Kid honors dead dad by turning his ashes into a pet rock with 1M fans

nypost.com:

she continued for the reveal: “They made my dad into f - - king rocks! Solidified remains.”“That is my dad and they made him into rocks! … What the f - - k?” she concluded one of a series of videos — with an expression reading somewhere between laughing and crying.Glib but well-meaning rock-related puns amassed in the comments section (“Your dad really rocks!”), but one gag stood out.“I’m thinking googly eyes?

Pet dad,” wrote one viewer. The bereaved TikToker, @mountaindewessance, soon followed up to say she was since actively shopping for the suggested crafts online.The results were both cathartic and hilarious.

After a period of anticipation while waiting for her rock — and his eyeballs — to arrive, she finally debuted her father’s mineral legacy.In the latest video, the rock — wearing an oversized pair of googly eyes and a tiny sombrero reading “Viva La Fiesta” — was shown gliding into the frame to the sheer delight of her earnest followers. “I’m glad you’re embracing this.

It seemed like yours were mad at your mom but this is a really sweet way to remember someone,” one said. The creator insisted she was “not mad at all” and loved her mom’s sentiment.