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The video uses a relatable parenting pain point—the difficulty of modern 'Common Core' math—to create a humorous, highly shareable skit that resonates with other parents.

Summary

A mother films her son doing math homework while she pretends to use a calculator to text, creating a humorous skit about the difficulty of modern elementary school math.

Structure

1Mother asks son what he is doing
2Son is shown doing math homework
3Mother pretends to use a calculator to text
4Mother reveals she is texting her sister

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Getting caught using a calculator for second grade math.

Transcript

What are you doing? Texting? Texting who? My sister.

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This common core math ain’t for the weak 😂 I swear I was a 4.0 student AND have a masters degree. This can’t be the same brain I passed all of those exams & boards with 🤪 #itsjustajoke #momlife #millenialmom #homework #texting

Getting caught using a calculator for second grade math.

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