I adopted a ‘pet’ stone when I was 8 years old

Growing up, we couldn’t go to the beach without sneaking a cool-looking pebble in our pocket.

But while we immediately lost interest as soon as we got home, TikToker Karla revealed how she proudly carried her “pet” rock around when she was 8 years old.

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In one viral video has amassed over 10 MILLION views, Karla explains how it became her “best friend” when she was in third grade [year four].

For the best time of a year, the 21-year-old says she’s taken it “everywhere”.

But one unfortunate evening, the elementary school girl thought she was going to bring a rock into the bathtub.

And that’s how she found out it wasn’t really a rock…

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She explained: “You think you can hurt me?”

“When I was 8 years old, I found a cool rock at the beach, named it, made it my best friend, took it everywhere with me.

“Then one time I took it in the bath with me and it started to disappear.

“Turns out it’s just a hardy hound.”

She joked in the caption: “Grade 3 was a tough time for me.”

Needless to say, the details in the story make viewers reel.

One joked: “Now that’s a fun bath bomb.”

Another added: “That caught me off guard…”

Meanwhile, a third wrote: “I’m squealing”.

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