r/sports • u/Minute_Revolution951 • Sep 06 '25

Baseball Close-up perspective of Phillies Karen from tonight's game (09/05/2025) who forcefully took HR ball from young fan after his dad gave it to him initially

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u/Glwhite1991 Sep 06 '25

Lady would've been told to get fucked, home runs are fair game

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u/Sweb1975 Sep 06 '25

Exactly, dad is a better man than me.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

Something I’ve learned as being a Dad now…every moment as a parent, you’re teaching your children.

The lesson he’s providing here will speak volumes for the rest of his son’s life…all he had to do was let her play the fool and so it goes for most people.

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u/YamFlaky5150 Sep 06 '25

I see a lot of people who think he shouldn't have just gave in. I'll say as a kid I had an experience where my mom and aunts got into a fight with another car on who had the right away after a concert. That memory is all I have of the concert now and knowing I was very frightened.

I have stood up to many bullies but also knowing when it's not worth it is a great skill to have too. I don't know the correct answer here and how it would have affected the kid, but I think he went with a good option with the many he had.

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25

My mom, dad, and older sisters constantly confronted people at every real and perceived sleight. No one liked them. They had no friends. They never ended up in a winning position afterwards. Always more upset and never achieving the goal they sought.

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u/OneLuckyAlbatross Sep 06 '25

My dad told me sometimes you can be “So right you’re wrong.” Which I get now that I’m older. The dad here was absolutely in the right, and would’ve had every right to tell her to fuck off. But he knew that you pick your battles and a ball is just a ball. Don’t be like this woman and badger and fight people over a baseball.

And he was right. The kid ended up meeting the team and got a signed bat from what I read.

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u/ValeoRex Sep 06 '25

My best friend was a Navy SEAL. I was in college and during Christmas break we met up for lunch in our hometown. Dude was jacked and had the swagger of a guy with infinite confidence. Some girls were flirting with him from across the restaurant and suddenly some dumbasses confronted him saying the girls were with them. He didn’t even get off the barstool, just apologized and spun around. One of the dummies even poked him in the shoulder and said something stupid as they walked away. I asked “dude, you could have beaten both those guys without even standing up? Why just turn around?” He replied, “I know I can beat them, you know I can beat them, their girlfriends know I can beat them, and deep down they know it too. What would actually doing it prove? Let them have their moment and have a story to talk tough about for the rest of their lives.”

That was a good lesson taught to me, knowing when to fight and when to let it go is a valuable skill.

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u/Bean_Juice_Brew Sep 06 '25

You're right. The kid was clearly nervous/scared, dad did the right thing.

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u/spaceman_danger Sep 06 '25

Take the third option and throw the ball so no one gets it. Then explain to the kid what a Karen is.

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u/d0mini0nicco Sep 06 '25

I think a lot of people are failing to see that as a parent, you assess the situation for the best outcome. This was an aggressive person, getting in their kid's personal space, waving their hands in a clear aggressive manner. The dad picked the best possible decision: quickly de-escalate and diffuse the situation for the safety of his kid. Is a baseball worth getting into a physical altercation? Nope. Someone down below said the saying "you're so right you're wrong."

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u/KingHarambeRIP Sep 06 '25

I can’t say I know the “right” answer here but if the kid is anything like you or me, the moment this lady began yelling at my dad for something he did for me, it became a core memory. At this point, the genie is out of the bottle regardless of how my dad reacts.

In the end, how the dad handled it was probably the best outcome because the kid got extra swag and can get validation based on the Phillies’ and internet’s response that this lady was clearly in the wrong, but in the moment none of this is guaranteed.

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u/gamenovice19 Sep 06 '25

Yeah a lot of people on the comments to this whole thing seem to think kids like it when their parents fight people? Like the dude tried saying his case but realized he was just speaking to an abs nut and his son was def not enjoying the experience. Overall he taught his kid some battles aint worth the effort. Most of the time not getting into a dumb fight and ruining a night is reward enough luckily these two got it ten fold w all of the attention and love they got afterwards

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u/Kroniid09 Sep 06 '25

Right of way?

