Today, a child was choking in the store I work at. He was alone in the aisle, so I started the Heimlich without his parents' permission. After dislodging what was caught, his mother turned the corner and went screaming to my manager for touching her kid. I got a write up. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was working the register at a local grocery store. A kid about 5 years old was having trouble zipping his jacket. I reached out to help him and he started screaming "No bad touch bad touch!" and kicked me in the knee. Everyone looked. FML
Today, I had a violent coughing fit while at the store, which caused a lady to think I was choking, grab me from behind and start doing the Heimlich maneuver incorrectly. She broke two of my ribs. FML
Today, at my job working retail, I had just finished cleaning and straightening a whole aisle. This kid watched me do the whole thing. When I was done, he stuck his arm out, and ran it down the whole shelf, knocking everything off it. His mother just grabbed his hand and walked away. FML
Today, while working at my local supermarket, I found a boy lost and wandering about, so I took him to the front desk. My reward from his mother was a slap around the face and harsh words for supposedly having kidnapped him. FML
Today, while I was working at a supermarket, a kid started to cry in line because he couldn't get candy. Since we have free lollipops behind the desk, I gave him one. His mom complained to my manager and said I was grooming her child. FML
Today, I stopped two little boys from spitting over a railing at the piano player two floors below in the department store I work at. Their mom complained to my boss about me. FML
Today, I was in a shopping centre when a little girl was running up and down the aisles. She started to fall over so I put my hand out to catch her. Her mother then ran up to me and screamed about me 'touching her child' so loud that everyone could hear. FML
Today, I introduced my mom to my friend who performed the Heimlich maneuver on me when I was choking. She proceeded to loudly berate and chew him out, saying that he should have gotten an adult and could have hurt me. Now he won't talk to me and I'm grounded for calling her a cunt. FML
Today, at work, we had an extremely rude customer who started cussing at us, and my coworker started cussing back. I jumped on the register to quickly bring down the line, and apologized to everyone for the scene. A secret shopper was in the line and claimed that I was rude. I got written up. FML
Today, I tripped over a kid at work. She was sitting on the floor with her legs sticking out into the walkway. Her mom caused a scene, accusing me of doing it on purpose. FML
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Top comments
redwolf56 2
Parents have no common sense these days
Theglc20 27
Hey OP. At least you saved a life. Many people would have just walked by
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Comments (164)
IamFootScum 5
Heimlich, yeah, you're lucky it turned out fine, cause most cases you'll **** someone up trying that movie shit. You're meant to lean them forward and do back blows.
stephenm97 7
You legally can fight the right up. Good Samaritan laws state that you can help the child without permission if his parents aren't in eye sight. These are American laws so if you life here in the states just look them up an you could have your right up removed.
deathfyre8 13
Write*
Matrix159 13
You did the right thing OP. However, the mother could learn a thing or two..
scottyau 5
Do a first aid course. The Heimlich manoeuvre hasn't been approved practice for choking for years, particularly for children.
Shade1982 21
Well, that's strange, as it's still being taught in first aid courses... Heimlich is still being used all over the world, as there is still no reliable alternative for this situation. And to save someones life, I'd rather use a somewhat 'incorrect' procedure, instead of not doing anything at all...
Xotoolyxo 16
People are dumb, you should fight that write up
DevilsMetsGiants 30
If there are cameras in the store tell your supervisor to watch the tape
outoftown 27
As a former child now living because of someone like you, THANK YOU! Nothing better than saving a life. You'll always be a hero to that kid. Ask your boss for a still from the security camera, to frame as a keepsake -- and to send to his boss if the write-up isn't changed to a commendation.
MaeMay2000 11
Did you tell them to ask the kid??
ewv023 7
Good for you for saving the kid OP! As long as you asked the kids permission, you shouldn't have gotten written up, though. People these days... *sigh*
CookieRaider2015 5
You must work at Walmart.