# Mom erupts at ‘vile’ elderly woman: ‘Tell your kids to be f—ing quiet’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mom-erupts-at-vile-elderly-woman-tell-your-kids-to-be-f-ing-quiet/
- Published: 2026-11-07T02:51:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T03:24:45+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/lifestyle/mom-divides-internet-over-fight-with-vile-elderly-woman/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- An Australian café exchange over children’s noise has divided listeners.
- One mother told an older customer to take her coffee elsewhere.
- An etiquette expert says context and children’s behaviour matter.

## Summary

A row at an outdoor café in Australia between two mothers and an older customer has sparked debate about how children should behave in shared public spaces. The customer reportedly asked the children to be quiet, and one mother told her to take her coffee elsewhere; podcast hosts who recounted the exchange backed the mother’s response and said such encounters can make parents feel unwelcome.

Listeners disagreed over whether the children’s behaviour was reasonable, with some saying cafés are not playgrounds and others arguing children should be accepted in public. One of the mothers said the children were playing around a tree in a public seating area. Etiquette expert Kate Heussler said ordinary chatter and occasional raised voices are acceptable, but parents should intervene if children disrupt customers or create a safety risk.

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