Our next guest is an adorable three-year-old
who recently went viral on TikTok
for saying her daily affirmations.
Take a look.
Mommy, you're going to help me?
Of course.
You ready?
Yeah!
I'm ready.
Really, really ready?
I'm so, so ready.
Let's go.
A is for?
Awesome.
I am awesome!
B is for?
Beautiful.
I am beautiful.
C is for?
Creative.
I am creative.
D is for?
Dynamic.
I am dynamic.
You are dynamic.
From Boston, Massachusetts, please
welcome Ariana and her mom, Thara.
[APPLAUSE]
Hi.
Hi there.
Hey, Ariana, I heard that you wanted to introduce yourself.
My name is Ariana.
And I am three years old.
You are Ariana and you are three years old.
I'm--
Oh.
And I am three years old.
And my mom is Thara.
And I live in Boston.
Wonderful.
Thank you for that.
And I love how you say your affirmation-- your ABCs.
That's amazing.
What's your favorite letter?
Say it louder.
B!
And why is that?
Because it's my favorite letter because it's important.
Favorite letter because it's important.
That is.
It's a very important letter.
There's a lot of things you can't spell without B.
And how do you feel when you say your affirmations?
I have a lot of happiness.
Oh, good .
That's it's good to feel happiness.
Thara, how did this start?
So I'm a social worker.
And a lot of times I see children
who will struggle with self-worth
with loving themselves.
And so this was something really important
that I wanted to instill in Ariana.
I kind of just-- we usually would
do declarations every day, like I am strong, I am beautiful,
I am a queen.
But then I was like, I need something
more concrete that she would be able to kind of understand.
So I went online and looked for some affirmations,
found these flash cards.
And they have been truly amazing.
So each day has a declaration.
And so that's how we kind of started with her.
And it's beautiful.
And it's also resonated with so many people.
I mean, millions of people have watched this video.
Does she know that she's gone viral?
Does she understand that?
Oh, absolutely.
I'll be using my phone.
And if she sees a notification pop up, she'll be like,
is that one of my followers?
I'm like, what do you mean followers?
She's three years old.
Hey, Ariana, who are your followers?
They're on video.
Yeah.
You have a lot of followers, don't you?
Yes, I really do.
So can we hear you say some of your affirmations right now?
Yes.
You ready?
Let's do it.
A is for?
Awesome.
I am awesome.
B is for?
Beautiful.
I am beautiful.
C is for?
C is for creative.
I am creative.
D is for?
D is for dynamic.
I am dynamic.
E is for?
E is for [INAUDIBLE].
I am [INAUDIBLE].
F is for?
F is for focus.
I can focus.
G is for?
G is for genius.
I am genius.
H is for?
H is for hair.
I love my hair.
Good job.
Yay!
That's amazing!
Three years old!
I mean, that's so important that you're teaching her that.
Do you know what you want to do when you grow up, Ariana?
Yes.
What do you want to do?
I'm going to be a princess then a doctor.
Oh, you're going to be a doctor.
Why do you want to be a doctor?
To give people a shot.
To what?
To give people shots?
Oh, yeah.
That's the first reason people do it.
Well, that's so great.
We heard you wanted to be a doctor.
So we got you something to help get ready.
Let's open the doors.
Look what we're going to send you
so that you can be a doctor.
This is a starter kit.
All doctors start with this.
Yeah.
[APPLAUSE]
Yep.
This is how Fauci started.
This is how-- everyone started this way.
Oh, my God!
So nice meeting you.
We'll see you again, OK?
Thank you!
Bye, Thara.
Bye, Ariana.
Bye!