Shopper at Walmart Asks 4-Year-Old to ‘Shut Up,’ Heartbroken Mom Hits Back

Shopper at Walmart Asks 4-Year-Old to ‘Shut Up,’ Heartbroken Mom Hits Back
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From the archives: This story was last updated in August 2019.
For parents with small children, especially those who have behavioral conditions, going out for basic shopping trips can be a nightmare. Trying to get everything they need, keeping their kids from running away or knocking something down, and waiting in long checkout lines can create an incredibly stressful situation.

As though that weren’t enough, the looks, sighs, and comments of other shoppers make things just that much more difficult. For single mom Taylor Myers, a trip to Walmart became an ordeal that inspired her to go online to push back against mommy-shamming.