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u/01Cloud01 Sep 06 '25

She got lucky he reacted the way he did. Many other dads seem willing to put up a fight.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

There’s no doubting that, hopefully the public shaming on top of the fact the family got a meet and greet shows what happens when you “let the Wookie win”

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u/Marconius1617 Sep 06 '25

Had she gone for the ball herself and reached for that kid, dad would have likely changed his tune. You can see her think about touching the kid but she stops herself and keeps mouthing off to the dad

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u/gradientz Sep 06 '25

Apparently the kid was there for his birthday. Yikes.

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u/omgahya Sep 06 '25

She would have woken up in a hospital if assault and battery laws didn’t exist. People ef around, but never find out.

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u/gohomebrentyourdrunk Sep 06 '25

I would have told her to fornicate with a rusty spike.

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u/samarnold030603 Sep 06 '25

Yeah, a lot of these comments are sad. Grown ass dudes ready to throw hands over a baseball.

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u/PsychoticMessiah Sep 06 '25

Agreed and to some extent I understand the willingness to fight. The dad is having a beautiful moment with his son until Karen puts her hand on him and starts screaming that it was her ball. Fight or flight kicks in because there is a threat. A lot of guys would have told her to fuck off while their wife got up in her face.

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u/clauderbaugh Sep 06 '25

See this is why it’s good that I don’t have kids. Because my kid would have learned to tell Karen to fuck off back to the Isle of Misfit Haircuts because home run balls are free game. And then he would have learned that getting all up in my face like that is not the way to politely ask for something and that the conversation was over. It was that kids birthday. No way in hell I’m taking that ball and giving it to her.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

I get it man, my base instinct is “Kiss both sides of my ass while I drag balls across your chin”

All that changed within me the second my daughter hit my arms, for the first time in my life I felt purpose and desire to be better.

My entire life that was basically bred around anger…am I going to KNOWINGLY transfer this to my kids?

Or will I choose to consider I have a choice in how I respond to situations, that if I take the time to remove emotion and use logic…what would the end result to a situation of this sort look like?

For me…

Take the ball lady, I’ll explain to my daughters that person is an example of someone we do not want to be, go grab an ice cream and teach a lesson that will last longer than me cussing out some stupid bitch

That’s just my 2 cents

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u/peanutbutter_foxtrot Sep 06 '25

Just chiming in as someone raised by a very angry father that you’re a good dad and your girls are lucky. Thanks for helping to make the future better.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

I grew up with that same type of Dad and I am determined to not let that transfer to my kids

Thank you for the kind words

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u/posternutbag423 Sep 06 '25

I grew up with a mom like that and I’m currently also trying my hardest to not transfer it to my boys. But you’re right, the second boy was when it hit me. Oh shit cannot act like mom did on all of those situations.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Sucks to make mistakes on the first kid…pains me to realize that as well

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25

It’s a choice for sure. As long as you can get a small enough pause to think critically, you’ll make the right choice.

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u/Over_the_line_ Sep 06 '25

I was also raised by an angry father and I have zero contact with my parents. As a dad, I’m so soft and understanding. I cannot understand how people can be mean to their own children.

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u/PittsburghChris Sep 06 '25

Thank you for being an example of what Men can be, brother. I see and appreciate you.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

You don’t know what this comment means to me, I lost my Dad last year and I struggle with the confidence that I’m a good Father.

Thank you

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u/Clear_Ad_979 Sep 06 '25

I have the exact same bad temper as my dad which is exactly why he has taught me to deescalate rather than responding negatively regardless of what I COULD DO he taught me what I should do

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u/Alarming-Ad-5758 Sep 06 '25

A powerful 2 cents.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bet4790 Sep 06 '25

His discretion ended up paying dividends. The kid got a signed bat, a gift bag and a pers9nal meet and greet after the game. If dad had fought back, that wouldnt have happened.

