Mom’s Honest Confession That She Hates Playing With Her Daughter’s Barbie Dolls Goes Viral
Sometimes a mom has to do what a mom has to do. Even if she doesn’t feel like it.
Lynn Marie from Indiana recently made a TikTok where she revealed that she isn’t too psyched about playing with her daughter and her dolls.
“Last night, my daughter asked me to play with her and I hate doing that,” she said in the video. “I will go for a walk or take her somewhere, I don’t want to play with Barbies. But I felt bad because she is my only child.”
Eventually, however, Lynn agreed to her daughter’s request. And even though she said her efforts were “half-hearted”, they meant the world to the little girl.
However, the underlying message of Lynn’s TikTok, saying that it’s OK if you don’t enjoy every step of your parenting journey and normalizing your full range of emotions, has really struck a chord with moms and dads on the platform—it already has over a million views.
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And it’s really nice that Lynn made an effort. While play is often seen as something children do just for fun, it is actually a crucial part of a children’s development. Play contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and offers an ideal opportunity for parents to engage fully with their little ones.
It is through play that children engage and interact with the world around them. Play allows them to create and explore a world they can master, conquering their fears while practicing adult roles, sometimes in conjunction with other children or adult caregivers.
As kids master their world, play helps them develop new competencies that lead to enhanced confidence and the resiliency they will need to face future challenges.
Plus, play allows children to learn how to work in groups, to share, to negotiate, to resolve conflicts, and to learn self-advocacy skills.
When play is allowed to be child-driven, children practice decision-making skills, move at their own pace, discover their own areas of interest, and ultimately engage fully in the passions they wish to pursue.
@backbreaker_lynnParenting is hard, even when it’s easy. The little things really are the big things. Who knew?! #momsoftiktok #parenting #10minutes♬ original sound – Lynn Marie
Many parents said they feel the same
And some people encouraged to keep playing with your child
It's almost as if our children are human beings that display basic human needs for connection and validation.
It is almost as if we not all the time do exactly what we like best because we know that what we do makes other people happy. (By the way: that is not pretending. If I play a game with a child that I do not think is super exciting I do not need to pretend that I like that game. What matters is not that I give my child the impression that I love the game but that I love him or her!)
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Wow, it's almost as if that's exactly what this mom said! Good for you parroting a lesson is the first step to learning it.
Oh and btw, I loooove playing with my children, I'll join them in anything. The only thing that I get tired of real quick is hide-and-seek, or as I'd like to call it: hide-and-pretend-not-to-see-and-hear-your-toddler-giggling-in-the-same-exact-corner-as-the-previous-round.
i'm still looking for my kid. we started 3 days ago
You'll find your kid, give it a few more days.
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That's fantastic you LOVE playing with your kid. Do you love Warcraft, bowling, marathon running etc etc. Because you have to do whatever your kid wants for it's whole life according to you. So let's hope for your fragile ego it always chooses activities you love and feel comfortable doing. Think about an activity you hate doing. You aren't good at it, and it makes you uncomfortable. That's your future. You have to play with your kids at their thing no matter what. That's what you said.
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Hey Janned. Turns out you can connect to children in multiple ways giving them human connection and validation. Not just playing Barbies. Be gracious Janned. You may think your mother of the year, but there are people out there who talk about ways you parent, and I bet you hope they show you more grace then you have.
Huh? I wasn't judging the mom at all. And I'm pretty sure no mother ever thinks she's mother of the year, including me. I was mostly responding to the fact that it 'struck a chord with viewers' and she received 'praise'.
Omg,she is a hero.She didn't feel like playing with Barbies but did it anyway.Omg,she needs a statue.I understand why people needed to hear this becuase she went through hell.Tiktoker of the year 🙄
Hey, she's got a valid point and certainly didn't ask for the fame.
So why post it then ? Why do people feel the need to be validated for everything that they say or do now ?
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omg omg mother of the year. i heard she also feeds her kid.
Don't post it on social if you don't want to be judged. Because basically we are not judging her parenting but the bragging
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Someone out there sees how you live and judges it just as harshly.
It's almost as if our children are human beings that display basic human needs for connection and validation.
It is almost as if we not all the time do exactly what we like best because we know that what we do makes other people happy. (By the way: that is not pretending. If I play a game with a child that I do not think is super exciting I do not need to pretend that I like that game. What matters is not that I give my child the impression that I love the game but that I love him or her!)
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Wow, it's almost as if that's exactly what this mom said! Good for you parroting a lesson is the first step to learning it.
Oh and btw, I loooove playing with my children, I'll join them in anything. The only thing that I get tired of real quick is hide-and-seek, or as I'd like to call it: hide-and-pretend-not-to-see-and-hear-your-toddler-giggling-in-the-same-exact-corner-as-the-previous-round.
i'm still looking for my kid. we started 3 days ago
You'll find your kid, give it a few more days.
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That's fantastic you LOVE playing with your kid. Do you love Warcraft, bowling, marathon running etc etc. Because you have to do whatever your kid wants for it's whole life according to you. So let's hope for your fragile ego it always chooses activities you love and feel comfortable doing. Think about an activity you hate doing. You aren't good at it, and it makes you uncomfortable. That's your future. You have to play with your kids at their thing no matter what. That's what you said.
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Hey Janned. Turns out you can connect to children in multiple ways giving them human connection and validation. Not just playing Barbies. Be gracious Janned. You may think your mother of the year, but there are people out there who talk about ways you parent, and I bet you hope they show you more grace then you have.
Huh? I wasn't judging the mom at all. And I'm pretty sure no mother ever thinks she's mother of the year, including me. I was mostly responding to the fact that it 'struck a chord with viewers' and she received 'praise'.
Omg,she is a hero.She didn't feel like playing with Barbies but did it anyway.Omg,she needs a statue.I understand why people needed to hear this becuase she went through hell.Tiktoker of the year 🙄
Hey, she's got a valid point and certainly didn't ask for the fame.
So why post it then ? Why do people feel the need to be validated for everything that they say or do now ?
👍
omg omg mother of the year. i heard she also feeds her kid.
Don't post it on social if you don't want to be judged. Because basically we are not judging her parenting but the bragging
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Someone out there sees how you live and judges it just as harshly.