It takes a LOT to shock a seasoned parent. However, one mom recently got quite the unexpected surprise after her middle schooler was told to clean out his overstuffed locker.
In fact, mom Megan Blankenship was so taken aback she decided to document her discovery on TikTok. In the video, she explains, "My son's school emailed me and told me that he needed to come to school with a trash bag because his locker was so full, he could not shut his locker door."
"I have to show you guys what was in his locker because, if I did not film it, I feel like nobody would believe me. He's 12."
First, Megan pulls some expected clothing items out of the trash bag. "This is not what I wanted to show you. After we get past the clothes..."
"We have not one, but two TV remotes."
"A headset. The school supplies that I just bought him that should be in his locker."
"My personal favorite — the reason why I am making this video — I don't have words."
If it isn't obvious, it is a framed photo of Nicolas Cage as Shrek.
"I don't even — I'm not sure. I haven't questioned him yet on this so I feel like now would be a good time. He has no idea that I went through this whole thing," she says as she calls her son, Carson, to the room.
Carson enters, a bit confused, as Megan explains that she has everything he brought home from inside his locker.
At first Carson tries to skedaddle out of this potentially awkward situation, but then he decides to embrace it.
Megan asks him about the remotes and Carson explains that he had to bring five items for show and tell, so those were a part of it.
Then, it was time for the real interrogation. Megan busts out Shrekolas Cage, as one commenter called him:
Through laughter, Carson says, "Let me explain. It is Nicolas Cage as Shrek."
And if you think there is further explanation, you are wrong.