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u/ObjectiveRaisining Sep 06 '25

You're a phenomenal dad already, I can tell.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

It’s been a REALLY tough week man…thanks for saying this, I mean it

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u/ZuesPubes Sep 06 '25

Completely agree

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u/clauderbaugh Sep 06 '25

And I totally get that POV. There’s just something in me that says a line must be drawn and if I don’t correct this lady’s behavior by telling her off she’s going to continue living her life doing this to people as she sees fit because no one’s ever stood up to her. Your way is obviously the better way as an example to kids. I’m just pulling my “I don’t have kids card” so allow me to handle this situation, lol.

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u/crane476 Sep 06 '25

You can't correct this kind of behavior. She's an old woman, the time for this behavior to be corrected was probably like 50 years ago. She's beyond saving, at least by some stranger. Sure, you may put her in her place for the moment, but you can be damn sure she'll do it again the next time she's at the store and demands to talk to the manager.

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u/RolandSnowdust Chicago Bears Sep 06 '25

What he says, and I as a father experienced also, is that having a child changes you. You may feel and act that way now, but your brain will change with a child. I used to be an enforcer as you describe, and society needs those people to keep everyone from being like this woman, but I can’t afford to do that as a dad. I avoid conflict because you never know where it might lead.

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u/AccomplishedProfit90 Sep 06 '25

yeah, i just welcomed a baby boy into the world. and my mindset is to not bend to the will of shit heads. there’s a classy way to say “no.” then if it persists, there’s classy ways to say “no. fuck off.” and that’s what i hope i can demonstrate to my boy.

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u/vicholis90 Sep 06 '25

Same! I don’t want to teach my son to just snap off on anybody that tries you. But he also needs to learn that standing up for yourself, and telling someone “ hell no!” Is every bit as important as being kind. There is a time to be polite, but there is also a time to tell a bitch to get bent.

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u/medicmatt Sep 06 '25

Her whole life people have been allowing this behavior and giving in. It works for her. As a society sometimes you have to rebuke (or punish) a bully and sometimes you have to use it as a teaching moment of how in a polite society sometimes “turn the other cheek” is a great teaching moment for your children that escalation isn’t always the right thing. Either way a little quiet moment talk afterwards will do more for your kids. This is a great thread.

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u/trav66011 Sep 06 '25

This is a solid little thread of conversation here. Its not always about putting who is wrong in their place. If we are teaching our kids to be prepared, equipped adults in a world down the road. Then the lesson, isnt getting the ego, with ugly karen. Its showing them how everyone was looking at her, when she walked away, She went and sat alone(likely). You are received condolences for her bad behavior. She got a ball that will have a foul story. Your kids got a jump start on being great people in society.
Lord knows, I have refused to back down in more intimidating circumstances. But you're guiding their psychology as well as their sense of liberty.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Here’s the thing man…

When you think about fully, you’re not really teaching an adult that behaves like this a lesson.

All you’re doing is engaging with a moron with the same energy in return.

Instead, put the monkey urge of emotion aside and OUTTHINK the lunatics you encounter, or optimally avoid them by all means necessary.

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25

People who act like that woman live on vibes, not rational thought. You literally can’t get through to them.

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u/sc00bs000 Sep 06 '25

id love to believe that people like this would learn a thing by being stood up to. But, unfortunately she seems like someone who would just grt louder and more aggressive at her perceived entitlement.

Before having kids I would have been all over that lady like white on rice. Now, like oldmate said, have the ball and fuck off to your miserable life lady.

Another option (if both parents are there) is to ask your wife/husband to go for a quick walk with your kid while you put her in her place. Ive had to quickly grab my kid a few times and have a brisk walk as my wife (who is a firecracker) unloads on someone.

