‘Mum of the year’ praised for forcing her teen son back to a restaurant to increase his titchy tip
A MOTHER has been inundated with praise online after demanding her teen son return to the restaurant he’d just been on a first date back to increase the titchy tip he’d left.
Danielle Foster, who posts under the handle @d.foster.president, took to TikTok and shared a video showing the exchange that took place with her 16-year-old son after she found out he’d left just £8 ($10) tip on his £86 ($104) bill.
In the clip, she calls him into the room before saying: “You need to go get my wallet, you need to go get my Visa card, you need to go to the ATM, and you need to go grab £16 ($20) and drive your a**** back to that restaurant, because on a £86 bill, £8 is a sh***y tip.”
“Do you understand me? Go now. I’m not asking, I’m telling.”
When the teenager responds with a rather awkward smile, his mum Danielle proceeds to tell him it’s “not funny,”
She continues: “Do you know that that guy might have kids?
“Do you know that £86, he gets taxed on it?
“You are to go grab my credit card, get £16 and drive it back there.”
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Not stopping there, the annoyed mum goes on to tell her son that she wants him to FaceTime her so she can see the money being handed over.
“You don’t know how to tip!!” she adds.
Danielle captioned the video: “When my son goes on his first date and goes ‘Mum the service is good.’ It was a £86 cheque and he said he tipped him a lot of money…£8.”
“Yes, he’s on the way back to the restaurant.
“I raised him better than this”.
Danielle went on to note how her son is a “good kid” and pointed out she was “super proud” after he “fixed a mistake.”
In a follow up video, she explained how the 16-year-old did follower her orders and return to the restaurant.
He gave his server the additional £16 – making a £25 ($30) total tip on £86.
The video has since gone viral, racking up over 2 million views and hundreds of comments – with many praising Danielle on her strict parenting.
“Mother of the year!! Love this,” praised one.
A second enthused: “Good job Mama! I have talked to my kids in detail about how they better tip good when they start going out.”
A third praised: “Awesome mum!!! I love her! I’m a server!”
Meanwhile, a fourth wrote: “Good job Mama! Nice kid too. He listened with a good attitude!”
Another commended: “Thank you for teaching this!”