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Our vote for father of the day goes to this guy, Carlos Whittaker, who tells his rockin' 3-year-old that he's not a Single Lady. Okay, so daddy dearest momentarily rained on his preschooler's parade, but what makes us love him is how quickly he recovered.
As soon as he saw little Losiah stop dancing in his car seat, he says, "Yeah, you are. You're a Single Lady. Sorry...I was just kidding...You're a Single Lady, okay?"
Then, the paternalia, a pastor and Christian rocker himself, whose album, Ragamuffin Soul hits iTunes soon, joins in the chorus, followed by a heartfelt confession: "I'm a horrible father."
Dude, in our eyes, you're pretty awesome.
Whittaker, 35, and his wife adopted Losiah from South Korea back in 2006 and he told ParentDish in an exclusive phone interview, "My son is the joy of my life."
So, where did he get the name Losiah? Whittaker says he's always wanted to give his son his name, but figured that a Korean kid named Carlos would be cause for curious questioning throughout the boy's life. Since his wife liked the name Isaiah, they combined it with Carlos and came up with Losiah. His daughters have equally cool names: 7-year-old Sohaila, which is Arabic for morning star, and 6-year-old Seanna, which is Celtic for God is near.
As further tribute to his blended family, his song, God of Second Chances, alludes to the idea that "adopted kids are being given a second chance at a great life," he says.
But back to Single Ladies...how did the kids come to dig on Beyonce's hit?
"Alvin and Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," Whittaker says, laughing. "Ever since we saw that movie, they have not stopped singing that song."
For more fun with the family and his music, follow Whittaker on his blog at RagamuffinSoul.com. We certainly will be.
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ReaderComments (Page 5 of 8)
4-01-2010 @ 12:10AM
GerardNYC said...ouch, somehow that brought memories back to me.. hmm.. not good.
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4-01-2010 @ 12:11AM
GerardNYC said...oh now I remember.. being betrayed emotionally by a "trusted" loved one. Yeah that will scar forever.. too bad for you and the boy.
EVERYONE LEARN FROM THIS! DON'T MAKE THIS BOY'S SCAR BE IN VAIN. YOU INSENSITIVE MORONIC ADULTS!
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4-01-2010 @ 12:20AM
meandog said...who is driving?
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4-01-2010 @ 12:28AM
steve said...kid seems kind of feminine to me. I know hes young, but his dad needs to teach him not to be a sissy. MAN UP
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4-01-2010 @ 2:35AM
Education said...What a fail comment with a touch of homophobia.
He's not even freaking 5 tell me what kid under 5 hasn't cried!!!
4-01-2010 @ 12:32AM
Divinity said...y is he chineez?
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4-01-2010 @ 2:35AM
Education said...Have you ever heard of adoption? Oh & you assume he's Chinese why?
4-01-2010 @ 12:37AM
AshleyB said...wow, people really do need to lighten up! the kids werent watching the video to begin with and they probably have no idea who Beyonce is! They probably think its the chipmunks singing the song just like in The Squeekwal which is where they learned the song!!! pay attention to the article and seriously, people need to have a little bit of fun! and even if the boy wants to be a single lady who cares!!! ur not his parents, ur not his relatives, and even if u are its not ur place to judge like that!
this video is absolutley adorable! i love the dads response i laughed during the whole thing!
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4-01-2010 @ 1:35AM
javilaus said...hahaha what a cool dad. My dad would've told my brother "you're a fag for singing that" hahaha, he felt so bad after the lil one cried, it was soo nice of him to try and comfort him. All these people here commenting about him being rude or a bad parent.. HOLY CRAP! YOU ARE CRAZY! like you've never made your kids cry? c'mon give him a break, crying and getting hurt feelings is part of life and growing up. That kid is lucky to have such great parents and sisters.
