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Family Cracks Up After Boy Claims Friends Accidentally Drank 'Alcohol'—But It Was Just Spiced Coke
While visiting her sister and nephew's house, Deardeuff was deeply amused when her nephew sat down to entertain the two women, describing the fun time he'd had with his friends the night before, not limited to his preteen friends "drinking" in his home.
The TikToker wrote in a text overlay on the video, accompanied with laugh-crying emojis:
"My nephew told me his friends accidentally drank alcohol the night before, so I asked him to show me what they drank."
Deardeuff prefaced the video with:
"Okay, so, this is what the kids your age drank last night. But you didn't drink it, right?"
Rather emphatically, the nephew recalled:
"No, but I was about to!"
The nephew then held up his phone, showing a product image and description for Coca-Cola's Spiced Raspberry Coke, which contains notes of raspberry and warm spices on top of the traditional Cola flavor.
In a second layover text, Deardeuff lamented:
"It is SPICED Coke. SPICED! He thought it was SPIKED."
Despite being old enough to know the difference between a "C" and a "K" and being able to phonetically pronounce the difference between "spiced" and "spiked," the nephew had clearly mixed up the meanings. He thought that "spiced" meant that the Coca-Cola was "spicy" because of alcohol, while regular Cola might be "spiked" with additional flavors, like raspberry.
At this point, Deardeuff decided to roll with her nephew's mistake.
"They thought it was real Coke?!"
Her nephew loudly proclaimed:
"Some kids are dumb. They thought it said 'SPICED.'"
Both mother and aunt cackled at this comment, and the nephew, thinking that they were laughing along with him, added:
"Yeah, they thought it said 'spiced'! Some of the kids are dumb there! They thought it said 'spiced,' but it's 'SPIKED'!"
The TikToker's nephew then jumped into how this revelation came to be, all starting with ghost pepper-flavored nuts.
"They tried these nuts with, like, ghost pepper in it, and everybody got thirsty, so I took the last water, and the only thing that was left in the mini-fridge was this, and then they thought that it was 'spiced,' so they drank it!"
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Some were cackling along with Deardeuff and the nephew's mom.
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Others found it wholesome that the nephew was so open and sharing with the two women.
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Though this was a hilarious misunderstanding, TikTok did have it right that it was wonderful that the nephew had felt comfortable enough to share what happened.
While he misinterpreted the packaging, he was open about what his friends had done and what he was not willing to do in that moment.
Hopefully he doesn't not lose that, as those qualities will surely serve him well as a teenager!
Mom's Heartbreaking Video Teaching Daughter To 'Play Dead' In Case Of School Shooting Goes Viral
In the caption, McLeod wrote:
"This doesn't feel real. Ella is 7. She's in 2nd grade now."
"She's still learning to read & has the tiniest little lisp 🥹 She loves playing mommy with her baby dolls, would rather be outside caring for her chickens, & still cries for me when she has a nightmare."
"This doesn't feel real. ELLA IS 7."
Text overlay read:
"Teaching my 7 year old how to play dead in the event that a shooter enters her classroom."
With the camera pointed at Ella "playing dead," McLeod can be heard reminding her to practice "very light breathing."
She also asked:
"If the police come in and say, 'Do you need help,' do you respond?"
"Don't say anything."
The text then changed to:
"When did this become our reality?"
The TikToker added that they have been practicing in case Ella has to "wait for any extended period of time."
"I've taught her to lay in awkward positions to appear more convincingly deceased."
The text continued:
"I've also had to discuss with her the importance of laying in or near someone else's blood so it looks like she's been hit."
The video ended with McLeod commending Ella for doing a "good job" practicing while the text overlay changed to:
"I hate this 😭"
You can watch below.
McLeod also posted another video responding to a comment from a user asking, "Why shouldn't she respond to police?"
The TikToker explained that for one, the shooter "could be posing" as law enforcement.
"Kids are not going to know the difference, so right out the gate, I teach my daughter just not to answer the door."
She added that police should be able to get inside the classroom without asking a child to let them in.
"The safest thing is for her to just stay put and stay quiet."
McLeod then brought up the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
"When police entered the campus...they called out to the children to see if they needed help."
"It was still an active shooter situation, and when those children responded, their lives were ended."
She finished the second video:
"And the truth is, in a situation like that, I just really don't trust anybody."
"Nobody's stakes are in the game the way mine are when it comes to my children's lives."
"So I'm teaching my children to just take every precaution possible."
You can watch the follow-up below.
The TikToker posted one final video on the topic, reminding viewers that she is only letting them know what action she is taking to protect her children.
"I'm not telling you what you should do."
She also addressed comments that said her drills are causing "trauma" in her children.
"There is no getting away from the fact that all of this is going to cause trauma."
"These kids do active shooter drills in their schools, on elementary school campuses...little babies, little kindergarteners."
"There is just really no getting away from this without something affecting our kids."
McLeod finished:
"My reason for doing these drills is simple: I would rather have my kids scared and alive than naive and dead.'
People on the platform, especially those from other parts of the world, shared their heartbreak that this is a reality for children in America.
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Other parents and caregivers also expressed their sorrow over their own children's experience with lockdown drills and precautions.
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McLeod told BuzzFeed that she's happy to provide an environment in which other parents can express their concerns.
"Parents are just as terrified as their children, and we are too frightened to even discuss our fears."
"It's good to have a space to be able to process and discuss the unique parenting experience that is being a mom or dad in 2024."
She also added that engaging in conversations with children is important, even if you have to start small.
"At certain ages, children do not understand the concept of 'danger,' so starting a discussion like this would be way over their heads."
"But talking about things like safety to avoid getting hurt or lost, etc., can start moving you into the eventual conversation."
