Woman sneaking in to help her best friend in labor realizes her act of kindness has been caught on camera

Many people try to make their friends' milestone moments special through surprises and whatnot. These can be super wholesome, even from an outsider's point of view. Similarly, a woman named Tiffany Remington—who goes by @ustheremingtons on TikTok—did just that for her friend in labor. She decided to sneak into her best friend's house to do something special for the new mom. When she realized she was caught by the ring camera, the wholesome gesture took on even more significance. Remington shared the heartfelt story on TikTok, revealing the personal reasons behind her act of kindness, which quickly gained attention online.

Remington had planned a surprise for her friend, Kathleen Cole (@_kathleencole), who was in labor, by sneaking into her house to clean and set up for the arrival of her newborn. "I was trying to sneak into their house to clean and have them surprised when they got home with their newborn," Remington shared in the video's text overlay. However, when she reached the door, she was caught on the ring camera. A male voice from her phone reminded her that Cole could see her, and she quickly realized she had been busted. Laughing, Remington spoke to the camera, excitedly singing and dancing while sharing her excitement for the baby's arrival. "Hello! We are so excited," she said, dancing and singing, "Baby girl, baby girl, she is here..." She danced a little more and told her friend, "We were going to surprise you, but we forgot that you have the house on lockdown."

Her husband was talking to her at the time as she showed her phone's screen to the camera. "We're here because we are celebrating," Remington sang as she started dancing again. Both the women had been best friends since they were six years old, and Cole was having her first baby. "We dreamt about raising our kids together and the day has finally come," Remington expressed. "As someone who suffered from deep postpartum depression and anxiety with both babies, I am determined to do all I can to help my besties not experience what I did." She jumped and celebrated and went inside the house to clean. She highlighted that she would do that without requesting to see the baby.

She even took a second trip to get cleaner and some caffeine and kept expressing her joy and excitement throughout. "I got more cleaner, you were out. Have no fear," she shared. "We got a baby!" she kept singing up until the end of the video. The caption read, "Y'all think this is extra... just wait until I see baby mama and meet my little niece. She is here! I love her like she is my own. I mean it. I'm so happy!" People in the comments praised the friend's energy and excitement.

@madi.lynn.b wrote, "That last dance... I love this. My mom and I surprised+cleaned for my sisters' before they brought their babies home." @jessaphilips17 commented, "There is really something so rewarding about being the friend to help your other friends not struggle as much as you. I was the first in my group to deal with postpartum depression and to be able to help was everything to me." @itsjust_savannah.01 remarked, "My best friend (who's not a mom) did this and my cousin cooked for us. When I tell you, I had no words. Literally the best gift." @m_jones_1996 shared, "My sister unexpectedly went into labor a month early and they had to rush out the door. My sister and I cleaned their house, washed their bedding, and took home their laundry to finish doing."

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