Daughter sent heart-wrenching text to parents living 600 miles away. She wasn't prepared for their response.

Life comes with its fair share of challenges, and while self-belief is often enough to push through, there are times when we need the support of loved ones. Family can offer the encouragement we need to weather tough times, as Kansas native Breanna Kate (@breannakate04 on TikTok) recently experienced. In a heartfelt video, she shared how her parents surprised her with an unexpected visit after she had a meltdown during a phone call.

The story began with Breanna texting her mom to request a phone call.  “Can you call me when you’re free, please,” the content creator wrote in the text. According to the video’s overlay text, she sent it to her mom at 2:52 PM. The caring mom immediately showed concern for her daughter’s well-being. “Yes. [Is] Everything okay?” she responded. Following this, the daughter confessed to her mom that she wasn’t in her best state of mind and needed someone to talk to. “Yeah, I’m just feeling anxious and wanted to chat,” she reiterated. At this point, Kate’s mom understood that her daughter wasn’t feeling well and needed emotional support.

Even though the mother expressed her willingness to have a conversation soon, she had other plans for her daughter. The message exchange between the mother and her daughter took place at around 2:52 PM, according to the text overlay on the footage. Moments later, Kate’s mom and dad were seen walking into a gym where she was working out. The couple spotted their daughter, who, like many others, was hitting the treadmill for a stroll at that time. The text overlay added, “My parents (who live 600 miles away), at 4:02 PM.... also today,” showing her parents navigating past crowds of people in the gym. The video creator, with her headphones on, was walking on a treadmill when she caught a glimpse of her parents.

She immediately turned off the treadmill and rushed toward her mom for a tight hug. Overcome with emotion, she couldn’t hold back her tears at the sight of her parents. As they took her in their arms, the father was seen boosting his daughter’s morale with his piece of advice while constantly patting her back. Their heartwarming gesture to comfort their daughter won them applause on social media. Their video garnered nearly 33 million views. Among its countless reactions, a nurse, @laurenordan, remarked, “I cried on FaceTime to my parents while working on Thanksgiving because I was so sad. The next morning, I woke up after my shift, and they were sitting in my living room after their flight.”

“The Mum's strut. A woman on a mission to hug her baby,” @jo_amgal lauded. “The dad impatiently, but patiently waited his turn. I’m convinced people with parents like this are the richest in life. I can’t imagine how amazing it’d be to have this type of love and support,” said @afergg01. 

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