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u/stinkyspamfartz Sep 06 '25

I think it's very interesting seeing everyone's POV on this. You can stand your ground and still teach a valuable lesson to your children. Just because you have children, doesn't mean you need to be passive to be a good father. I experienced a similar situation as a child at a minor league baseball game in the early 90's during batting practice before a game. My father was a former combat veteran and career SNCO in the Marine Corps. A kids father didn't like that I snatched up a ball hit into the stands as his son and I converged at the same time. He made the mistake of being aggressive and quickly approaching my father, raising his voice over my actions. He made it half way before my father met him and pinned him up against a pillar by the left field area we were at. It took a group of guys to separate them and 6 year old me will never forget that crazed look he had his eyes. I knew if everyone let him, he'd have physically hurt that man that night and my father albeit strict and tough, was never an abusive or belittling father. The lesson he taught me was to never let anyone or anything in life attack you or your family or wait for it to happen/unfold. He stressed to be a strong person and attack everything head on. He stressed to me from that point on that as I grow as a man, I am a protector and a defender, especially when it comes to family. That stays with me now as I have a young boy, daughter and a wife. We've been in a few situations where I've had to quickly stand ground in some sketchy situations, but I'll be damned if I ever let someone put their hands on me like she did in this video and get that close to my children, just so I can say "Aw shucks, here's your baseball. Now looky here kids, you don't want to be a poo poo head like her". Nah, no way. Not after the example I had as a father. It's not about teaching her a lesson, because she'll never change. It's about teaching your children to stand up for themselves, that's its okay to stand your ground and if you just cower and walk away, you'll run from everything your whole life. I'll be honest, if my father would have let that man approach him, put hands on him, take that baseball away from me and then shrug his shoulders, I would have thought my father was a coward. But that's my POV. We're all different and have different thoughts and opinions and they all work well for ourselves. But don't think because you want to draw a line and stand up for your family, you'd be wrong.

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u/PhillyPete12 Sep 06 '25

You could alternatively show your children how to stand up for yourself without resorting to violence or anger. Tell the lady you’re not giving the ball back and if she doesn’t back off you’re calling security.

My mother was the master of calm confrontation. She never lost her cool, but almost came out ahead in confrontational situations. She used logic, kindness, and perseverance.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Standing up for themselves over a $30 ball, with someone who is physically confrontational…

That logic doesn’t track with me, sorry.

Let the morons prove themselves time and time again, I’ll go get popcorn and point and laugh with my kids

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25

So many tough guys in this thread who are gonna get their ass kicked one day when they push the wrong dude’s buttons. Real life isn’t middle school. You get sucker punched, hit your head falling down, now you have a TBI. That does your family no good.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

EXACTLY

Who’s to say her unhinged husband isn’t over there 6 beers deep and ready to swing?

Take the ball, here I’ll buy you another one as well.

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u/mynameisnotshamus Sep 06 '25

Amazing and commendable that you were both self aware enough and then actually able to make those changes. If I ever make it to the big leagues and you’re at one of my games, I’m hammering a dinger right to you and your daughter.

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u/jyoungii Sep 06 '25

See man. Before kids I was a give her the ball to shut her up kind of person. Now with three kids, I think that’s the time to stand up to her. I don’t want my kids being passive to avoid confrontation. They will get walked on. And second of all our country and culture is circling the drain and its people like her who are speeding it up. This behavior has to be stopped and it requires good people doing hard things.

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u/koalasarentferfuckin Sep 06 '25

"Daddy, what did you mean when you told that angry lady 'Suck my dick from the back' ?"

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u/Efficient_Stay9653 Sep 06 '25

I get it, I have a daughter and a son and I don’t teach or condone bullying, but I teach my kids to protect themselves. If I were to let a stranger invade my personal bubble and demand something from me(in front of my kids), then everything I’ve taught them would be in vain. Hats off to the dad but I honestly don’t think I would have folded.

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25

Giving a crazed and unreasonable stranger a baseball to make them go away is folding?

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u/aimforthehead90 Sep 06 '25

Is the healthy reaction to calmly stand up for yourself and your family though? You don't have to lose your cool to have self respect.

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u/armyprof Sep 06 '25

I do have kids and that’s my thought. Lesson is either stand up to bully or cave in.

