Summer Clayton 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 a 1 chat with his "kids". He looks into the camera and asks about their day. He 2 them how to shave, and reminds them it's OK to be 3 when life hurts. To some, his one-way（单向的）conversations may seem 4 . But his efforts have struck a chord（引起共鸣）among people who 5 a father figure—or just someone who listens to 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（广为传播的）was a shaving how-to—a 9 to someone who sent him a message asking, "Hey Dad, can you teach me how to shave?" The video 10 , earning him tens of thousands of new fans within hours.
Clayton's extended family comes in all 11 . Many of his "kids" are old enough to be his parents. Clayton's 12 doesn't seem to bother his fans. At58, Sarah D'Imperio may not seem like Clayton's target audience, but she believes that it's a（n） 13 idea, especially for youngsters（少年；儿童）who may not have a paternal（父亲的）role model that listens or has 14 to listen. "It's just heartwarming to see someone trying to 15 a small part of that role for anyone," she says.
