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By Maria Morava
Relationships Reporter
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Empty nesters often cherish the idea of a quiet house and predictable days. Adult children, though, love shattering this dream.
This dynamic played out when Daniel Persing @danielypersing texted his wife to "come to bed" during a family gathering and was greeted with five grown children and two dogs—all because he had accidentally sent the message to the family group chat. Deciding to take it literally, his family bombarded him in bed. The TikTok video has earned plenty of laughs online, racking up over 430,000 likes.
"When your husband accidentally sends 'Come to bed' in the family group chat," Persing's wife, posting on his account, captioned the video. The video shows five adults climbing into bed with Persing, along with two dogs wagging their tails in cahoots.
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"Go away," Persing said immediately. "Get out!"
"You told us to come to bed," one man said. "You said 'Come to bed,'" two women echoed. "So, here we are."
Persing said in the comments that the family was having a get-together and playing board games upstairs when he sent the text from bed.
Viewers laughed in the comments, loving the family dynamics and the special appearances from pups too.
"That had to be so embarrassing for him," @xdoominatrixx wrote. "But at least the family has a great attitude."
"We do!" Persing replied. "We love teasing each other all the time!"
"I'll take 'mistakes he won't make twice' for $100 please," @bouj_and_her wrote.
"Glad the dog is in the family group text too," @lattesandlenses wrote.
Other viewers could also relate to the situation, offering even more extreme mishaps.
"I accidentally text my [mother-in-law] 'Come here' when I meant to text my daughter," _amits28_ wrote. "She came right over (about 10-minute drive)."
"I did this in my work wives [group chat] at 2am once. All 12 of them showed up in PJ's," @emylynn24 wrote.
Family Time a Huge Priority for Americans
In a survey of U.S. adults in 2023, Pew Research Center found that Americans view spending time with family as "one of the most important things in their life."
Approximately three-quarters of adults rated spending time with family as one of the most important things to them. Nine in ten said they view spending time with family either as one of the most important things or as "very important but not the most important" thing.
Spending time with family ranked higher in the poll than other activities such as practicing a religious faith, being physically active, and being successful in a career.
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