“So Guilty”: Father Peacefully Enjoys Takeaways While Toddler Sleeps, SA Shares Similar Experiences
- A father tickled the sides of Mzansi after sharing a clip of himself peacefully enjoying takeaway while his toddler slept
- The dad is lying on his bed while eating a meal from McDonald's and using the poor kid as a table for the dish
- South Africans found the video amusing and relatable with people sharing how they have landed up in similar situations

Source: TikTok
South Africans know how to capture a relatable experience and one man did this in a hilarious way. A father peacefully enjoyed a takeaway meal while his toddler slept and Mzansi related to the experience and shared similar stories.
Just for laughs
TikTokker @sphelelewandile shared the skit on his TikTok page. The man has built up a large following on the platform with hundreds and thousands of followers watching his content. The video he shared showed him using his kid as a table while he chows down on his McDonald's meal.
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Jokes galore
@sphelelewandile is a creative, funny man on TikTok. The content creator has videos reaching millions of views and has accumulated over 25 million likes on his page. One of his pinned videos is a hilarious take on the opening credits found in old-school soapies from the mid-2000s.

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Another clip shows the man doing a side-splitting rendition of how gospel singers used to shoot their videos back in the day, which ends with him dramatically rolling across the shore of a beach. South Africans find his content deeply relatable and the clip he posted above is no different.
Netizens had a lot to say about their own experiences when it comes to hiding or eating food away from the eyes of eager and hungry toddlers.
Read the comments below:
Tears said:
"I ate my magnum while my daughter was bathing and I threw the wrap the next day at work 😭 because I know she will check the bin for evidence 😂"

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LihleBhebhe 🇿🇦 mentioned:
"I went into the bathroom to each chocolate 😭 She heard me unwrapping it 🤣"
Nandipha Mini commented:
"I went to eat my chocolate behind the house to avoid my three-year-old 🤣"
Andile Seluma posted:
"My sister and I ate KFC in the car because of her kids. They smelled it on us 😭"
Satoro said:
"Mina when I was growing up my parents told me meat and takeaways were not for kids. I didn't believe dem but not now that I am an adult I believe it 💯"
ZaneleCoka shared:
"Sometimes, I feel bad for driving to the nearest mall to buy a burger and ice cream for myself and eat it in the car before coming home to my kids."
Shazlak mentioned:
"They should have warned us before we became parents. That we have to share everything we eat with them 😭"
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