My cousin's kid got 2 million views on a video of him falling asleep in his cereal

He was just a normal 8 year old in Omaha, but that clip blew up on TikTok last month. Now brands are sending him free toys and a local news station did a segment. It's weird because his parents never even wanted him online. Has anyone else seen a family get pulled into the spotlight like this out of nowhere?

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amy48327d ago

My neighbor's kid went viral for a sneeze and it honestly seems stressful for them now.

irismartinez27d ago

That video of the little girl sneezing with the dog is everywhere. I saw it on three different apps yesterday. What's the worst part for your neighbors right now? Is it the people stopping by to see the kid, or the weird comments online about their parenting?

phoenix_adams23d ago

My friend's little sister got 15,000 followers for a video of her goldfish. It lasted a week before the weird DMs started. I get what irismartinez is saying about the comments, but the people just showing up at the house has to be the worst part. That's a whole different level of scary. I'd probably handle it worse than the Omaha kid's parents, I'd be the one accidentally going viral for yelling at a stranger in my bathrobe.