A video of a Plymouth 3-year-old rapping while clearing her dishes has lit up the parenting segment of social media, and her mother — a breast cancer survivor — couldn't be prouder.
The Twitter video of a toddler named Tegan rapping DMX's 1999 hit "Party Up," has racked up 5 million views since her mother posted it last week. And if an adorable little kid singing old-school rap wasn't cute enough, Tegan is doing it while tidying up after a meal. Her neatness had people on Twitter losing it over #parentgoals.
Tegan's mom, Sara Pelissero, was stunned that her daughter knew the song.
"I'm used to her singing nursery rhymes or little cutesy songs that she learns at school, and suddenly she just busted out with DMX at the dinner table," Pelissero said. "It was like, 'What is happening?' "
Turns out that Tegan learned the song at day care. A teacher there — in a high-stress moment — was muttering under her breath the line that Tegan repeated on camera: "Y'all gon' make me lose my mind. Up in here, up in here."
Tegan learned something else at day care — how to clear her plate. It was a skill that came in particularly handy last year when Pelissero was diagnosed with breast cancer, shortly after having a second child.
"It was just a complete shock," Pelissero said.
Her treatment involved two surgeries. And Tegan picked up some of the slack around the house while Pelissero recovered.