If you are a millennial parent working on breaking the cycle and doing better with your kids than your parents did with you, then you probably understand all too well the different parenting styles out there. Some involve more involvement, while others involve a more lax approach, but they are all meant to make parents help their children grow into mentally and emotionally healthy people.
But one kid on TikTok, however, there is another type of parents that some might not have heard of before now. In his video, where he shows clips of his home, he explains that his parents are ‘Type D,’ as in dirty. He explains in the caption that he does most of the cleaning, and, while he knows other kids have it worse in their homes, he wishes things could be different for him.
@pierce.best Yes I know there are houses that are much dirtier I just wish my parents would grab the broom every now and then other than me doing it. #dirty ♬ original sound – Cupid
Apparently, Type D parents are a thing.
The TikTok user, whose name is Pierce, says in his caption, “Yes I know there are houses that are much dirtier. I just wish my parents would grab the broom every now and then other than me doing it.”
And, in sharing shots of his home, like messy and cluttered spaces and cabinets and surfaces that need deep cleanings, he does just that.
Although he says in the caption that he does clean, he’s also a kid, and it is not solely up to a teenager to keep a home clean and free from bags of open garbage.
Some of the users who commented told him to clean himself, but with Type D parents (I don’t know if it’s a thing, but we can make it a thing here), sometimes cleaning up after them just results in more messes that you then have to clean, in what becomes a vicious cycle.
A mom also commented on the video to share how “exhausting” it is to always keep up with cleanliness in the home. But, if what pierce says is true about him pitching in, it’s safe to say that his parents need to meet him in the middle and then some.
Especially if they are the ones creating most of the mess in the video.
“Dude I lived your life, everyone saying you should clean up just doesn’t understand,” someone commented. “It’s pointless [because] they just keep making so much mess.”
Another comment, which pierce liked, said, “Everyone telling him to clean up… Why should the CHILDREN be cleaning up after their PARENTS? It gets so exhausting.”
Another teen in Pierce’s position chimed in with, “I’m in [your] situation, everyone doesn’t understand how exhausting it is to constantly clean up for ADULTS all the time.”
At one point in the video, a fly zooms out of a trash bag at the exact moment that Pierce opens it. There is also a lot of gunk built up on the stove, and the toilet could use a good cleaning.
As a parent, I understand how easy it is to get behind on chores and deep cleaning habits like cleaning baseboards or washing the walls (wait, am I supposed to wash my walls?). But for Pierce, a little understanding and help from his parents seems to be what he wants.
My family is so type A that we are having a debrief over how Christmas dinner went and how we can set goals to improve for next year
— Dr Ju (@juliaisobela) December 25, 2022
In actuality, according to ABC News, there are three common personality types that parents can claim to explain their parenting styles. Type A parents are organized with a lot of structure in their parenting style, Type B parents are more relaxed and flexible, and Type C parents are a combination of those.
Technically, there is no Type D. But for Pierce, that’s the best way to explain his situation in his TikTok video.
