There are few things better than a solo trip to Target. But thanks to the pandemic, those glorious child-free (and stress-free) outings are few and far between these days. Paige Saffold sure has missed them, which is why she recently melted into a puddle of emotions after learning that her husband committed the ultimate betrayal: He went to Target without her! The Texas mom and digital creator recently shared a clip of her breakdown on social media, where it quickly went viral as moms everywhere related hard to her reaction.
Paige uploaded the post on January 2 to both TikTok and Instagram
In her caption, she explains that she hadn't been to Target in over a month (which is pretty major, if you're a fellow Target addict). So when her husband Mark suddenly came home that morning and casually mentioned he'd just "popped" into the store for a quick item, she needed a moment to process what he was saying.
Right away, Mark could see that she wasn't exactly "processing" things well
"I'm sorry, are you upset that I went to Target without you?" he asks her in the clip, as Paige alternates between laughter and genuine tears.
"Uh … a little," she admits, while trying (unsuccessfully) to hold back her emotions.
"Only in the sense that like … you didn't even ask me if I wanted to go with you!" she exclaims.
In response, Paige tries her best to calm down
"OK, OK …," she says, before asking her husband one key question: "How long were you there?"
(LOL! Honestly, I'd want to know the same thing — including whether or not he hit up the new Dollar Spot display.)
"Like 10 minutes!" Mark says in his defense, hoping it will somehow make his wife feel better.
(Spoiler alert: It doesn't.)
The whole exchange is both hilarious and touching
Finally, Paige asks him one all-important question ...
"Was there anything good?? Did you even go to the loungewear?!"
The adorable clip has gone seriously viral in the past few weeks, and it's clear that a lot of women out there can relate.
"This HITS me to the core," wrote one user.
"Betrayal in the worst sense!" added another.
"I feel this way when my husband goes to Wawa without me," someone else admitted.
Others left comments that dug a little deeper
"She's a tired mama who probably hasn't left the house in a while and has been daydreaming about doing so," wrote one woman. "Solidarity, sister!"
"So many people don't get that usually being a mom means not being able to do something on a whim without any planning," another writes. "You always have to account for your kids."
One thing's for sure — we don't think Mark will be heading to Target on his own anytime soon. (At least if he knows what's good for him.)
