This Mom Went Viral After Doing The Splits At Her Father’s Wake

A woman named Talia Richman recently shared a video of her fifty-nine-year-old mom doing a wild party trick at her grandfather’s wake– and the TikTok community is loving it.

At the beginning of the video, her mom– named Linda– was just standing in the corner of the room wearing dress pants, a blouse, and high-heeled leather boots.

Then, out of nowhere, she kicks her leg above her head, does a spin, and slides down into a full split.

“The most lit wake of all time! The last time my mom did the splits was at her mum’s funeral. She said she pulled her hamstring… pleased to report her hammy is intact at this funeral,” Talia captioned her TikTok.

The unexpected and hilarious dance moves caught the TikTok community off guard– gaining the video 1.4 million views, nearly two hundred thousand likes, and countless comments.

“Your mom is iconic. Let me know if she is adopting,” commented one user.

“This is how I want my family to be at my funeral, lol!” wrote a second user.

“When that inheritance hits,” joked a third.

TikTok; pictured above is Talia’s mom in her video

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Plus, tons of TikTokers begged to learn more about Talia’s mom. So, she created a few follow-up videos.

One discussed Linda’s background and where the “party trick” even originated.

“My dear mother has been doing the splits as long as I can remember as a party trick,” Talia explained.

“She did ballet and dance for twenty-three years, and she was an aerobics instructor in the ’80s. So, she has a background in dance and a lot of experience doing this kind of stuff.”

And apparently, Talia remembers her mom busting out the splits at every party or event they attended growing up.

“It’s always that same routine– the high kick, turn, and split. She refuses to just do the split because she says it has to be the whole routine,” Talia said. Understandable.

Plus, after Talia revealed that her mom was an aerobics instructor, tons of followers also asked to see photos of her from back in the day.

Unfortunately, Talia was not able to find any pictures of Linda during the ’80s. But, she did reveal an iconic photo of her doing a split during a 2000s dinner party.

“Obviously very impressive. I do not know how she does it; true icon,” Talia said.

Linda may just be the internet’s newest “cool mom.”

And to watch the original TikTok of her party trick, visit the link here.

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Katharina Buczek graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Digital Arts. Specializing ... More about Katharina Buczek

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