Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but at one Washington hotel, it also became the most dramatic. Two women found themselves in a full-on verbal sparring match after disagreeing about how young children should behave in public, and TikTok has been eating it up ever since.
The TikTok clip, posted by user @mamarosa1977, captures the fiery exchange between a mother of three and an older woman seated nearby in the hotel’s breakfast area. The younger woman, dressed casually in jeans and a black sweater, was simply trying to get her kids settled when things took an unexpected turn. The older woman, who was sitting at a table with her husband, clearly had had enough of the noise.
From the looks of it, the Washington women were on opposite ends of the Karen spectrum, as TikTok users put it. The older woman appeared irritated by the kids’ energy, while the younger mom was tired of being judged. In the background of the video, the kids aged 2, 4, and 8 could be seen darting around the breakfast area, laughing and shouting like most kids their age would.
Two Washington Karens Battle Over Parenting Differences
@mamarosa1977 All because she couldn’t control her kids they ruined every ones breakfast 🤦🏻♀️ when you get busted recording 😂😂#hotel #karen #breakfast #viral #fyp ♬ original sound – Mama Rosa 🫶🏽
That’s when things boiled over. The older woman scolded the mom, claiming her kids had been “stomping around” even earlier that morning when she and her husband were in their room. The mom immediately pushed back, saying, “I did not have them stomping and jumping up and down.” As the back-and-forth intensified, the older man at the table tried to end the conversation with a dismissive wave, saying, “Get on your way.”
But the younger woman wasn’t backing down. Soon, her husband stepped in, attempting to de-escalate the situation, though by then, both sides were already locked in. The older woman eventually threw in a jab that sent the argument over the edge, telling the mom, “Well, I hope you raised them better, because I taught my kids not to be [expletive].”
Without missing a beat, the younger mom fired back, “They’re kids. They’re 2, 4, and 8. We do the best we can. You don’t care and you don’t understand.”
The scene could’ve passed for a sitcom moment if it weren’t so relatable. Parents everywhere know how stressful traveling with kids can be especially when they’re full of energy and strangers are staring.
The Internet Chose Sides
Commenters online were just as divided as the women in the video. Some defended the mom, saying that children are naturally loud and playful, while others sided with the older couple, arguing that public spaces should be respected and kept calm for everyone.
“I love my boomers,” one person stated in the comments. “Parents not parenting,” another stated. “When you act a fool in public you get recorded,” a third person said. “Be the parent and control your kids,” a fourth comment read.
From parenting philosophies to public decorum, this Washington confrontation has once again proven that everyone has an opinion and they’re more than ready to share it.
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