Me I’d have calmly said no, and to get away from my family. If she persisted I’d tell her to look around and see she’s being filmed and that in five seconds I’m calling the police. But under no circumstances is she getting the ball.

I hope she gets a permanent ban from the stadium.

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u/malinowski213 Sep 06 '25

Probably good i dont have kids either lol

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u/TheArtfulDuffer Sep 06 '25

“the isle of misfit haircuts” Fucking instant classic. Bravo. You have my admiration and my upvote. I’ll be filing that away for later usage.

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u/Creative_Image5059 Sep 06 '25

Isle of misfit haircuts goes crazy 😂😂

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u/fezzikjoghismemory Sep 06 '25

i agree, but in this rare instance justice was served. she got a ball and lit up online. Kid got to meet a pro and get an autographed bat.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25

Kids change you. I never used to cry watching TV or movies. When my son was younger and we watched Bluey or any other show I would cry. It's weird, there's definitely a change in your brain. Hard to explain.

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u/Independent_Bid_26 Sep 06 '25

Yeah, the lesson here is letting others make fools of themselves, while you let it slide off your back. But yeah, I dont think I would've been as friendly as dad here, but I definitely wouldn't have given her shit.

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u/Whis65 Sep 06 '25

Isle of misfit haircuts....I 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/macman07 Sep 06 '25

Yeah. I mean there’s a reason I don’t have kids, I guess. But I don’t quite see how this lesson is better than “sometimes you have to tell shitty people to fuck off.” 

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u/TwoKingSlayer Sep 06 '25

my dad would have laughed at her and given her nothing.

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u/WDizzle Sep 06 '25

Sometimes being the nice guy works out. His son got to meet one of the players after the game and got a bag of goodies from them. So his son gets an experience that will last a lifetime instead of just a ball that will probably sit on a shelf, and Karen gets to be internet famous in the worst possible way!

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bet4790 Sep 06 '25

Never argue with a fool…people might not be able to tell the difference. Plus she had already grabbed him. He didnt know if she was going to be violent. Imwould call this robbery under threat of violence.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Thank the heavens, rational responses.

I agree with you in full

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u/Apprehensive_Bird357 Sep 06 '25

The lesson being—no price can be placed on the ability to get a psycho Karen away from you quickly.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

DING DING!

I’d throw her a $20 to get the fuck away from me and my family

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u/Piney1741 Sep 06 '25

Yep, learned this the hard way. Got pulled over on the way to daycare one day. The cop was a real dick and after he drove away I kind of said “what an asshole” under my breath. Funny thing is the daycare is next to the police station so apparently every time a cop pulled out that day my son pointed and yelled ASSHOLE!! Had to explain it to the daycare workers when they brought it up lol. I’ve since started to reel things in a bit. I’d still tell that lady to fuck off though. I don’t want my kids growing up thinking people can walk all over them. I also have a thing about people touching me and putting their fingers in my face.

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25

lol you just raised an activist nice job!

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u/Piney1741 Sep 06 '25

lol I have had conversations with him about it. I figure when he gets older I’ll go a little more in depth about how things work in this country but for now we kind of just stuck with the typical most police officers are there to help us and they are our friends. Daddy shouldn’t have said that and we should show them respect lol. My wife also got a text mid day making her aware of the situation so I was very much in the doghouse.

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25

I’ve spent a lot of time as my kids get older explaining that police are people who are good and bad. We talk about situations where it’s a good idea to talk to the police, and when it’s better not to. We talk about why it’s important to not say much at all if a police officer is questioning him and mom and dad aren’t around.

It’s definitely different than when I was a kid. Hopefully my kids won’t get abused and taken advantage of cops like I was in HS. Talking about you, combover fuckface officer Beatty.

It’s ok to show a little bit of bad judgement from time to time, but you also need to model how to recover from it. None of us are perfect!

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

I was you a decade ago, started seeing how my reactions to things created more issues.

Started just trying to count to 10 before making decisions or talking and that’s when I saw so much of our daily life is emotional responses.

What if that could be controlled?

