In Shock
Frozen in her tracks, Stella watches the secret footage of her husband and two kids with her mouth wide open. Her heart was in her mouth as she watches the man she married. He was her childhood sweetheart and she always considered him her soulmate. After being together for many years, she thought that she knew him but this footage was clearly telling her that she did not. It never even crossed her mind that he would do such a thing. Now that she has seen this, she knew that she could not go back to the way things were.
In Shock
Family Is Everything
Family is everything to Stella Jackson. It has been ten years since she tied the knot with her childhood sweetheart, Josh. In that time, their two lovely children came along – 5-year-old Emma and 18-month-old Ben. Stella thought that nothing could go wrong in her “perfect life” but when she secretly filmed her husband and kids with the use of a nanny cam, she discovered something unbelievable. To say that she was surprised is an understatement.
Family Is Everything
Not Always Easy
Stella and Josh really wanted to be parents but getting pregnant wasn’t always easy for them. They’d been trying for five years and having a family didn’t seem to be on the cards for the couple. However, their efforts paid off and they welcomed their daughter, Emma, in 2015 and their son, Ben, in 2019. Finally, they felt that their family was complete. Little did they know that something would come to them.
Not Always Easy
A Working Mom
Balancing a full-time job with being a mom wasn’t easy for Stella. At times, she felt as if she was a superwoman who was powering through whatever obstacle was in her path. However, she and Josh already agreed that she would work for five years and he would stay at home. Josh didn’t seem to mind but Stella soon found out something about the “stay-at-home dad”, something she never imagined he would do.
A Working Mom
Something Different
Stella started to notice that Josh wasn’t acting himself lately. Although it was nothing big, there was definitely something different. When she saw him, he appeared distant most of the time. It was like something was lingering in his mind. Nevertheless, he never confessed his true feelings, so when she installed a hidden camera, she didn’t know what she would discover. Perhaps this would help clear up her beloved husband’s unusual behavior.
Something Different
Where Was He?
Josh was normally a devoted dad but lately, it seemed as if he was preoccupied with other things. Stella tried to get him to tell her about that, but she never succeeded. Then, she woke up one night and discovered that his side of the bed was empty. Where was Josh? She rubbed her eyes and called out to him, but there was no response. Peering through the door that had been left ajar, she saw something in the corridor which rendered her speechless.
Where Was He?
What Did He Do?
Stella saw that Josh was leaving their daughter’s room. Looking at the clock, Stella noted the time – 3:45 in the morning. What did he have to do that couldn’t wait until the morning, when the sun was up? Was it that important? Then, Stella thought that maybe Emma had a nightmare and Josh was simply doing his daddy duties, so the mom decided to brush the incident off. However, she was so wrong.
What Did He Do?
Setting Up A Nanny Cam
Stella was starting to miss spending time with her two children. She was getting more and more preoccupied with work. This is why she thought of setting up a nanny cam. She wanted to make sure that she didn’t miss out on family life. She thought that she had come up with a foolproof plan. Even if she had to work, she could still see her beloved children. However, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing when she watched the video of the morning that she had set the camera up.
Setting Up A Nanny Cam
Perfect For Parents
For many parents, a nanny cam is perfect for keeping an eye on things. All you have to do is press record and then use your phone to watch the recording. As for Stella, she was left reeling after she watched the video of her children and husband which was secretly recorded. She may have initially wanted to set up the cam so she doesn’t miss out on anything, but she was definitely surprised by what she watched.
Perfect For Parents
Not Telling Her Husband
Before Stella went to work, she had already set up the nanny cam. However, she didn’t tell her husband about it. For some strange reason, she felt as if she didn’t need to. While she was having lunch at work, she thought of opening up the nanny cam app so that she could watch the previous morning’s video. Needless to say, she had no idea that she would see something absolutely unexpected.
Not Telling Her Husband
For Peace Of Mind
Stella wanted to have some peace of mind, so she watched the video from the nanny cam while eating her lunch. She thought that she would be watching some cute moments of her kids. She was even thinking of sending parts of the video to her family. After all, she had set up the nanny cam to watch her kids. She never imagined that she would catch something entirely different.
For Peace Of Mind
The Kids Dancing
The video started with footage of her children in the living room. They were dancing around to a song that was playing on the TV. Stella smiled to herself as she watched her beloved children. It looked like Josh was in the background and doing laundry, but then he appeared in the shot all of a sudden. What he did next totally changed everything. Within just a few minutes, her husband’s true colors were revealed.
The Kids Dancing
Caught By Surprise
Stella watched as her husband, whom she has been married to for 15 years, picked up their eldest child and blew raspberries on her stomach. This produced a giggle which would surely make anyone crack a smile. Then, Josh did something all of a sudden. As soon as she saw it, Stella knew that this was the point of no return. She just had to show the video to everyone.
