A Daughter Cries at Goodbye; the Comments Swing from Envy to 'Send Her to Work'

A parent says his daughter cried as he left for work—but admits he wanted to cry too. Readers responded with envy, sympathy, leave-day suggestions and deliberately absurd fixes.

AI-generated illustration: a daughter holds her parent's coat as the parent prepares to leave for work.
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Introduction

A title about a crying daughter sounds sad. The punchline comes in the parent's own words: he is the one who truly wants to cry about going to work.

What happened

At 6:30 a.m. KST on October 27, 2026, a Ruliweb user shared a short, self-described family moment. The inspected page showed 7,636 views and 82 recommendations around 7:10 a.m. No family photo or identifying details are reproduced.

Why it is trending

Readers projected both dread of commuting and affection for family onto a few lines. Some saw a happy household; others joked that the obvious fix was to take the day off.

People’s reactions

Four patterns emerged in the comments: congratulations or envy about having a family; teasing questions about whether the parent is secretly happy; suggestions to take leave rather than upset the child; and the deliberately ridiculous idea of sending the daughter to work instead. One commenter recalled visiting a parent's workplace as a child. These are individual comments, not representative polling.

Four patterns emerged in the comments: congratulations or envy about having a family; teasing questions about whether the parent is secretly happy; suggestions to take leave rather than upset the child; and the deliberately ridiculous idea of sending the daughter to work instead. One commenter recalled visiting a parent's workplace as a child. These are individual comments, not representative polling.

Empathy

Empathy for not wanting to go to work

Agreement

Congratulation and envy about family life

Humor

The absurd suggestion to send the daughter to work

Humor

Jokes about taking leave and childhood office visits

Sources & references

Ruliweb출근한다고 딸내미 운다 ㅜㅜV 7,636R 8210/26/2026

Background

Morning goodbyes can carry affection and reluctance at once. The post's humor comes from putting a child's sadness next to an adult's familiar resistance to work.

Key facts

The timestamp, body text and visible replies were checked. The child's age, the family's employment circumstances and any actual leave decision are unknown. Sending a child to work is explicitly interpreted as a joke.

What to watch next

Without a follow-up from the poster, what happened afterward is unknown. The story remains a snapshot, not an investigation into a private family.

Sources & references

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