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There is a wonderful sense of role reversal in a viral Instagram clip by the page "Indian Gaming Mom," where a son awakens and finds his mother late at night, and, despite everything, Lateshika is entirely absorbed in the PlayStation 5 version of Marvel's Spider-Man 2. She should be asleep or in the kitchen, but a camera side shot shows her standing up fighting the foes (as a giant sand creature) in a gaming chair with a headset on her head and full concentration. The video, which was uploaded recently, takes a witheringly sarcastic turn on the idea of kids who are caught playing games subtly as their parents chastize them. Netizens are adoring it and liking her skills by commenting such remarks as "She needs to give tutorials!" and "Pro gamer mom unlocked!" The mixture of the love of the homemaker towards gaming and her domestic chores has endeared her to the audience and has made her an instant online celebrity. The homely, humorous scene emphasizes the fact that gaming defies age—old people are equally able to swing across New York City as well as moms!