In 1983, a small newspaper in New Jersey suddenly published a news story.
It is worth mentioning that this news has caused a sensation throughout the United States, what kind of content is in the newspaper?
There was a cute picture of a baby in the newspaper, and at first glance I didn't think anything unusual, but a closer look at the text next to him would reveal that he was 14.5 pounds.
The point is, he's also a newborn who has just been lifted out of the operating room, a weight that is very rare in New Jersey and throughout the United States.
So, what interesting things happened to this "magical" little boy?
01 Childhood
On April 8, 1983, a man was walking anxiously at the door of the delivery room of a New Jersey hospital. It seems that his wife must be in the operating room, and he is about to become a father.
The lights during the operation suddenly went out, but the man's eyes lit up, and he knew that a new life in the family had been born.
Sure enough, the door to the operating room opened and the doctor pushed his wife on the bed and the child in the crib out.
Looking at all this, a smile crept up the corner of his mouth, but this smile did not last long.
Because the man saw the doctor's face was embarrassed, he put the words back to his mouth.
Seeing the nurse like this, the man thought that something was wrong during the operation and asked urgently, "Is my wife and baby healthy?" ”
The doctor nodded, pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "The operation was very smooth, and your lover was very good, although your son was 14.5 pounds, he still gave birth smoothly." ”
Hearing the doctor's words, the man couldn't help but open his mouth, he had never heard of it before, and he had never seen a child of such a weight just born.
Receiving this news, the weak mother in the hospital bed was also surprised and wanted to see her baby.
The man saw his wife's thoughts and hurriedly took his son from the nurse's hand.
To everyone's surprise, the baby's face is very good-looking, although it was just born, the eyes have been flashing and flashing, very cute.
His arms and legs were very thick, and he was fat, like small sausages.
Fortunately, he just didn't have any abnormal performance except for being a little fat.
On the day of discharge, the parents of the newborns were not at ease and gave their children a physical examination from head to toe and from the inside out.
It didn't take long for the results of the physical examination report to reach the young couple. The final answer was just as the doctor guessed: the child's indicators were exactly the same as normal people.
Seeing this, the couple put their minds at ease, took the child and left happily, and when they returned home, they named their son Kevin Clark.
I thought that Kevin Clark's ordinary life had begun like this, but I didn't expect that his life was disrupted by a tabloid reporter.
It turned out that on the day Kevin Clark was born, a nurse who had just taken up his job was very surprised by this and took a photo and sent it to a friend to share.
In the United States, where big data is very developed, this photo was passed on ten or ten times a hundred, and it was not long before it was discovered by a tabloid reporter.
He felt that this was a "business opportunity", and if he could write a news report through this photo, it would definitely attract people's attention, so this was the opening scene.
Kevin Clark's parents didn't care about it, thinking it was just a means for tabloids to make money, but slowly, they found out that something was wrong.
At the end of 1983, Kevin Clark's photographs were used in tabloids, and some reporters even blocked the door of Kevin Clark's house just to take new photos to feed the next issue of the newspaper.
This made Kevin Clark's parents furious, they just wanted their son to grow up happy and safe, and they didn't want to be harassed by these media.
So in 1984, Kevin Clark's parents moved with their son to a place where no one knew them, hoping to live a peaceful life.
But no matter how they hid, some entrepreneurs still came to see them, expressing their desire to take a few photos with Kevin Clark.
Looking at the earnest eyes of the guests, Kevin Clark's mother softened.
So, she agreed to their request to take pictures, but after taking the photos, she was allowed to leave quickly and was not allowed to spread them privately.
The guests saw the slightest opportunity and quickly took out their cameras to take pictures, but the panic and sluggishness in kevin Clark's eyes were not captured by anyone.
I thought it was over, but the next day Kevin Clark's photo was hung on the door of a well-known baby brand.
This made Kevin Clark's parents very angry, they not only violated their son's right to privacy, but also violated his son's right to portrait.
Kevin Clark's parents couldn't stand it anymore and took the company to court, which naturally ended in the company's defeat.
After this incident, Kevin Clark's parents decided to try to protect their children and not let him be tainted and hurt by any of the outside world.
In this way, Kevin Clark grew up safely to the age of elementary school under the protection of his parents, and was about to enter the life of school.
However, at this time, although he was not as fat as when he was a child, he had a height that was different from ordinary people.
He has just entered elementary school and already has a height of 1 meter 6, which also brings him some troubles in his study and life.
02 Campus experience
In 1993, Kevin Clark, who was reading a book in his class, was suddenly thrown on his head by a ball of paper, and he turned his head to look around and did not find who it was.
Kevin Clark silently unfolded the paper ball, and although there was only one line of text in it, it was shocking to see it.
"Big baby, get out."
This is the unknown number of letters received this month, and Kevin Clark is basically used to this life.
Although their behavior was extremely impolite, Kevin Clark did not care about these pranks at all, and his thoughts seemed to be as calm and mature as his height.
Kevin Clark's parents naturally heard about these things at school, but their sensible son never complained when he came home, and it was this that made them even more distressed.
Kevin Clark knows that like all normal children, there are no flaws, and these gossip from the outside world will naturally not be taken to heart.
In addition, he will continue to exercise in order to stay in shape.
As a student, Kevin Clark either read in the classroom window or sweated in the gym, worried that he was really as fat as he was when he was a child.
Kevin Clark worked out day after day, year after year, and gradually developed a proud muscle, and his height has been rising.
By 2001, 18-year-old Kevin Clark had grown to 2 meters 1 and was one of the few "giants."
Looking at Kevin Clark's unusual height, there will definitely be many people who suggest that he play basketball.
So did Kevin Clark's parents.
They very much want their son to go to a sports university, preferably to get into the basketball team, and this innate advantage can certainly help in this regard.