Caught By Surprise
Couldn’t Believe Her Eyes
Stella was frozen in her tracks. Surely, this was a joke! She was watching her husband through a hidden secret camera. She couldn’t believe her eyes and wondered why he would do this. He thought that no one was watching him and that he could get away with it easily, but he was wrong. His wife was not about to let him off that easily. Stella knew that people had to see this.
Couldn’t Believe Her Eyes
Having Fun Goofing Around
In the footage, Stella’s two kids can be seen goofing around in the living room. The baby is in her bouncer jumping up and down along with the beat. Meanwhile, a lyric video of the single Katy Perry released in 2011 is blasting from the TV loudly. The song is Perry’s smash hit “E.T.”. It doesn’t seem like there is anything strange here but what did Stella see that surprised her a lot?
Having Fun Goofing Around
Enjoying The Music
The music is blasting at full volume. Standing in front of their TV, Emma, Stella’s 5-year-old daughter, waves some brightly colored pom-poms around. Her infant sibling, who is in his stroller, bounces up and down. The children are clearly having fun but their dad soon steps in, which they did not expect. What is he going to do? Will he cut their fun short by making them stop and quiet down?
Enjoying The Music
He Stops What He Is Doing
In the background, Josh can be seen carrying a box while walking. He puts the box down on the table and goes into the living room when he notices that the children are dancing. Stella is shocked that he walks right into the shot and does something totally unexpected instead of continuing his chores. She has never seen him do this before nor has she ever thought he could do something like this.
He Stops What He Is Doing
His Moves
First, he leans down to his daughter and moves his arms up and down with a jerking motion. He’s doing the robot! To both his kids’ delight, he continues to dance in the room. They can be heard laughing hysterically as their dad approaches them. Then, he starts to lip-sync the song. He mimes, “Boy, you’re an alien, your touch so foreign.” The father and children all look like they are having the time of their lives.
His Moves
An Endearing Video
After he finishes doing the robot, he ends his dance with a pirouette. Even though he is quite a big guy, the amazing dad can still pull off surprisingly graceful dance moves. Most of his moves may be typical “dad” dance moves, but they just make the video more endearing for people who have seen it. Clearly, this is a dad who is not afraid to look silly if he and his children are having fun.
An Endearing Video
Enjoying The Performance
This dad doesn’t only dance with his eldest child, though. As the baby bounces in his stroller, Josh sidles up to the little one, leans in and grooves in time. It’s pretty clear that the baby enjoys the performance as well. The baby grins with delight as his dad makes funny faces while dancing along with the music. Everyone in that living is clearly having fun and enjoying the moment.
Enjoying The Performance
The Cheerleader
At one point in the video, the 5-year-old hands her dad the red pom-poms that she is using. Taking one, he twirls it around. However, the little girl insists that he dances with both of them, so he continues to show off his dance moves, which makes the kids roar with laughter. Taking the other pom-pom, he goes through an impressive and sassy cheerleader routine! It is clear that the children enjoys his silly dance moves.
Their Cheerleader
More Dance Moves
Then, the young girl takes back one of the pom-poms. Holding one pom-pom each, the father and daughter continue to twirl the things around. The song continues, and so does Dad. When the beat of Katy Perry’s song drops and the track reaches a crescendo, the dad continues to twirl and shake the pom-pom while he makes hilarious faces. We have no idea where this dad gets his dance moves, but we definitely approve!
More Dance Moves
The Epic End
As the song ends, Dad drops a pom-pom. You probably agree that this epic “mic drop” is one of the top moves that can be seen in the video. After this, he just leaves the living room in a nonchalant way and goes back to doing his chores. He has no idea that his entire dance routine has been recorded…and will be seen by so many people, most of who he doesn’t even know.
The Epic End
A Wholesome Moment
This viral video shows that hidden cameras may often be used for spying on individuals or for more nefarious purposes, but that doesn’t mean the cameras don’t capture some wholesome moments as well. Unsurprisingly, most of the comments that the video received showed an outpouring of affection and love for the caring father. Indeed it seems impossible not to like this heartwarming video. Like we said, we also adore the dad’s dance moves.
A Wholesome Moment
Love For His Children
A Youtube user by the name of Suzannah Danielle wrote, “The best dad of the year award goes to whoever he is.” Gabriel Klopp agreed that this man is a “dad who loves his kids!” If there is one thing certain in all of this, it is that these kids have an amazing father who loves to make his kids laugh even if he ends up looking silly while doing it.
