Thereβs a new trend going around... and parents, you might want to get in on this one! For all those millennial moms and dads struggling with effective ways to discipline their children, the internet has the perfect solution thatβs bound to unlock an old memory.
Weβre sure you remember Dru Hill, the β90s R&B group consisting of original members SisqΓ³, Nokio, Jazz, and Woody. One of the bandβs most notable records, βTell Me,β peaked at No. 18 on Billboard, and now β almost 30 years after the songβs release β parents online are using the videoβs corresponding dance to teach their kids a lesson.
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βYouβve named it... Enter it into the black parents handbook millennials edition under punishments,β @JClark787 tweeted. βThese will forever be known as βDru Hills.β As in boy gimme 50 of them βDru Hills.ββ
The trend focused on parents telling their kids to recreate the iconic jump, step combo from the βTell Meβ music video. Sure, it might sound easy, but after about 30 of them, youβre bound to feel the burn. βItβs torture,β one kid yelled while crying to βTell Me.β
But while some kids understood the assignments, other folks online called out the younger generation for not getting the moves down right. βWhy this new generation canβt hop?β @l3sliee asked. βLmao. Theyβre on there looking theyβre river dancing.β
On TikTok, one parent said she tried to get her son to do 500 Dru Hills, but he failed... miserably. βThis definitely didnβt go as planned,β she wrote in the caption. βI donβt know how to do this!β her son said while trying his best to jump, step, jump to the beat.
Apparently, the punishment works for kids of all ages. Even Rollie from the reality television show βBaddiesβ got her teenage son to join in on the challenge after he was caught trying to steal her car. βFifty Dru Hills, letβs go,β she demanded.
And if youβre a parent out there wondering if Dru Hills are actually effective punishments, check out comedian Wil Millerβs son, who given the choice between a spanking and doing 25 Dru Hills quickly picked the beating. βYou wanna act up in school? I need 25 Dru Hills... Go!β Miller told his young son. βYou rather get your a** whooped or you wanna do these Dru Hills?β Thatβs when his son responded, βMy butt whooped!β
@nogumhundo predicted that these kids will probably grow up to resent Dru Hill and the classic record... and for good reason! βItβs gone be an influx of Dru hill haters in bout 15 years,β they wrote.
βI know Joe Jackson proud of yall finally,β @cartomancycarmn tweeted, referring to Michael Jacksonβs father. Another user, @longlivelillip_ called Dru Hills βby far is the funniest punishment.β
So the results are in! Parents, Dru Hills might just be the new wave of punishment for those kids. Or, you could even be like folks like @gsharpmusicllc who picked up a couple weights and turned it into a workout routine.
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