A woman who was asked to keep her old son quiet on a train by a fellow mum has been slammed after calling her "b*****t crazy".
The mum was travelling with her three-year-old boy home from work when the toddler became bored. She gave him her phone to keep him occupied, but when she took it back to check the time he "proceeded to cry".
It was then that she was surprised when another mother came up to them and asked her to keep the boy quiet, as her own baby was asleep. In response, she told the woman "in no uncertain terms" that she would not ask her son to stop crying and that she had a baby at home too.
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She then proceeded to ask others online their thoughts on the situation, and there was a range of responses. Writing on the Mumsnet forum, the woman said: "Yesterday I was coming home from a day out with DS, aged 3 on the train.
"We had been out all morning and he was in top form but by the time we got on the train he was understandably tired. It was a modern train you can walk through with no doors and spacious, wide aisles but still some seats free and no one had to stand.
"DS (dear son) was in the window seat and was standing up so I asked him to sit down and to keep him occupied I gave him my phone to watch a video with on silent so as not to disturb the other passengers. When we were nearly at our stop, I asked for my phone to check the time of our connection and he proceeded to cry as he was watching a cartoon."
She continued: "A mum who was sat behind me heard all this and came to the aisle, bent down beside us, leaned in. I thought she was going to offer DS a toy or a sweet to cheer him up but instead and said 'do you think you could be quiet? My baby is asleep'."
"I told her in no uncertain terms that I would not be asking him to stop crying and that we have a baby at home too. She isn’t the first person to have a baby asleep on public transport. She could easily have walked the baby in the buggy further down the train.
"AIBU (am I being unreasonable) to think that asking a toddler who is crying and having a tantrum to not cry is b*****t crazy?"
Before long, the post had received dozens of responses. Fellow Mumsnet users were quick to give their verdict on who was being unreasonable in the situation.
One said: "It's a bit unusual but to be honest your reaction sounds worse!"
"You over-reacted," a second echoed.
A third agreed: "Sometimes a little distraction from a stranger is exactly what it takes to stop a tantrum in its tracks. I assume that's all she was trying to do and was trying to help you. No need for you to be rude or consider her to be 'b*****t crazy."
A fourth posted: "Huge overreaction - on your part. A stranger politely asking your son to stop crying and explaining why is fine. She may have been trying to help you. For all you know her baby could sleep through anything!"
Meanwhile, a fifth wrote: "A 3 year old can absolutely be asked to consider a sleeping baby. I'm gobsmacked at your unreasonable behaviour to be honest."
However, other users agreed with the original poster that the woman asking her to keep her child quiet was unreasonable.
One shared: "Wow! Hopefully one day - in about two orthree years time - she will realise what a t**t she was being."
A second argued: "She was being more b*****t crazy than you were. Your response may not have been wholly appropriate but only came as a response to her bizarre behaviour towards your child's perfectly normal behaviour."
A third commented: "A train is public transport. Toddlers cry. Anyone wanting perfect silence needs to drive themselves or hire a taxi".
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