21 July 2023 , 14:05
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The Texas father-of-four who went viral for repeatedly shouting 'NO!' when his wife told him she was pregnant has revealed that he's pretty 'embarrassed' about the video.
When Anissa Cofer jumped on the trend of filming their partner's reactions to pregnancy news, she got more than she bargained for when her husband reacted so badly that it got them 8.3 million views.
In the video, Anissa can be seen looking into the camera she hid as she asked her husband to look over a paper on the bed. When he realizes it's a positive pregnancy test, he starts screaming, "I'm not f***ing playing. Stop playing with me. Anissa, no! I'm not... no! NOOO!"
This husband left the internet cracking up at his reaction to a positive pregnancy test (anissacofer/TikTok)
"NOOO!" was the reaction that this man had when his wife revealed she was pregnant (anissacofer/TikTok)The couple already had three children, and in the caption, Anissa disclosed that the two thought they were done having babies. The husband, James, now says he's pretty embarrassed by his on-camera reaction.
Speaking to Today, James explained his reaction: "I was thinking, financially, can we handle this? And then I started thinking about the stress of overstretching our hands. You want to be able to give each child individual attention and love."
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"What you saw (in the video) was a rollercoaster of fear, stress and anxiety." Additionally, he sincerely told the out that, "I’d never want my spouse to think that I’m not supportive. She’s the glue that holds our family together."
The parents already had three children, and a fourth one was a surprise to them both, and the father says he's 'embarrassed' of his reaction to the news (mrsanissajcofer/Instagram)The partner, Anissa, says she wasn't upset at all by his reaction as the pregnancy came as a shock to them both - according to her they had just talked about how they feel their little family is 'complete.'
Anissa told the media: "I wasn’t upset at all. I knew he just needed a minute to process the news, ten minutes later, he was super happy and we celebrated."
With the video getting millions of views, the internet was split on their opinion of the couple. Some said that James' reaction was "raw and realistic," while others commented that they "feel bad for the wife."
One user said: “This is real. And it’s OK. It’s totally OK."
The internet called the father's reaction 'raw and real' when he freaked out about having a fourth child (mrsanissajcofer/Instagram)One fellow mother added: “THIS IS REAL LIFE…we have a 23, 13,9,8 and a MF 1 year old...that last test we were like F*****K...we were so close but she is a whole blessing!”
While the more negative individuals left Anissa warnings - "Divorce him now,” one TikTok user proclaimed, while a different man noted: “As a father of two boys I know where’s he coming from but that’s not how you react to the lady what’s [sic] about her feelings my guys.”
Anissa came to her husband's defence over the whole issue, assuring audiences that they were both just shocked and scared and that since the video, they welcomed the new daughter, which they named Nola Jayde.