A Nigerian couple has sparked a heated debate online after surprising their daughter with an extravagant birthday celebration at her school. The viral video shows the young girl overwhelmed with emotion as her parents arrive with a cake, a money bouquet, a heartfelt note, and even a trumpeter to mark the special day.
The girl’s mother, a baker, shared the touching moment on TikTok, revealing how the surprise was carefully planned. She wrote, “My daughter demanded our special cake to share with her classmates, and we decided to deliver it in style.”
The video has garnered mixed reactions from social media users. While many praised the parents for making their daughter feel loved and special, others criticized the lavish display, arguing that it could create unnecessary pressure on other students whose parents may not be able to afford similar celebrations.
Some users expressed concern that the grand surprise could give the girl unrealistic expectations about relationships and material gifts. Others felt that the display was excessive and could make other students feel left out or unloved.
Despite the criticism, many users applauded the parents for their creativity and thoughtfulness. One user commented, “She’ll never forget this birthday surprise! Her dad has already shown her what it means to be loved.”
maxvayshia reacted: “Terrible parenting. Money bouquet for a secondary school girl and you’d wonder why many ladies have that as a standard for gifting by a man. There is a serious parenting problem in Nigeria and this values are passed down to the next generation. Not everyone who is married has sense and marriage doesn’t automatically make you wise or better-knowing than one who is single.”
JimRezzz stated: “She can never forget this in her whole life. No boy can impress her with type of birthday surprise, cause her dad has already showed her what it is to be loved.”
MUMSYTIARASTORE penned: “This is lovely. Dem con cut onions for her 😂😂😂😂. If she no keep the money, For public school,Na tiff Dem go tiff am 😂.”
DeYork02 added: ‘Can someone tell me what’s beautiful about this? “Do the right thing at the right time”. What did other children learn from this rubbish? Some of them will go home with this feeling of not being loved by their parents. Nigeria should know how to make preference. This is absolutely not right. It can subject other students into trauma.”
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