In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/narniais4lovers (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said her neighbor—a mother of seven—has long used her children as justification for her brash behavior and revealed how a tiresome work day prompted her to stop that brazenness in its tracks.

Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for not taking the next elevator when a mom with 7 children demanded it of me?” the post has received nearly 16,000 upvotes and 1,500 comments in the last day.

Beginning with the explanation that her neighbor’s children are all under the age of 9, OP said she had witnessed the woman forcing other residents, including her elderly father, out of elevators to take them herself.

OP also said she recently came across the mother of seven on a public bus and decided there would be no better opportunity to take a stand.

“I was on my way home from work…and she was on the bus with all [the] kids,” OP wrote. “They were screaming and running up and down the aisle; basically making such a scene that the driver asked her to have the kids sit down before they get hurt.

“I was the first in the building and hit the elevator button. She came in with her double stroller and her gaggle of children…[and] told me that I would have to get out and wait for the next one,” OP continued. “I refused, saying I would make myself as tiny as I could but I was staying in the elevator.

“She became irate, pointed at her kids and said ‘do you see what I’m dealing with here?! I said I understood that it’s overwhelming but I had worked a long day and I needed to get home,” OP added. “She pulled her stroller and kids out, calling me an a**hole the entire time.”

Whether on a train, bus or other form of public transportation, there is an expectation to accommodate parents with young children.

And in many cases, commuters are happy to oblige.

However, there is a point at which the expectation for accommodation could border on exploitation, especially outside the realm of transportation.

Last year, The New York Times examined the impact of the pandemic and global shutdowns on working parents, as well as their childless counterparts.

Although it was reported that certain employers, like software company Salesforce, offered parents additional benefits including extra paid time off, a number of childless employees felt like their efforts were cast aside, and their needs largely disregarded, according to the publication.

But this phenomenon is not exclusive to business, either.

Across the internet, and across Reddit specifically, complaints about the parental expectation for preferential treatment are posted regularly.

Those complaints are often echoed and amplified, gaining traction as childless users become aware of the lopsided power dynamic between themselves and those with children.

Throughout the comment section of the viral Reddit post, that awareness was put on full display, with many Redditors showing support for OP’s decision to hold her ground, even in the face of an “irate” mother and her seven, out-of-control children.

“[Not the a**hole],” Redditor u/SeasonMystic commented, receiving more than 4,500 upvotes.

“I am soooooooo sick of entitled parents,” they continued. “Just because you breed does NOT entitle you to special treatment.”

“She reeks of entitlement and I sure hope those kids don’t grow up to be like her,” Redditor u/IDKguessthisworks chimed in. “She really needs someone to tell her that she can’t always be given a pass because she [has] 7 young children.”

Redditor u/Blake_Raven, whose comment has received nearly 2,000 upvotes, offered a similar response.

“She made the choice to have kids,” they wrote. “More than that, she made the choice to have seven of them.”

“If she makes that choice, tough luck if it is hard, but that is what she chose,” they added.

In the post’s top comment, which has received nearly 19,000 upvotes, Redditor u/StAlvis remained focused on the neighbor’s “gaggle” of children.

“[Seven] children and they are all under the age of 9,” they wrote. “There is no chance I need to read any further.

“[Not the a**hole],” they added.

Newsweek reached out to u/narniais4lovers for comment.