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School warns mom about ‘strange man’ picking up her daughter. They were not prepared for her response

The mom was worried sick about who might have been picking her daughter up from school and expected the worst - till she learned the truth.
PUBLISHED OCT 13, 2024
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Representative Cover Image Source: (L) DjelicS| Getty Images; (R) SDI Productions | Getty Images

When it comes to parents, safety is the first aspect they look for before making any plans for their children. Even at school, they take precautions to ensure their kids are safe from the time they leave home to the time they’re back. Most parents drop and pick up their kids for this reason and even schools are vigilant about the same. However, a mom who goes by @heyshantaqtv on TikTok shared that she was horrified to learn her daughter had been leaving school with a "strange man." As any mother, her heart dropped, fearing the worst. On further investigation, the mother was stoked to understand the baffling truth.

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“I received a call from my daughter’s school saying that she had been leaving school with a strange man,” the woman shared distressingly. The mom noted that this was happening every single day and the person was not her dad or any supposed known individual. “I was trembling, my heart was beating outside of my chest,” the worried mom remarked. She had taken several precautions for her daughter's safety and one of them was asking the school to let her know if anyone apart from herself and her husband came to pick her up. The mom received a description of the “strange man,” as a “tall, stubby, out-of-shape, fragile hair and light mustache,” man. On requesting further proof, the school sent a picture of the man from their system.

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Representative Image Source: SolStock| Getty Images

“I was whimpering, I was shocked. It was me in the picture without my wig,” she exclaimed. The mom was speechless to learn that the school was unable to recognize her without her wig and called her a “strange man.” She seemed so different that the school was forced to believe the little girl was in danger with a stranger. All the while, the girl had been carelessly going from school with her mommy while everyone was profusely worried who the person was. The mom undoubtedly had many wondering about what the situation might be and who the “strange guy” was. Few parents were freaking out at the beginning of the story only to finish with a wheezing laughter. Parents broke out in laughter listening to the woman’s hysterical plight.

Many even related to being unrecognizable without certain features and elements. Sharing similar instances that were hilariously embarrassing, people dropped humorous bombs. @brazilian_rn wrote, “Our nephew, whom we’re raising, got suspended in 5th grade for falsifying my signature on his resort card… he didn’t!” Still, others were stunned by how the mom had them horrified with a chilling start and then finished with an unbelievable ending. @unknown.rae said, “I was scared, concerned and so sorry for you at the start but then you had me dead laughing.”

Image Source: TikTok| @_cherry_on_top
Image Source: TikTok| @_cherry_on_top

Image Source: TikTok|@kh4nny_mcr1
Image Source: TikTok|@kh4nny_mcr1

@whistlingwillows remarked, “I did not see that coming. I must have said, ‘Oh no’ 40 times while watching this.” @bea.destiny added, “I was so concerned and then I couldn’t control the weaving coming out of me.” @amstillhere92 said, “At least the school called you when they didn’t recognize the ‘guy’ your daughter was leaving with.” @real.heather.ray added, “That is not the plot twist I was expecting. If you don’t get an Emmy!!”

You can follow (@heyshantaqtv) on TikTok for more content on humor and parenting.

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