my dad walked me to school on my very first day & today he walked me to school on my very last day pic.twitter.com/70RmbI7oQ9 [1]

— Brittany Gayler (@BrittanyGayler) May 25, 2017 [2]

Graduation is an exciting, important time for any family, but when parents share a special tradition with their graduating child, it's an exceptionally emotional milestone. For Texas senior Brittany Gayler [3], one particular ritual that she shared with her father, Jason, proved significant on her very last day of school. "My dad walked me to school on my very first day & today he walked me to school on my very last day," wrote Brittany in a now-viral tweet [4], including a picture from her first day of kindergarten and her last day of high school. Awww!

The tweet quickly picked up steam [5] as a great example of fatherhood done right, garnering praise from many social media users. And even more noticed that Brittany's dad seems not to have aged a day, even asking [6], "Is he a vampire?" The answer is unclear, so we're going to assume that 18 years of loving and supporting your kids is great for the complexion. (Don't correct us on this one — just let us dream!)