Like most families, the Whittaker family kept a pretty fast pace with three active children. About five years ago, an experience caused them to press the pause button.
“We were in the car with our three children when Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ came on the radio,” said Carlos Whittaker, author of “Moment Maker.” “Our children started singing it and I started videoing the moment. When I realized our son was singing it, I told him, ‘You aren’t a single lady,’ at which point he bursts into tears. I apologized. I sent it to my Mom because I thought it was cute and posted it on Facebook.”
Unexpectedly, the video went viral, getting millions of views. The family appeared on “Good Morning America,” “The Today Show” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and also received the People’s Choice Viral Video of the Year award.
When things calmed down a bit, Whittaker asked his wife why she thought the video was such a hit. She said, “It is because you were authentic and showed a mistake. Most parents who make their kid cry would not post it on Facebook for the world to see.”
That was the catalyst for change in the Whittaker household.