For three years, an Indiana girl waited at the bus stop every day for her older sisters to come home from school, no matter the weather.
Two years ago, a TikTok video shared by mother Robin Whitsett of the adorable reunions went viral. At the time, she told “Good Morning America” that waiting and greeting her sisters Lilah and Lily helped little Loxley pass the time when she missed them during the day.
Now the roles are reversed. Earlier this month, Whitsett shared a follow-up TikTok video featuring a montage of previous Loxley clips — but this time she also included a clip of her husband, Dustin Whitsett, and 13-year-old Lilah awaiting Loxley’s return after her first day of kindergarten on July 26.
“Today was the day her sister got to wait for her,” Whitsett wrote in the video, which shows Lilah and her father mimicking Loxley’s behavior, waving to the 5-year-old as she gets off the school bus and crosses the street to them.
Whitsett’s new video quickly went viral, receiving over 23,000 likes and hundreds of comments.
“I knew this day would come, but I wasn’t prepared for it to come this (quickly),” wrote one commenter.
“Ohhhh now it’s her turn to go to school!!! 💕💕💕,” another TikTok user added.
The mother of three said that after so many videos of Loxley excitedly welcoming her sisters home, the older siblings did not want to break with tradition and suggested doing the same for them.
“Both girls were like, ‘Well, we have to wait for Loxley,'” Whitsett said in a new interview with “GMA.” “It was totally their instinct and their idea to continue the tradition (and) be there for her.”
Whitsett said both 14-year-old Lily and 13-year-old Lilah now take turns waiting for their five-year-old sister after school.
“They both want to get out, even though Lily is still in high school,” said the mother of three. “It doesn’t bother them at all. They’re not embarrassed. They’re proud of their relationship with their sister.”
She added: “And I think on her first day, Lilah was just as keen to get out and make sure her sister was OK. They seem to enjoy it and Loxley is looking forward to it.”
Whitsett said her daughters had an “extremely close” relationship and supported each other as a new chapter began for Loxley, who Whitsett said struggled with the transition to school.
“It was a big deal. She’s having a hard time transitioning to full-time school, so we tried to make it fun every time the girls waited for her,” she said.
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