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Published 16:07 20 Jun 2026 GMT
The mother of the children who became the subjects of a viral TikTok video has spoken out against the father of her daughters, who posted it online.
A man from Mississippi originally went viral for calling the police on the father in question, with the incident unfolding at an Alabama QuikTrip gas station.
With millions of views, the majority of those online will have seen something about the clip, showing the dad, Tyler Brodsky, in the woman's bathroom with his two young daughters, being berated by a man on the phone who calls the police.
But the peculiar turn of events sparked an online discussion, as people were split over who was right and who was wrong.
The man who called the cops, a real estate agent, has officially lost his job after confronting the dad who didn't want to use the "dirty" men's room.
After TMZ reported that the man in question was sacked by his company despite not being on work time, as per a representative for Starkville-based Overstreet Properties, the children's mom took to Facebook.
She didn't agree with Brodsky's actions as the father of her kids, writing: “I actually don’t love this outcome, as the mother of those two girls.
“Even though their dad handled the situation well, what everyone doesn’t see is the fear a mother has seeing their kids exposed all over the media.
“Over 20 million people have seen my girls.
“Not just being kids exposed all over. I see their dad approaching the man that scared my girls just for the video.”
She even claimed that Brodsky would profit financially from the video's success, though he 'hasn't paid one penny' to support them in recent times.
“So many people have used this video.
“Every time I open my phone I see my 3-year-old daughter in tears. It destroys me every single time," she concluded.
A GoFundMe has been set up following the incident, with many praising the father for his actions.
The verbal altercation between Brodsky and the man caused the kids to burst into tears, as they can be heard crying as the argument took place.
A female employee at QuikTrip stepped in to close the restroom door on the man, apologizing to Brodsky's family.
The man did not give up, arguing to the female employee that she should have taken the girls to the restroom instead of their father, claiming he had “no business” being there.
He could be heard explaining: "There is a man with his two little girls using the women's bathroom. He is washing his hands with his daughters right now.
"[My wife] is waiting to use the restroom with her mother, who is very ill, who is on life support. He is refusing [to leave] and taking his sweet time."
The father took to TikTok in a follow-up video, revealing that while three police officers did turn up to the gas station, they told him he wasn't in any trouble.
He recalled: “The officers let me know I was OK, I didn’t do anything wrong,” adding that they told the other man to leave the convenience store.
Brodsky praised the officers and the QuikTrip employees for how they treated his daughters, adding: “Hopefully it’ll bring attention to people that feel the need to berate a mom or dad trying to take care of their kids.”
The father has since told The Post that he wouldn't get sucked into a public back-and-forth with the mother of his children.
Published 13:39 20 Jun 2026 GMT
A real estate agent has lost his job after calling the cops on a dad who took his young daughters to a women's restroom.
The Mississippi man originally went viral for calling the police on the father in question, with the incident unfolding at an Alabama QuikTrip gas station.
There, Oklahoma dad Tyler Brodsky entered an empty women's restroom with his daughters, explaining that he chose it over the “dirty” men’s room, while driving home from Florida.
The man then confronted the dad, who was filming on his phone, as a video of the encounter has since racked up 24 million views.
But following the popularity of the video online, the angry man's employers decided to fire him after claiming that his actions did not align with the company’s values.
TMZ reported that the man was an independent contractor and licensed realtor who was on a personal trip unrelated to the company at the time of the incident, according to a representative for Starkville-based Overstreet Properties.
The company took to social media to post an official statement, reading: “Overstreet Properties is aware of videos circulating on social media depicting conduct by a former independent contractor during a personal trip that was unrelated to the company,
“The conduct depicted in the video does not reflect the values of Overstreet Properties or the standards we expect of those who represent our organization. Our focus remains on providing quality service to our clients, partners, and community.
“The individual depicted in the video is no longer associated with Overstreet Properties.”
The verbal altercation between Brodsky and the man caused the kids to burst into tears, as they can be heard crying as the argument took place.
A female employee at QuikTrip stepped in to close the restroom door on the man, apologizing to Brodsky's family.
The man did not give up, arguing to the female employee that she should have taken the girls to the restroom instead of their father, claiming he had “no business” being there.
The father took to TikTok in a follow-up video, revealing that while three police officers did turn up to the gas station, they told him he wasn't in any trouble.
He recalled: “The officers let me know I was OK, I didn’t do anything wrong,” adding that they told the other man to leave the convenience store.
Brodsky praised the officers and the QuikTrip employees for how they treated his daughters, adding: “Hopefully it’ll bring attention to people that feel the need to berate a mom or dad trying to take care of their kids.”
