Parents' 'Dramatic' Home Solution for Giving Daughter Space Goes Viral
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Working from home can sometimes come with challenges. If it's not Wi-Fi issues, it may be a lack of space for a household of remote workers. One parent's solution to this problem has gone viral on TikTok, earning almost 1 million views.
The hilarious clip, shared by daughter @miz_fey, shows her parents taking her request to be alone during a virtual meeting to a whole new level. They can be seen using their laptop and phones in the bathroom. Her dad has pulled a chair up to his makeshift desk, which is the sink, and her mom is sat on the toilet with her laptop on the toilet tank.
The text layered over the clip reads: "I work from home and had a meeting so my parents decided to give me privacy. So dramatic."
Two screenshots from the viral video showing the parents working in the bathroom.
Two screenshots from the viral video showing the parents working in the bathroom.
TikTok/@miz_fey
Statista found that, by 2019, remote work was widely reported to enhance well-being—73 percent of remote workers cited improved personal wellness and better work-life balance. So much so, many would accept a pay cut to work remotely more frequently.
During the clip, the daughter can be heard encouraging her parents to leave the restroom, but they are determined to honor her request.
With her dad saying, "you said we must not talk," and playfully adding, "we must not breathe," the video has racked up over 130,000 likes.
Newsweek is waiting for @miz_fey to provide a comment.
The hashtags say that the parents are Nigerian, which explains a lot, according to the comments.
One comment with over 26,000 likes read: "When it comes to career, Nigerian parents don't play."
"Immigrant parents want the kids to succeed at all costs—I love them," added another.
This statement has been backed by research. A review by the Nigerian Association of Social Psychologists highlights that African immigrant parents in North America shape their parenting goals based on cultural values, immigration experiences and adaptation to the host country. Specifically, skilled Nigerian professionals aim for their children to attain competitive education and successful careers in the U.S.
In 2023, Pew Research Center also revealed Asian parents (70 percent) are the most likely to consider their children's college graduation extremely or very important. This is followed by Hispanic (57 percent), Black (51 percent) and white parents (29percent), highlighting sharp racial and ethnic differences in educational priorities.
Some users have commented to share their own working-from-home experiences.
"This is so sweet. My own was the opposite lol [laugh out loud] … I had to sit in the bathroom for my meetings while my parents were in the living room blasting music," posted one.
"My mom said she doesn't like to visit because when we work she must act like she can't speak and she didn't come in this world for that," commented another.
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