Today weather anchor Dylan Dreyer is known for her down-to-earth parenting style. In a recent TikTok video, she shared a hack for handling rowdy kids that has gone viral.
“Dyl’s masterclass in how to silence your rowdy children has reached 1 million views. Your support has been overwhelming,” Dylan’s husband, Brian Fichera, captioned an Instagram post on June 6.
In the video, Dylan is vigorously agitating a cocktail shaker filled with ice, as her 6-year-old son, Calvin, stands in the kitchen screaming “MOM!” on repeat.
“I can’t hear you because I’m shaking my drink,” the smiling TODAY co-host sings back at Calvin.
Here’s what Dylan had to say when she heart that the clip had gone viral:
“He just told me it hit a million views. That’s crazy!” Dylan tells TODAY.com in an email. “Here’s the thing: Some people might not love the idea of drinking around your kids and to those people I say ‘don’t judge!’ I’ve got three boys who love being loud and love loud noises, so what better way to get the noise party started than with a cocktail shaker!”
“It was just a funny joke of drowning out the sound,” she continued. “Seeing the number of views, clearly parents can relate!”
The responses to the clip have been great, here are two:
“As if I needed another reason to love her,” one fan wrote.
Added another, “I’ve never wanted to be friends with someone I’ve never met, more than I do right now.”
And this is what Dylan had to say about those who criticize:
“But of course you have the obnoxious person who says, ‘You shouldn’t be drinking wine — you should be raising your kids.’ First of all, give me a break. (Secondly), stop mom-shaming.”
“I have three kids and I can drink a glass of wine if I want a glass of wine,” Dylan said.
