Dad pulls glorious birthday prank on his son, surprises him with a new bat

By Kelly Taylor Hayes

Published July 26, 2016 2:32pm PDT

FOX 11 Los Angeles

(FOX 11) - This father pulled off a great birthday surprise for his son, and video of the moment is going viral online.

The video begins with a father and his dejected son heading to their van on the way to a baseball game. It's the boy's 12th birthday - and the father pretends he "forgot."

Naturally, the kid is upset.

But his father has a surprise waiting in the trunk!

The boy begins to tear up with joy, to which the father says: "Don't cry! You're going to make me cry!"

Bravo.

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