Ring Camera Captures 'Helpless' Mom's Frantic 20-Minute Search for Her Toddler
The video has amassed 2.8 million views and 13,000 comments on TikTok
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Stock image of a boy hiding under a bedOne mom is sharing why she’s never going to the bathroom again (half-kidding!).
It all started when TikTok user @_BrifromBama was in the bathroom and heard a door shut. Alarmed, she quickly ran out and realized her toddler was nowhere to be found. Panicking, she went outside and asked her neighbors if they'd seen her child. While they hadn't, they offered to help her search.
Meanwhile, the mom's front door Ring camera captured the chaos unfolding. In the video, which she later shared on TikTok, you can see her frantically running in and out of the house, along with her neighbors.
"I am the most protective mom you will probably ever meet, but I’ve never felt so helpless in this moment," the mom wrote on TikTok, alongside the Ring footage.
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Stock image of a boy under under a bedAfter 20 minutes of searching, the mom finally spotted her son — who, it turns out, had been hiding under the bed — walking out the front door. Upon seeing him, the mom rushed to her toddler and gave him the biggest hug.
"There were so many thoughts running through my head, and he was hiding under the bed... somehow I didn't see him the 5 times I looked," she captioned her post, which featured the emotional reunion.
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However, before finding her son, the mom had called 9-1-1, and a police officer was dispatched to the scene. When the officer arrived at the family's front door, the Ring camera captured him talking to the toddler about hiding under the bed.
"I got the call just as I pulled up," the officer says in the video. "But I just wanted to let you know that we were coming out."
Later, the mom received a comment on TikTok from the woman who had taken her 9-1-1 call. "I took your 911 call 💗 So, so thankful you found your baby 💗," the comment read.
"Girl, I was hysterical lol thank you!!" the mom replied.
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Stock image of mom searching for sonSince posting the footage from the Ring camera on TikTok, the mom's video has gone viral, amassing 2.8 million views and 13,000 comments. Many of the comments were from parents who'd experienced similar situations.
"I lost my son and I was hysterical. ran around screaming my neighbors and other kids were looking EVERYWHERE," one user commented. "I went inside and sang The ants go marching one by one... and I heard his little "hurrah." "
"Anyone who’s lost their kid for even 30 seconds knows it’s AWFUL so glad he safe," someone else wrote.
Another users chimed into the conversation, expressing how thankful they are that the mom finally found her son.
"The way our bodies tense up completely until you lock eyes with your missing baby again🥺," one person said.
"Omg I can’t stop crying! Worst mom fears ever!!!! I’m so thankful this was a false alarm!!!," another person wrote.
