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A dad has showcased his daughter's unusual artwork which may or may not depict his death.
Mike Zazzara shares three children with his wife, Maddy: Belle, eight, and five-year-olds Orly and Chase.
And his daughter Orly's creative flair has now seen the family go viral, as Zazzara reacted to getting a call from the schoolteacher over her unusual artwork.
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In a video to his Instagram account @beantown.collectibles in February, Zazzara said he had received a call from Orly's teacher telling him she had drawn "a disturbing picture" of her family.
He then took out the artwork in question, featuring a family of stick figures, appearing to be standing on the roof of a house.
"As you can see, there's my wife and my three kids on top of the house," he said—before bursting out laughing as he pointed out himself in the drawing.
The "dad" stick figure appeared to be either jumping or falling from the roof, and while the remaining figures had stoic expressions, he was beaming with joy as he fell.
Still laughing, Zazzara pointed out that he "appears to be being pushed off or thrown, we're not sure yet, it's not clear."
"I don't know what's going on, but the only question I have is why my family is sad and I'm the only one smiling as I'm being thrown, plunged, to my death," he said, adding it's "clear that I'm dying."
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Zazzara wrote over the video that he "can't believe" the picture, and asked in the caption: "Has anyone else's kids drew something like this? Am I good?"
The video had a major reaction, with more than 25,000 likes, as commenters flocked to try and interpret the art.
One suggested: "Maybe the child thinks her dad is Superman and she's waving him off to go do something brave?"
"She was trying to save you not push you," another guessed, while one laughed: "At least they're sad about their choice to throw you off."
And one advised: "Stay off the roof for a while. She might be psychic!"
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But one commenter had a different approach, which Zazzara himself responded to with an applauding emoji.
They guessed: "You're leaving in the morning to go to work and you're saying bye to them and they're sad that you're leaving. The position of the people within the house doesn't matter. They're in the house and you're leaving the house!"
While Orly's piece might have caused some controversy, any artwork is vital for a child's development. Creative activities help kids build cognitive skills like problem-solving and planning, and help them develop their emotional expression.
Drawing and crafting also support the development of fine motor skills, according to a report from Michigan State University.
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