The Internet Is Absolutely Losing It Over The Way This Little Girl Carried Her Backpack On The First Day Of School
Three-year-old Zara started her first day of preschool this week, and when her dad handed her a cute pink backpack to wear, she put it on the only way that made sense to her.
Luckily, her dad filmed the moment and shared it on TikTok, where it has nearly 20 million views.
In the video, Zara can be seen saying, "First day of school!"
And then her dad hands her the backpack. This is where she intently stares at it, seemingly a little confused.
She looks back up at her dad, realizing she knows just what to do.
So now we present you with: 101 Backpack Holding with Zara. Slide the loop over your hand, down your arm...
Don't think about how heavy it is...
And voilà! Backpack holding etiquette for the purse lover:
Her dad can be heard asking, "You're gonna wear it like that?" To which Zara simply shrugs and confirms, "Yeah." Easy peasy, now she's ready for her PURSE day of school.
Right away, the jokes came rolling in. Like this popular Euphoria quote:
And people also thought it was very Blair Waldorf or even Elle Woods of her:
However, her dad does need to realize this is NOT Zara's ideal bag...
Someone like Zara deserves a proper one.
Like, I don't know, perhaps a Birkin!
Either way, people loved that the adorable moment showing the pure essence of who Zara is was captured.
BuzzFeed spoke to Kevin, Zara's dad, who said that Zara loves purses and currently has about seven of her own. And she did carry the backpack on her arm until she saw other kids wearing their backpacks on their back and conformed.
All we know is, Zara may have started a trend, so if you see people carrying their backpacks like purses this year, now you'll know why. You can follow more of Zara's content on TikTok.
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