When it comes to cool birthday gifts, most 8-year-old boys would probably be happy with some kind of giant NERF blaster and a bunch Roblox gift cards. But one mom on Instagram says her 8-year-old son recently hit her with a surprisingly "unique" birthday wishlist and the internet can't stop laughing about it.
The story was shared last month in an Instagram reel by @kaylanjen2.0
The reel was first shared on January 12
Since then, it's been liked nearly 80,000 times and has gained thousands of comments from people who find the whole thing to be hilariously wholesome.
Many have also drawn their own conclusions as to what the wish list could mean.
"Sounds like he wants to be a writer" one user wrote.
"He’s moving off the grid to somewhere cold and isolated to write the great American novel," another said.
Others reminded the mom of a few more things she should probably get her son while she's at it.
"He also will need an umbrella, a wool suitcoat with suede elbow patches, and a monocle," one person said.
"Maybe you can find an old vintage trunk at an antiques store," one person suggested, before adding another item that seemed to be missing from his list: an old-school compass.
But the best was when other parents started sharing their own stories
Because as it turns out, Kayla's 8-year-old isn't the only kid to put in some totally random "old man" birthday requests.
"My son asked for a green scarf for Christmas when he was 5 so he could sit by the fire and drink his mint tea," one parent shared.
"My son, who is 6 years old, asked for a first class flight to Hawaii," wrote someone else.
"My fresh 9-year-old asked for a weighted blanket and a standing hat rack," another mom chimed in. "Eight going on 90 here, too!"
In the end, Kayla did try to appease her son
In a later comment on the viral thread, she told her followers that she bought her son a back scratcher, hoping that would suffice.
Hopefully he enjoys it!
