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I refuse to think too hard about all of the heartbreaks, BFF arguments, and slammed doors that are in my six-year-old’s daughter’s future. But, like death and taxes, they are inevitable. One mom on TikTok, Ashley, gets this, because she posted a video about how she recognizes that one day, she will have to deal with the awful boys of the world because of her daughter getting her heart broken. She’s real for that one.
Although the girl mom (who also has two sons, by the way) got some other parents in the comments to rally behind her, some obvious boy moms were not happy about her post. Some even commented to share that they are more worried about girls breaking their sons’ hearts. Others felt the need to actually defend their sons, who no one knows. OK, calm down, guys.
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The boy moms really missed the point with her post about her daughter.
Ashley’s TikTok features a video of her daughter getting out of a truck with the words, “Someday, somebody’s loser a– son is going to break her heart and I’m going to have to act surprised when she tells me someone busted the windows out of his car and flattened his tires” on the screen. Obviously, she doesn’t really plan to commit that crime someday. I mean, I don’t think so, anyway. But the sentiment is there.
She’s already thinking about the inevitable when it comes to the poor behaviors of teenage boys. Regardless of how teenage boys are raised, mistakes and lapses in judgment happen. Not even the most perfect angel tween boys necessarily grow up to be the epitome of perfection as teenage boyfriends. Let’s be very real about that. But some of the boy moms of the world were quick to fly to the comments on their broomsticks and defend their sons. Who, by the way, were not personally attacked in the video.
“Mom of three boys here…hi…I’m raising future KINGS that won’t ever break a woman’s heart,” one mom commented.
Another mom added, “Mom of seven boys and two girls…I’m more afraid for my sons meeting sneaky/manipulative/sleezy girls than my daughters being treated poorly.”
It’s totally fair to be worried for your kids, regardless of their gender. But the point of Ashley’s post wasn’t to incite a social media war against all of the future teen boyfriends of the world.
“I am raising my son also to be a king to a queen that’s worthy to be called one,” another apparent boy mom commented. “Raise boys to become men, not players and raise girls to be women, not community bicycles. Just saying we all have our parts as parents.”
Other parents commented to rally behind Ashley and agree that they, too, are worried for their daughters and have been since they were born. Some self-proclaimed boy moms and boy dads even agreed with Ashley and joked about giving her an alibi years from now, should she need it after taking revenge on her daughter’s future boyfriend’s car.
At the end of the day, though, this mom just wants the best for her daughter, and she isn’t the only one.
“This actually happened to a guy I dated in high school and he 1000% blamed me,” someone wrote in the comments. “To this day I’ve never slashed a tire…but I never asked my mom…”
