Homework: the nightly battlefield where parents and kids clash over math problems, spelling lists and life’s little injustices.
But one Arizona mom is tossing the rulebook — and a few answers — right out the window.
TikTokker Lottie Weaver fessed up on the platform — with 847,000 eyeballs watching — that she sometimes does her kids’ homework for them, even handing over the answers when needed.
“I have a confession to make — and if you’re my kids’ school teacher, just keep swiping.”
The mother of three explained that after a long day of classes, tests and perfect behavior, she sometimes steps in.
“After the kids have been at school all day, done their work, been on their best behavior, and they come home with homework, sometimes I give them the answers to their homework.”
This week, her daughter hit the classic homework wall.
“You can tell, she starts to get antsy toward the end, she’s starting to get frustrated. So, the last four or five questions, I just gave her the frickin’ answers,” Weaver said.
She stressed that her kids do most of the work on their own and are doing well in school — it’s just when focus fizzles that Mom swoops in.
“They do the first half of their homework and then, when I can tell that they’re getting antsy, fidgety, annoyed — they’re, like, over it — I give them the answers, OK?” she said.
Weaver explained her reasoning bluntly: “A lot of times, I do a lot of the projects because as a kid, that’s a lot, and that’s hard. Our job as parents is to help them — some may disagree, but I don’t really care.”
Her TikTok mantra? “Mom is here to help.”
Naturally, the post sparked debate. Teachers were quick to argue that stepping in crosses a line.
“As someone who works with kids, please let them do their own work! This is why we struggle in the classroom,” one commenter snapped.
More educators raised long-term concerns.
“Please don’t. As a middle school teacher, you’re doing them a huge disservice because you’re not building the stamina she needs as she gets older to do more and more work. If she needs it, take a break and come back to it,” one warned.
Others offered a more nuanced perspective.
“Helping them is different than doing it for them, though. You don’t want this to catch up to them eventually,” one commenter noted.
Some suggested giving partial guidance, taking breaks, or leaving notes for teachers explaining where kids struggled.
But the overall message was clear: helping is fine — but doing the homework outright could shortchange kids and teach them that frustration can always be outsourced.
“Ur job as a parent is also to prepare ur kids for life. There’s nothing wrong with letting ur kid struggle with their homework and u frequently doing it for them is only a disservice to their future,” one commenter summed up the sentiment.
Weaver’s confession may have teachers and fellow parents clutching their pearls, but she’s far from alone in the wild world of unconventional parenting.
As previously reported by The Post, across the globe, moms like Danielle Gallacher in Scotland are rewriting the rulebook, letting homework slide, granting screen-time freedom, and even coaching kids to fight back.
Critics called it “lazy parenting dressed up as ‘progressive,’” but Gallacher insists it’s all about balance: school matters, sure — but childhood comes first.
Homework may never be optional, but sanity sure is — and some moms are handing out the answers liberally.
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