A dad is being called "selfish" after being seen in a viral TikTok video. The video was made by a woman who goes by One Tough Mother on the app. She shared a story with her followers of what happened during a flight, and people were outraged by the dad's behavior.
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"A little sunday rage for ya," she captioned the video.
The video is a short view of the plane, presumably from where she is seated. In the text over the video, she explains that she was sitting next to a mom with a small baby and a toddler. When she realized the woman's husband was sitting in another row, she offered to switch seats with him.
"He says 'Great, thanks' and sends over another small kid to sit with the mom. He enjoyed a kid-free flight," she wrote.
@one_toughmother A little sunday rage for ya #momsoftiktok #deadbeatdad ♬ female rage – ☾
The woman, who is a mom herself, was understandably annoyed with this guy. She even used audio titled "female rage." Many in the comments agreed with her that the dad was a jerk.
"If I were the mom, he would not be my husband anymore after that," someone said.
"I'm a flight attendant and I've seen soooo many mothers looking after the kids the whole flight while the father sits away or doesn't help. it's crazy," another person chimed in.
"I remember my ex husband refused to acknowledge me and kids for an 9 hour flight. they were 1.5 years and 4 months at the time," another mom said.
Many comments pointed out that if the dad had taken the seat, the other child would have been alone, and yes, that is correct. But as many replied, the dad should have declined the offer and let the child stay in their original seat instead of leaving her with all of the kids so he could have a relaxing child-free flight.
Because of the amount of comments, One Tough Mother, who shared that her name is Christine, had to make a follow-up video.
"This post went pretty bonkers, but what strikes me most of all is how differently it's received by men and women in the comments," she started. "The mental gymnastics that men will do to try to defend this guy is unreal."
She explained the seating arrangements for both her and her own kids and this other family. Then added that the dad tried to make her sit in the middle seat vacated by his young child.
"The only reasonable option in this situation was for him to say, 'No thank you. I'm actually sitting here with my other child. Thanks anyway,'" she pointed out.
"I care, because I am a mom," she said, adding that even with a present, helpful partner, "it is still hard to be a mom."
She points out that "this is just a scenario that happened that we should all be equally repulsed by."
