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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/KDW26 on 2023-08-03 15:20:08.
My daughter had an accident when we were out. I went to the nearest changing room and it was locked. I knew there were two changing stations in there, but when the door opened a few minutes later two women came out with a small baby.
I politely asked them why they locked the door and explained there were multiple changing stations in there. The first woman apologised and said she was, “new to this whole mummy thing” and doesn’t know how everything works yet.
The second woman started arguing, asking why there would be a lock on the door if it’s not meant to be used.
They walked away and I started to change my daughter. A few minutes later, the second woman came back very angry (while she was also breastfeeding the baby), saying that I had made her wife cry and that she had postnatal anxiety and it was one of their first days out and I needed to consider the impact of what I said to new mums.
I explained I wasn’t responsible for her reaction and continued changing my daughter. The woman kept arguing, saying that they could lock the door if they wanted to and that they wouldn’t feel comfortable sharing the space. She said she hoped I felt guilty. I said I didn’t and told her I was surprised by how bothered she seemed to be and that I was changing my daughter.
She was very angry and left after about five minutes of having a go at me.