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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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)
Ab5traktion_83 9
That, ladies and gentlemen, is a perfect example of armchair parenting.
Reihna_fml 14
You did the right thing, saving a child you didn't know. Unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished in our society.
150493x 29
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. That's the world we live in nowadays. Good on you though for acting so quickly. Well done!
fatalwish 6
well only one thing to do give him back what he was choking on and just rest asured the universe will sort its self out
FelicityWishes 32
I'm sure it would have looked weird without explanation but hopefully things cleared up once you explained yourself (if you were able to) Good on you though, OP.
Opheliae 22
Jesus Christ, I HATE parents.
monnanon 14
the feeling is mutual sweetheart.
ozpunker 20
Let the mother choke on your fist.
MandySkittles 18
What is the world coming to when saving a life is punished? FYL OP, but good on you for acting quickly and knowing what to do during a crisis.. Your employer should be commending you for it, you should ask them to review the security camera footage to prove the child was in danger.
Wiz_Of_Oz 17
You definitely made the right call, shame the mother was such a presumptuous bitch.
simsgirlgem 25
Don't worry op hopefully the kid will remember you and will want to learn things like the Heimlich and CPR when he's older