TIKTOK allows people from all over the world to share stories about their lives.
A viral craze on the platform, named the Pink Tote Mom or Pink Tote Lid trend, sees users opening up about some unhappy memories.
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Hard memories
The pink tote mom trend sees users share personal experiences with their parents, though many of them are centred on their mothers.
In the videos, they open up about when they have experienced parents used emotionally manipulative words or had outbursts.
Often, they seem minor to outsiders but hold a greater significance within the family.
A viral video
The trend kicked off with a now-deleted TikTok video.
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It was uploaded by a user named Jaycie who filmed herself crying in a dark room after an argument with her parents.
In the video, she said: “I’m in the shower.
I get out, and I am drying my hair, and my mom comes and bangs on the f**king bathroom door like this.
“So I’m like, ‘What?’ and she goes, ‘You wanna have a f*cking spa day?
“‘Go to sleep! I need help!’
“So I hurry up, and I get dressed, and I get out.”
Jaycie then revealed that her mom simply needed her to put the “pink things” in her room.
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The video’s aftermath
Jaycie’s comments were flooded with unfounded claims that her mom was abusive.
This prompted her to change her TikTok bio to read “my mom is not abusive”.
She has deleted the initial video but has decided to remain on the platform.
The trend has exploded since Jaycie’s video hit the social media platform and there are now thousands of posts where people share their own experiences with “pink tote moms”.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 800 422 4453 or live chat at https://www.childhelphotline.org/.
If a child or other person is in immediate danger, contact 911 immediately.