A Tennessee mother was horrified and somewhat traumatized when her son came home and brought a snake to her. Funnily enough, it was the boy himself who cried more loudly, claiming that his mother was the one scaring him after she allegedly screamed at the sight of the snake.
The story was shared by transparentlyabbey, who often posts about her life as a mother. The video got over five million views, with many commenters confused about the incident.
The Tennessee mother was rocking her daughter to sleep when the boy brought the snake to her. Based on what the boy was saying, it seemed this wasn’t the first time he had brought snakes to his mother. The boy was upset and scared because of the snake, claiming that his mother shouldn’t be scared of snakes anymore.
The boy continued to try to give her his snake, but the woman moved away. This upset him again, and he screamed. The video ended with the boy still upset at his mother for not wanting to hold his snake.
Commenters Cry Foul Over Tennessee Mother’s Snake Scare
Internet users were flabbergasted at how the boy was acting toward the mother. “Girl why is he gaslighting you?” one user asked.
Surprisingly, some commenters were very concerned about the boy’s actions, seeing them as not normal. Aside from the whole gaslighting accusation, others even said that the boy was trying to manipulate his mother.
A handful of users remarked that the Tennessee mother should try to correct his issue early on, claiming that things could get worse as he ages. One user said that this should be the mother’s chance to teach him about boundaries. Another even told the mother to check if her son had something called Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, which the commenter claimed they had.
Others took the video less seriously, however, finding the whole thing hilarious and cracking jokes in the comment section. “He’s traumatized…she’s traumatized….I’m traumatized….the snake is traumatized…we’re all just traumatized,” another commenter wrote.
Some commenters felt more sorry for the daughter, who was just trying to get some sleep but was interrupted by her brother crying about his snake. Other TikTokers praised the Tennessee mother for her calm reaction and de-escalation while trying to make sure that her daughter also didn’t get upset while her son was having a meltdown.
Safe to say that despite the son’s best attempt, his mother likely wasn’t going to like snakes anytime soon.
