Teen tried going near the stage at a Massachusetts concert. Instead, she got into a screaming match with a mom who ‘reserved’ the row for her daughter

Kaelin (@whatsinthekoolaid) went to a concert in Massachusetts in 2011 to see artists Alex Goot, Tiffany Alvord, and Luke Conard. But then, the mother of one audience member allegedly spoiled the experience.

“If you were not chronically online at that time, what you need to know is that 2010-2011 was the prime time for YouTube cover artists,” Kaelin explained on social media. The aforementioned artists were up-and-coming and rose to fame by covering music on YouTube. Kaelin and her best friend, whom she called “Amy,” were super fans of Goot. Because of that, they went to the concert.

They arrived and were marked with an ‘X’ to show they were underage. They went down to the basement and started scoping out a place to stand. It was general admission, so they could stand wherever they wanted. Kaelin noticed six or seven rows in front were vacant, which made it look almost like an open space. Since they didn’t want to go to the back, Kaelin and her friend made their way to the front.

They went to the empty gap and stood there, as close to the stage as possible. Kaelin said they stood there for a couple of minutes, and then she felt somebody tap her shoulder. She turned around to find a girl behind her wearing a flower crown. Kaelin nicknamed her “Flower Crown,” and she had about three or four friends with her. Behind Flower Crown was the mother, whom Kaelin presumed was in her forties.

The mother allegedly tapped Kaelin. Then, the mother allegedly said, “You can’t stand there. You need to move back.” Kaelin was only 16 at the time, so she apologized and moved out of the way. She stood beside the mother and stayed behind Flower Crown and her friends.

Policing other audience members during the concert

Kaelin and Amy were confused as to why they weren’t allowed to stand in front. Because they were forced to move out, she said Flower Crown and her friends had a three-foot gap in front of them. A couple of minutes later, two teenagers tried to occupy the space. Kaelin alleged that the mother tapped them again.

The woman allegedly said, “You are too close to my daughter. It’s her birthday. You need to move. You’re giving her no personal space.” Just like Amy and Kaelin, the two teens left the spot. Upon witnessing the interaction, Kaelin and Amy realized that the mother was trying to make “personal space” for her daughter at a standing concert. Kaelin was upset and said she witnessed the mother tell two more people to move, allegedly to make space for her daughter.

“Rage is building within me. I’m still not brave enough to say anything yet, but it’s coming,” Kaelin said. Then, another woman tapped Kaelin on the shoulder. She asked if she could cut in front of them because she wanted to see Alvord up close. She promised to return to her spot as soon as Alvord was offstage. Kaelin agreed but warned her about Flower Crown’s mother, who was making audience members leave the front. The Alvord fan thanked Kaelin and stood in front of Flower Crown. Like clockwork, Kaelin alleged that the mother also told the Alvord fan to leave.

A fight broke out

Already upset, Kaelin told the Alvord fan to stay put and ignore the mother. Kaelin said, “Don’t listen to that lady. You don’t have to go back. It’s fine.” At the same time, Kaelin said the mother was also yelling at the fan. “Sadly, like every fallen soldier before her, she was pressured by the lady and ended up going back,” Kaelin said. She alleged that the fan was upset after she was told to leave. During this, Kaelin claimed that Flower Crown and her friends hadn’t said a word against the mother.

Because Kaelin defended another fan, she allegedly annoyed the mother. The mother allegedly got closer to Flower Crown and talked smack about Kaelin. “Oh my god, this girl next to me is annoying the f****** s*** out of me.” Kaelin was shocked at the woman’s comment and turned to Amy. She called the woman “insane,” which caught the woman’s attention.

“Wow, really nice, b****,” the mother allegedly told Kaelin. A confrontation broke out, and Kaelin asked her what she was even doing at the concert if she was going to complain. The mother said she was there to accompany her daughter. Kaelin explained that it was normal for people to bump into each other at a concert and personal space isn’t a priority.

“You can’t reserve an entire row in front of your daughter. Just because she’s wearing a flower crown, doesn’t make her a princess,” Kaelin shot back. She added, “You don’t get to tell people where to stand, or where to go, or that they can’t stand in front of your daughter. You need to stop b******.”

Everyone else has had enough of the mother

“Wow, what are you? Like, 17? Your mother must be so proud to have you as her daughter. What would she do if she was here?” The mother allegedly replied. Kaelin said her mother would have been yelling at the woman to stop starting fights with teenagers. She also called the woman’s actions “embarrassing.” Older doesn’t always mean wiser. In this Utah woman’s case, an older woman also said something vile about her outfit.

Kaelin said the crowd started rooting for her when she spoke up to the mother. Even though the mother didn’t leave, Kaelin said the crowd shifted forward when Goot got on stage. The space that the mother had been protecting for her daughter vanished. Despite Kaelin’s horrendous experience, she said they met Alex Goot offstage afterward.

Goot even commented on Kaelin’s TikTok. He wrote, “I 100% remember this show, but I was not aware of all the flower crown drama.” But outside of concerts, personal space is important. This Nashville woman tried to scare her stalker into putting some distance.

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