Mom Backed for Reaction After Boomer Touched Her Baby in Walmart [Video]

A mom who called out a stranger for touching her baby’s hand without consent has been backed online.

The mom, who goes by /u/SassyBottleDrop on Reddit, shared details of the incident, which she said took place at a Walmart on September 16, on the popular forum /r/AITAH, asking the community for its verdict on her behavior.

The mom described how a seemingly harmless interaction with a baby boomer, someone born between 1946 and 1964, quickly escalated.

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“Today at Walmart a 60ish year old lady was walking by and smiled at my baby who I was carrying. My baby smiled back and she said cute! And I thought that was all,” the mom wrote in her post.

“Instead of walking on she, super fast, reached out and grabbed my [baby’s] hand. I was surprised and stepped back saying ‘not the hands! Not the hands, …