Daughter Slams Mom for Picking Her up Late, Internet Loves It
Outraged Child Goes Viral After Mom’s Tardy Pick Up
Having to rely on someone else for a ride isn’t exactly the best feeling in the world, especially if they have a habit of turning up late. While it’s one thing to get mad at your local transit authority for not sticking to its advertised schedule and cursing them out for being incompetent, what about getting on the case of your parents for not showing up when you expected them to?
Viral TikTok Clip of Elementary Student’s Frustration
That happened in a viral clip posted by the TikTok account Kyia & Ceriah. In the video, an elementary school student’s adorable reaction to her mother’s tardy pick-up has folks on the app in stitches. “She hatesssss getting picked up late,” a caption for the video that’s accrued over 46.9 million views on the app reads.
Child’s Expresses Displeasure at Late Pick-up
The video begins with the young girl angrily opening the door to her mother’s car, a black and brown checkered purse sits on the seat. “I know you not picking me up anymore,” the young girl says as she slams her backpack into the floor of the front passenger’s seat.
Taking Matters Into Her Own Hands
She says that she’s going to “walk” with her friend from here on out to avoid being picked up late: “Do you not know what early means I said early early, not late,” she angrily relayed to her mother, irate she would show up so late to pick her up from school.
Assertive Interaction Between Mother and Daughter
“Listen, I was stuck on —” her mother tries telling the kid who cuts her off: “I don’t care,” she says, moving the purse to make room for herself in the front seat.
Mother’s Explanation Falls on Deaf Ears
“I was stuck —” she tries to tell her again, “Ahh!” her daughter puts her hand out, screaming again, intoning that she isn’t interested in hearing what her mother has to say.
Users Relate to the Child’s Assertiveness
Numerous users expressed how tickled pink they were to see the irate child’s criticism of her mother’s inability to pick her up on time. “She got in that car straight to business,” one person said, impressed how the young student decided to go for the jugular out the gate.
Different Cultural Interpretations of the Situation
But there were others who weren’t so sure that this would work with some parents: “Don’t try this with an African mother,” one said, and it was a sentiment expressed by someone else who also penned: “Say this to an African mom and see magic”
Reflecting on Parenting Styles and Behavior
There was another viewer who quipped that getting angry at a kid for talking to you this way doesn’t seem right because her behavior had to have been learned from somewhere and it was more than likely adults that she was learning it from: “Can’t even get mad because they act just like us”
Join the Conversation
What do you think? Would you have been able to unload a verbal outburst like this to your parents if they picked you up from school late?