A MOTHER has revealed that her daughter screamed and cried at the top of her lungs on a recent shopping trip to Tesco.
Not only did “everyone stare”;, making Abigail Evans feel “super embarrassed,”; but an older woman got involved and told the off.
Fuming at the “,”; Abigail filmed herself sitting in her car, eager to know what others would have done in the situation.
The mother explained her recent ordeal in more detail and acknowledged that she, her cousin, and their two daughters had gone to the on a Saturday to grab a few bits for their .
She explained: “It was a , the girls playing around as kids do in supermarkets, Ivana was very emotional, she was tired and I’m not making any excuses for her because she was being a bit of a cowbag.”;
Abigail admitted that she and her cousin were taking a while to decide what food to buy, which saw her daughter Ivana get increasingly impatient.
The young children “played around”; in the aisles and the recognised that the supermarket was “really busy.”;
But things quickly erupted, as Abigail shared: “We were just talking about trying to get something and the girls must have backed up into someone’s trolley.”;
After frustrating the nearby shopper, Abigail confirmed that she “lost her patience”; and told the girls to “stand by her”; and stop getting “on people’s nerves.”;
However, despite this, things appeared to get even worse, as Abigail shared: “With Ivana, her thing at the moment is to stand there and scream at the top of her lungs and cry and I mean high pitch scream.”;
Abigail “left her for a few minutes”; and then asked her to “stop screaming”; because she would “hurt people’s ears.”;
Having said that, Abigail added: “She carried on, she didn’t even take any notice as to what I was saying and next thing you know, I hear this voice – “stop that right now”; and I turn around and some woman, she was probably 70 maybe, she’s pointing her finger at Ivana [saying] “stop that right now”; in her face.”;
Abigail admitted she was “a bit taken aback”; and was in a “state of shock”; by the older woman, who she called a “crazy .”;
The mother explained that the angry woman attempted to justify her actions and acknowledged that the screaming was hurting her daughter’s ears.
With Ivana, her thing at the moment is to stand there and scream at the top of her lungs and cry
Abigail Evans
While Abigail understood that people can be “noise sensitive,”; she told the woman: “We’re sorry that she might be being a bit too loud, but you could remove yourself from the aisle until she calms down if it’s an issue for your daughter.”;
She then recognised that the daughter was “a fully grown adult.”;
Overwhelmed by the situation, Abigail described the ordeal as “crazy”; and joked that it was “very entertaining.”;
Big divide
And it appears that the recent events, which were posted on under the username @abigailrosee25, have left social media users totally divided, as the clip has quickly racked up 75,500 views and 1,396 likes, with many flocking to the comments to share their thoughts.
One person said: “Tell me you’re raising a brat without telling me you’re raising a brat. A stern look from my mother would have been enough to know my place when I was young! Public places are not for your bratty kids entertainment.”;
Just because you have learned to tune it out, it doesn’t mean everyone has to listen to it
TikTok user
Another added: “Personally I would have removed my child from the shop and NOT expected others to move out of the aisle when it was your child that clearly had the issue and was causing issues for other people.”;
A third commented: “If your child is screaming at the top of lungs and you just leave her to do it then you need to update your . Just because you have learned to tune it out, it doesn’t mean everyone has to listen to it.”;
Whilst someone else agreed: “I’m on the woman’s side. If you won’t parent, someone has to.”;
But at the same time, others were shocked that a at Abigail’s daughter, as one mother wrote: “No one should be telling anyone else’s child off!! And there’s no excuse for it! If she had a problem she should have spoken to you about it or walked off!”;
A second chimed in: “I would have lost my head if someone shouted at my child, that woman has no idea on your child’s situation either!”;
Someone else agreed: “A stranger could NEVER! If my child was screaming or not, absolutely not their place . Sounds like you handled that extremely well with a toddler and a very rude stranger.”;
Not only this, but another snapped: “Absolutely not, it’s none of their business!”;
