Her husband said being a mom was ‘easy’. She spent 24 hours in a hotel and let him try it himself.

Holly McBride had finally had enough. After repeatedly being accused of “having it easy” while he went off to work every day, she decided to prove a point. If it was so easy, he wouldn’t mind at all if she took a little vacation and left him to take care of the kids and the house by himself.

In a now-viral video on TikTok, Holly explained her reasoning.

“Hi, my name is Holly and I decided that my husband was gonna tell me for the very last time today that my job is easy and being a mom is super easy, because I get to stay home with the kids all day,” she began in the short and sweet selfie video.

In the background, you could see the makings of a simple hotel room. A cozy bed, some basic decor. She was definitely not kidding around.

“So I left him in the middle of, well, very, very early in the morning, right before my son wakes up for his very early morning bottle. And I went and got a hotel room. I got an Uber so that he would have the car for the kids, and I got myself a hotel room, and I’m about to go get a bagel and eat that bagel and watch TV and sleep. I don’t have to check out ’til 11am. I hope you have a good day babe.”

Then she blew her husband a kiss for good measure.

Fellow moms raucously cheered Holly on in the comments.

The support was overwhelming, and the main sentiment seemed to be: Good for you! Fans and followers encouraged Holly to milk her self-care trip for all it was worth.

“Go see a movie after you check out, have lunch, go to Target” one said.

“When you get home – ask what’s for dinner and what he did all day and why your laundry isn’t done. then go to the toilet for 45 minutes. then pat the kid’s head. then go to the basement until dinner.”

“Ask for a late checkout” said another.

“If he asks when you are coming home, tell him you will be home when you’ll be home. If he asks you to go to the store, make sure to get the wrong things.”

“I wanted to do that for years! Just got divorced instead.”

So many women chimed in with admiration for Holly’s “backbone” in standing up for herself. The comments were teeming with frustration at husbands who don’t do their fair share and don’t understand the mental and physical load of being a full-time mom.

If the response to this video is any indication, way more moms are in dire need of a break!

The myth that being a mom, especially one that stays at home, is easy just refuses to go away.

The wildest part of this story is, Holly isn’t even a stay-at-home mom! She runs an in-home daycare from their house, so she’s in charge of not only her own kids, but others as well! It’s baffling that anyone could think being a mom and a childcare provider at the same time was anything but grueling work.

We’ve made good strides when it comes to our perceptions of stay-at-home parents, but clearly there is work still to do. Misconceptions persist, like the fact that playing with kids isn’t work, laundry and cooking and dishes just magically take care of themselves, and that stay-at-home parents have no drive or ambition in life.

I’m guessing Holly’s husband will have a new appreciation for her hard work after a day or two spent taking care of the kids and the house by himself. Here’s hoping it leads to a more balanced and less-judgmental household, and more frequent breaks for Holly down the road!