Like many mothers of two-year-olds, Kayla Sullivan had just about had it with her son’s outbursts in public. So she recorded a video for her followers on the social video platform TikTok.<\/p>\n\n
But unlike most moms, Sullivan did it with the poise and sense of humor of a seasoned television professional. That’s because Sullivan had experience as a television news reporter. So, her on-the-scene account from outside her child’s bedroom contained all the rhythms and cadences of a live news report.<\/p>\n\n
Sullivan says in her TikTok, “Reporting live from outside my son’s bedroom where he is currently being detained until naptime is over. Now this story does involve a minor so I can’t release specifics. But what I can confirm is my son is a 2-year-old terrorist who held me hostage at the Olive Garden earlier today.”<\/p>\n\n
Sullivan concluded her story by explaining that an attentive server in the restaurant responded to her son’s tantrum by quickly bringing a bottle of ketchup. She then summed up the situation with an epitaph: “Unfortunately, her good deed was later punished after he threw a ketchup-covered fork at her. Not all heroes wear capes, but this one should’ve worn an apron.”<\/p>\n\n
After the TikTok video went viral, Sullivan was back on the airwaves as an interview guest. She said, “He’s not actually a 2-year-old terrorist. But sometimes it does feel like he’s holding me hostage in public.”<\/p>\n\n
Ultimately, according to Sullivan, she just wants other parents that experience similar behavior from their children to know that they’re not alone.<\/p>\n\n
There is joy to be found in the everyday struggles of parenting if we can keep our wits and maintain a sense of humor, for God is at work in any and every situation, even the most mundane.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tax_ctp_audience":[],"tax_ctp_authors":[],"tax_ctp_categories":[165],"tax_ctp_format":[171],"tax_ctp_illustration_types":[411],"tax_ctp_multimedia":[],"tax_ctp_point_editor":[],"tax_publications":[140],"tax_ctp_tags":[3414,3477,3566,3569,4192,4320,4496,4497,4546,4595,5012,5234],"tax_ctp_topics":[387,395],"class_list":["post-36853","sermon-illustrations","type-sermon-illustrations","status-publish","hentry","tax_publications-ct-pastors","tax_ctp_tags-anger","tax_ctp_tags-behavior","tax_ctp_tags-childishness","tax_ctp_tags-children","tax_ctp_tags-humility","tax_ctp_tags-kids","tax_ctp_tags-motherhood","tax_ctp_tags-mothers","tax_ctp_tags-news-that-illustrates","tax_ctp_tags-parenthood","tax_ctp_tags-social-media","tax_ctp_tags-video"],"acf":{"scripture_references":[{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null}]},"yoast_head":"\n