Dad hits back after ex-partner slammed him for ‘exploiting’ daughters in viral bathroom video

The parents of the two little girls at the centre of a bathroom row have hugely differing opinions on the footage going viral.

Tyler Brodsky was met with tons of online praise for how he handled a tense exchange with a man who had an issue with him taking his young daughters into a female toilet.

He shared footage of the incident to TikTok - but in the eyes of the mother of his children, the video should have never seen the light of day.

Earlier this week, Brodsky shared a clip on social media showing how a bloke at a service station booted off and ultimately called the cops on him for accompanying his daughters inside the women's bathroom.

He was travelling from Florida to Oklahoma with his girls when the incident occurred and he later posted the footage, while encouraging his followers to 'make this man famous'.

The dad apparently wanted to gain some perspective on the situation too, as he captioned the post: "The women’s restroom was empty, so I took them in. I’d rather do that than bring two little girls into a men’s bathroom full of grown men and dirty stalls. This guy comes barging in yelling, scares my daughters, and somehow thinks THEY should’ve been in the men’s room instead. Am I wrong here?"

The video has now been viewed a whopping 28 million times, while parents around the world have been chiming in on the debate over who was in the right.

A real estate firm who previously hired the man who let rip at Brodsky then announced they would be cutting ties with the individual due to his conduct, which 'does not reflect their values or the standards' they expect.

A GoFundMe was also then set up in aid of the dad and his two daughters, as he explained he has to make a large and costly commute to go and visit them.

Mum claims Brodsky 'capitalised' on daughters distress for cash

To most people, it seemed like the overall outcome was positive for Brodsky, despite him getting an earful from the bloke - but the mother of his daughters, Zoe Lavely, said she was left mortified by her children going viral.

In a post shared to Facebook, she said: "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 exposed all over. I see their dad approaching the man that scared my girls just for the video.

"I see my girls being capitalised for money. I see people offering money to a man that hasn't paid one penny to those girls just this year."

Lavely, who said she was the primary caregiver of their daughters, explained that she has been 'heartbroken and overwhelmed' by the situation.

"So many people have used this video," she went on. "Every time I open my phone I see my 3 year old daughter in tears. It destroys me every single time."

Lavely also said that Brodsky could have simply used 'an audio recording' to make his point on social media, rather than including the footage which showed their children's faces.

Brodsky has now shared a response to the mum's scathing remarks and said he does not want to air their dirty laundry publicly because his daughters 'deserve better than that'.

In a statement shared with the Daily Mail, he said: "I'm not going to get into a public back-and-forth with the mother of my children. My focus has always been, and will continue to be, our daughters.

"As for the financial accusations, those are simply not accurate."

Brodsky denied Lavely's claims that he was 'capitalising off this situation' and said he did not expect the video to gain as much traction as it did.

The dad wanted to 'use it in a positive way by encouraging more family restrooms and advocating for parents with young children'.

"At the end of the day, I hope this conversation shifts away from conflict and toward making public places more accommodating for families," Brodsky concluded. "That's the outcome I'm hoping comes from all of this."

At the time of writing, the GoFundMe has raised $2,904 of its $3,000 goal.