A mom has gone viral after sharing her teenage daughter’s surprising—and deeply spiritual—reason for missing curfew.
Brittany Noll (@britt.noll), 33, a pastor, from Pennsylvania, who also leads the children’s and youth ministry at her local church, posted a TikTok explaining why her daughter, 14, was late getting into the car one night. The video has since racked up 1.3 million views and 153,100 likes, sparking a wave of reactions across the platform.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that she is being truthful. I honestly don’t care if people think she was doing something otherwise because I know in my heart that I am so blessed to have a teenager involved with amazing friends,” Noll told Newsweek.
Noll explained that her daughter, a high school sophomore, had gone to a bonfire hosted by a fellow member of the Aletheia Club, a Christian group at her school.
Noll said she dropped her daughter off with a clear plan: “I told her upon dropping her off that I needed to be in bed by 10 and that I would pick her up at 9:30…. This girl only lives about 2 miles from us.” But at 9:15 p.m., her daughter asked if she could stay 15 minutes later. Noll agreed but reminded her of the 10 p.m. bedtime.
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When Noll pulled up at 9:42, she saw the group sitting and talking in the backyard. A few minutes later, her daughter ran out to the car, tossed in her sweater and water bottle, and said she needed to grab something quickly from inside. But the quick errand turned into another 10-minute wait.
Noll admitted she was “really annoyed”—until her daughter explained what had happened.
“Because one of the girls said, ‘let’s pray before we all leave’ and during that prayer, one of the girls got carried away and was praying through the different armor of God. And it is rude to just walk away from a prayer,” Noll recalled. When her daughter finally got back in the car, she apologized—and Noll couldn’t help but laugh. “I actually cracked up laughing when she told me why… I have experienced long winded prayer before,” she said.
The TikTok community responded with a mix of humor and skepticism.
“That would worry me more than underage drinking,” one user joked.
“I hate that all of these comments are assuming your daughter was doing something she shouldn’t. I was a wild teenager and my daughter sounds very similar to your daughter,” said Liz New.
“People are seeming to not understand that when some people pray—there’s no concept of time. It’s almost like something else has taken over and they’re just speaking to their God,” said Kia.
Others saw the humor and potential in the excuse.
“Now I’m 20 and can’t use this,” said Ari.
“I’m 38 and I’m using this excuse asap,” added Timara.
Still, some doubted the story’s authenticity. Noll, however, stood firm in her belief. “For the people who are skeptical… there’s nothing I can really say that will make them change their mind,” she said. “I know my daughter. I have a very close relationship with her and would consider her one of my best friends. We have been through a lot together. And I know she is a believer in Christ. And that she has genuine faith and a relationship with God. So there’s no doubt in my mind that she is being truthful.
“I honestly don’t care if people think she was doing something otherwise because I know in my heart that I am so blessed to have a teenager involved with amazing friends.”
As for the ride home? Noll said it was filled with meaningful conversation. “We talked about how nice it is to be with people who stir your faith,” she said.
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