Why Would He Do This?
Stella is frozen in her tracks. Watching her husband and two children’s secret footage, her mouth becomes wide open. She can feel her heartbeat in her throat as she watches the unimaginable man she married. This must have been a joke, though. Her husband was her childhood sweetheart; she was his soulmate. She could never imagine he would ever do such a thing. She knew that there was no return.
Why Would He Do This?
The Perfect Life
Her family was everything to Stella Jackson. 10 years ago, she married her childhood sweetheart, Josh, and then their two beloved children came along. Emma was 5 years old, and Ben was 18 months old. Yes, in her “perfect life,” Stella thought nothing could go wrong. But when she secretly recorded her husband and children using a nanny cam, she uncovered something really unbelievable.
The Perfect Life
Pregnant At Last
It wasn’t always easy for Stella and Josh to be a parent. They’d been trying to get pregnant for five years, and it seemed like having a family wasn’t on the cards for them. Eventually, however, their hard work seemed to pay off. They welcomed their daughter Emma and son Ben in 2015 and 2019. Their family finally felt complete, but they had no idea what would come to them.
Pregnant At Last
Working Mommy
It was difficult for Stella to balance a full-time job while being a mommy. It often felt at times like she was a superwoman, powering her path through whatever obstacle. But she and Josh agreed that she’d go to work for the first five years, and he’d be a stay-at-home dad. He didn’t mind Josh. But Stella soon discovered something about her “stay-at-home dad.”
Working Mommy
What Was His Problem?
Stella had begun to notice that Josh was acting a little differently. Most of the time she saw him, he seemed distant, something lingering in his mind. However, he would never confess his true feelings. When she set up a hidden camera, she had no idea what she would discover about her beloved husband
What Was His Problem?
Deep In The Night
Josh was usually a devoted dad. But it seemed like he had other things on his mind lately. Stella was trying to get him to talk about that, but he wouldn’t. Then, Stella woke up one night to find her bed empty. Where has Josh been? She rubbed her weary eyes and shouted, but Josh didn’t respond. She peered through the door crack and what she saw in her corridor left her speechless.
Deep In The Night
What Was He Doing?
Josh was leaving their eldest daughter Emma’s room. What did he do? Stella was looking at her clock. It was 3:45 in the morning. Perhaps Emma was just having a nightmare? As Josh was just doing his dad’s duties, Stella brushed it off, but she was so wrong.
What Was He Doing?
Getting A Nanny Cam
Stella had started to miss out on time to spend with her two children, with work getting even more preoccupied. So she set up a nanny cam to make sure she didn’t miss out on anything. It was a foolproof plan. She’d get to see her beloved children while she was able to do work. But she couldn’t believe her eyes when she looked at the video of the morning she had set it up.
Getting A Nanny Cam
Keeping An Eye On Things
A nanny cam is a perfect way for most parents to keep an eye on things. You simply press record and can then use the app on your phone to watch the footage straight away. She was left reeling when Stella took a peek at the secretly recorded video of her husband and children.
Keeping An Eye On Things
Setting Up The Secret Camera
Stella had set up the nanny cam before she went to work. She didn’t tell her husband – for some strange reason, and she felt like she didn’t need to. While at work on lunch, she opened up the nanny cam app and watched the previous morning’s video. She had no idea what was coming.
Setting Up The Secret Camera
Watching The Footage
When she ate her lunch at work while watching the nanny cam video, looking for some peace of mind, Stella thought she would find some cute moments to send her and her kids to her family. However, she never expected that this time she had caught something entirely different.
Watching The Footage
Kids Look Happy
In the living room, the video began with footage of her two children. As she watches her beloved children dance around to a song on TV, Stella smiles to herself. Josh looked like he was in the background doing laundry, but he suddenly appeared in the shot. What he did next changed everything. In just a few minutes, the true colors of her husband were revealed.
Kids Look Happy
Not What She Expected
Stella watches as her husband of 15 years, picks up their daughter. He blows raspberries on her belly, which results in a giggle that would make anybody crack a smile. Then, suddenly, Josh did nothing. And there was no going back as soon as Stella saw it. She had to show everyone.
Not What She Expected
Was This A Joke?
Stella is frozen in her tracks. This must have been a joke, right? She’s watching her husband from a hidden secret camera and couldn’t believe her eyes. Why would he do this? She knew she had to show people. He thought nobody was watching him, but he wasn’t going to get away with it that easily!
