Alicia Hodges of Houston, Texas, unwittingly ignited a social media frenzy when she shared a video of herself dropping off her daughter, Khloe, at a 24-hour daycare center for some much-needed self-care. The footage, posted on TikTok under the handle @WatchingAlicia, captured the attention of millions within hours of its upload.

In the video, Hodges candidly explains her decision to take a break from full-time motherhood, opting to enjoy a dinner outing with a friend while Khloe spends time at the daycare facility. Despite her intentions for self-care, the post garnered both praise and criticism from viewers across various social media platforms.

Within 19 hours, the TikTok video amassed over 1 million views, quickly spreading to Twitter where it garnered a staggering 39 million views in less than 24 hours.

I dropped my kid off at a 24hr daycare location in Houston to simply go to dinner with a friend to get a break from being a full time mother and the video quickly became viral with over 1M views on my TikTok account within 19hrs , 39million views on Twitter in less than 24hrs and every major blog began reaching out to me