A mother forced her daughter to make the ultimate apology after she caught her being ‘a follower’ and bullying another girl at school.
She has since been flooded with praise online after sharing the parenting method she used to teach her daughter a lesson.
Dominique Mackey of Atlanta received nearly 13 million total views on two TikToks she posted about the situation.
The mother-of-two was flooded with comments, with people around the world saying it “warms their hearts” and they “love” how she made it a learning experience.
In the first clip, placed under her handle @afrolatina93, she wrote on the screen: ‘POV: Your child has decided to be a follower and bully another child today, knowing that you hate bullies. This is how we apologize in our household.”
A mother is being flooded with praise online after sharing the parenting method she used to teach her daughter a lesson about bullying
She filmed her little girl Zariah as she walked through the supermarket and picked out presents for the child she was bullying at school.
The American showed off the gift basket she put together, which included sweets, a notebook, chocolate, a face mask, a teddy bear and more.
She also showed viewers the card she included, written by her daughter. Inside was a $15 gift card to Krispy Kreme.
The card said: ‘I’m sorry for being mean to you and talking about your hair. You are a great friend to me. My apologies for that. From, Zaria’.
Dominique captioned the video: “I always tell my kids that you never know what someone is going through at home and what they have to deal with every day.
‘You should always be kind to everyone because the way you treat someone can affect their mental health in two ways.
“Not only that, but whatever you have, you can take it away as quickly as you received it!” Humble yourself!’
Asked for an update after the first video was seen by millions, the TikToker part two posted.
The American showed off the gift basket she put together, including sweets, a notepad, chocolate, a face mask, a teddy bear and more
She filmed her daughter walking to school to give the gift basket, complete with flowers and a balloon, to the girl she had bullied.
The kind parent even went so far as to call the other little girl’s mother and offer to take her daughter to get her hair braided.
While filming the conversation, she explained, “I wanted to pay to take your daughter to get her hair braided by one of my friends who braids my kids’ hair.
“I wanted her to take my daughter’s place because I pay for my children, but I told my daughter, ‘Since you want to talk about people’s hair and bully someone, I’m going to give her your place.’
“I wanted to know if you wouldn’t mind if she took her place by getting some knotless braids.”
She added: “We all have those days, but it’s still not acceptable for children to talk about someone else.
“You never know what someone is going through at home, bad or good, and I teach my kids that we don’t do that because whatever you have can be taken away with the snap of a finger.
“I do not condone bullying, I am kind to everyone I meet and I expect the same from my children.”
The mother-of-two’s followers rushed to the comments to praise her parenting techniques, writing: “We need more parents like you!”
Dominique updated viewers who had been following along in the caption, writing, “I appreciate all the love and support you all have shown!
‘The little girl was so happy and grateful, and so was her mother. My daughter understands what she did wrong and has vowed never to hurt anyone else again.”
The mother-of-two’s followers rushed to the comments to praise her parenting techniques, writing: “We need more parents like you!”
One viewer wrote: ‘As a girl who grew up being bullied, this warms my heart. As a child I learned to be quiet and accept it. More children need to be raised this way.”
Another joked: ‘I’m crying, you healed my inner child. I was brutally bullied as a child, for no reason at all.’
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: ‘I love how you made this a learning experience rather than an embarrassing punishment in a kind, loving way.’
Others said: ‘Bullying is something I will not tolerate. I love this’ and ‘What a lovely gesture, well done mum!’
Someone else said: ‘I grew up being bullied and this made me tear up a bit when I saw a parent raising their child well.’
However, others were unconvinced by the lesson, with one questioning: ‘But does she really regret it? That’s all that matters because friends who gave me stuff were my biggest bullies.”
Another agreed: ‘In a world where many parents will defend their bullying child or simply ignore the situation, you are a beautiful shining star and I hope many will learn from that.’
However, others were unconvinced by the lesson, with one questioning: ‘But does she really regret it? That’s all that matters because friends who gave me stuff were my biggest bullies.”
Dominique replied: ‘She’s not a bad kid at all, she just hung out with the wrong people, that’s all. Her apology was sincere.”
Someone else argued: ‘This is just a lesson, if she bought the stuff with her own money.’
Another angrily added: “And yet the parent has to pay for those gifts. Maybe use the money the ‘bully’ has to buy the gifts so she learns her lesson the hard way’.
But others defended the choice, writing: “I wouldn’t even be mad if I did this and my mom made me do it” and “Good job mom.” You set a great example.”