Snow Joke: Texas Dad Uses Infant to Clear Windshield, Police Step In

Well, folks, just when you think you've seen everything, Texas delivers another bizarre story to make you shake your head in disbelief. This one involves snow, a windshield, TikTok, and...a baby? Buckle up, because it’s as ridiculous as it sounds.

A 25-year-old man from Port Arthur, Texas, thought it’d be funny to clear snow off his car by using his three-month-old baby as a makeshift snow brush. That’s right—he took his infant child, bundled up in a coat, and started sliding them across the windshield like they were part of a car wash kit. Naturally--and stupidly--he recorded the whole thing and posted it to TikTok, where people at first assumed it was just a doll. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.

This questionable act happened after last week’s rare snowstorm hit the area, which is about 90 miles east of Houston (and the hometown of Janis Joplin--just FYI). Now, most of us in Texas don’t have a lot of experience with snow, but this is definitely NOT how you handle it. The guy was clearly aiming for laughs or, more likely, a shot at TikTok fame. Instead, he’s now looking at potential child endangerment charges.

Police did a welfare check on the baby, and thankfully, the little one is okay. Meanwhile, the internet’s reaction has been a mix of outrage and disbelief, with many asking the same question: What was he thinking? As if that weren’t bad enough, there are reports that this might be part of a weird new TikTok trend. Apparently, other videos show parents using their kids to clear snow, proving that common sense is, in fact, not so common.

So, next time it snows here in Texas, let’s all agree to stick with snow brushes—and keep the babies where they belong: safe and warm inside. You can’t fix stupid, but at least you can call it out when you see it.