A mom has gone viral on social media for speaking out against her teen daughter’s school over how they handled her dress code violation.
TikTok user Stasia - who goes by the handle @teachingadhdllamas on the social media platform - posted a video explaining her frustration after getting a call from her daughter’s school while she was at work.
The school administrator informed Stasia over the phone that her daughter was opposing the school’s dress code policy and allegedly said "f*** the dress code" to the teacher who criticized her.
"F*** the dress codes," Stasia agreed in the TikTok’s caption. "Shoulders, midriffs, and legs aren’t the problem. Talk to the boys/men who claim it’s distracting."
Check out her TikTok below:After posting the video on the social media platform, users loved Stasia's support for her daughter and quickly flooded her comment section with praise.
One person said: "Would have immediately requested her autograph, cuz that girl is going places."
While another added: "I hate this too. I have extra shirts in case my students get dress-coded. SENDING THEM HOME IS MORE OF A DISRUPTION JUDY."
A third commended Stasia's daughter: "Now this is the kind of daughter I’m trying to raise! Way to go."
However, not everybody agreed with the doting mom.
One TikTok user commented: "Dress codes in schools are more lenient than any workplace. It’s not that hard to follow them."
In a follow-up video, the mother shared an update with her audience and said her daughter organized a protest against the school’s dress code policy.
"Today, she’s organized a white tank top-wearing day, so they’re all wearing white tank tops with messages on them," she said in the TikTok video. "My 19-year-old son helped her make hers last night, which reads on the front of it, ‘Do my shoulders distract you because you’re reading the front of my shirt?’"
The mom added that she’s sure she will receive multiple phone calls about the protest from the school’s administration but said her children knew "this was coming".
"My children have stood up against racist teachers, my children have stood up with other children [who] were deadnamed by ignorant teachers, my daughter refused to take straight sex education as a non-straight student," Stasia added.
Stasia's video sparks a conversation around whether school dress codes are discriminative or sexist. Per Yahoo, Education Week wrote in a 2018 piece that for decades, schools have discussed that dress codes help "prevent in-class distractions", create a "workplace-like environment", and reduce "socioeconomic pressures" on students.
Additionally, The Atlantic reported back in 2015 that with the mass use of social media and the increase in student activism alongside the #MeToo movement, students feel more motivated to protest against school dress codes.
Do you guys agree with Stasia's video? Let us know in the comments section.
Published 16:18 26 Sep 2022 GMT
A man has been arrested after a mother went viral on social media after alleging that she captured a "possible trafficker" stalking her while she was in Walmart with her daughter.
Last month, MaryBeth Nappa - who goes by the handle @dd_escapades on TikTok - detailed her startling account in a now-viral video, which amassed 8.9 million views and 1.1 million likes.
The mother was with her daughter in the Cicero megastore shopping for school supplies when she pulled out her phone and started recording the suspicious man.
"So this guy is like following me in Walmart while I'm with my daughter," she explained after panning the camera toward him and zooming in. "He keeps following me. I don't know him, and he's following me and recording me."
Watch Nappa's alarming video below:In the video, the mother said that the man left after "he realized I started recording him," so she showed the clip to an employee who agreed it was "really weird" and "creepy". The worker then went to get her store manager to have the man removed from the premises.
"I don't know if he's just some weirdo. I don't know if he's on drugs or drunk, or if he's part of some trafficking thing, but always be aware of your surroundings and record and report," MaryBeth advised.
In a follow-up video, the TikTok user revealed that the strange man "has been identified" after she posted the video of him allegedly following her.
"He is a registered sex offender, class 1. He was arrested for molestation and rape. We know where he lives. We know his phone number. We know his name," she alleged.
MaryBeth also reported that both her footage and the store's security footage were shared with the man's parole officer as evidence.
"The reason why you videotape and take pictures is so you can give it to the police and you can post it everywhere locally and blast that person’s face everywhere so they cannot hide and they get caught," she explained.
Speaking to local station WSYR-TV about her ordeal, she said: "If you have a gut feeling something isn't right, then it's probably not right."
The mother told the outlet she went "on high alert" when she saw that the man - since identified by police as Eric Fuller - "walked past the aisle we were in and turned around and stood at the end of the aisle".
According to People, online records confirmed that Fuller, 33, - who has since turned himself in - was charged with fourth-degree stalking.
Published 15:02 26 Apr 2023 GMT
A mother has divided the opinions of social media users after admitting that she throws out her kids' toys when they refuse to put them away.
