TikTok's latest trend has Gen Zers sharing their family's 'weirdest' rules
The “weird family” TikTok challenge, started by a user named Rachel Devin, has users sharing all kinds of strange childhood experiences. “What’s the weirdest thing your family did until you grow up and realized … it was just y’all?” Devin asked TikTok users. In a video that now has nearly 10 million views, the TikToker Sami revealed that, as a kid, she was charged “taxes” on her allowance. As Sami explains in her clip, she was charged a 25 percent “chore tax” on her allowance. She was allowed to keep 50 percent of the money, while the other 25 percent went to savings. The “taxes” were collected from all of Sami’s siblings and then used for common goods that helped the entire family. The reveal sparked a wide- ranging debate among users. However, the vast majority of commenters praised Sami’s parents, calling them “genius” and saying that more families should follow suit
