Viral video: Children ask mother to pick trash at the finish line of a 5K race, internet feels bad
Tennessee-based mother Kacy McKenzie could be seen running across the finish line. Her husband, who filmed the video, was also cheering her on in the background.
A mother has gone viral after she picked up trash for her children right as she was finishing a 5K race.
Who is the Mother going viral for helping her children pick trash?
Tennessee-based mother Kacy McKenzie could be seen running across the finish line in the video | Image: Instagram
In a video posted to her Instagram earlier this month, Tennessee-based mother Kacy McKenzie could be seen running across the finish line. Her husband, who filmed the video, was also cheering her on in the background, as he told his children: ¡°There¡¯s mommy!¡±
While on the sidelines, McKenzie¡¯s son noticed a piece of trash on the racetrack and said that he was ¡°going to tell [his mother] to pick it up.¡± The runner then proceeded to cross the finish line, before she approached the sidelines and was greeted by her family.
What happens in the viral video?
McKenzie bent down to pick up the rubbish, reacting comically to her children's request | Image: Instagram
"Mommy, Mommy. Can you pick that up?¡± her son could be heard saying, referring to the piece of plastic on the floor.
McKenzie then bent down to pick up the rubbish, reacting comically to her children's request. "Yeah, let me stop what I was doing and help everybody," she said with humour. "That's what moms do."
She grinned as she handed her child the piece of plastic, then raised her arms. The video ended with the father casually jogging along the track. McKenzie joked in the description of her post about her children asking her for help shortly after she finished the 5K.
"Can a mom not get a high five first?¡± she wrote, along with a laughing face emoji.
How did people on the internet react?
The video immediately became popular on Instagram, receiving over 91,800 likes. Several commenters commended the mother's response to her children's request to pick up the rubbish.
Social media users also claimed that the children's father should have intervened by bringing attention to his wife's significant achievement.
Love her for calling out the bullsh** on the way by,¡± one wrote, while another added: ¡°Ah, another married single mom. Good for her for calling that out.¡±
A third wrote: ¡°Daddy should¡¯ve really redirected the kids here. Or at least cheered himself. Good job mommy all around!¡± Check the viral video here.
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