Ophelia Nichols is well-known and beloved by followers close to and much. The favored TikToker often known as Mama Tot, has shared a lot of her life together with her social media followers, together with the tragic lack of her son.
A lot of her followers have been sending her blue jay feathers in honor of her late son, and she or he’s been holding all of them in a field. However Mama Tot just lately shared what occurred to her full field of blue jay feathers and it has shocked many.
Mama Tot Defined Why She Stored A Field Of Blue Jay Feathers
Whereas chatting on a latest episode of “Mother’s The Phrase” podcast, Nichols reveals the stunning method she misplaced all her blue jay feathers.
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In lower than a day, the video has acquired greater than 3.2 million views and has practically 6,000 feedback.
“After I buried my child baby, I buried him within the casket with a blue jay feather in his hand. I don’t know why I selected to place that blue feather in his, I’d discovered it days earlier than I misplaced him,” she defined. “I discover feathers throughout my yard, I by no means hold them. They’re not vital in any method.”
Nichols continued to clarify that she shared the story about placing a blue jay feather in her son’s hand and that she obtained a blue jay feather tattoo, stating that it’s very sentimental to her. After she shared her story on-line, individuals all around the world began sending her blue jay feathers that they discovered on the bottom, and she or he saved each single one in every of them.
“I put them in a stupendous mahogany field that sat by my nightstand on my mattress, and each evening earlier than I went to mattress, I prayed over these feather and I requested God to bless each single individual that despatched me a type of feathers,” she continued. “These feathers meant all the pieces to me.”
Due to how vital that field of feathers was to Mama Tot, she shared a video displaying the world her feather assortment. She defined within the video why she retains them and what they imply to her. She shared the video on a Saturday and on Monday morning, one thing stunning occurred.
Mama Tot’s Field Of Blue Jay Feathers Have been Confiscated!
Simply two days after sharing her story and displaying her field of blue jay feathers on-line, Nichols obtained an surprising knock on the door.
“Derek [Nichols’ husband] solutions the door and it was a pleasant girl, simply doing her job. She mentioned, ‘I’m searching for Ophelia.’ And he mentioned, ‘That’s my spouse,’” she continued. “Before everything, that girl mentioned, ‘I don’t need to be right here.’”
The woman on the door was the sport warden of Alabama. She mentioned she didn’t need to do that, however she obtained a name that Nichols had some blue jay feathers.
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“And I mentioned, ‘I obtained a bunch of them, why?’ She says, ‘It’s in opposition to the regulation to select up a blue jay feather off the bottom and hold it. Additionally it is in opposition to the regulation to mail them, to provide them to anyone, any songbird,’” she defined. “You gotta go away the feathers on the bottom.”
Nichols mentioned the sport warden informed her she understands that she wasn’t conscious of this regulation, however she has to take the field of feathers from her. She additionally informed her the superb for having the feathers could be upwards of $250 per feather.
“And I had lots of of them,” Nichols mentioned. “She mentioned, ‘However I really consider that you simply didn’t know.’ I mentioned, ‘Would you like me to go get them or one thing?’ She mentioned, ‘Sure, ma’am. I’ve to take them from you.’”
Mama Tot’s Followers Are Outraged Listening to Her Story!
Mama Tot’s “tater tots” shortly got here to her protection within the remark part of the podcast clip. 1000’s of feedback flooded in to say how unhappy they’re for this expertise and the way it’s merely not truthful.
“What’s unsuitable with individuals. Mama Tot is actually such an angel,” one particular person wrote. One other shared, “I don’t even know mamatot in actual life however she is so valuable and when individuals damage her I wanna throw arms.”
Many additionally commented about by no means listening to such a regulation earlier than and others left remarks about how horrible it’s that somebody referred to as the sport warden on Mama Tot.
“I wouldn’t have taken that small consolation from my worst enemy. Persons are so evil,” one follower wrote. One other added, “Omg that’s so merciless. I keep in mind her video she had so many feathers and it made her so completely satisfied. How can ppl be heartless and name and get that taken away.”
