This is the moment a young boy in China throws a tantrum by lying down in the middle of the street but quietly gets up in defeat after his mother fails to react.
The child’s failed attempt at drama was filmed by an amused witness in the city streets of Shijiazhuang, located in the northern Chinese province of Hebei.
The man who recorded the scene, named Mr Ma, told local media that the standoff lasted for about 10 minutes.
In the footage, the little boy can be seen laying down on the ground and kicking with his feet in some kind of protest as his mother stands by calmly waiting for him to give up. She occasionally moves him but leaves him to decide when the protest is over.
Mr Ma said that he had never seen something like this before, and was flabbergasted after seeing the kid not getting his way and eventually getting up by himself.
A second video shows the kid being dusted off by the patient mum, who cleaned his clothes from the dirt after minutes of rolling around on the pavement and kicking his legs.
The mum then picked up the boy in her arms and the two went on their way.
Mr Ma shared the videos on Douyin – the Chinese version of TikTok.
Netizens admitted being slightly confused by the scenario but almost unanimously agreed that they can relate to the situation.