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A Utah mother added an unusual new twist to the ‘Karen’ phenomenon by unleashing her tantrum while carrying a baby.
Hundreds of fans had watched Cedar High School take on local rival Dixie High in a thrilling late-season lacrosse playoff when the young mother pulled the trigger.
“You’re a dirty little bitch. I can see it in your face,” she said to an opponent as she leered at them with bared teeth.
“How can you hold your baby and tell me you’re a piece of shit?” her target asked.
“Why don’t you fix your hair?” the neatly dressed mother shot back.
More than nine million people have seen the Utah mom join the pantheon of Karens after videos of her Cedar City lacrosse game meltdown were posted to TikTok
A young referee was among those who faced her wrath when he tried to lead her away during the game between local rivals Cedar High and Dixie High.
Emotions were already running high during the playoff game in Cedar City when skirmishes broke out between players on the field.
The tension seemed to transfer to spectators, as another mother was filmed running to the front of the stand, kicking a fence and apparently shouting at her son: ‘Gary, get on the bloody field!’ before a young man was brought into the picture.
A third video from the incident-filled match showed the original mother, still holding her apparently unconscious baby, remonstrating with a young referee and trying to knock the phone out of a spectator’s hand.
“You look like a piece of shit,” she said to an unseen opponent as the referee warns her that she is talking to a minor and tries to persuade her to step away from the field.
“Oh, so I can’t tell him he’s a piece of shit?” she demands.
“Bro, she’s from Cedars,” an audience member quietly advises as she insists she’s going to wait for her brother.
The videos have been viewed more than nine million times on TikTok alone since they were posted by Shmillyeahn two days ago.
Commenters were unimpressed by her lack of composure while in charge of a child, with some accusing her of showing entitlement to be a typical ‘Karen’.
Commenters on Reddit were unimpressed by the young mother’s behavior
“Someone needs to send CPS on her for child endangerment,” one wrote. “Attacking people while holding her child, putting them in danger.”
“She used the baby as a shield to keep him from getting his ass kicked!” another suggested.
‘Talking to other people, children, that way.’
“It’s insane that women think they can attack phones, people, etc. without any consequences,” a third added.
On Reddit, a poster named LordOfTheBurrito claimed to know the background, explaining that “Cedar and Dixie have been rivals in all sports for decades.”
“Dixie won the lacrosse championship last year and never let Cedar miss a game.
“This game beat Cedar Dixie and knocked them out of the playoffs.
“One of Cedar’s parents assaulted a Dixie player and the police had to be called, she literally hit the child.
“Before the championship game, state athletics contacted both Cedar and Snow Canyon about their behavior and some parents were not allowed to attend.”
Some of those who did attend reportedly wore T-shirts with the motto “Gary, get on the f***ing field!”
Some commentators suggested that lacrosse itself is a unique trigger for parents because the sport allows children to hit each other with sticks.
Some on TikTok were more sympathetic, but most called her reckless and entitled
Others deplored the behavior of parents at any sporting event.
“I was a truck driver for 27 years,” wrote one.
‘Retired and worked at a Catholic high school for eight years. Was completely amazed at the language parents used at sporting events.’
Dailymail.com has contacted both schools and the Cedar City Police Department for comment.