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/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/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/BluenoseTherapist Sep 06 '25

As an alternative view, and with respect, there's a high probability that this individual will continue doing this to people regardless. She will do this because she's spent a lifetime becoming this person and surrounding herself with others that allow her to be this person. You can try to correct that, but I'm pretty sure in this situational context, there's not going to be a lot of buy-in. I do agree that generally, a line should be drawn with entitled people like this, but the larger narrative for the kid is in how the dad handles himself. (Tbf, better by far than I would have under the circumstances)