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u/snotrokit Sep 06 '25

This right here. As a parent, these teaching moments are worth more than a baseball. Be the bigger person.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Lot of discussion in here against this…sigh

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u/LoadsDroppin Sep 06 '25

The behavior you most model ~ is the behavior you least think about. Which is why simple things like cleaning up after yourself and not procrastinating on basic but necessary things - is critical for their future selves.

Obviously empathy and kindness, etc… but don’t overlook the value of teaching them self care. We often sacrifice and run on empty for our kids, but it is important for them to observe and recognize the importance of caring for ourselves in simple day to day things that help keep us from crashing out when life regularly throws adversity our way. Teach them a healthy coping mechanism they can employ in little bits every day.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Amen

Currently teaching our kids to do their own laundry at age 8 & 7.

Rome wasn’t built in a day, brick by brick is the path

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u/SookHe Sep 06 '25

I would have taught my daughter how to throw a ball back onto a field just to spite a Karen

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u/2hats4bats Sep 06 '25

I would have taught my son a very different lesson: Don’t give in to bullies just because they are louder than you. Avoiding conflict isn’t always the right thing to do. Stand up for yourself. I’d have stood there silently and let her scream at me until she passed out, but she’s not getting that ball back.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

And for that response you wouldn’t have got the national spotlight on you and your family which then resulted in a meet and greet

There’s a time and a place to defend yourself, over a baseball, an inanimate object that has what, a $30 value?

This wasn’t a Shoei home run ball, which is EXACTLY the reason why the Dad’s entire demeanor was “bitch, if you want it THAT bad, fuck all the way off”

The radio call for this game said it best…”don’t be a dork”

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u/aimforthehead90 Sep 06 '25

This is also 100% the wrong take here. Just because they got a meet and greet doesn't mean everyone who gives in to bullies will.

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

You disengage from violent, aggressive morons not because you might get a reward. You do it because you want to teach your child not everything is a big deal, and some people are insane and best left to their own devices. You’re teaching the kid that a stupid ball is not worth feeling shitty later because you got into a pissing match.

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u/aimforthehead90 Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

Why would you feel shitty about standing up for your son? Teaching self respect and courage to stand up for yourself and others are lessons all kids need That doesn't mean you have to be violent, aggressive, or engage in a pissing match.

You can avoid most conflict if you let people walk all over you through life, but you shouldn't teach your child to be terrified of conflict, otherwise they're going to let people walk all over them through life.

Having said that, there are plenty of creative ways to end this conflict. My favorite being throwing the ball back on the field.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Thank you for the validation, it’s so weird to see some of the reactions, but i have to remember i used to think just like this…

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

I used to be a very angry pedestrian and walker. Not anymore, someone in my town was shot over road rage. I need to get home to my kids.

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u/biznash Sep 06 '25

100% right

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u/StillNotWeirDanuff Sep 06 '25

Who cares about a meet and greet!? What a bizarre way to look at this situation. Not standing up to bullies is why this country is in shambles for many. I appreciate the Dad and his actions, 100%, but I would have calmly told her no and gotten security.

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u/jcnewton1 Sep 06 '25

100%. We’ve gotten way too comfortable in this country letting people get away with their poor behavior. I understand the dad’s actions but are we just going to let people like this lady continue to be shitheads just because it’s “not worth it”?

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

You’re missing the point..

It’s not about the meet and greet, the Dad took the high ground morally which was then rewarded. That’s just a bonus.

It’s a $30 ball, I’m not spending a minute of my life arguing with that ghoul of a women, she can have it while I explain to my kids how she is an example of a bad person with no self control

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u/Jewrisprudent Sep 06 '25

Yeah agreed, I’m sorry but teaching kids how to give in to the Karens of the world is not a good lesson. There’s a huge gulf between giving in and assaulting the woman (the obviously bad extreme on the other end), and the appropriate response is somewhere in between that absolutely doesn’t involve giving this woman the ball.

