A MUM has been left gobsmacked after her kids turned their lounge into a disaster zone after being left for just “five minutes”.
She took to TikTok to share a shocking video showing the aftermath of leaving her “three feral boys” alone – despite the fact she was just next door in another room.
“Where is the girl with the list?” she wrote over the top of the clip – referring to a viral video of TikTok creator Zoomie explaining all the reasons she would never have kids.
She began the video by panning the camera across the carpet, which had strings of black paint strewn over it.
The mum then showed the sofa, before focusing on the wall – which was completely covered in little black handprints.
There was even paint all over her fitness bike, as well as the arm of the sofa, with the pot in question sitting on one of the seats.
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“I’ve got a good one for you, Zoomie,” she captioned the video.
Unsurprisingly, the comments section was immediately filled with people questioning how the situation had happened – and how long they’d been left alone for.
“How long were they unsupervised for? Damn,” one wrote.
With the mum replying: “5 mins, 3 kids, I was in the room next door- I was just in the next room making toast and a coffee.”
“They were all laughing and I thought wow they’re playing nicely together,” she added.
“Do you have an idea how quick this happens with little kids?” another commented.
“For them 5 minutes are like months – you have no idea how quick they get bored and what they can do in 5 minutes.”
“I said to my 4 year old ‘that was a quick job’ he said no it was a long one!” the mum responded.
“Is that black paint? Like how did they even get the tin open?” a third questioned.
“They opened the Amazon parcel it was in and then the 4 year old says he used a fork to open the tin,” the mother-of-three replied.
“It was the smell of the paint that made me realise!”
But others used the comments section to take aim at the mum, with one writing: “I have 3 teenagers so once was small – definitely not left for 5minutes!
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“While the level of energy they have can be completely exhausting at times, they’re always fun to be around.
“I like parenting someone who isn’t perceived as a mini-me.
“I’m not pinning all of my broken hopes and dreams on them like I fear I would if I had a girl.
“Also, boys’ toys are cool. Slime and ride-on fire engines? Yes please.
“And, dressing them feels easier – no tights, no elaborate hairdos, no must-have accessories.
“It’s a challenge to raise boys in this current world – yes, you can cry and wear pink, no, you cannot eat your brother’s lunch.
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“I don’t care what any parent says – do better.”
“That’s absolutely unacceptable!!” another raged.
“This is wild cos my kids would never do this,” a third insisted.
While someone else hit back: “All these people trying to ‘mum shame’ with ‘how long were they unsupervised for?’
“My son literally broke our tv while dad was watching him in the same room!
“Stuff like this happens!”
