Summer Claylon may not have children in real life, but he's a "proud dad" to 2.8 million people on the Internet.

Every week, he sits down to dinner and has a1 chat with his "kids". He looks into the camera and asks about their day. He2 them how to shave, and reminds them it's OK to be3 when life hurls. To some, his one-way conversations may seem4 But his efforts have struck a chord (引起共鸣) among people who 5 a father figure—or just someone who listens lo their 6 in the daily life.

Clayton is a civilian fitness trainer in real life. He started 7 on the Internet in late 2020 with- inspirational and how-to videos, and 8 jokingly called him "dad" His first video to go viral was a shaving how-10-a 9 to someone who sent him a message asking, "hey Dad, can you teach me how to shave?" The video 10 , earning him lens of thousands of new fans within hours.

Clayton's extended family comes in all11  . Many of his "kids" are old enough to be his parents. Clayton's12  doesn't seem to bother his fans. Al 58 , Sarah D'Imperio may not seem like Claylon's large audience, but she believes that it's a (n) 13  —idea , especially for youngsters who may not have a paternal (父亲的) role model that listens or has14  to listen. "It's just heartwarming to see someone, trying to 15  a small part of that role for anyone," she says.