A mom was left confused by what her toddler was doing in her highchair, and then everything became clear.

Ariana Taub-Smith (@arianareneets) was in Starbucks with her 3-year-old daughter, Graelee, when she started to rest her head in one hand and close her eyes—an expression that looks more like an exhausted adult than a preschooler.

"We just took my oldest to school [and] stopped at Starbucks to have some coffee and breakfast," the 27-year-old told Newsweek . "I thought she was just being silly until I saw her look over."

When Ariana turned her head, she saw the explanation: a man seated at another table with his fingers pressed against his face, possibly looking down at his phone. Her toddler, it turned out, was simply mirroring his posture.

Ariana posted the clip on TikTok ,

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