Sam Mac outed as an accidental hospital baby blanket thief by followers

Last weekend I shared a little video of our family camping trip where there was a very brief shot of me pushing our newborn son in his pram.

Until I revealed that our newborn son was wrapped in an iconic pink, white, yellow and blue hospital blanket.

“As a Midwife, all I saw in this video was the hospital blanket you stole,” said Bec.

Next was Lou: “Another Midwife here, yes, the blankets really stand out in the wild.”

I was gobsmacked. I genuinely, hand on heart, had no idea I was stealing. Your honour.

I needed official confirmation so I consulted the most reputable source possible in a time of crisis ... Google’s AI Overview.

“No, you are not allowed to take hospital blankets home. They are hospital property.” Ouch.

Next, I called my darling Rebecca (who will now be known as “the accomplice”). She too, had no idea we were stealing.

My video had unwittingly exposed us both as accidental thieves. It gets worse. The accomplice informed me we had four of those hospital blankets at home.

My conscience was getting the better of me. I had to confess. I had to own our mistake. So, I made a very short video acknowledging the stolen blankets and promising to lie low for a while.

That new video was viewed more than two million times in 24 hours. Now more than three million people knew we were not only thieves, but repeat offenders.

It had gone global. Even people in Sweden were commenting. It was now an internationally recognised crime.

But as I worked my way through the thousands of comments, one thing became increasingly clear — we weren’t alone.

Almost every comment was confessing to the EXACT same crime. We felt a wave of solidarity. It was like we were the “I am Spartacus” moment of the linen world.