Watch these teens' sweet video tributes to their parents set to 'Mamma Mia' song
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When raising teenagers, it sometimes feel like they don't appreciate anything their parents do for them. A recent TikTok trend is proving otherwise.
Using a sound clipped from the song "Slipping Through My Fingers" from the "Mamma Mia" movie soundtrack and hashtags like #MakeMomEpic and #BestDadEver, teens and young adults are sharing sweet moments with their parents and grandparents.
The videos show example after example of unconditional love, and the results might leave you feeling a little — or maybe very — emotional.
There are adorable dads, like this adoptive dad on his daughter's wedding day ...
@its_mal_pal please, just wait for the photos 🥲🤧 I love this sound so much ##slippingthroughmyfingers ##daddysgirl ##weddingtiktok ##fyp ##adopted
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
... the dad who organized a "Gilmore Girls" watch party, complete with appropriately themed snacks and outfits, just to bond with his daughters:
@simcee0 the hand made Luke’s sign 🥺 ##gilmoregirls ##bestdad
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
... the dad who tracks his daughter's car on GPS so he can be waiting for her in the driveway to snag a hug whenever she comes home from college:
@anna_heid ##greenscreenvideo my freakin heart.
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
... and the dad who flashes his daughter goodbye with his hazard lights every morning on the way to work:
@daphnievega It’s the small gesture that counts. ##dad ##dadsoftiktok ##fyp
♬ Slipping Through My Fingers - From 'Mamma Mia!' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Meryl Streep & Amanda Seyfried
Fitting for Pride Month, there are the parents and grandparents who supported their LGBTQ+ children:
@liesiekelly the fact that she’s trying really means the world ##theythemfemme ##TikTokGGT
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@veryharryhill Thanks dad for being a lighting designer on Beauty and the Beast even though I was just a dancing plate
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@fortunemerrit I love my grandmother so much bro. you’re the best claire ##grandmagoals
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@mckenziehannewyk Since you all loved my dad, it’s momma’s time to shinnneee ##lgtbqtiktok ##lgbtqally ##sentimental
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
And there are parents who went above and beyond the call of duty:
@avawillyums If you saw me crying on Amtrak don’t worry about it.
♬ Slipping Through My Fingers - From 'Mamma Mia!' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Meryl Streep & Amanda Seyfried
@rock.your.crocs.off i love him so much ##father ##bestdadever ##greenscreen ##fyp ##slippingthroughmyfingers ##trending
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@cheekybeej and he built the display shelf too 😭😭😭
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@avaoyaaa ##duet with @abbey0yasu getting my last sandwiches in before college 🥺 ##fyp
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
And parents who were there for their kids, grandkids, and even the family they chose, just when they needed them the most:
@sydneyk570 I do not deserve my Pop, he even matched his suit to my dress 🥺 ##greenscreen ##foryoupage ##slippingthroughmyfingers
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@drinkingpineapplejuice sad on a wednesday night and wasn’t in the mood for dining hall food so they came to the rescue ##college
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@lexiedeww Protect Tom at all costs ##greenscreen ##MakeMomEpic ##EnvisionGreatness
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@kenziritotheburrito he is quite literally the cutest and most caring man to walk this earth.
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@mollybrown.18 never cried harder in my life
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
@james.and.rory God sent us two angels, Mimi Liz and Papa Charlie 🙏🏻 ##MakeMomEpic ##militaryspouse ##grandparents ##iloveyou ##deployment ##slippingthroughmyfingers
♬ original sound - Claudia Stuto
Meryl Streep herself even received the TikTok treatment in a post featuring the moment she gave her daughter her diploma at her graduation from Vassar College.
@moon0549 ☺️💗 ##merylstreep ##louisajacobsongummer ##vassar ##graduation ##proudmom ##fyp ##graduate ##slippingthroughmyfingers
♬ Slipping Through My Fingers - From 'Mamma Mia!' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Meryl Streep & Amanda Seyfried
Take heart, parents: Your children do feel the love you give in big ways and small every day.
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