Some users believe the moment was seemingly overshadowed by children crying in the background, while others defended their right to attend.
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A TikTok video showing a husband's reaction to his wife's name change during her graduation ceremony spurred a conversation about bringing children to public events.
The video posted Sunday by user @hshtglawyerd has 2 million views and 149,000 likes as of Tuesday.
In the TikTok, the poster's husband can be seen filming the graduation ceremony and reacts with a shocked and happy expression as the speaker reads her name aloud.
"When you surprise your husband with your name change at graduation," the wife wrote on the video.
She gave more context in the caption and wrote, "I told my husband I wasnt going to change my last name in the Army because its such a hassle. But then I decided this is worth the hassle."
Despite the video being about an emotional surprise, commenters quickly focused on kids crying in the background.
"Prime example of why I won't have children allowed at my wedding," the top comment reads.
It appears that most of the commenters agree that the children were disruptive and suggested that the kids be removed or barred from the ceremony altogether.
On the flip side, another group of users defended the children's right to attend.
One mom in the comments said she felt "hurt" reading the responses and asked if parents had "miss out" on these events because they did not have childcare.
Another asked, "Do people not understand that everyone can't just find reliable childcare? And they have no family to help."
TikToker @hshtglawyerd did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
This isn't the first time children attending special occasions have caused a stir on the app.
In March, a bride went viral after posting about making her wedding "adults only."
