TikTok is one of the most used social media platforms, especially by teenagers, who are always creating videos that go viral.
Recently, a South African teen found herself having to post an apology video on the platform after she had posted a video introducing her classmates and their problems in part 1.
Thandolwethu Wolff, with her mother at her side, apologised to her Grade 12 classmates for her video and for inconveniencing everyone.
In the second video, Wolff introduces herself in a soft, humble tone and apologises to “Kairo, Gavin, Siphe, Reba, Maano, Siphe, Oratile and my principal Mrs Emmanual” for defaming the school’s name.
Batswadi 😭 what did she do ??? pic.twitter.com/H9LbdZUMPF
At about 40 seconds into the clip, when Wolff thinks she is done, her mother adds, “And their parents”.
Her mother, clearly upset by her actions, says: “Tell them this is the last time you are doing a TikTok video, tell them.”
Her mother instructs her to tell her followers to unfollow her.
Seems like TikTok has been interfering with Wolff’s academic life as this is not the first time her mother has reprimanded her about social media.
“How many times did I tell you about social media,” asked her mother before reminding her that her phone is for “school work, for research and matric assignments” that she doesn’t do.
“Every time at school they tell you to do your homework, you don't do them, right, tell them everything. Everything I tell you to do, you don't do … tell them how you don’t listen when I speak to you while I'm at work,” her mother added.
The video in question pic.twitter.com/6d1tTbCa2T
— Ursula💚 (@KagisoPhadime) August 30, 2022
Wolff’s mother certainly turned the tables on her daughter when she got her to own up to her own “problems”, which include neglecting her academic work because got distracted by TikTok.
The pupil ends her video by saying that she won’t be on TikTok for “the rest of the year”.
This girl used tiktok to humiliate her peers and her mother is using the same platform for her to apologise to those peers using the same audience she used to insult them, where’s the child abuse? https://t.co/KZt2bNm5Cu
— Kennedy L (@kennedyleeroy) August 31, 2022
Wolff’s video has social media users engaging and weighing in on her mother’s parenting style, with some agreeing with her decision to air her daughter's problem on the same platform she used to air her classmates’ problems.
parents aren’t good people 😭😭😭
“tell them to unfollow you” ha.aa https://t.co/0RAg6IZZM2 pic.twitter.com/Glq1ZWkTiE
If she humiliated people on social media, it’s only fair she apologises on the same platform. Kids grow up to be bullies because they aren’t held accountable for their actions. Wenze kahle uMama.
— JustMbali M (@mbali_magubane) August 30, 2022
They have a started a “Free Thando Wolf” there by Tik Tok okare she is in prison 😭 ma2000 don’t care https://t.co/5mjTGnQBTq
— Young OG (@Kagis0_0) August 30, 2022
Guess there won’t be an “introducing my classmates and their problems part 2” as she has deactivated her TikTok account.