A mom on TikTok is sharing an innocent "parenting fail" that now has the internet in tears from laughing so hard. According to TikTok user @anniesgotabun, she gently reminded her daughter Evie to "smile more" during a recent performance at her school play. But apparently, her daughter took the directions a little too literally, and the results were hilariously creepy.
It all started with the dress rehearsal earlier this month
So far, TikTok cannot get enough of the clip
Some are even calling Evie the new "Queen of TikTok."
"I love her," one person wrote. "I hope that’s the 'smile' she gives every man in her life who tells her she should 'smile more.'"
"Girl went from Wednesday Adams to the Crazy Eyed snapchat filter!" someone else said.
"Omg, I am DYING!" another commenter wrote. "If that’s not the best response to 'you should smile more,' idk what is."
Others have called the girl a "hero" and even a "legend"
"She understood the assignment!" one user wrote. "Wait til the teenage years. Start training physically and mentally now!"
"This is beautifully passive aggressive and I love it," someone else said.
@anniesgotabun tried to respond to all of the comments, but later said she simply couldn't keep up once the video went viral. The clip now has more than 2.7 million views and counting, along with thousands of comments.
@anniesgotabun I submitted the original video (@anniesgotabun) to @dailydoseofinternet Evie would be stoked to see herself on her favorite YouTube channel. I just imaging her big smile now… #fingerscrossed #momsoftiktok ♬ original sound – Annie's Got A Bun
Most said they couldn't stop laughing and didn't know how the mom made it through the performance without losing it.
"Imagine being in the second row, facing a stage of other kids (who you don't want to think you're laughing at them), in an auditorium of angry parents!" @anniesgotabun told one user.