Love For His Children
Something To Cherish
When Stella set up the hidden nanny cam in her living room, she was only expecting to keep an eye on her kids and maybe capture a few adorable videos of the young ones. Instead, she got something even better: proof that her husband was indeed a devoted father. This is definitely a clip that she will cherish forever! And her children will be thankful that the moment they shared with their dad was recorded.
Something To Cherish
Sharing With The World
Thanks to the hidden camera, the whole dance performance that Josh thought was only between him and his children was caught on camera. He may be embarrassed about it but there’s really nothing wrong about the video. She may have been alarmed when she first saw the footage, but a smile later spread across Stella’s face. She knew that her husband’s antics were something that has to be shared with the world.
Sharing With The World
The Comments
The video was re-uploaded with the title “Mom Finds out How Dad Watches the Kids” and it the rounds on YouTube. There were viewers who complained that the title was misleading. They had expected something less… heartfelt. Jace Bailiff asked, “Am I the only one who thought this was going to be bad?” Viddi Kaddi commented, “From the title, I thought this guy was a child abuser. BOY, WAS I WRONG.”
The Comments
Going Viral
Stella uploaded the video on Facebook, and it got a ton of attention. Mike Jordan uploaded the footage on YouTube with the comment, “He has the dance moves of a goat having a seizure, but the kids like it.” It has gotten over 28,000 likes and more than 5,000 comments. It has also been viewed over two million times since the video was uploaded in September 2015. However, this is not the first time something like this has happened…
Going Viral
Another Dancing Dad
The unabashed dancing of Stella’s husband with their kids is not the only dance that has been caught on a hidden camera. In May 2016, “Hidden camera captures dad and daughter dancing to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” was uploaded on YouTube by Lisa Roth. It showed another devoted dad doing everything to keep his young daughter entertained. However, hidden cameras have also caught other moments that are decidedly disturbing…
Not The Only One
Watching In Horror
Traumatized, Joe was frozen in his tracks. It had to be a joke! His heart raced as he watched the footage from the previous night which he had secretly recorded. He felt as if he was watching a horror movie, but it was his life – not some Hollywood slasher movie. For days, he had been waiting to finally discover the truth about the missing food and finally have evidence. However, the footage made him feel sick to his stomach. He knew he needed to run for it and go far away. Time was running out.
Watching In Horror
A New Yorker At Heart
Joe Cummings has been living in Manhattan for two years. By day, he is an actor but by night, he is a waiter. Doing this in the city that never sleeps is not easy. However, in spite of the overpopulation, less-than-friendly people, and living costs, this is where Joe prefers to live. All his life, he’d been dreaming of living in the Big Apple. Even though his career may not have been perfect for Joe, the budding actor has a great girlfriend, awesome friends, and a great apartment! He was living the dream. One day, however, Joe’s world was turned upside-down.
A New Yorker At Heart
High Cost Of Living
Joe knew that the cost of living in New York was high. He tried his best to save money in any way that he could. This is why he got worried when he began having to shop more often. For some reason, the food in his pantry and fridge was gone quickly. He did not change anything in his routine, so there was no reason to eat more. There was another person living with him, though. And they could give him the answer.
High Cost Of Living
A New Chapter
Joe’s girlfriend, Lucy, recently moved in to his apartment. The two lovebirds were on cloud nine. This was a new chapter for them. However, the problem with the missing food was starting to gnaw at Joe. He was wondering why his girlfriend would take his food and why she didn’t just ask. He knew that he had to ask her about the missing food. Even though he didn’t want to offend her, he needed answers. It was, after all, his hard-earned wages that he used to buy more food. Aside from that, he was also saving for her engagement ring.
A New Chapter
Strange Noises
One night, Joe woke up to some strange noises that came from the kitchen. There were steps, a thump on the floor, and a creaking door. His heart started pounding. Someone was inside the house. Joe could not tell whether it was real or he was dreaming but the next morning, he discovered that some of his food was gone. He realized that he needed to act quickly. However, when the truth was revealed, Joe’s world turned upside down.
Strange Noises
What Happened In The Morning
The following morning, Joe poured some orange juice in a glass and asked his girlfriend about the food. To his surprise, she denied everything. Joe didn’t want to think his girlfriend was a liar, but there was definitely something weird going on. Without knowing it, perhaps she was a sleepwalker. Or maybe he was the sleepwalker. Nevertheless, the only way they would know for sure is to get evidence. However, what Joe would soon find out would make him feel sick to his stomach.
What Happened In The Morning
Perhaps It Was An Animal
Shortly after, Joe had another thought. An animal might have gotten in the apartment and stole the food. However, that seemed unlikely since he always made sure to lock all the doors and windows at night. His neighborhood wasn’t really the safest in New York. Aside from that, the food in the refrigerator was gone. He knew that there was no animal that could open fridge doors. It must be something or someone else. He thought it was time to act.
