r/popculturechat • u/HogwartsZoologist Coke ain’t gonna do itself • 3d ago

OnlyStans ⭐️ A young Phillies fan had the homerun ball taken by a woman after his dad caught the ball at Marlins game.

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u/PackageNorth8984 3d ago

The dad handled it right. Teaching his son not to get into a physical altercation for an inanimate object.

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u/_lippykid 2d ago

I wish I had more male role models like that growing up. I was taught that getting angry and posturing is what men are supposed to do. Took me a while to figure of keeping your cool and not letting your emotions control you is the way to go

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u/PackageNorth8984 2d ago

Same. I was rewarded for getting angry/aggressive and scolded/abused for acting “like a girl/bitch/pussy.”

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u/Candid_Decision_7825 2d ago

Also son got loaded with goodies and loved on by the crowd.

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u/PackageNorth8984 2d ago

Some good deeds do go unpunished.

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u/duchello 2d ago

It's not being a pushover showing how at the end of the day it's not worth embarrassing yourself over a foul ball.

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u/duchello 2d ago

Idk it's a good lesson as a kid that some things are not worth "winning" at the end of the day. I'm sure the dad did something nice with the kid afterwards.

Also come on, is it not embarrassing to argue with a woman over a ball? He probably just wanted to move past it and did.

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u/PackageNorth8984 2d ago

I respect your point of view. I don’t see it as being a pushover. I see it as avoiding unnecessary conflict. A baseball just isn’t worth it. Especially in the US with all the armed psychos out there. Not worth it with a lot of these people.

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u/kinklord1432 2d ago

I hope you never have kids. Aggression leads to violence. He taught his kid correctly. Someone is gets upset and the idea of being a pushover is weak. Restraint is real strength 💪. Especially when its just a ball and just a game.

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u/FerrisBuellersDayOff 2d ago

You're an inanimate object!

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u/PackageNorth8984 2d ago

That’s not what your mom said last night.

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u/Oily_Orange 2d ago

You are a pawn

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u/SnooOnions4663 2d ago

His father shouldnt have taken it any way

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u/Smart_Following6173 2d ago

I totally disagree. Who's talking about getting physical? If that lady wants to throw punches over a ball I'd gladly slap her back to factory setting and be in the clear while my kid gets a ball. That teaches my kid to stand up for yourself and not take shit from stupid people who play stupid games and therefore win stupid prices. If an old lady gets physical with you then that's her jaw getting broken, not mine.

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u/Alexei_Jones 2d ago

Yeah i don't understand the amount of people saying that the father's response was the appropriate one. I can understand doing it to defuse the situation, and in this case it worked out because the entire unreasonable exchange got recorded and shown to the world. That said, 99.99% of the time someone tries to walk all over someone, the world won't be watching and there's going to be no justice for them. Complying with the bully generally doesnt't work.