Mom furiously slammed after demanding a woman give up her seat on the subway so she could sit by her child

A mom has been slammed after she demanded a woman give up her seat on the subway so she and her child could sit together. 

The mom to an eight-year-old boy was bashed after the woman that was targeted took to Reddit to detail the frustrating situation. 

The unnamed 23-year-old revealed that she was sitting in a seat on the subway when a mother walked in carrying her eight-year-old son. 

According to the train rider, the mom gestured for the 23-year-old to stand up and give up her seat. 

When she refused, the mom became enraged and began criticizing the ‘younger generation’. 

She shared the story in a thread titled Am I The A**hole as she asked people on the web if she was in the wrong for refusing to give up her seat. 

The post was titled: ‘Am I the a**hole for refusing to give my seat to a lady and her child?’ 

‘I (23F) was on my way home from work on the subway, totally exhausted. My company had organized a sports event that I was busy with all day. My commute is pretty long—about 50 minutes. 

‘Luckily, I got a seat and was about to doze off when, at the next station, a lady and her young boy (who looked about eight years old) got on,’ she said at the start of the post. 

The 23-year-old revealed that the mom had been carrying her son, despite him looking as though he was capable of walking on his own. 

She added: ‘The lady was carrying her son, even though he looked perfectly capable of walking on his own. She walked straight toward me and motioned with her head for me to get up. 

‘She didn’t even say anything, and it felt like she was just expecting me to move. The boy wasn’t a toddler—he looked around eight years old, so I didn’t see why she was carrying him.’ 

The Subway rider revealed that the woman’s behavior had ‘triggered’ her. 

The mom to an eight-year-old boy was bashed after the woman that was targeted took to Reddit to detail the frustrating situation

‘Something about her face triggered me, so I bluntly said “no.” She seemed surprised and started talking about how someone my age should give up their seat for a mother carrying her child. 

‘She also made a few comments about how the younger generation is disrespectful. The lady herself looked like she was in her late 30s, and again, the boy didn’t seem to need to be carried at all,’ she said. 

At the end of the post, she noted that she continued to ignore the mom’s attempts, however, revealed that she wondered if she made the wrong decision. 

‘A few people gave me dirty looks, and I felt awkward, but I stayed in my seat. However, once I got off and was walking home, I couldn’t shake the feeling that maybe I was in the wrong,’ she said. 

People on the web flocked to the comments section and slammed the mom for her behavior as they praised the 23-year-old for not moving.

People on the web flocked to the comments section and slammed the mom for her behavior as they praised the 23-year-old for not moving

One person said: ‘Not the a**hole. If she politely asked I would consider it, however the head motion and the entitlement, she can stand for 10,000 years as far as I’m concerned lol.’ 

Someone else wrote: ‘Not the a**hole. I wouldn’t give up my seat either if someone walked in with the premeditated idea of guilting someone to give up their seat…probably why she was carrying the kid….so she can use him as a prop.’

Another user added: ‘Not the a**hole. Personally, I give up my seat for the elderly (though I’m technically elderly now…), disabled, or a pregnant woman. Otherwise, they can go push rocks.’

‘Not the a**hole. Just because someone feels obliged to your seat does not mean you need to give it to them. Anyone else that felt that she deserved a chair was more than capable of giving her theirs,’ one user commented.