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4-01-2010 @ 1:55AM
Wheels said...Looked like 3 happy, healthy kids with a great, caring father, and mother no doubt. I have yet to see a kid that age not pick up a song from a cartoon movie like Alvin and The Chipmunks LOL. Carlos, I'd say judging from that clip, you're a good dad. I also think it takes caring, compassionate people to adopt a child from another part of the world. It's refreshing to see something positive like this when there is so much negative in the world. Keep up the good work!
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4-01-2010 @ 6:54PM
ESou said...Haha I thought it was 'funny family moment'
yeah sure he said "that he wasnt a single lady' and it hurt losiah. He did apologize to him and said "I'm a horrible father"
No one is perfect.
I also bet that every father has hurt their kid's feelings at least once. So don't start saying "oh its horrible blah blah blah..."
Haha, I bet Losiah is gonna be looking back at this video and laugh.
Also, the videotaping and driving part.
lots of people do it. quit going off topic- its not about videotaping and driving at the same time.
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4-01-2010 @ 2:17AM
Camelot said...It is cute,,,,but the little boy sure didn't think so. The little boy is a star now,,,I must have watched this 25 times today. He was singing and dancing in his seat waving his arms and Daddy bursted his bubble. Daddy has some making up to do..I think Beyonce needs to meet this little boy. They could do a duo together,,but don't leave the girls out,,they would be crying to.
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4-01-2010 @ 2:33AM
what said...I think it's more psychologically damaging to tell his son the truth "you're not a single lady" and then go back on it by lying just to make him stop crying. Are we so lost in a culture of sensitivity that we can no longer distinguish what the correct instruction of a young man is? The pressure on the father to change a pure desire to instruct his son into submitting to a culture of atypical gender classification is ridiculous. I don't think the kid will grow up in any worse shape to suffer a few tears at the reality of him not being a single lady.
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4-01-2010 @ 2:47AM
Jenna said...Every society raises their child differently. Every culture has its own definition of being a man. You need to respect that your definition is not everyone elses'. Please keep that in mind when passing judgement.
4-01-2010 @ 2:58AM
MichelleRN said...Please see post number 83, dude. You have more "issues" than that child ever will! And seriously, all the dad was saying is that it was okay for the child to keep singing with his family. It wasn't a deep discussion of gender roles in 21st century society at large with a 3 year old for heaven's sake. Get a grip! I mean really, get a grip. Because that's the only "intimate" life you're ever gonna have with an archaic attitude like yours!
4-01-2010 @ 3:04AM
what said...you're right about the dad not having a discussion with his child about gender roles. Nice observation! But here in the comments, amongst adults, I'm discussing psychological effects of lying to your child about their gender identity and societal pressure and influence.
4-01-2010 @ 2:50AM
FBMom68 said...Three cheers for "genderless" parenting! It's about time being female isn't equated with being lesser or weaker or whatever...ESPECIALLY and very surprisingly...shockingly really...in the "Christian" community. Heck my son used to LOVE playing in my makeup and wearing my knee high stockings as "panty O's" while he clumped around in my heels. Much to the dismay of extended family who swore I was going to "make my son gay" (not that I would have cared about that either) he turned out to be a championship winning high school and college football player. Now he's a father himself and he and his daughter love playing with cars and playing catch with a football as much as she likes playing dress up and "princess." I've never seen two better adjusted, happier humans in my life.
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4-01-2010 @ 2:58AM
what said...but did you ever tell your son that he was a single lady to make him feel better? And if you did, would it still be genderless parenting at that point since being a "single lady" implies gender.
4-01-2010 @ 2:53AM
what said...Jenna:
That's would have been a good point if it was relevant but that is totally not applicable to this case. You see in every culture the definition of "being a man" will never involve "being a single lady." So your case is entirely invalid on that one fact but thanks for trying.
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4-01-2010 @ 3:02AM
MichelleRN said...Pardon me, "what" ...my earlier comment was directed at you and I expected it to show up, as it should have, as a reply to your post on the board. The post I was trying to direct you to was written by FBMom68 and the numbers got changed around after I posted the reply. The rest of my comment, obviously, still stands. Please educate yourself.
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