With a lump forming in his throat, he thoughtabout all the hopes and dreams that he had for his son. More thananything, he prayed his boy would not grow up to be a screw uplike his dad when it came to love and marriage.

Michelle Sutton
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In the movie, "In the Bedroom," directed by Spike Lee, a scene of a father being told that his son has been involved in a horrific car accident is played out. In the scene, the father, overjoyed to see his son awake and talking, says to him through tears, “You’re going to be alright.” The lump forming in the throat is a result of being emotionally overcome with joy.

Source: Decision To Love

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