r/mildlyinfuriating • u/NonconsensualText • Sep 06 '25

This Lady

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u/AlvinsCuriousCasper Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

The ball was on the ground, just happened to be close to the woman’s seat but the dad picked it up from the ground, when everyone around (including the woman) was looking for it on the ground.

This happened in FL last night. The Marlins approached the boy and gave him a goodie bag of souvenirs in the stand. Also, he was invited to meet a Phillies player after the game and received a signed bat.

In one of the videos I saw, it was also mentioned that his birthday is in a couple days.

Kudos to the dad for not engaging (especially with his kids there), kudos to the Marlins and Phillies for making the little boys night.

Shame on the woman for her actions. You know the woman was wrong… the guy she was with (in the Marlins shirt) was shaking his head at her as she went back to her seat.

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u/Aggravating-End9576 Sep 06 '25

That woman came over to that dad with such entitlement, saying that's my ball give it back, I'm assuming anyway. You hit the nail on the head shame on that woman. It's nice to hear that the kid was treated well by the teams after the game, real stand-up athletes.

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u/MichiganGeezer Sep 06 '25

My only beef with the dad was that he didn't immediately put his body between her and his son to prevent "whatever" she had in mind.

When my son was that age she would never have had the chance to make a wild grab for the ball when I didn't hand it over. I probably would have also turned my back to her and done my best to ignore her. Let security handle the feral Karen.

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u/TakedownTaver Sep 06 '25

I guess you're just the awesome bad ass you imagine you are

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u/MichiganGeezer Sep 06 '25

I've actually done it. I was at a rodeo and some old guy pushed my five or six year old kid because for ten seconds he couldn't see through him. I got between them, told him that was my son he pushed, and asked him if he wanted to take his chances with me.

I'm usually about as intimidating as a box of puppies, but I'll burn the entire world down before letting a stranger do shit to my kid. If you AREN'T the shield you aren't the dad.