Father's "How It Started vs How It's Going" Tweet Goes Viral

"How it started VS How it's going" Viral tweet Father and Daughter

By Fatima Virrey , Parent Herald Oct 13, 10:41 am

A father's "How it started VS how it's going" tweet goes viral. The entry to the trend was showing the father and daughter from Belfast, United Kingdom.

The viral tweet included three photos of the dad, Ciaran Shannon, and his daughter, Niamh Shannon.

These photos were from three academic milestones in the life of Niamh.

The viral tweet

The father's "How it started VS how it's going" viral tweet was posted three days ago. In just a short period, it has already garnered almost one million likes. More than 80,000 people have retweeted the post, and two thousand have expressed different comments about the viral tweet.

How it started. How it’s going pic.twitter.com/wm64ywTmmk — Ciarán Ó’Seanáin (@CiaranNB) October 10, 2020

The photos in the viral tweet

The photos were all taken in the same street outside their home. The picture shows the father and daughter holding each other's hand and smiling at the camera.

The first photo was taken in 1999, the second one was in 2013, and the last photo was taken in 2018.

Niamh's mom, Brenda, took all of the pictures.

According to reports, in September 1999, Niamh first attended primary school. That was when the first photo was taken. The second photon in May 2013 was during her last day at the secondary school. The last picture was in 2018 during Niahm's college graduation.

"How it started VS How it's going" trend

The father's viral tweet was his way of joining the bandwagon in the "How it started VS How it's going" trend.

The dad did not expect that his post will receive such a reaction from the people on the Internet. In an interview with BBC, Shannon said, "I've just been watching the numbers go up and up." The dad even compares his tweet's likes going up to the electric meter when the dryer is on.

(Photo : From Twitter account @CiaranNB)
Father's "How It Started vs How It's Going" Tweet Goes Viral

Aside from thanking the people who appreciated and admired their entry to the "How it started VS How it's going" trend, Shannon says he is also happy that many people are now aware of how much he loves his daughter.

The netizens' reactions

Many of those who saw the viral tweet showing the father and daughter thought that the photos were sweet. One Twitter user even said, "I don't know either of you, but you've made my day

thank you."

Some parents got inspired into doing the same set of photos with their kids, "This is the fantasy future I had in my mind for my girl. This is all I wanted."