“This Child Deserves To Graduate Too”: Young Mom Brings Baby To Lecture, SA Touched

“This Child Deserves To Graduate Too”: Young Mom Brings Baby To Lecture, SA Touched

  • A young mom rocked up at a lecture hall with her baby, who stole everyone's heart with his cuteness
  • One of the students shared the cute video of them surrounding the little man and taking turns holding him, on her TikTok account
  • The clip attracted comments from social media users who flooded the comment section, praising the mom for not skipping the class and instead attending with her baby
TikTok users were happy to see that a woman was determined to complete her degree even though she had a baby
A young mom took her baby with her to attend class. Image: @sisipho.lily
Source: TikTok

Balancing parenting and raising a baby can be tough sometimes, especially when one has to attend a lecture and is unable to find a sitter.

A university student and TikTok user @bongipula, shared the mom and baby clip on the video streaming platform and it went viral, gaining millions of views.

The student takes her baby with her to the lecture

The clip begins with the mother entering the lecture hall, carrying her little boy in a baby carrier, holding a phone in one hand and his bag in the other. She laughs as she realises that everyone is paying attention to her and the little one.

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The clip moves to show her friends congregating next to him, taking turns holding him, an adorable moment of aunties who are wrapped around the baby's little finger with his cuteness.

Watch the TikTok video below:

Mzansi loves the cute baby

The video went viral, gaining 2M views, 229K likes, and nearly 1K comments from social media users who found the moment too cute. Many praised the young mom for not bunking class and for choosing to take her baby instead.

Some suggested that universities open crèches for students with babies to avoid the high level of dropouts due to pregnancy. Others joked that it was only fair for the baby also get a degree for attending lectures with his mom.

Social media users suggested ways universities could help student moms
Mzansi applauded a mom who did not miss a lecture due to not having a babysitter. Image: @bongipula
Source: TikTok

Use r@Pisces Goddess said:

"This should be normalised in schools yazi 😔 so every mom can attend classes.. Maybe a daycare in tertiary schools 👀."

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User @Lwandisa Masego added:

"Bro is University already🥺😹."

User @Megan Mkhize joked:

"This child deserves to graduate too, the pain of waking up to go to school is not easy 😩🥺."

User @Sad boy shared:

"The way I love children I'd probably miss the class just to help her with the baby 😭😭."

User @jus_professor said:

"He is so cute🥰🥰 I don’t think I would focus 😩I will be the babysitter, yoh."

User @scholastic added:

"He fits in perfectly 🥰🥰."

3 Briefly News articles about babies

  • A 21-year-old mom showed her toddler disturbing her while she tried to do her schoolwork, and social media users advised her to give him an activity to keep him busy.
  • A young mom showed others how she carried both of her twins on her back at the same time, leaving online users calling her a superwoman.
  • A high school learner shared a video of herself studying while carrying her older sister's baby on her back, explaining that she looked after the baby while her sister was at varsity.

Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Human Interest Editor) Bongiwe Mati is a Human Interest reporter who joined Briefly News in August 2024. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from the University of the Western Cape. Her journalism journey began in 2005 at the university newspaper. She later transitioned to marketing and sales at Leadership Magazine under Cape Media (2007-2009). In 2023, she joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant, contributing to digital and print platforms across current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. Bongiwe can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za