A Florida mom could not believe what her five-year-old said in the car on the way home from school.
Kat Stickler, 30, was driving home when her daughter revealed her love for a special someone—and a life plan. Stickler posted the conversation on Instagram, which has gone viral, amassing 15.4 million views since it was posted last week.
“I’m going to marry him,” Mary Katherine (or MK as she’s known) said from the backseat.
Covering her mouth in shock and in an effort to conceal a smile, Stickler started recording.
“This was the first time she had ever mentioned a crush at all,” she told Newsweek. “I could honestly tell whatever she had to say was going to be hilarious and beautiful because she literally came out of school skipping with a huge smile on her face.”
Intrigued, Sticker asked her daughter, “But how do you know you’re gonna [sic] marry him? What if you end up marrying someone else?”
With charm and confidence, MK insisted, “No, never. I’m not.”
Stickler explained that the boy in question was in MK’s class, adding that while her daughter doesn’t consider him her boyfriend (“He’s still, he’s like, five,” MK reasoned), she is absolutely certain about one thing: “I love his heart.”
The conversation turned even sweeter when MK shared the compliments that won her over. “He told me I’m so beautiful and I’m so funny,” she said.
Without missing a beat, MK urged her mom to be friends with his mom so the two of them can have playdates.
“My favorite part of the conversation was how excited she was to tell me,” Stickler said. “I want her to always feel like she can tell me absolutely anything and everything.”
The clip caused hysterics among viewers. “‘Be friends with his mom’ LOLLLL this girl is smart,” one user laughed.
“Okay but like her confidence is everything,” another added.
Many other users also praised Stickler for how she handled the conversation, asking her daughter if the boy had told her she was smart and for not dismissing her for saying something silly.
As for that playdate plan? It’s already in motion. “We actually bumped into each other last week at school drop off and were cracking up at the two of them, so the friendship is already blossoming,” Stickler laughed. “Her plan worked.”
The mom’s reaction was that her little girl is growing up. “I remember when I told my mom about my first crush (his name was Taylor; yes I still remember) and over 20 years later my mom and I still laugh about how much I loved [him].”
Now, Stickler and MK have their own story to laugh about in the future.
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