Mom Realizes Daughter Too 'Quiet'—Not Ready for What She's Doing to the Cat
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When it became eerily quiet in her household, Iliana Carroll went to check on her kids, but she was left speechless after seeing how her daughter and cat were bonding.
Carroll, who is known on Instagram as @ilianacarroll_, went around the house searching for her daughter after she noticed it became a bit too "quiet." Red flags went off that she could be up to no good. However, her July 4 Instagram video revealed the opposite.
She walked into a bonding moment between her daughter and the family's 2-year-old calico cat, Sparks. Her daughter sat at her desk with Sparks plopped on top. Sparks was there for a makeover. Her daughter used a brush and started rubbing it on the cat, pretending to put on makeup on her.
The two besties wore matching headbands in celebration of the Fourth of July, which Carroll revealed in the comment section was supposed to be hers, but her daughter gave it to the cat instead, a typical occurrence as these two are attached at the hip.
"From the moment Sparks came home as a tiny kitten, the two of them have been absolutely inseparable," Carroll told Newsweek via Instagram. "Their bond is something special, playful, patient and full of love. My husband and I always say Sparks doesn't see our daughter as just her human. She sees her as Mom."
The caption assured viewers "no cats were harmed" during this heartwarming playdate.
Screenshots from a July 4 Instagram video of a daughter playing with the family cat by pretending to put makeup on her.
Screenshots from a July 4 Instagram video of a daughter playing with the family cat by pretending to put makeup on her.
@ilianacarroll_/Instagram
Viewer Reactions
The Instagram video reached over 4.1 million views and 257,000 likes as of Tuesday, with a majority of viewers finding the interaction precious, but some flagged it as a potential hazard.
"So pretty. Kitty is such a good sport," wrote one user.
Someone joked: "Hey so, this is really bad for the cat. If you put makeup on her, she will see how beautiful she is, run away and become a famous model and makeup artist."
Another added: "If only you were actually paying attention to your kid, you would've noticed that she has some makeup skills and clearly the cat is serving face."
However, others expressed concern about the dangers of using makeup on the cat, especially that close to their eyes: "Not to mention the cat will ingest all of that makeup when cleaning. It's a super cute video, and in no way the kid's fault, but please make sure you cleaned up the kitty before they started bathing."
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