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Woman Who Witnessed Viral Walmart Tantrum Defends Child, Reveals What Sparked Meltdown
A chaotic scene in a Walmart was captured in a now-viral video, triggering mixed reactions about parenting.
Amber Gregory, a shopper at the retail giant store, witnessed the child hurling items across the aisle and looking visibly distressed.
The child appeared unaccompanied by any parent or guardian, and her outburst lasted for about 45 minutes, according to Amber.
Highlights
- A child's outburst at a Walmart store went viral on social media, fueling heated conversations about parenting.
- The little girl was seen smashing bottles and hurling items on the floor in the clip.
- One witness, Amber Gregory, stepped up and defended the child.
- Amber said she is the mother of a neurodivergent child.
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A young child wreaked havoc in a Walmart, fueling a heated online conversation about parenting
Image credits: I Meme Therefore I Am / X
Image credits: I Meme Therefore I Am / X
“Where is her mother — or whoever she’s with?” a Walmart shopper was heard asking in the viral clip.
The tantrum escalated with her stomping on snacks, flinging dairy products, and eventually smashing bottles, sending shards of glass and red liquid splattering across the floor.
At some point in the video, two women were captured grappling the child and trying to stop her from destroying the products.
“I know you’re just trying to restrain her, but I’m not touching nobody’s kid,” a shopper with a trolley was heard saying
Image credits: I Meme Therefore I Am / X
Image credits: I Meme Therefore I Am / X
Bystanders, including some Walmart employees, appeared stunned, with a few attempting to intervene but quickly giving up when the girl resisted. Others whipped out their phones and filmed the child’s outburst.
Among the bystanders was Amber, who approached the child—not to scold or restrain her, but to shield her from the judgmental gazes and phone cameras.
“Don’t record her, you don’t know what she’s going through! Don’t do that to a little girl,” she told the onlookers.
A shopper urged others not to film the girl and shared her own perspective of parenting a child with neurodivergence
Image credits: I Meme Therefore I Am / X
In an interview with TMZ, Gregory explained that the girl’s behavior reminded her of traits she observes in her own neurodivergent child.
She criticized the bystanders who accused the child of being a “spoiled brat” when she appeared scared in the midst of the shopping aisle. She also accused them for choosing to record rather than help.
The minor was “trying to hurt herself” with the broken glass from the smashed bottles, she said. When the parent finally arrived at the scene, they had to rush the daughter away from the crowd.
Online commentators pointed fingers at the parents, accusing them of neglect and calling for accountability for the damages
Some people shouldn’t have children! pic.twitter.com/CfN14t2pou
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) December 2, 2024
As the video circulated online, viewers voiced divided opinions. Many blamed the parents for failing to supervise their child, with some suggesting they should be held financially responsible for the destruction.
“That parent or grandparent should have to pay for every single item after Walmart presses charges for destruction of property,” one said.
“I don’t care what she’s going through, stop messing with other people’s stuff,” read a second comment while a third wrote, “I understand she may have issues, but someone has to stop her.”
“There’s no justification for allowing your child to run rampant and destroy products in a store,” one social media user said
“Where is her mother — or whoever she’s with?” An ill-mannered young girl is going viral after trashing a Walmart store. pic.twitter.com/OHacNYrAsa
— Zahra Noir (@Zehriiia) December 3, 2024
“There’s no justification for allowing your child to run rampant and destroy products in a store,” wrote another. “This isn’t a place to hold a therapy session.”
Some also wondered what provoked the child to act out in this way.
“Children acting this way are often testing their caregivers to see if they care enough to exercise some authority, control, and structure,” one person said.
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Corwin 02 1 year ago
I don't give a hoot how "neurodivergent" this child is , a. the parent should be there and be forced to pay for all the damage caused b. the child should be taught how to behave in public, these kind of temper tantrums occur because they are enabled. c. Shop or mall security should have restrained this child with no fear of legal retaliation by enabler parent.
Feathered Dinosaur 1 year ago
Yes! And if your child really is neurodivergent and prone to this kind of thing, you don't let them out of your sight in public. My 3 year old can get overwhelmed in public and I would never leave her alone anywhere and during a meltdown I keep her and anything in the vicinity safe. Can't do anything against the screaming, but it usually subsides after a few minutes
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TruthoftheHeart 1 year ago
You do have to wonder where the parents were during all this, no way my child goes missing for 45 minutes in the store and I'm not running through there yelling their name.
Kylie 1 year ago
Amazing how we now have all these labels to avoid calling a kid a spoiled brat.
QueerAxolotls 1 year ago
I'm neurodivergent. Never once did I throw this level of tantrum as a kid, and if my parents thought I would, they didn't take me to the store. Not only should neurodivergence NOT be an excuse for bad behavior (its an explanation, and it makes the rest of us look bad), but if you're a parent of a neurodivergent kid, why the hell would you bring them to a place you KNOW will make them upset and unruly?
Sarah Léon 1 year ago
Where are the parents ? She seems all alone. Why nobody calls ? No matter if she is neurodivergent or neurotypical, a child should never be left alone in a supermarket no matter what ! And I would say even more if she is neurodivergent !
