A video capturing the moment a Saudi family bid farewell to a domestic worker and her husband moved thousands of Saudis on Twitter.
The footage went viral on the platform shortly after it was uploaded by one of the family members on Thursday.
The man, whose Twitter name is Joud, also uploaded images with a tribute to the couple who had worked with the family for 28 years.
A touching tribute gone viral
شغالتنا وزوجها اكثر من ٢٨ سنة عندنا واليوم سافروا نهائي😭 كانت منا و فينا ربتني انا واخواني تعرف كل شيء ايش نحب ايش نكره واليوم راحت اقسم بالله تقول كأنوا فقدنا احد من اهلنا العيله كلها انهارت بكا 💔💔 pic.twitter.com/zGZ5N9MNeu
— Joud. (@jud9N) April 12, 2018
In the now-viral tweet, Joud wrote:
"Our domestic worker and her husband, they've worked for us for over 28 years and today they left back home for good. She was one of us, she raised me and my siblings, she knows everything about us, what we like and what we don't. I swear it's like we lost a family member, we're all in tears."
Joud also posted a video capturing the farewell
😭💔💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/aTEthVeM44
— Joud. (@jud9N) April 12, 2018
The posts sent Saudi Twitter into an emotional meltdown of the sorts
أسرة سعودية تودع بالدموع عاملة منزلية وزوجها مكثا لديهم أكثر من 28 سنة pic.twitter.com/TVQsJEf4di
— الاكثر تاثيرا (@ArabicBest) April 14, 2018
No one could even...
صحت معكم مدري شدخلني بس والله حرام عشرة عمر 😭😭😭
— لـين♓️ (@Loyq13) April 14, 2018
I cried with you even though I have nothing to do with this."
"Nooo, my heart can't handle this"
لاااااه قلبي مايتحمل 😭😭😭
— سكره (@__remii1) April 15, 2018
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