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'Boy Mom' Sparks Heated Debate After Crashing Her College Student Son's Night Out At A Club
One mother of a college-aged son, Jessica Tapscott, or @jtapscott on TikTok, may have brought embarrassing parenting to a whole new level thanks to a viral video that has now received over 3.7 million views.
With an overlay that read "that one time I showed up to surprise my son in college," the 23-second video began with Prescott dancing at a bar next to her son, who gave an annoyed glare into the camera, before he shook his head and pointed his thumb and Prescott.
The video then cut to Prescott and her son sitting next to one another, the latter initially on his phone before he eventually looked up at the camera thanks to Prescott's urging, and then waved his thumb, index, and middle finger at the camera.
Prescott then stood up and brought the camera with her to show an extravagantly lit, if fairly empty, dance floor behind her.
The video then cut to a shot of Prescott's son among a crowd of young folk, jamming along to music.
Prescott's video received a highly divided reaction from its 3.7 million viewers on TikTok.
Many felt Prescott was exacerbating the stereotypical behavior of "boy moms," a slang term that initially referred to mothers of sons, but has come to mean a mother showing slightly obsessive behavior regarding her son.
Some felt the latter accurately described Prescott in the video.
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Others found humor in the video, believing that Prescott's son was clearly in on the joke.
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Following all the comments, good and bad, Prescott later posted a follow up video:
Prescott revealed in the video's caption that this video, which features her lip-synching to Moneybagg Yo's "If Pain Was A Person," was initially a draft she had been waiting to use.
She said:
"I knew this would come in handy one day lol."
The fact that the the lyric to the song went "I know you obsessed with me and I get it" made it fairly clear that this video was in response to polarizing previous video of her and her son at the club.
And what's more, she didn't seem to pay any attention to the overall negative response her previous video received.
Further proven by a subsequent video:
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The short, three-photo montage features a screenshot of the Daily Mail article with the headline "'Obsessive' mom sparks fierce debate after surprising her son at a college bar," with the hashtag "holyfrknairball" overlaid on the image.
The video also featured a picture of Prescott with her son from the earlier video, as well as her two other sons, enjoying a meal together with the overlay "I told them how much I loved my sons."
The third and final picture in the montage featured a picture of Prescott's three sons with the overlay "they said you're such a good mom."
In sharp contrast to her earlier video, this time Prescott was met with nothing but support from her fellow TikTokers, who all seemed to agree that people needed to mind their own business, and the only thing that mattered was that Prescott loves her sons, and they clearly love her right back:
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It's easy to judge how other people parent—almost as easy as it is for children to be embarrassed by their parents.
As long as there's love and happiness, though, the only opinions that truly matter are the mother's and the son's.
Mom Balks After Hair Salon Charges Her A Fee To Stay During Young Daughter's Hair Appointment
According to mom and TikToker Mel of @nursemellymel2021, that's what happened to her. She booked a hair appointment for her 6-year-old daughter to get her hair done at a salon she hadn't been to before, but that came highly recommended.
Mel said when she booked the appointment online, the salon's website explained their policy about parents being in the room during a child's haircut. Since it was an added distraction for many kids, the parent would have to pay a fee if they chose to stay.
At the time of the appointment, there was some confusion among the stylists regarding their own policy. One confirmed that there would be a fee, and said it was $25. Since Mel wasn't comfortable leaving her child with people she had just met, she stayed throughout the appointment, and everything went well.
When it was time to pay, the haircut was $70—and the stylist added a $45 "non-compliance fee" for staying in the salon. When Mel said she thought it was $25, she was told the other stylist was mistaken.
Then, the stylist added another $35 fee for trimming her daughter's hair, bringing the price of the appointment to $150.
The mom decided to pay, knowing that she would never walk back into that salon.
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Fellow TikTokers were alarmed by the fact that the hair salon wanted children to be alone.
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It's totally understandable that a hair salon would charge fees for various services, but it's surprising how many were not revealed until the mother was already paying.
Also, it's concerning that a hair salon would charge parents for staying in the room with their child. If a parent or family member is too distracting during the appointment, then it might be time to step out, but this feels like something that could be done on a case-by-case basis.
Scott Pelley Warns 'Freedom Of Speech Is Under Attack' From Trump In Powerful Commencement Speech
A reaction Pelley predicted in his May 19 speech, when he stated:
"I fear there are some people in the audience who don’t want to hear what I have to say today."
He added:
"As a reporter, I have learned to respect opinions. Reasonable people can differ about the life of our country... To move forward, we debate, not demonize. We discuss, not destroy."
Then Pelley addressed the (GOP) elephant in the room, warning:
"But in this moment—this moment, this morning—our sacred rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack."
"An insidious fear is reaching through our schools, our businesses, our homes and into our private thoughts. The fear to speak.
"In America? If our government is—in Lincoln’s words—'of the people, by the people and for the people,' then why are we afraid to speak?"
"Today, great universities are threatened with ruin."
While not getting specific, most who heard the speech concluded Pelley was referring in part to MAGA Republican President Donald Trump's war on Harvard University. Online speculation continues to attribute Trump’s animosity to a personal vendetta after Barron Trump was denied placement at the Ivy League institution and several other major universities Trump has since targeted.
You can see an excerpt from Pelley's speech here:
After highlighting a declaration signed by the president and provost of Wake Forest and the leadership of other institutions of higher learning, Pelley added:
"Why attack universities? Why attack journalism? Because ignorance works for power."
Pelley then laid out the blueprint for destroying the First Amendment rights to Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Speech, saying:
"First, make the truth seekers live in fear. Sue the journalists. For nothing."
"Then send masked agents to abduct a college student, a writer of her college paper who wrote an editorial supporting Palestinian rights, and send her to a prison in Louisiana and charge her with nothing."
"Then, move to destroy law firms that stand up for the rights of others."
After outlining how, Pelley moved on to why, stating:
"With that done, power can rewrite history. With grotesque, false narratives, they can make heroes criminals and criminals heroes."
A vocal advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the public and private sector, Pelley added:
"And they can change the definition of the words we use to describe reality. Diversity is now described as illegal. Equity is to be shunned. Inclusion is a dirty word."
Coming back to Orwell, Pelley stated:
"This is an old playbook, my friends. There is nothing new in this. George Orwell in 1949, he warned of what he called 'new speak.' He understood that ignorance works for power."
People were fiercely divided in their opinions of Pelley's speech with the usual rhetoric from the MAGAsphere.
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But not everyone quoted from the MAGA playbook.
In addition to Orwell, Pelley also spoke of lessons learned from Martin Luther King Jr., Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Marad, Dr. Samer Attar, and former Wake Forest faculty member Maya Angelou—whose poem Still I Rise Pelley quoted from.
"You may write me down in history"
"With your bitter, twisted lies,"
"You may trod me in the very dirt"
"But still, like dust, I'll rise."
The veteran journalist also told the graduates:
"You only lose if you quit. Do not settle."
In his conclusion, Pelley acknowledged the graduates may not cherish the role history picked for them, but added:
"We’re handing you a baton. Run with it..."
"In a moment like this, when our country is in peril, don’t ask the meaning of life. Life is asking, 'What’s the meaning of you?'."
You can read the full transcript or you can watch Pelley's full commencement address here:
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