Inside Leilani Simon's TikTok: Quinton Simon's mom reveals harsh truth of parenting and motherhood struggles
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA: Leilani Simon, mother of missing toddler, Quinton Simon, had a TikTok account where she took part in trends revealing the struggles of motherhood and the harsh truth of parenting skills. She frequently posted on it but it has been inactive since 2020, reported by the Sun.
On October 5, 20-month-old Quinton Simon went missing from his home in Savannah, Chatham County, a seaside city on the border of Georgia and South Carolina. Leilani Simon, 22, his mother, was named as the primary suspect in the boy's disappearance by Georgia police on Wednesday, October 12.
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Leilani Simon had a TikTok account in which she frequently posted. In one video, she participated in the 'put a finger down' challenge, a popular trend in which users of social media are questioned on a particular subject and the user is required to hold 10 fingers up and keep putting one finger down if they select "yes" for any of the questions. Simon participated in the 'mom edition' of the challenge. The one-minute clip saw the young mother sitting in a room with all 10 of her fingers up in front of the camera, reports the Sun.
The first question was, "Put a finger down if you’ve ever used your kids as an excuse to get out of something." Leilani put her finger down. There were other questions like, had she ever used the word "potty" instead of "bathroom" when speaking to an adult for which Leilani Simon put her finger down and also admitted to crying in her closet. Leilani visibly shook her head at some questions which asked if she would “considering Target a vacation” or "not cooking separate meals for the kids."
However, she could be seen laughing when asked, “if you’ve considered running away to another country but you’re a good mom so you really wouldn’t do it but it sounds nice,” to which Simon put her finger down. Leilani had put down nine fingers by the time the video ended, with the final question stating, "Put a finger down if you ever said, 'I need mom friends!'" Leilani Simon bit back a laugh as she put her finger down.
There have been a ton of comments regarding Leilani Simon's missing toddler on her account. Only about 250 people were following her when she posted her last video in May 2020. Little Quinton has been missing since October 5, but the Chatham County Police Department announced this week that they now believe he is dead.
As reported earlier by MEAWW, Chatham County Police Department said in a tweet, "We are saddened to report that CCPD and the FBI have notified Quinton Simon’s family that we believe he is deceased. We have named his mother, Leilani Simon, as the prime suspect in his disappearance and death. But, no arrests have been made and no charges have been filed." They added in a separate tweet, "We know that thousands of people around the world will be heartbroken by this news, and we share your sorrow."