{"id":2327377,"date":"2026-03-14T00:17:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2327377"},"modified":"2026-03-14T00:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:17:35","slug":"mom-cant-stop-laughing-when-she-catches-son-3-wearing-his-dads-dress-shoes-to-school-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mom-cant-stop-laughing-when-she-catches-son-3-wearing-his-dads-dress-shoes-to-school-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom Can&#8217;t Stop Laughing When She Catches Son, 3, Wearing His Dad&#8217;s Dress Shoes to School (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A mom couldn&#8217;t help but laugh when she realized her 3-year-old son went to school with his dad&#8217;s dress shoes on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brenda Mwikali\u00a0captured the moment in a now-viral video on TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants,&#8221; the mom of two tells PEOPLE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One little boy is truly trying to follow in his dad&#8217;s footsteps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brenda Mwikali, 35, recently caught her 3-year-old son Nathaniel Gatimu wearing his dad&#8217;s dress shoes to school instead of shoes his own size.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The mom of two captured the hilarious moment on video, in which viewers can see Nathaniel getting out of the car wearing his dad Timothy Gatimu&#8217;s dress shoes, which are several sizes too big on the little boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;POV: I had to bring my son back home on our way to school when I realized he left the house in the dads shoes,&#8221; Mwikal wrote across her video, which she simply captioned, &#8220;Why?? \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the clip, Nathaniel struggles to walk while wearing his 34-year-old dad&#8217;s black leather shoes, trying to get inside to put on a pair of his own shoes instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mwikali, who is also mom to 8-year-old daughter Bella Wairimu, tells PEOPLE that she first noticed her son was in the wrong footwear while they were driving to school drop-off.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Brenda Mwikali and son Nathaniel Gatimu.<br \/>Credit: Brenda Mwikali<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants,&#8221; she admits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He said he was trying on his dad\u2019s shoes to see if they would look good with his uniform,&#8221; Mwikali says of how the mix-up happened. &#8220;He has never done this before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Brenda Mwikali and son Nathaniel Gatimu.Credit: Brenda Mwikali\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"368\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/sxByeie0Hcu1_cGOUqB7jw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTkyMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/388bbb8cb492503268feec39c9e79aa8\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Brenda Mwikali and son Nathaniel Gatimu.<br \/>Credit: Brenda Mwikali<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mwikali says she initially started to record the video to send to Nathaniel&#8217;s dad and then thought it would be fun to share it online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t expect it to blow up the way it did!&#8221; she shares. &#8220;I\u2019m so happy people could relate because kids are such funny people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mom-catches-son-wearing-dad-shoes-to-school-exclusive-11924958\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW A mom couldn&#8217;t help but laugh when she realized her 3-year-old son went to school with his dad&#8217;s dress shoes on Brenda Mwikali\u00a0captured the moment in a now-viral video on TikTok &#8220;I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants,&#8221; 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