A chaotic scene in aWalmartwas captured in a now-viral video, triggering mixed reactions aboutparenting.
Amber Gregory, a shopper at the retail giant store, witnessed the child hurling items across the aisle and looking visibly distressed.
HighlightsA child’s outburst at a Walmart store went viral on social media, fueling heated conversations about parenting.The little girl was seen smashing bottles and hurling items on the floor in the clip.One witness, Amber Gregory, stepped up and defended the child.Amber said she is the mother of a neurodivergent child.
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A young child wreaked havoc in a Walmart, fueling a heated online conversation about parenting
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“Where is her mother — or whoever she’s with?” aWalmart shopperwas heard asking in the viral clip.
The tantrum escalated with her stomping on snacks, flinging dairy products, and eventually smashing bottles, sending shards of glass and red liquid splattering across the floor.
At some point in the video, two women were captured grappling the child and trying to stop her from destroying the products.
“I know you’re just trying to restrain her, but I’m not touching nobody’s kid,” a shopper with a trolley was heard saying
Bystanders, including some Walmart employees, appeared stunned, with a few attempting to intervene but quickly giving up when the girl resisted. Others whipped out their phones and filmed thechild’s outburst.
“Don’t record her, you don’t know what she’s going through! Don’t do that to a little girl,” she told the onlookers.
A shopper urged others not to film the girl and shared her own perspective of parenting a child with neurodivergence
In an interview withTMZ, Gregory explained that thegirl’s behaviorreminded her of traits she observes in her ownneurodivergent child.
The minor was “trying to hurt herself” with the broken glass from the smashed bottles, she said. When the parent finally arrived at the scene, they had to rush the daughter away from the crowd.
Online commentators pointed fingers at the parents, accusing them of neglect and calling for accountability for the damages
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As the video circulated online, viewers voiced divided opinions. Manyblamed the parentsfor failing to supervise their child, with some suggesting they should be held financially responsible for the destruction.
“That parent or grandparent should have to pay for every single item after Walmart presses charges for destruction of property,” one said.
“I don’t care what she’s going through, stop messing with other people’s stuff,” read a second comment while a third wrote, “I understand she may have issues, but someone has to stop her.”
“There’s no justification for allowing your child to run rampant and destroy products in a store,” one social media user said
“Where is her mother — or whoever she’s with?” An ill-mannered young girl is going viral after trashing a Walmart store.pic.twitter.com/OHacNYrAsa
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“There’s no justification for allowing your child to run rampant anddestroy productsin a store,” wrote another. “This isn’t a place to hold a therapy session.”
Some also wondered what provoked the child to act out in this way.
“Children acting this way are often testing their caregivers to see if they care enough to exercise some authority, control, and structure,” one person said.
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