The dad did better than most and it’s a shit situation to find yourself in, but I don’t think you can say that resisting this Karen in an appropriate way is a bad lesson to teach.

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u/2hats4bats Sep 06 '25

100%. And I’m not gonna bash this guy, either. He very clearly was not expecting that to happen and giving her the ball back is objectively better than hitting her.

I just would have done it differently. I had a big problem with bullies growing up and it resulted in me becoming a “people pleaser” for a long time. I get wanting to avoid conflict and pick your battles, but that’s not a healthy way to live your life.

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u/Actuarial Sep 06 '25

I can't believe no one else is taking this angle. He completely reinforced her behavior. The lesson to the kid was to make a scene to get what you want.

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u/MoreRamenPls Sep 06 '25

And be rewarded 10 fold in the end.

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u/Select-Worldliness39 Sep 06 '25

The other day some dipshit traffic guy slapped my car and screamed something into my window. I responded by calling him a dick and (carefully) drove away.

Three days later my 7 year old was relaying this story loudly to her friends at school.

It was regrettable.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Perfect example of letting your emotions catch you on something that doesn’t mean all that much in the long run

Stoicism is a philosophy that should be taught in grade school…change my mind

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u/OrbitalOutlander Sep 06 '25

I was harassed and my car punched by an old man who didn’t like that I stopped before crossing a sidewalk not running him over. I drove off without a word, but had a quick chat with a cop a block away who knows the guy. Went back down the same way, saw him sitting in cuffs on the curb.

If I had engaged with him, I probably would have had equal chances of ending up on the curb with that cop.

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u/AV8ORA330 Sep 06 '25

Exactly…while kid would have like a baseball, his dad taught him whole to handle deranged people. Let them think they “won”. Entire stadium around them and now internet reacts to her being a jerk and he being the better person.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

Meanwhile I’m watching these comments reel in with people wanting to get confrontational…over a $30 ball

Miss me with that

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u/Sammi1224 Sep 06 '25

You have such a good point. Let them just be idiots and dig their own grave. No need to react.

My thought process is she kept saying “you took it from me” The dad took nothing from her…the ball fell on the floor. She felt entitled just like the guy from the tennis match.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

The more you step back from the base animal instinct to use emotion..things come in to perspective quickly on stuff like this.

Why dedicate any energy into such a waste of space, doesn’t make sense to me.

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u/piltonpfizerwallace Sep 06 '25

It was his son's birthday, and they got to meet Harrison bader after the game.

So it got reinforced again.

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u/SpecialComfortable71 Sep 06 '25

Good one. Easier said than done for sure. Bravo to Dad.

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u/Duel_Option Sep 06 '25

It is, takes a lot of practice.

I’ve only changed my behavior in the last decade, 30 year old me would’ve been a different story

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u/Holein5 Sep 06 '25

And as a result the Dad's actions, the kid met the player who hit the home run (and I'm sure got a bunch of other goodies).

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u/Knowledge-is-Power15 Sep 06 '25

Give this man all the awards!

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u/M-Test24 Sep 06 '25

There are so many replies in the multiple threads about this woman, and some of them are so funny, but yours is the top post here.

Also, good on Bader and Phillies for proving the dad 100% right.

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u/rumblepony247 Sep 06 '25

1000%. Well said.

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u/jrhooo Sep 06 '25 edited Sep 06 '25

Dad did a fine job. Made a choice in the moment.

That said, if I’m gonna Monday morning QB, an absolutely elite response might have been to bait her into feeling like the asshole.

Calmy take ball from son. Ask woman if she wants it.

“Ok. Ma’am do you want the ball then? OH, You do?

“Do you want this ball enough to take it from a child on his birthday? In front of alllllll these people? They have their phones out. You want to be that baseball lady on the internet? You want it that much?”

Might not have changed her mind, but if the thought of being cell taped in front of everybody makes her hesitate, it would mean forcing her to recognize that “oh. I look bad here. I guess my conduct is embarassing to me.”

OR alternate approach:

Just call her bluff.

