There’s an entire corner of the internet dedicated to the love of cleanliness. Content creators filmed themselves scrubbing, sweeping, and cleaning their homes in a very aesthetically pleasing way, garnering hundreds of thousands of views and engagements. On TikTok, this type of content is called #CleanTok.
For moms who want to create some extra quality #CleanTok content, what better place to declutter than in their teens’ bedrooms? When TikTok mom and content creator Audrey filmed a video of herself tidying up her teenage daughter’s bedroom, she got tons of trolls for letting her kids get lazy, dirty, and messy.
In the follow-up video, Audrey mounts a perfect comeback. In a voiceover over footage of her cleaning up her daughter’s room again, she explains the how and why of her cleaning journey, including the context for her cleaning videos and a little preachy moment about extending grace to others.
“I posted a video last night, and to be fair to the trolls, I did post it in the hopes that they would give it a thumbs up,” Audrey admitted. “Sometimes it’s better to illustrate your point with an example.”
“I surprised my daughter by cleaning her room. She wakes up at six in the morning to practice, then goes to school by herself, and she’s out the door before the rest of us wake up. Remember, she’s only 12. That’s okay Big deal.
She continued, “The point of this video is that you need to show grace. That’s what I did for my daughter. She fell behind in the room and I helped her.
She went on to explain that extending grace is one of the most powerful things you can do as a parent.
“It costs you nothing, but it creates a ripple effect of kindness. We all have setbacks, we all fail, we all make mistakes, and you’d be lying if you said you didn’t. By extending grace, We’re spreading kindness, we’re spreading compassion. If you can’t offer grace to your own children, you can’t offer grace to anyone else in the world, and it’s a terrible world.
“Offering grace to others makes it easier for us to offer grace to ourselves, which is critical to our mental health. So if you watched this video yesterday, or are watching this today and you are thinking negative thoughts, ask Ask yourself, ‘Am I quick to judge, resentful, negative, or am I quick to give grace, or do I have such thoughts?
After her video went viral, some TikTok users weighed in on Audrey’s explanation.
One user wrote: “I did the same thing with my 23 year old daughter who works full time and is a full time college student. She is 100% independent. I just wanted to take the stress off her.
Another wrote: “Coming back to a clean and tidy space in her home will be great for her mental health 💕💕.”
Another user said: “You are such a sweet mom. I wish I had experienced grace like this when I was younger, but this is a great reminder that I can extend this grace to others now .Thank you! 💛”
This woman’s daughter is not yet a teenager but still acts responsibly, fulfills her commitments, and becomes a Good boy! Why doesn’t her mother clean her room for her?