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
Grumble first, then I'll explain further why I feel the way I do... I am So Fed Up with people, adults, blaming their own really bad, even violent, behaviour upon having some sort of "mental health condition". Nope. You do NOT get a "free pass" because you either have self diagnosed or? You refuse to take your medications for your condition which then results in a dire situation for others who have had nothing to do with anything with you. I have my own personal experiences and reasons for saying that...... Okay, that said. So if her child is actually "neurodivergent"? Then she should be trying and her daughters school etc, everyone, should be trying to get help for her. Why? Because she's still a child and her condition can be managed, the sooner the better. There are treatments that can help her that do not involve d***s, medications. At this age she can start to learn about it and how to help herself manage her various moods etc. The parents themselves can also be helped to underst
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago (edited)
Understand exactly what is happening and get support for themselves too. Leave the medications for the necessary resort. If she doesn't have any form of neurological or mental health issue? Then they need to find out the root of the problem, why this child is acting that way. Is she being abused in some way that noone knows about? Is she being bullied? There is something going on and the sooner she receives help? The better because this video will probably follow her into her adult life.
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Say No to Downvoting 1 year ago
“Where is the mother?” Sigh, yup cos it’s aaaaaaaaaalways the mothers who get all the responsibility and hence all the blame when something goes wrong. No one immediately goes to “Where’s the father?”
sturmwesen 1 year ago
"Don't film her" says rational kind person... "let me spread the pictures everywhere" thinks BP...
HTakeover 1 year ago
I've experienced different endings of this kind of action - where people try to intervene physically. Sometimes it works for the better, usually for the worse. As long as the person isn't hurting themselves or others, let security handle it. It's just stuff. Once they become a danger to people, physical requires intervention.
Corwin 02 1 year ago
I don't give a hoot how "neurodivergent" this child is , a. the parent should be there and be forced to pay for all the damage caused b. the child should be taught how to behave in public, these kind of temper tantrums occur because they are enabled. c. Shop or mall security should have restrained this child with no fear of legal retaliation by enabler parent.
Feathered Dinosaur 1 year ago
Yes! And if your child really is neurodivergent and prone to this kind of thing, you don't let them out of your sight in public. My 3 year old can get overwhelmed in public and I would never leave her alone anywhere and during a meltdown I keep her and anything in the vicinity safe. Can't do anything against the screaming, but it usually subsides after a few minutes
Load More Replies... TruthoftheHeart 1 year ago
You do have to wonder where the parents were during all this, no way my child goes missing for 45 minutes in the store and I'm not running through there yelling their name.
Kylie 1 year ago
Amazing how we now have all these labels to avoid calling a kid a spoiled brat.
QueerAxolotls 1 year ago
I'm neurodivergent. Never once did I throw this level of tantrum as a kid, and if my parents thought I would, they didn't take me to the store. Not only should neurodivergence NOT be an excuse for bad behavior (its an explanation, and it makes the rest of us look bad), but if you're a parent of a neurodivergent kid, why the hell would you bring them to a place you KNOW will make them upset and unruly?
Sarah Léon 1 year ago
Where are the parents ? She seems all alone. Why nobody calls ? No matter if she is neurodivergent or neurotypical, a child should never be left alone in a supermarket no matter what ! And I would say even more if she is neurodivergent !
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago
Grumble first, then I'll explain further why I feel the way I do... I am So Fed Up with people, adults, blaming their own really bad, even violent, behaviour upon having some sort of "mental health condition". Nope. You do NOT get a "free pass" because you either have self diagnosed or? You refuse to take your medications for your condition which then results in a dire situation for others who have had nothing to do with anything with you. I have my own personal experiences and reasons for saying that...... Okay, that said. So if her child is actually "neurodivergent"? Then she should be trying and her daughters school etc, everyone, should be trying to get help for her. Why? Because she's still a child and her condition can be managed, the sooner the better. There are treatments that can help her that do not involve d***s, medications. At this age she can start to learn about it and how to help herself manage her various moods etc. The parents themselves can also be helped to underst
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 year ago (edited)
Understand exactly what is happening and get support for themselves too. Leave the medications for the necessary resort. If she doesn't have any form of neurological or mental health issue? Then they need to find out the root of the problem, why this child is acting that way. Is she being abused in some way that noone knows about? Is she being bullied? There is something going on and the sooner she receives help? The better because this video will probably follow her into her adult life.
Load More Replies... Say No to Downvoting 1 year ago
“Where is the mother?” Sigh, yup cos it’s aaaaaaaaaalways the mothers who get all the responsibility and hence all the blame when something goes wrong. No one immediately goes to “Where’s the father?”
sturmwesen 1 year ago
"Don't film her" says rational kind person... "let me spread the pictures everywhere" thinks BP...
HTakeover 1 year ago
I've experienced different endings of this kind of action - where people try to intervene physically. Sometimes it works for the better, usually for the worse. As long as the person isn't hurting themselves or others, let security handle it. It's just stuff. Once they become a danger to people, physical requires intervention.
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