Woman leaves 8-year-old girl with rare disorder in tears after scolding her for being too loud at baseball game


Eight-year-old Chloe, a Houston Astros superfan, has watched every game the team has played this season, and she loves nothing more than to root for the 2017 World Series champions with her family.

At Sunday’s game against the Angels, Chloe was excitedly taunting the opposing team by shouting, “Swing batter,” from her seat.

Her mother, Monica Beaver, was filming her family and taking photos of the game to share with family and friends on Facebook. In one video, Chloe goes from cheering to shutting down, and her mother didn’t realize why until she posted the video on social media. Just before Chloe starts to cry, another woman scolds her for being too loud, turning around and saying, “Enough.”

“We don’t get to scream and holler at home,” Beaver told local Houston news station KTRK. “It’s one of the things she likes. It’s a way to express her emotions.”

Chloe has a mental health disorder called disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, or DMDD. According to Beaver, Chloe can’t comprehend “emotions greater than that of a [toddler’s] emotions.”

“It just makes daily life a little harder. She has to stop and think what the right emotion is to certain things,” Beaver said.

In posting the video on her Facebook page, Beaver said she wasn’t aware of the interaction at the game between her daughter and the woman.

“I didnt realize what was said and my daughter wouldnt tell us. I didnt even realize I got it on video until after I posted it and someone else told me. Trust me, after realizing this morning I was crushed because I obviously shouldve known.”

“[She made me feel] a little bit guilty ’cause I’m annoying and nobody says that to me,” Chloe told KTRK, as her mother, heartbroken, shook her head.

Since Beaver shared the video, thousands of people have reached out to tell Chloe to keep on cheering. “It’s uplifting,” Beaver said. “I’m still in shock.”

One of the people who responded was Astros pitcher Lance McCullers. “Chloe, don’t you EVER stop cheering! I would love for you to cheer us on, as LOUD as you can, during ALDS game 1 in MMP! I would be honored to leave you a ticket!” he tweeted.

First baseman Tyler White tweeted, “…if anyone tells you to stop cheer louder.” And outfielder Josh Reddick piggybacked on his remarks to show his support for the young fan.

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