The mother - who goes by the TikTok handle @tabathamarie - took to the short-form video app to upload a video of how difficult it has been to get her five-year-old son to clean his room. In the clip - which has been viewed over 3.4 million times - Tabatha revealed that she'd asked her son to clean his room two days in a row.
Tabatha shows viewers the piles of toys littering the room. She then told the camera that when she asked her son for the last time, he responded with: "No, you clean it Mommy." So, Tabatha said: "Okay, I will do that. Gladly," deciding to teach her son a lesson by taking all of the toys on the floor and shoving them into big white garbage bags.
As Tabatha takes a clip of the clean room, she adds a text overlay that reads: "Momma is not raising no disrespectful men. It is not a [mommy's] job or [woman's] job to do anything. You make the mess, you clean it up. You see momma struggling, help her. Don't sit there and let a woman struggle [period]. My babies will learn this quickly."
Naturally, many people had important opinions on the matter. Like this person, who apparently firmly believes Tabatha did the wrong thing. "Are you serious? He is 5 [years] old. It is your job to help him at that age. You cleanup the room TOGETHER. So clearly you Are the lazy one. Poor child," they wrote.
Someone else mirrored this opinion, adding: "Judging by the toys, he's too young for that entire responsibility. If you want it clean start by helping him and then work up to him doing it alone."
A further user wrote: "My mom used to do something similar at a very similar age. it traumatised me forever and in adult life cleaning is still an extremely stressful task."
Though, other users commended Tabatha - who later revealed that she didn't really throw the toys out, and that she'd only pretended to do so to teach her son a lesson.
"Good job mom! People that don't agree, also have the kids that don't respect anyone, including their parents," one person wrote.
Someone else added: "I'm 18 and my mom did that when I was probably 10 because I refused. And after that week with no toys I learned real fast to clean after myself."
What do you think about Tabatha's TikTok? Let us know in the comments!
Published 16:38 31 Mar 2023 GMT
A dad has been facing backlash from social media users after publishing a video of his hardworking wife online.
Taking to TikTok, Phil Mackenzie (also known by his username @LeanSquad1), posted a video that has sparked a surprising backlash from social media users.
The 19-second clip, which has now been viewed over 5 million times, shows a woman in front of the TV working out while surrounded by a mess left behind by her children.
There are toys sprawled all over the living room, but she continues to work out as her husband walks up behind her and starts recording.
Take a look for yourselves:An overlay on the video read: "Today I walked in on my wife working out while our newborn napped. Our house was a disaster. Dishes needed to be cleaned. Laundry needed to be done. And a million other things she felt she had to do."
It continued: "Yet I could not be more proud. She instead decided to take just a little time to herself that she deserved 10 times over. Always remember that YOU DESERVE time to yourself. The mess and chores can always wait, but your mental health should never be sacrificed."
In the caption, the 35-year-old seemed to be advertising his "Lean Reset" workout package for beginners.
Now, while it is pretty clear that the sportsman's intention was to post something cute - praising his wife for her self-care - that's not the vibe some social media users were picking up on, as a whole bunch of them headed to the comments to call him out.
"This happened to me, walked in on my wife when I came from work," wrote one user. "I didn't record her, I went ahead and did the dishes, laundry, etc."
"You got hands. Clean," another added.
A third advised: "How about helping her?"
And the comments didn't stop there.
Others also joined in on the tirade against the influencer.
"And the best part is this guy thinks he's husband of the year for not getting mad at her," claimed one TikToker.
"This video alone is my nightmare," another shared. "Someone watching it pile on me and just clap... congrats to me for keeping it together. HELP HER."
"If you cleaned while she did this, both of yall could relax afterwards," added another while someone else piped up with: "This man is saying 'it's alright, she'll do all the chores later.'"
The latter comment seems to be the biggest issue here, as many were left questioning whether Phil was going to leave his wife to get on with the chores after her workout rather than lending her a helping hand. Some even went as far as to brand his post as patronizing.
However, his wife, Brodie, actually approved the post before it was published.
Speaking to Today, the mom-of-four stated that her husband he "didn't deserve the backlash" he got.
"Phil was showing how proud he was that I left the mess until we could clean together," she said while Phil insisted would never shame his wife to lose weight, saying 'exercise is for our mental health.' As for the household chores, he added that they both "split the load."
As per the Daily Mail, the former professional rugby player shares four sons under the age of five with Brodie, who gave birth to their youngest child in October.
Their children Hudson, five, twins Preston and Boden, two, and Ashton, three months, feature in some of their videos which aim to present the world to the "real world" of parenting.
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