This kid’s parents thought they had a genius prank idea:

On his birthday, they decided to give him a wooden chopping board as his ‘only’ present, to see how he would react.

They were expecting tears. They were expecting confusion. They were at least expecting a forced smile.

They weren’t expecting him to graciously respond with genuine gratitude and heartfelt sincerity.

Watching him pretend to love a chopping board is actually ridiculously adorable. And it makes his reaction to his actual present even sweeter:

Here’s a rough translation of the awkward moment:

Bless.