Nothing good can last forever, and sadly, a viral TikTok encouraging people to give back to struggling moms has proven that.
When Danaesha Gonzalez, a Tennessee mother, saw a discarded purse with a label still on it among children’s medications and lotions in a store, she took a video of the family scene and posted it on the video-sharing platform, writing “she deserved the bag” in the touching clip.
The clip fueled a trend on TikTok called ‘she deserved the bag’, which encouraged social media users to hide money on baby items at the store so a mother would find it when shopping and hopefully spend it. in herself.
“There were times when I didn’t have it or there were times when I had to give up certain things so that my son could have,” González explained to NBC News. “And I think it was a moment where I thought, ‘Oh my God, this feels so familiar.'”
The clip struck a chord with parents, pointing out the sacrifices many, particularly moms, have made for their children.
When Danaesha González, a Tennessee mother, saw a discarded bag among children’s medicines and lotions in a store, she took a video of the family scene and posted it on TikTok.
While it initially captivated people and encouraged kindness, the trend It took advantage of my greedy teenagers, and users are now reporting that packages have been opened and tampered with.
A video posted on TikTok captured the ugly side of the trend, with chicago mom valeria diaz showing rows of boxes and packaging that had been opened in search of a few dollars.
“This is so sad and so bad,” he wrote in the video. “Moms can’t have anything.”
“He deserved the bag,” she wrote in the caption. “But no one deserves products that are broken and manipulated by a trend.”
mom said news week had seen a group of teenagers, who appeared to be between 14 and 18 years old, browsing the baby aisles of supermarkets.
“I told them it was completely inappropriate and they were causing a lot of damage to items that babies may need,” she said.
‘It’s sad to see children grow up and become so violent and aggressive. “A parent would never tamper with products intended for children,” the passionate mother continued.
“They understand the value and importance of a child’s health and safety and how easily it can be affected by purchasing a tampered product.”
While it initially captivated people and encouraged kindness, the trend was exploited by greedy teenagers, and now users are reporting that packages have been opened and tampered with.
TikTok users chimed in and shared their disappointment with how the trend played out.
“This makes me so sad,” another chimed in, showing shelves containing diaper boxers that had been opened.
Many agreed that the trend was comforting at first, but had since seen evidence of people taking advantage of the kindness of strangers.
“Ughhh I saw a video of teenagers taking the money like 3 tiktoks ago, I’m so sorry 🙁 this is so sick,” one user wrote.
“It was a really nice idea at first, but I thought this is exactly what was happening… it’s unfortunate,” another added.
“I think it’s better if you see a mom with a shopping cart and hand it to her before paying,” one user suggested.