Was This A Joke?
Just Goofing Around
In the video, Stella’s two kids are in the living room, goofing around. The baby in her bouncer jumps up and down to the beat. Meanwhile, a lyrical video that Perry released as a single in 2011, which is Katy Perry’s number one smash hit “E.T.,” is loudly blasting from the TV.
Just Goofing Around
Having Fun
The older girl stands in front of the TV with the music turned up to full volume while waving a pair of brightly colored pom-poms around to the music while her infant sibling bounces up and down in her stroller. The kids are having fun. But Dad is about to step in, unknown to them.
Having Fun
Joining In
In the background, Stella’s husband is seen walking, carrying a box. He puts the box on the table and walks into the living room, noticing the children dancing in the living room. Stella is shocked to see him walk right into the shot and do something completely unexpected instead of carrying on with his chores.
Joining In
The Robot
He leans down first to his daughter and, with a jerking motion, moves his hands up and down. Yes, he’s doing the robot— dancing in the room… To both his children’s delight. They can be heard giggling hysterically as their father approaches them. Then, he even begins to lip-sync along with the song, miming, “Boy, you’re an alien, your touch so foreign.”
The Robot
“Dad” Moves
He ends with a pirouette after he’s finished doing the robot dance—despite being quite a big guy, this amazing dad is still able to pull off some surprisingly graceful dance moves. Although most of the dad’s moves are typical “dad” dance moves, it just makes the entire video all the more endearing for those who have seen it.
“Dad” Moves
Adorable
Dad doesn’t just dance with his eldest daughter, though. With the baby bouncing, he sidles up to the baby, leaning in and grooving in time. It’s obvious that the baby also enjoys the performance. As her dad pulls funny faces while he dances along with the music, the baby grins with delight.
Adorable
Their Cheerleader
The oldest daughter hands her dad her red pom-poms at one point. He takes one and twirls it around, but the girl insists that he must dance with both of them. He shows off his silly dance moves, making his children roar with laughter. He takes the other pom-pom and goes through a cheerleader routine that is impressive and sassy!
Their Cheerleader
Busting Move Moves
Then one of the pom-poms is taken back by the daughter, with the pair continuing to twirl them around, holding one each. The song goes on, and so does Dad. As Katy Perry’s song drops the beat and reaches a crescendo, Dad continues to shake and twirl the pom-pom, making hilarious faces.
Busting Move Moves
The Mic Drop
The dad drops a pom-pom as the song gets close to an end – the epic mic drop becomes one of the best moves we’ve seen in the video. Then he stops and leaves the living room nonchalantly and returns to his chores, not knowing that his dance routine has been caught on-camera…
The Mic Drop
Wholesome Fun
The viral video shows that while hidden cameras are often used for spying on people or for more nefarious purposes, some wholesome moments can also be captured. And most of those comments, unsurprisingly, showed an outpouring of love and affection for the caring father. Indeed it appears impossible not to like the heartwarming video.
Wholesome Fun
He Loves His Kids
Suzannah Danielle, a Youtube user, commented, “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!” One thing is certain that these children have an incredible father who is down to earth and loves to make them laugh.
He Loves His Kids
Treasured Memory
She had only expected to be able to keep an eye on things and perhaps capture a few cute videos of her kids when Stella originally set up the hidden camera in her living room. She got something even better instead: her husband showed what a devoted father he was. This is indeed a clip that she’ll cherish forever!
Treasured Memory
Caught On Camera
Thanks to Stella’s hidden camera; however, the whole dance performance is not just as he had thought between him and his kids. Not that there’s anything about the video to be embarrassed about. She was at first alarmed when Stella saw the footage. A smile spread across her face, then. She knew she had to share with the world the antics of her husband.
Caught On Camera
Unexpected
“Mom Finds out How Dad Watches the Kids” was the video that made the rounds on YouTube. Some viewers complained that this title was misleading because they expected something less… heartfelt. “Am I the only one who thought this was going to be bad?” Jace Bailiff asked. Viddi Kaddi wrote, “From the title, I thought this guy was a child abuser. BOY, WAS I WRONG.”
