TikTok’s latest trend allows family and friends to spill their secrets in a judgement-free environment. A young woman has confessed to throwing dirty dishes in the trash instead of washing them. In a now-viral clip, a college student named Sam Neff sat her parents down to participate in TikTok’s latest trend, “We listen and we don’t judge,” in which each person takes turns revealing secrets they’ve kept from one another. The rule is no one’s allowed to argue, critique, or reprimand anyone for anything they say.
To her parents’ disappointment, Sam’s first reveal had to do with an old habit from when she was in high school. “We listen and we don’t judge,” the family of three repeated in the December 10 video that amassed over 2.7 million views. Sam continued: “Okay, this is mostly like high school, but when I would clean my room and I had dishes in there, I would just throw them away.”.
Immediately, Sam’s mom gasped, biting her tongue to refrain from saying anything else as her daughter encouraged them to once again say, “We listen and we don’t judge.”. While her mom might’ve been concerned after only the first secret was revealed, Sam thought her parents were more bothered by the final confession she spilled.
“Okay, in like second grade when I had that drooling thing and went to the hospital for that, I was faking it,” she said, prompting both her parents’ jaws to drop. For the next few seconds, both her mom and dad were speechless, looking around the room not knowing what to say while Sam giggled next to them.
