‘His best friend!’: New parents thought the first day of school would be the hardest on them, but it's their dog who sits sadly all day waiting for his favorite boy to come home

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Sep 16, 2025 6:00 AM EDT

Being a new parent comes with many hardships. You now constantly have someone to worry about for the rest of your life. The first day of school is surprisingly hard for a first time parent. You are so used to being next to your baby all day and now you have to be away from them for most of the day? You are going to miss them. That's just a fact. But it's not just the human parents that feel sad… The family dog misses that kiddo too. Which has become very evident with Beau, the family dog who is besties with his little human brother! 

 

The parents were nervous about taking their kid to school for the first time. They knew they were going to miss him terribly! But it was Beau, the family dog, who should the most heartbreaking behavior. After they took their son to school, Beau waited by the door… All day long. He would get up to check every noise he heard, hoping it was his boy. He just waited… 

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  • After the ENTIRE DAY of waiting, Beau was ecstatic to be reunited with his boy. And his boy was also very excited to be reunited with his favorite bestie, his doggo! The reunion is heartwarming, to say the least.

  • We thought the first day of school would be the hardest on us as parents...
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  • But very quickly, we realized...
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  • someone else was about to struggle more than us...
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  • The moment Beau noticed Frankie hadn't walked back in with us... IN
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  • He froze...
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  • He wouldn't leave the foyer...
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  • Hour after hour went by and he just waited there...
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  • Hour after hour went by and he just waited there...
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  • Hour after hour went by and he just waited there...
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  • Hoping every sound he heard outside...
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  • Hoping every sound he heard outside...
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  • was his little brother coming home...
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  • was his little brother coming home...
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  • a and then finally...
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  • the sound he had been waiting for all day...
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  • His best friend was back!
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  • His best friend was back!
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  • and just like that Beau's world was whole again...
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  • Safe to say Frankie missed Beau...
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  • Just as much as Beau missed Frankie...
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  • Just as much as Beau missed Frankie...
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  • Just as much as Beau missed Frankie...
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  • The viewer reactions in the comment section are priceless. They demand the family include the dog in the drop-off and pick-up activity. Heck, just let Beau go with him to school!

  • Pc Petition to have Beau at drop off and pick up
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  • Eloy Look at that smile
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  • shinyyyy TAKE HIM WITH YA'LL NEXT TIME!!
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  • Miriam
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  • tav936 And then he waited by the door all day..
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  • Thick Goth Girl You....you didn't have to show us him waiting
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  • Cheluve Masadi noooooo0
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  • kat_beski LOOK AT HIM. THATS HIS BOY
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  • LET THE DOG DROP HIM OFF AND PICK HIM UP
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