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Video of Dad's Syrup Magic Trick

Abracadabra! This Dad's Wholesome Syrup Trick Is Seriously One For the Books

We ran out of syrup this morning but luckily I know magic. Jude’s Instagram Account 😉 https://instagram.com/judexline_?igshid=jwsysjki8lz7

Posted by Mike Exline on Friday, April 5, 2019

Mike Exline, a dad from Boston, knows what a good party trick entails. And his most captive audience? His 3-year-old son, Jude. A viral video showing his best trick to date — which was originally shared back in April — is making its rounds on social media again for good reason: it's painstakingly sweet.

The clip begins with an empty syrup bottle and a wide-eyed Jude waiting for some magic to happen. After Mike tells his son to close his eyes, he performs his "trick," aka he switches the empty bottle with a brand-new one. Sneaky, huh? Once Jude opens his eyes he gives his father a quizzical look and asks, "How did you do that?" and yes, it's enough to make us melt.

Naturally, the wholesome video has gotten a lot of attention since being first published on Twitter. Now that the video's made its way to Facebook, its racked up over 6.6 million views and more than 100,000 shares to date. So freakin' cute!

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