Sneaky Son Hides in the Trunk of a Car and Surprises His Astonished Father for His Birthday

With the help of his very cooperative mom, redditor Brian Vogelgesang traveled from the West Coast to his family home in Chicago, hid in the trunk of the family car. When his oblivious dad went to help with the groceries, Vogelgesang popped out gave him a good birthday surprise, which was met with overwhelmingly joyful expletives.

Flew out to Chicago for my dads birthday, he didn’t know I was coming. My mom picked me up and just before we got to the house I hid in the trunk of the car. She asked him if he could grab a few things from the trunk when she got home…

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