Unexpected
Online Sensation
The video was uploaded on Facebook by Stella, and it got a lot of attention. Then, with the comment, “He has the dance moves of a goat having a seizure, but the kids like it,” Mike Jordan uploaded the footage to YouTube. It has received 28,000 likes, more than two million views, and it has received over 5,000 comments since the video was shared in September 2015. But it’s not the first time this has happened…
Online Sensation
Not The Only One
Stella’s husband’s unabashed dancing with his children is not the only time something like this has been caught on camera. Lisa Roth uploaded a video titled, “Hidden camera captures dad and daughter dancing to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” on YouTube in May 2016. And again, it showed a devoted dad doing his best to keep his daughter entertained. But there have been some decidedly disturbing moments caught on hidden cameras, too…
Not The Only One
Sick To His Stomach
Joe is frozen in his tracks, traumatized. That’s a joke, right? He watches last night’s footage that he secretly recorded and his heart races. It was like watching his favorite horror movie—but it wasn’t a Hollywood slasher; it was his life. He had been waiting for this moment for days, finally discovering the truth about his missing food and finally having evidence. But something left his stomach feeling sick. He knew he had to run for it; he had to go far away. But time was running out.
Sick To His Stomach
A New York Dream
Joe Cummings has lived in Manhattan for two years. An actor by day and a waiter by night in a city that never sleeps are not easy. But despite overpopulation, living costs, and less-than-friendly people, there was no other place Joe would prefer to live. He’d been dreaming all his life in the Big Apple, and now he’s finally there! Things may not have been perfect career-wise for Joe, but the budding actor had a great apartment, a great girlfriend, and awesome friends! He lived the dream. But one day, Joe’s world turned upside-down.
A New York Dream
An Expensive City
It was well known to Joe that New York was an expensive city to live in. Joe tried his hardest to save money; however, he could, from $5 coffee to $1000 rent for a small studio apartment. So he became worried when he started having to shop more often because the food in his fridge and pantry was gone quickly. There was no change in his routine, so he had no reason to eat more than usual. But another person was living with him who could know the answer.
An Expensive City
A New Chapter In Their Lives
Lucy, Joe’s girlfriend, recently moved to his apartment. There were two lovebirds on cloud nine, and this was a new chapter in their lives. But this problem with the food that was missing began to gnaw at Joe. Why would his girlfriend take his food? Why didn’t she just ask? Joe knew he had to ask Lucy about the missing food. He hoped she wouldn’t be offended, but he needed answers. After all, he wasted his hard-earned wages by buying more food, not to mention saving for Lucy’s engagement ring.
A New Chapter In Their Lives
A Noise In The Night
Joe heard strange noises coming from the kitchen one night while Joe and Lucy were sleeping: a thump on the floor, a creaking door, steps. His heart began pounding. Who was inside the house? In his sleep, Joe could not tell if it was real or if he was dreaming. The next morning, however, when some of the food that was there the night before was gone, he realized he had to act quickly. But Joe’s whole world turned upside down when the truth came to light.
A Noise In The Night
The Morning After
Joe poured himself a glass of orange juice the following morning and confronted his girlfriend about the missing food. She denied everything to his surprise. Joe didn’t want to call his girlfriend a liar, but he knew that something weird was going on. Perhaps without knowing it, she was a sleepwalker. Heck, he may have been! Nevertheless, getting evidence was the only way to know for sure, but what Joe would soon discover would leave him feeling sick to his stomach.
The Morning After
Could It Be An Animal?
Another thought came to Joe shortly after. Maybe an animal came in and stole the food? But that seemed unlikely. He always locked all doors and windows at night because his neighborhood wasn’t exactly the safest in New York. Not to mention that the refrigerator food was gone, and he knew no creature could open the fridge doors. It must have been something or someone else. Joe had had enough of speculating – it was time to act. But Joe had no idea what was coming.
Could It Be An Animal
Setting Up The Camera
With determination, Joe came to town and bought a security camera with night vision. He set it up near the kitchen corner roof, ensuring the corner had an unobstructed view of the fridge and pantry. He knew he wouldn’t tell his girlfriend he could catch her in the act if it were her. He pressed the record and continued his day. But the next morning, he removed the memory card and prepared to learn the truth finally. But it turned out he wasn’t mentally prepared.
Setting Up The Camera
Normal At First
The movie begins quite normally. It’s late at night, and Joe is getting ready to go to bed with his girlfriend. Before they turn off all the lights and leave the kitchen, they laugh and fight. There will be no movement for the next two hours, except for lights coming in from the street. Something then starts to stir. And for what he was about to see, nothing could have prepared Joe.
