It’s back-to-school time again, and this mom’s viral video outlining rules for her son should inspire parents everywhere
Moms, here’s how you make the back-to-school transition as easy as possible. With first days right around the corner, one mom is going viral on TikTok for the very honest, very blunt list of rules she’s made for her son. You can tell this is a mom who suffers no fools—and who is setting her son up for a successful transition from summer back to the classroom.
“So I just got the notice that my son’s school starts up in a few weeks, and now it’s time for me to pull out the PowerPoint presentation on how the rules for back-to-school are gonna go,” the mom, who goes by @thicnicjack on TikTok, starts her video.
@thicnicjack THIS AINT THAT BACK TO SCHOOL ADDITION! #parenthood #backtoschool #denofbigboys #foryoupage #fyp #foryou
♬ original sound – thicnic
She continues, “It is also entitled, ‘What we not gonna do, because this ain’t that.'”
She then launches into the rules, starting with, “What we not gonna do is change up our stomach energy. You’ve been living on a diet of hot chips, chicken nuggets, and every popsicle and disgusting drink known to man, without one stomach ache. You’re not about to come to me talking about ‘my stomach hurt’ like you’ve got the intestinal tract of a geriatric Crohn’s patient. This ain’t that.”
Amen, mama. What is it about back-to-school time that makes tummy aches flare up like they do? We have our hunches.
Rule #2? “What we not gonna do is act like we can’t wake up. You’ve getting up at 6:77 every morning—and yes, I said 6:77 because it’s some ungodly hour that doesn’t exist—asking me about breakfast. This ain’t that.”
@thicnicjack continues through her list of rules in a similarly direct fashion, noting that her son will be preparing his clothes for school the night before and that he won’t be acting like he’s run out of school supplies on Day 2, after she “spent $75,000 making sure everything on that list was there.” Then she gets to one that will have every parent nodding along.
“What we not gonna do is tell me about reports, permission slips, and picture day packets the day before they’re due. I’m not about to get my blood pressure up running around to get supplies.”
In the comments, other parents are praising these no-nonsense rules.
“This is the best PSA ever for children,” one wrote. Another added, “Ma’am respectfully, do you do presentations via Zoom?? cause my boy needs this.”
Happy back-to-school season!
