We’ve all been there: standing in a long queue at the store, waiting impatiently for our turn to check out. But what happens when someone tries to cut in line? One shopper found themselves in a heated argument with an elderly lady and a mom with a baby. The situation escalated, and the shopper ended up telling the elderly lady off, sparking a debate over entitlement and empathy. ️
A Slow Day at the Store ️
The Elderly Lady’s Suggestion
Speaking Up ️
The Argument Begins
No Baby, No Problem?
The Elderly Lady’s Rant
‘If’…
Telling Her Off
The Mom Chimes In ️
No Problem with Kids
The Sleeping Baby
A Matter of Entitlement ♀️
Clarification on Language
Entitlement or Empathy? The Great Queue Debate!
In a tense standoff, a shopper refused to let a mom with a baby cut in front of them in a long queue and told off an elderly lady who suggested the mom should skip ahead. The argument sparked a debate over entitlement and empathy, with the elderly lady accusing the shopper of lacking both. The shopper, however, defended their position, saying they have no problem with kids but felt that the mom had no legitimate reason to skip the line. So, who’s in the right? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
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NTA: No special treatment for moms with babies in line!
“NTA this is part of the reason why I don’t care for modern parents or parenting culture. Some parents don’t want to hear this but my time is just as valuable as yours. It’d be one thing if she was having physical difficulty or the child was about to be sick.” ♀️
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NTA for not allowing Mom to cut, but went nuclear
NTA for refusing to let mom cut line, but why attack her?
ESH. OP overreacted and misunderstood the situation.
ESH: Don’t escalate unless they actually cut the line!
ESH. Shopper argues with mom and elderly lady over line cutting.
ESH but mom: Mom refuses to let baby cut line, sparks drama.
Being polite in line costs nothing. YTA for being rude.
Commenter thinks engaging further was unnecessary. YTA ♂️
NTA, completely agree with you Pregnancy symptom: entitlement?
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Learn some manners or you might regret it!
Defending the mom’s right to stand in line, but criticizing her comment. NTA, but kinda AH. ♀️
YTA for verbally assaulting a mom who did nothing wrong
ESH. Preemptive argument escalates into insults and profanities. Everyone sucks.
YTA for blowing a small situation out of proportion
YTA: Being childfree doesn’t excuse being an a**hole
NTA, but let’s stop reducing mothers to their reproductive organs
YTA for the unhinged way you handled this.
Debate over line-cutting: Who’s right?
YTA for arguing with people and targeting the mom unfairly
YTA for assuming parents are entitled without any evidence. ♂️
