Toddler's unique take on childbirth sparks hilarious dinner table conversations with parents

Children's insatiable curiosity about the intricacies of the world around them is both endearing and entertaining. Their boundless enthusiasm for asking questions and sharing their unique interpretations often leads to heartwarming and humorous moments. Yet, in the realm of parenting, there are times when their innocent perceptions leave parents astounded, as demonstrated by one memorable incident that recently gained viral attention. In a hilarious viral TikTok video from @momchats, the mom of three questioned her husband over dinner about why she overheard their six-year-old telling their four-year-old, “Moms foam at the mouth when they have babies.”

“Why are you recording us eating cake?” the father asks innocently, to which the mom said, “Because I have a question for you. I need to understand why she thinks I was foaming at the mouth.” It took a while for the dad to understand what she was even talking about. However, once it hit, the dad burst into fits of laughter. He's laughing so hard while recovering from choking on his cake and suddenly says, “Rabies!” and then falls over and out of his chair. The mom continues to look confused but can't stop laughing either.

“She asked, does it hurt when you have rabies? Did she say babies? I thought she asked about rabies?” while fighting back his laugh. “I told her basically that it really hurts, and you start foaming at the mouth.” The parents just roll hysterically laughing non-stop.

The video resonated with so many others and has over 3 million likes on TikTok. @mrpierce7274 pointed out, "The dog running over when you said rabies. You scared him." @bohemianllama joked, "I feel like I was basically feral in labor so." @gltrnug said, "I love this!!!!! I need a partner like this!!" @nprig35 added, "The funniest thing overheard all day! Thanks for the great laugh!!!!" It's refreshing to see couples have such hearty, belly-aching, almost choking-on-your-cake laughs over funny conversations. In fact, shared laughter is one of the most important traits in a happy, long-lasting relationship. It's even a scientific fact according to a study published in the journal "Personal Relationships."

“In general, couples who laugh more together tend to have higher-quality relationships,” Laura Kurtz, a social psychologist from the University of North Carolina said, according to TIME. “We can refer to shared laughter as an indicator of greater relationship quality.” The study based on heterosexual relationships also noted that “women laughed more than males," according to Kurtz, and that "men’s laughs are more contagious: When men laugh, they are 1.73 times more likely to make their partner laugh.” So, it looks like couples that laugh together really do stay together!