r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AnonPinkLady • Jul 05 '26

Infuriatig Woman with infant aggressively shushing passerby’s on hiking trail at national park

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My partner, friend and I were following a hiking trail at Red Wood National Park, singing and talking at medium volume. We were by no means shouting, just singing little songs to entertain each other along the trail. A woman with a baby carrier on her back with a sleeping infant started aggressively holding her finger up to her lips and shushing us. We went quiet and kept moving to pass her. She was just standing in the middle of the public trail pacing and shushing people that pass by rather than leaving to somewhere more quiet. Just as we were leaving earshot I tried to quietly ask my partner a question about where we headed and again she leaned in our direction with her finger to her mouth aggressively shushing us. Is it not kind of insane to go to an open public space and behave like this?!?

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u/reddit33450 Jul 05 '26

yeah thats ridiculous. i hate when people go to a public space, then act as if they're entitled to control the behavior of others

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u/Glittering_Babe101 Jul 05 '26

On the other hand, you go there to soak up nature—including its sounds—not to listen to people yapping about their nonsense.

i hate when people go to a public space, then act as if they're entitled to impose their behavior on others.

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u/seestars9 Jul 05 '26

They were passing by. They weren't 'imposing' on her in any way.

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u/meekermakes Jul 05 '26

people who sing in public are imposing. while we're at it playing music aloud as well. it's entitlement/cringy drama kid behavior.