The saga of the girl-dad who went viral after taking his daughters into the women’s bathroom continues.
Tyler Brodsky went viral after filming himself being harassed while helping his daughters wash their hands after they used the bathroom at a QuikTrip in Alabama. The man who called the police and berated the father ended up losing his job, and now the mother of the girls is speaking out about the incident.
According to TMZ, Zoe Lavely published a Facebook post this week claiming she has “mixed feelings” about the situation.
“I actually don’t love this outcome; as the mother of those two girls. Even though their dad handled the situation well, what everyone doesn’t see is the fear a mother has seeing their kids exposed all over the media. Over 20 million people have seen my girls. Not just being kids but in distress. I see their dad approaching the man that scared my girls just for the video. I see my girls being capitalized for money. In fear. I see people offering money to a man that hasn’t paid 1 penny to those girls just this year,” she wrote.
She accused Brodsky of “capitalizing all of this situation” and claims her heart breaks “for all the people that have been sending money.”
“This is a need to be talked about situation. Every girl dad should feel welcomed to take their daughter(s) in a safe, clean, private bathroom. Family shared bathrooms need to be more accessible for these reasons. I’ll never take away from that. My dad was a single father to me and faced the same battles,” she added.
“I’ve had such mixed feelings and my heart breaks for my girls. I wish this was just something that would blow over but TMZ and other news platforms have used this video. So many people have used this video. Every time I open my phone I see my 3-year-old daughter in tears. It destroys me every single time. As the custodial parents I’d never blast my children on social media,” she concludes, arguing that the video “could have been an audio recording.”
X users weighed in on the mother’s message:
I would have to agree with her.. The children should have been immediately removed from anywhere near the psychopath that was harassing them. do better as a father
— Tommy (@TommyFSX) June 20, 2026
This poor young bloke can’t catch a break. Is the mum of these girls jealous?She didn’t get any worldwide attention
— As Ever_Shan_2025🇦🇺🐨🦘🪃 (@89Blackitty) June 20, 2026
I tend to agree with the mom. I was wondering why he didn’t even bother blurring the girls’ faces in the video.
— Kay (@kayotickitchen) June 20, 2026
Tell me mom is exploiting the whole situation for her own attention, without telling me 🙄 I don’t think anyone realizes their videos will go viral until after they go viral. It happened. Why is she attacking her daughters’ father?
— Jessica Dawn (@genesijesi) June 20, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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