"I think it’s important for parents to approach the subject with their kids when they feel it’s the right time for themselves and their children."
People Explain Which Things Are Hated Way More Than They Should Be
Indeed, be it a celebrity, movie or TV show, book, food or, lifestyle choice, some things that appear to be universally hated many might argue deserve more love than they're given.
Redditor shaunna_thedork was curious to hear all the things the majority of people appear to loathe that others feel deserve more respect than they're given, leading them to ask:
"What's something that's hated on way more than it should be?"
If Only Everyone Took The Time To Pause And Reflect...
"Sitting idle."
"I hate it when it's labelled as 'wasting time'."
"You need some time for your brain to slow off and just exist."
"It's not a crime."- Ineedavacation1999
Taste Is Subjective, After All...
"Other people's interests."
"People love to just HATE things like they're a movie hero with a vengeance."
"My boy, it literally doesn't affect you, f*cking chill."- D3dshotCalamity
How Else Would You Describe A Perfectly Cooked Turkey?
"The word 'moist'."
"I think everyone hates it because the internet said to, ten years ago."- Dont_be_stinky
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"Strength Lies In Nights Of Peaceful Slumbers..."
"Sleeping in."
"People act like you're a useless member of society if you sleep past 10."- CosmoAlways
Every Creature Has It's Purpose...
"Spiders."
"They eat things you don't want in your house."
"Try and leave them alone."- Hopeful-Passion-2221
Live And Let Live...
"People who choose not to drink who aren't recovering alcoholics or pregnant."
"People who do drink but have decided they don't feel like drinking that night."
"Their reasoning being they simply don't want to."- Stormflier
Try Doing Their Job For One Day...
" Fast food workers."
"Most of y'all have no idea how hard we actually work, or how horribly y'all treat us for no reason whatsoever."- Titan_Tails
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Separate The Man From The Food...
"Guy Fieri."
"He actually does quite a bit of charity work!"- lil-munchable
Sexism At Its Worst
"Any hobby, movie or book series that is particularly popular amongst women and girls."- UnderstandingFun5200
Your Bowels Would Disagree...
"Vegetables."- Ok-Platypus4491
"I was thinking about it the other day, when you order a salad in a restaurant it's usually green salad, maybe tomatoes and a little bit of something else if you lucky: bell peppers or cucumbers."
"When I make a salad at home, it's usually 'everything' salad, with tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, carrots, radish, avocado and occasionally cauliflower."
"It's sooooo good, especially with the right sauce."
"I don't think there's a vegetable I dislike, if you cook it in the right way, everything is delicious."- Meowhuana
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Looking At You, J.D. Vance...
"People who choose to be child free."
"Some people just don't want kids, and that's fine."- CreativeCat92
Especially With Bacon!
"Brussels Sprouts they can be quite delicious and nutritious."- Kubicek420
If I Had A Nickel For Every Time...
"Nickelback."- Fit_Network8384
"I was on a cruise with my fiancé and we met another couple and made friends with them."
"On the second to last night we were all getting drunk at the bar and the gentleman just blurted out, 'I have a confession, I actually really like Nickelback'.”
"We were just like 'okay'.”
"It was so funny because it was unprompted with no discussion of music… he was like holding that in and I guess just really needed to tell someone."- Trendbeautybrit
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Don't Knock It Till You Tried It.
"Tofu."
"It only sucks when people try to use it replace everything."
"Mapo tofu is delicious, as is agedashi tofu."
"I forgot soondubu jjigae is a top five soup for me."- My-1st-porn-account
It's a shame we don't live in a world where more people aren't willing to open their minds and step out of their comfort zones just a little bit more.
Indeed, Sam-I-Am forever changed the opinion of the unnamed protagonist of the immortal classic Green Eggs And Ham.
Even so, to quote the immortal words of Taylor Swift, "haters gonna hate, hate hate, hate, hate..."
Woman Sparks Debate With Viral Hack For Opening Jars After Years Of 'Struggling' With Lids
TikToker "Ovenmom," or @amystephens925 on the platform, recently discovered that the hack she'd uncovered at the age of 47 may have not been the hack to solve all of her kitchen problems, or even her jar-related emergencies.
In a recent viral video, the TikToker revealed that after decades of struggling to open jars, she'd uncovered a hack that made the lid "pop" open with next to no effort at all.
Then, suddenly, she pokes the top of the lid with a knife before showing the lid coming off.
You can watch the video here:
The real reason this works is the pressure buildup in the jar and how the knife works to relieve that pressure. When a jar builds up in pressure, either from being shaken or from age, it can become increasingly difficult to twist the lid to remove it. But when that pressure is released, like releasing air through a punctured jar lid, the lid should then come off easily.
Some admitted to being "today years old" and never thinking of trying this hack before.
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But others weren't so convinced and pointed out that there are other ways to open the jar.
Again, because this is an issue with pressure, there are other ways to relieve that pressure. Some common ways involve tapping the edge of the lid on the counter or turning the jar over and smacking the bottom once or twice, to help stabilize the contents inside.
Puncturing the lid would solve the same issue using a similar method, but it would also render the jar useless once it was empty. Many consumers keep sauce jars for later use, like canning or crafty storage solutions or even as drinkware.
And unless you planned on consuming the entire contents of the jar in one sitting, the punctured lid would no longer made an airtight seal for storing what was left.
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Though this may have not been the hack of the century, it was great to see a conversation surfaced, including what works and what does not work while opening a jar.
Sometimes we are home alone and don't have someone around who might have better luck opening the jar, so it's good to know a few ways to open it instead of waiting to start cooking dinner when someone else arrives at home.
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