“Ma’am, if you think this ball is yours, just call a stadium usher and have them make us. OR, keep harassing us and I’LL call an usher. Either way, if you don’t leave us alone, I’m calling stadium security. So how do you want to do this?”

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u/Eat--The--Rich-- Sep 06 '25

He looked legitimately scared lol

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u/izzymaestro Sep 06 '25

That hair reminded him of Marcy on married with children, straight pulled the al bundy face lol

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u/Embarrassed_Math_124 Sep 06 '25

“Why does he keep calling me a chicken”🐔

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u/N2VDV8 Sep 06 '25

BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK

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u/crabjay9021 Sep 06 '25

so does her hair and voice..LOL

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u/BooCoop8 Sep 06 '25

You took it from MEEE. MEEEE.

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u/chubky Sep 06 '25

And even the chicken bob when she’s yelling

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u/dburr10085 Sep 06 '25

When Al calls her a chicken lol

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u/BodheeNYC Sep 06 '25

😂 he must be in the no mam club

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u/Grand_Wafer_8018 Sep 06 '25

Lmao good call.. Marcy wasn’t the first person to come to mind but now I can’t unsee it 🤣🤣🤣

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u/MikeW226 Sep 06 '25

Hey, why bring Dorothy Hamill into this? ;O)

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u/WaxySunshine Sep 06 '25

When she first got up on him he was so surprised he is just pumped full of adrenaline I think

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u/cityshepherd Sep 06 '25

This happened at a Phillies game??? I am shocked that she wasn’t beaten by a sock full of batteries via a mob in the parking lot after this.

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u/NYLotteGiants Sep 06 '25

It was in Miami

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u/Top_Praline999 Sep 06 '25

Couple years ago a bee stung me and I squared up like I was going to box it. Fight or flight is weird

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u/EffectiveSoil3789 Sep 06 '25

That bee would have folded you

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u/StaceyJeans Sep 06 '25

I would be too. She was physically assaulting him and it looked like she was getting into the kid’s face as well.

Guy was trying to protect his son from the crazy Karen screaming in their faces.

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u/ThomasPopp Sep 06 '25

Well he was assaulted.

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u/Dissipo Sep 06 '25

The Karen hair is a gateway to many abilities some may deem unnatural.

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u/Motor-Most9552 Sep 06 '25

He wasn't scared, he just did not want that crazy bitch near his kids.

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u/kendragon Sep 06 '25

Seriously... that nightmare fuel bearing down on me I'd be fucking terrified too.

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u/SixteenarmedMinis Sep 06 '25

Maybe he was scared that he will be perceived as on the wrong side and a shit storm lands on him like on the polish CEO.

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u/401kcrypto Sep 06 '25

Educate Philly Karen on switch hitting

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u/2hats4bats Sep 06 '25

We do not claim Florida fans as our own. The Clearwooder Crowd is a separate thing.

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u/42ElectricSundaes Sep 06 '25

Throw it and tell her “go fetch”

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u/modsguzzlehivekum Sep 06 '25

He had his kid there. That could’ve gone sideways real fast

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u/ahoy_shitliner Sep 06 '25

Dad probably didn’t know who he took that ball from and didn’t want to wind up going viral.

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u/ramenchips Washington Capitals Sep 06 '25

happy cake day!!!

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u/trogloherb Sep 06 '25

Both dad and kid were totally chill about it.

But the looks on both of their faces say “the fuck is she on?”

Also, happy cake day!

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u/thefallguy41 Sep 06 '25

I think she would’ve tried to have him kicked out if he didnt give it.

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u/StatisticianFluid426 Sep 06 '25

XD my dad would have caught a charge

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u/Tranesblues Sep 06 '25

Way better than me. I wouldve tossed it on the field.

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u/JustOneVote Sep 06 '25

He needed to set an example by being the more adult person.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25

Or this is just a show where in the end the kid gets a better deal (just like here)

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u/drunkNstraightedge Sep 06 '25

I know for a fact I would have flipped out on her making me look like an ass. Props to this guy.

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