm him down. He then said, âOh my god Iâm so sorry honey Iâm so sorry Iâm looking everywhere.â And then âIâm so wicked sorry Iâll keep looking all day.â
At one point, he says heâs going to skip work the next day to look for Chester. His daughter responds âDad you shouldnât skip work you are a lawyer and he is a hamster.â
He pulled out all the stops to find him, including setting out some food with a ring of flour around it so he could try to follow the footsteps. Of course, you know how this ends. You wouldnât see it on The Dad if the conclusion was the hamster being lost and the family being shattered by the tragedy. The dad came through and was reunited with his furry buddy.
follow up: He did find him!!! pic.twitter.com/ObHSSmI4UU
â Steph Veerman (@stephyj725) November 26, 2019
âIâm an empty nester now. I donât have a lot to take care of, and I almost screwed up the one thing I have,â he told TODAY Parents. He said the only thing he could think as he walked around on his hands and knees with a flashlight looking was how he was going to explain it to his daughter.
âI had a meltdown,â he told BuzzFeed News. âI was having a freaking heart attack.â
And now that heâs reunited with his little pal, heâs going out of his way to spoil him.
“I went to Petco and cleaned the place out,” he said. “Heâs going to look like Santa Claus just in time for Christmas.”