Normal At First
This Had To Be A Joke?
Joe is speechless. It must be a joke, right? It had to be a prank that his friends had pulled. He is watching the footage once again. And he feels sick with each glance. This was not what he had anticipated seeing. How could this be possible? There was no coming back from this. No way at all.
This Had To Be A Joke?
Hundreds Of Questions
The woman, Joe thought to be his girlfriend,d leaves her hiding place, crawls, and stabilizes on a table. She then reaches out and grabs a step nearby, which she uses to jump to the ground. He had a feeling when he was watching this woman that she had done this before. As he tried to comprehend why his girlfriend would go through all this trouble, his mind was full of questions. The woman then looks up at the camera, and Joe can see her face as clear as daylight. It’s not his girlfriend.
Hundreds Of Questions
A Stranger
The woman in the video is nothing but a total stranger! Joe felt sick to his stomach, but he knew that he had to watch closely. Joe is watching the woman go around the kitchen, as comfortable as if it was hers. She opens the door of the fridge, snatches an orange juice bottle, and drinks it straight out of the box. She then walks up to the sink and urinates. Joe watches the nightmare unfold, but there was more horror of being revealed.
A Stranger
What Was Going On?
The woman can be seen nestled on Joe’s couch, nibbling at one point in the video when she hears a noise from the bedroom. Surprised, she enters and hides in Joe’s kitchen. Then Joe shows up and goes for a glass of water in the fridge. The woman returns a few minutes after her departure and resumes snacking. What was going on? It takes hours, but Joe can’t keep his eyes off the footage. Who was the woman here?
What Was Going On?
Finishing The Footage
As the morning light begins to crawl into his apartment, Joe watches, then the woman crawls back into the storage area. Shortly after, he sees himself entering the kitchen, dressed in everyday clothes. Like the woman a few hours ago, he opens the fridge and drinks the juice straight out of the box! Joe finishes watching the footage until the end, and he’s frozen in his tracks, trying to understand what he’s just seen. An unknown intruder could potentially always hide just a few feet from him.
Finishing The Footage
Someone In Their House
Joe felt a mixture of terror and relief – the footage proved he wasn’t crazy after all. Someone had stolen his food. But as he had thought from the beginning, it wasn’t his girlfriend. It was something much worse. A strange woman in their apartment was hidden in a kitchen storage room, only a few steps away from the bedroom. He had to get out of there quickly.
Someone In Their House
Going To The Cops
Joe picked up his computer and hurried out of the apartment. He ran to the police station to explain what had happened and show the footage to them. “I do not know how she got there,” he proclaimed. “The only way to get in is through the window because I’m on the top floor, and there’s an escape route.” Fortunately, the cops understood Joe’s concerns and then escorted him home, where they could arrest the woman. What they found, however, only made him even more petrified.
Going To The Cops
The Truth Is Out
After questioning the woman, the police discovered that she had been hiding in Joe’s apartment for at least two weeks! He posted the terrifying video on YouTube, where he quickly went viral once the ordeal had ended. And while many doubt the validity of Joe’s story, regularly checking your storage space is not a bad idea: you never know what might be hiding there, as South Carolina’s Tracy was about to find out…
The Truth Is Out
Crazier Than Fiction
It was like a real horror film. Part of her even wondered if she had a very lucid nightmare. For her, there was no other way of explaining what was happening. But it hasn’t been fiction. He was there at home, because, without any clue, who knows how long. And she could not help but panic when all the implications of this reality began to emerge for her.
Crazier Than Fiction
Pillar Of The Family
Life had not been easy for Tracy even before this incident. She lived in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and was a single mother of five. She struggled to make ends meet and provide for her family throughout her life. Some of her children were now grown, but they all lived together to reduce costs in the family home. They lived a happy family life, despite their circumstances. But then, something that threatened all that began to happen.
Pillar Of The Family
The Sounds Of The Floor
Tracy began hearing strange noises coming from the attic one day in September. She thought an intruder might be there, but she was always cautious about locking all the doors and windows. Because they lived in a poor part of the city and burglaries were quite common, she did it as a precaution. She didn’t see any sign of forced entry and thought that it was all her imagination. But she soon started wondering if there was anything else going on.
The Sounds Of The Floor