A mom-to-be was left heartbroken after her own mother ruined her pregnancy announcement, with the awkward video of the incident going viral and racking up over 16 million views.
Like many expectant parents, Olena Perez wanted to record the moment she shared her exciting news with her family 鈥 that she was expecting her first child.
She enlisted a stranger to help pull off the surprise, asking them to pretend to take a family photo.
Instead, the stranger was actually filming, meaning the big reveal would be captured on video.
Perez began arranging her family in a line for the photo, but just before they were about to say 鈥榗heese,鈥 she said she needed to grab her lipstick from her bag.
She then pulled out a pregnancy test from her handbag instead, to show her mom.
With an excited look on her face, she waited for her mom鈥檚 reaction but was instead met with confusion.
Her mom tapped her on the hand, telling her to put the pregnancy test away, and tried to smile at the camera as if nothing had happened.
Perez quickly explained to her mom that she was pregnant, and her mom responded, 鈥淩eally?鈥 but appeared otherwise uninterested, pointing towards the camera as if to say, 鈥淐an we just get this photo?鈥
The mom-to-be then looked around at the others in the family line-up and tried to get their attention, exclaiming, 鈥淚鈥檓 pregnant!鈥 but the reactions fell just as flat.
Not getting the response she had hoped for, Perez gave up and went to retrieve her phone from the person recording, saying 鈥淥h my god,鈥 and rolling her eyes at the failed reveal.
She captioned the clip, 鈥淢y mom loves a good pic!鈥
In the comments, many sympathized with her, saying, 鈥淕irl you deserved so much more out of them.鈥
Someone else pointed out, 鈥淣arcissistic mothers ruin everything.鈥
And a third commented: 鈥淭he nice thing is you can just show this to the therapist instead of trying to explain.鈥
鈥淒oes she know she鈥檚 your mom?鈥 another joked.
鈥淚鈥檓 glad you鈥檙e starting your own family 鈥 because I don鈥檛 know what this is鈥,鈥 another remarked.
Others were confused by the awkward family dynamic, with someone asking, 鈥淣o offence, but what kind of family is this?鈥
鈥淗ow did not one of them hug her?鈥 said one user.
A comment with 300,000 likes read: 鈥淚鈥檝e never seen so many people not care about a pregnancy announcement at the same time.鈥
However, a few others tried to cut the mom and family some slack.
鈥淣o offense but just take the damn picture and then make it about you, she probably really wanted a family photo, or simply because she鈥檚 a mom and no longer has you all living under the same roof,鈥 suggested one commenter.
Meanwhile, others took issue with the concept of pregnancy announcements in general.
鈥淚s everyone just supposed to be overjoyed she can procreate?鈥 one user asked.
Pregnancy announcements have become a major trend on social media, with many parents going to great lengths to create memorable, and viral, reveals, sometimes with less than ideal outcomes.
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Influencer and ex-reality TV star, Ella May Ding, was forced to respond to backlash last month after her sponsored pregnancy announcement on Instagram didn鈥檛 get the response she had hoped for.
In May, the star took to Instagram to announce she was expecting her first child with husband Guy Palermo, but the post was actually an ad for pregnancy test brand, Clear Blue.
Some fans said that the move felt 鈥渙ff鈥 because she was trying to cash in on a pregnancy announcement.
But Ding argued that anyone would do the same thing in her position.
鈥淚t was a no-brainer. When the opportunity came to me, I was like, 鈥榃ell, Clear Blue literally told me I鈥檓 pregnant.鈥 Like, I don鈥檛 really know how much more you can align with a brand,鈥 Ding told Yahoo Lifestyle.