[CommerceComet]

Sidewalk mom could defuse the situation by moving somewhere else but let's remember that apparently there is more to the confrontation than we see on the video. Did Harvard mom come out cussing and making demands or did she ask nicely? There is disagreement about whether she was swearing or not prior to the video.

Harvard mom has a condescending attitude throughout the video but what was her attitude prior to the video being recorded? If Harvard mom comes out making demands in a abrasive manner, I could see sidewalk mom or anyone else for that matter likely digging in their heels. I can also see Harvard mom doing an attitude 180 when the camera comes out.

I have a hard time believing that a mother of an infant would be difficult when another mother calmly and politely informs that she's trying to get her kids down for a nap. Something tells me that the initial request was not calm nor polite.

[Tax-chick]

A lot of mothers are just insane about defending their children’s behavior these days. It’s entirely possible that if the Harvard mom had said to the sidewalk mom (*snicker*), “Excuse me, ma’am. My children are taking a nap right there ... *point to window*. Could you please help your daughter keep her volume down while she’s playing? Thank you,” the sidewalk mom would have gone ballistic.