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After being told to stop eating chips, one young boy wasn't taking no for an answer and called in reinforcements to back him up—he FaceTimed his grandma.
Before dishing up dinner, Jennifer, from Michigan, noticed that her son, Remington, was snacking on an awful lot of salt-and-vinegar chips. She didn't want him to spoil his appetite, so she asked her son, now 4, not to eat any more before dinner was ready.
Needless to say, that didn't go down well. Jennifer told Newsweek that Remington "wasn't having it," and he didn't hesitate to call in the big guns to argue on his behalf.
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"He followed me into the kitchen with the phone and FaceTimed his Gammi to plead his case," Jennifer said. "It was such a bold move that I couldn't help but laugh. I caught the moment because it was just so classically him."
After calling his grandma, Remington asked her to tell his mom to stop telling him not to eat chips. Indeed, he would stop at nothing to get those delicious chips, and he repeatedly said, "Gammi, tell mommy to stop."
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Jennifer was understandably taken aback by her son's antics, but she was also quite impressed at his quick thinking. He certainly provided her with a memorable moment.
"He was so serious and persuasive about it, like he was presenting a legal case. That's their dynamic—he knows Gammi is on his side," Jennifer continued.
His tactic worked in a way, because Remington was allowed to have some chips on the side of his plate as long as he ate his dinner, too. While he is usually very good at only eating in moderation, Jennifer said that "the chips were winning" that day.
She captured her son's negotiating tactic in a video that was shared on TikTok (@heyremington). Internet users are obsessed with Remington's bargaining attempt, and at the time of writing, the video has gone viral with over 6 million views and more than 682,000 likes on TikTok.
Jennifer has been blown away by the online response, and she is delighted that so many people could see the joy and humor her son provides daily. Plenty of people have praised Remington for being so articulate at such a young age, while others hailed the precious bond he undoubtedly shares with his Gammi.
Remington knows that his grandma will always back him up, and she said that he will always find a way to send her "messages through his expressions." He knows she will get exactly what he is trying to say even without uttering anything.
"Remington and Gammi are incredibly close. They talk multiple times a day—he calls her every morning, and she calls to say goodnight," Jennifer told Newsweek.
"He also has twin cousins who are four months younger than him, and they FaceTime often. He's very familiar with using FaceTime because he loves staying connected to them and other family members, whether they're nearby or out of state."
In just a matter of days, the viral TikTok video has already generated almost 30,000 comments. Social-media users have lauded Remington's iconic way of calling in reinforcements.
One comment reads: "Not he called HR on you."
Another TikTok user wrote: "He went straight to corporate. This complaint went straight on your file mam."
A third person posted: "He knew to call his emergency contact and let her handle it."
One commenter added: "[he] went straight to the manufacturer."
Update 08/13/25, 7:24 a.m. ET: This article was updated with the original video.
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