One mom on TikTok shared a comical and all-too-accurate skit showing what moms are like on vacation, and we can so relate. Madison Humphrey received over 5 million views and thousands of comments on her video about going on a family vacation, with many fellow TikTokers admitting that they are âthat momâ or that they have a mom who acted similarly while on vacation. Humphrey has over 1 million followers and shares tons of comical vids, not all of which are mom skits, but her mom impressions are spot on.
As many mothers can attest, going on a vacation with kids means early morning wake-ups, all the coffee, trying to find sunscreen, and often asking âWhere did your dad go?â A vacation with kids is really just parenting in another location, but whether you are the âmom on vacationâ or fondly remember your own childhood vacations, you'll totally get Humphreyâs video.
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âThat one mom on vacation at 6 a.m.,' her video begins.
The text overlay on Humphreys' video reads, "That one mom on vacation at 6 a.m." Humphrey is seen wearing a classic mom favorite â an oversized comfy cardigan â and she opens the light-blocking curtains and says, âEverybody get up. Itâs time to start the day!â
A voice in the background asks, âMom, what are you doing?â to which she yells back, âIâm making coffee!â Then sheâs drinking her coffee on the balcony, commenting on all the people at the beach. She makes several remarks such as, âLook at all those nice people out there,â and âThatâs an interesting swimsuitâ with a judgmental eye roll.
She also waves to the neighbors and comments on a beachgoerâs tote bag because every mom needs a good tote bag.
âWhere's your father?â she says at the end, and all the moms could relate.
Then Humphreyâs skit goes back inside the hotel, where she asks, âWere ya'll freezing last night? I was freezing.â Next, sheâs ordering breakfast on the phone and says, âWhat does everyone want for breakfast? Iâm ordering room service.â And in true mom fashion she adds, âIf you donât tell me now, youâre not getting breakfast.â
Toward the end of her video she says, âWeâre leaving!â and grabs a tote bag and starts rushing around the hotel. She shouts out, âWho needs sunscreen?â and âWhereâs your father?!â
TikTok users could relate to that last question, and many commented on how common that is for them.
One user wrote, ââwhereâs your fatherâ is so real heâs always at the cvs down the road, or the hotel gym.â
Another person commented, âwhereâs your father is the most common thing I say nowadays .â
ââWhereâs your fatherâ THE MOST ACCURATE QUOTE MY MOM MAKES,â wrote another TikToker.
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Itâs so funny it hurts, but moms are like this because they carry the majority of the load for things like family vacations.
Humphreyâs video is so relatable and funny because itâs mostly a real depiction of what many mothers on vacation experience. Research and studies have long shown that mothers typically carry more of the cognitive labor or invisible labor when it comes to planning for activities. A mom is probably the one who researched and booked the trip and packed a bag for everybody, including the snacks.
Allison Daminger, a doctoral candidate in sociology and social policy at Harvard University, identified four different stages of mental work related to the responsibilities of a family household, per BBC.
Daminger listed them as anticipating needs, identifying options, deciding on an option, and monitoring the results, the news outlet reported. Daminger also found that mothers did more of the anticipation, planning, and research, even when parents made decisions together.
The travel site Tripping noted that 60% of moms would go on vacation with close friends and their children to have help with babysitting and 78% of moms would invite parents to have help on vacation. Bottom line: Even "vacation mom" needs help and partners need to step up.
TikTok users could not get enough of her mom skit video.
As evidenced by the 5 million views and thousands of comments, TikTokers went crazy for Humphrey's vacation mom skit. Many admitted either that this was them or that their mom did the exact same thing.
âMy mom is like that lol,â one person commented.
âYep. My mother. Love ya mom butâŚit wasnât always easy,â someone else shared.
âIâm literally this person,â another person wrote.
Still others pointed out that moms are like this because vacations are stressful.
âWhy is vacation so stressful ,â one person wrote.
âAnd then sheâs getting stressed because sheâs doing all the work and not getting time off,â another TikToker commented.