Kevin Clark does not think so, and the always obedient Kevin Clark is "willful" when choosing college, because he has no interest in basketball.
In fact, in high school, there were often classmates who warmly invited Kevin Clark to come to the basketball team to help, and he also tried, but the result was not as perfect as expected.
Kevin Clark is really too tall, so the limbs are not very coordinated and flexible, coupled with the height gap between him and his teammates, resulting in a very unsympathetic fit.
From that time on, Kevin Clark knew he wasn't playing basketball, so when he volunteered for college, Kevin Clark chose the Air Police.
Air police, as the name suggests, are the police in aviation.
Kevin Clark has believed since he was a child that the police have a very sacred profession, and he has unique conditions, and bad people will definitely retreat when they see their tall bodies.
Although Kevin Clark's choice is not understood by many people around him, Kevin Clark's parents are very supportive, because as long as their son is willing to do it, they will understand.
In 2002, Kevin Clark was successfully admitted to a well-known aviation university in the United States with excellent grades and excellent physical fitness.
On the day the acceptance letter was received, Kevin Clark and his parents were very happy, but at this time he did not know that with luck came his love.
After entering college, Kevin Clark often participated in various school clubs and societies, and in his interactions with his classmates, he also met many girls.
Of these girls, the only one who left Kevin Clark with a different feeling was Daisy.
Daisy's first attraction to Kevin Clark was her height, as Daisy's height was much taller than the other girls.
In the later interaction, Kevin Clark learned that Daisy's real height was 1 meter 82, which was considered "the best" among girls and even in the crowd.
Perhaps it is precisely because of such a common point that the distance between the two people is suddenly closer, and they slowly open their hearts to each other.
Kevin Clark also often shared with Daisy funny things about her childhood, or some troubles caused by being tall.
Looking at Daisy's smiling face, Kevin Clark was happy in her heart, and I really hoped that she could continue to be so happy in her own company.
Immersed in happiness, Daisy seemed to feel Kevin Clark's hot eyes, and suddenly she blushed and lowered her head without making a sound.
Seeing Daisy's shy look, Kevin Clark couldn't help but laugh and boldly say a word.
"Daisy, can you be my girlfriend?"
As soon as the words stopped, Kevin Clark pulled out the flowers he had already prepared.
Daisy really did not expect that this boy who usually had a big grin could have such a romantic side, so the two held each other's hands under the coaxing of the people around them.
03 Happy ending
In 2006, Kevin Clark and Daisy successfully graduated from college together, and most fortunately, they were admitted to the same airline.
In this way, Kevin Clark not only fulfilled his aviation dream, but also gained a sweet love that made his colleagues around him envious.
In the process of working in aviation, everything was as Kevin Clark had hoped, and from the first day he came to work in aviation, the security here was very good.
Slowly, Kevin Clark gained a foothold in the airline, and the manager saw that he was very serious about his work and gave him the opportunity to be promoted, and the salary was also very impressive.
In 2010, Kevin Clark and Daisy also reached the point of talking about marriage.
In May of the same year, the two held a grand wedding in the United States, and the tall couple also impressed everyone present.
As we all know, the first thing after marriage is to have a baby, but thinking of her childhood self, Kevin Clark is a little nervous.
He is very worried that his children have strange "diseases" like when he was a child, and he is more worried that he will have some kind of unknown gene in his body that will be passed on to his children.
Thinking about it, Kevin Clark still decided to believe in medicine, and since he could grow up so big in peace, so could his son.
Sure enough, in October 2011, a healthy baby in the family fell to the ground, and Kevin Clark held his healthy son and was unable to speak with excitement.
The kid inherited the virtues of Kevin Clark and Daisy's height.
Luckily, he loves basketball so much that he often sees him handsome on the school's basketball court over the years.
At the end of 2021, on the field of the annual middle school basketball game in the United States, a reporter recognized Kevin Clark, who was watching his son's game, and wanted to interview him very enthusiastically.
Looking at the long-lost camera, Kevin Clark hesitated, but the reporter's first question made him sober up.
"Have you ever regretted that your parents refused to cooperate with the entrepreneurs?"
If Kevin Clark's parents hadn't given up those opportunities, maybe he would have become a big star in the United States by now, and his salary would not be worse than an ordinary air policeman.
Hearing this, Kevin Clark smiled and shook his head.
Not anything in this world can be measured in terms of money, because when the spotlight hits the face, it's not honor, it's sensationalism.
Instead, Kevin Clark is grateful to his parents.
It is precisely because of the parents' timely stop loss, and it is precisely because the parents did not use themselves as a marketing tool, that they were able to successfully complete their dreams today.
Seeing Kevin Clark like this, the reporter continued to ask: "So your son is playing basketball now, is that what you asked for?" Would you ask him to be a basketball star? ”
Facing the camera, Kevin Clark asked the reporter a question: "Have you ever been a father?" ”
Hearing Kevin Clark's question, the reporter with the camera shook his head blankly.
Because he has not been a father, he naturally does not know the love of his parents for his children, and parents never want their children to be excellent, but hope that their children can grow up in peace and health.
In fact, there are no ordinary people in this world, but there will be many people who often focus on others, thus ignoring the shining points in their own bodies.
Kevin Clark is the man who is steadfast in himself and fills his heart with the universe, he never panders to others, but every real him deserves to be worshipped.
Self-confidence is the source of all beauty.
When you really brave yourself, all the voices are not as good as your own voices, and I believe that Kevin Clark's son will have a unique and beautiful life like a father in the near future.
Resources
"American "Giant Baby" Kevin Clark" American News Network[Cited on 2018-03-16]
"Just born 14.5 pounds! Sensational Giant Babies in America" TomoNews [Cited 2020-12-06]