Perhaps It Was An Animal
The Camera
Determined to figure out what was happening, Joe bought a camera with night vision and set it up near the ceiling in the kitchen. He made sure the view of the pantry and fridge was unobstructed. He pressed record and went about his day. However, the next morning, he took the memory card out of the camera and got ready to finally learn the truth. It turned out that he wasn’t mentally prepared for what he was about to see.
The Camera
Nothing Unusual
The footage starts quite normally. Late at night, Joe can be seen getting ready for bed with his girlfriend. Prior to turning off the lights and leaving the kitchen, the couple laugh and fight. For the next two hours, there is no movement, except for lights which come in from the street. Then, something begins to stir. Joe never imagined that he was going to see what he was about to see.
Nothing Unusual
Speechless
Joe is speechless. Everything seemed like a big joke. It was like a prank that friends would try to pull on each other, but it wasn’t. He watches the footage again. He feels sick as he does it. This was definitely not what he had expected to see. How is this possible? This was the point of no return for him. There was no way he could go back to how things were and forget about what he saw.
Speechless
Questions
Joe saw a woman, whom he thought was his girlfriend leave her hiding place, crawl, and step on a table. She reached out and gets a step nearby to jump to the floor. As he watched the woman do this, Joe got a feeling that this wasn’t the first time she had done this. As he tried to understand why his girlfriend would do all of this, the woman looked up at the camera. Her face became as clear as day. She is not his girlfriend.
Questions
A Total Stranger
The woman was a total stranger! Even though he felt sick to his stomach, he knew he had to continue watching. The woman went around the kitchen comfortably as if the place was hers. She opened the door of the fridge, took out the orange juice carton, and drank straight from the box. She then walked up to the sink and peed. Joe watched as the nightmare unfold. However, there was more.
A Total Stranger
Who Is This Woman?
Nestled on Joe’s couch, the woman can be seen nibbling at one point. When she hears noise from the bedroom, she hides in Joe’s kitchen. In the video, Joe then shows up and gets a glass of water. The woman returns after her departure and continues snacking. What exactly was going on? It took hours for Joe to finish watching the footage but he couldn’t keep his eyes off it. Who was the woman?
Who Is This Woman?
Trying To Make Sense Of Everything
As the morning light starts to crawl into the apartment, Joe watches the woman crawl back to the storage area. He then sees himself dressed in everyday clothes and go in the kitchen. Just like what the woman did, he opens the refrigerator and drinks juice straight from the box! Joe watches the video until the end. Frozen in his tracks, he tries to understand what he has just seen.
Trying To Make Sense Of Everything
An Intruder
Joe felt terror and relief – the video proved that he wasn’t crazy after all. There was someone stealing his food. However, it wasn’t his girlfriend. He was wrong and it was actually something much worse. There was a strange woman hiding in their apartment. She was in the kitchen storage room, just a few steps from his and his girlfriend’s bedroom. He needed to get out of the apartment quickly.
An Intruder
Getting Help
Picking up his computer, Joe hurried out of his apartment and went straight to the police station. He showed the footage to the authorities. “I do not know how she got there,” he told them. “The only way to get in is through the window because I’m on the top floor, and there’s an escape route.” The cops understood his concerns and escorted him home. Then, they arrested the woman. However, they found out something that made Joe even more petrified.
Getting Help
The Truth
After the police questioned the woman, they found out that she had been in the apartment for at least a couple of weeks! Joe posted the terrifying footage on YouTube, where it quickly went viral. There are many who doubt Joe’s story, but checking your storage space regularly isn’t a bad idea. You never know. Something or someone might be hiding there. Tracy from South Carolina learned this lesson the hard way…
The Truth
Like A Horror Film
It was like a horror film. She even wondered if this was a very lucid nightmare. She could not think of another way to explain what was happening. However, it wasn’t fiction. It was real life. The man was inside her home without her or her family knowing about it. She could not stop herself from panicking when all of the implications of this reality started to emerge for her.
Like A Horror Film
Her Family
Even before the incident, Tracy did not have an easy life. The Rock Hill, South Carolina resident was a single mother and she had five children. Making ends meet was a struggle but she did her best to provide for her family. She now had a few adult children, but they all lived together. They were a happy family in spite of their circumstances. However, something happened which threatened all of that.
Her Family
Strange Noises From The Attic
One day, Tracy started hearing strange noises from the attic. She thought there might be an intruder there, but she always made sure about locking all of the doors and windows. She did it as some kind of precaution since they lived in part of the city where burglaries were common. She didn’t see signs of forced entry, so she thought it was just her imagination. However, she soon began wondering if something else was going on.
Strange Noises From The Attic