Teens Praised for Repairing Wall Damaged During Friend's House Party

A video showing a group of teenagers taking the initiative to repair a wall damaged during an unsanctioned house party has been applauded online.

Picture the scene: You've just attended an unauthorized gathering at a friend's house while their parents are out of town and things have gotten a little out of control.

The upshot is that there is now one almighty hole in the hallway wall. So, do you make a beeline for the exit, wishing your host the best of luck with the issue or do you knuckle down and help?

It's a scenario faced by many adolescent party goers down the years and, in truth, most will have likely opted for the former option rather than the latter, safe in the knowledge that they won't have to deal with the fallout.

However, one group of teens featured in a video posted to TikTok by xanderc38 decided to do things a little differently this time by setting to work to fix the problem. The results can be watched here.

Their actions did not go unnoticed, with the clip accumulating 8.4 million views in a few days. The pro-active outlook of the young adults featured in the clip may be symptomatic of a shift in focus among young people.

Back in 2017, a study published in the journal Child Development which looked at 8.44 million teenagers aged between 13 and 19 in the U.S found that many teens were leaning more towards activities more suited to their age group like reading and volunteering rather than those once thought of as rites of passage into adulthood like drinking.

Researchers found in a comparative study in the late 1970s, 93 percent of teenagers had had their first experiences with alcohol. However, by 2016, that proportion dropped to 67 percent.

The teens featured in the viral TikTok video certainly appear to be taking a more sensible approach to dealing with another familiar rite of passage for any youngster: the unauthorized, riotous house party.

In the clip, viewers are taken on a journey that begins with a badly damaged wall but, after a trip to the hardware store and a little home improvement work by each of those present, ends with the hole fully repaired.

Despite the damage being incurred during a secret party, the vast majority watching on social media were full of praise for the teens for taking action to remedy the situation.

"This is so impressive," Queensht01 said. Pebbles Mitchell concurred, writing: "Keep those types of friends." Latha_Jay was of a similar mindset, responding: "I love how it was a group project. No one was letting their homie go down alone."

Eowynstrider, meanwhile, commented: "if my kid did this then fixed his mistake I wouldn't even be mad" with Rookierebuilds echoing those sentiments, responding: "Honestly y'all made a mistake but you manned up and fixed it. I'd be a proud parent."

Some, however, remained skeptical about the teens pulling off the repair job, having been burned in similar circumstances with their own parents. "My mom would've still found out," ojsimpsonin1994 said. Abee The Artist agreed, commenting: "If the paint is off by .01% she still gon find out."

Newsweek has contacted xanderc38 for comment.