Dad completely falls apart after hugging a very soft alpaca

And now you're falling apart.
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Heather Dockray
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There is only one thing better than hugging a nice dad, and that is embracing a very fuzzy alpaca.

California resident Alexandria Neonakis' father, Dimitris, recently traveled to Peru. Along the way, he met some very friendly alpacas (relatives of the American llama) and nearly fell apart at the seams.

Neonakis shared a text message conversation with her father on Twitter that has since received over 124,000 likes.

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This dad, unfortunately, is not currently available for hire.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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