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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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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ihatebob 2
"How dare you be such a bastard? Why would you help my child out in distress and when he's about to die?" ^ That, my friends, is the logic of a horrible parent.
gameover18 17
The NEW AMERICAN DREAM. Don't work hard. lawsuit everyone. Sorry to hear about write up OP
angelofmusic113 9
You should have asked the lady "Um, where were you when your son was choking to death?" Sheesh.... To think her son would probably be dead if it wasn't for you and that's how she repays you. People are stupid.
junkman6 22
Had a friend actually end up in court because he bruised a kids chest saving him from running into traffic. All people have to do to become parents is ****, there are no prerequisites. At least a plumber has to pass a course.
deathfyre8 13
You molested her child (physical contact of any kind without a parent or guardian's permission) I can see why the mom thought you were raping her child. You're standing behind him/her with your arms wrapped around the child But you still deserve it for not speaking with a parent first.
melody309 35
Let me just say that I can see why turning the corner to see a random person with their arms wrapped around her child would alarm her. And maybe she's not irresponsible - maybe her kid wandered off and she was looking for him. But when someone is choking, you don't wander around the store for 10 minutes looking for their parents to ask if it's okay to save their kid's life. Any good parent would be pissed that you wasted so much time. Obviously, this woman is not that type of parent ... Nevertheless, OP does not deserve to be yelled at and written up for saving a child's life. I honestly do not know where you got that.
Guru_Gal 12
You're actually meant to get them to cough first, to see if they can remove it themselves, the perform five back blows (hitting them between the shoulder blades) and then perform the heimlich manouver five times and alternate between that and the five back blows. That's first aid.
Raum 19
A child was choking, and OP probably reacted on instinct. Maybe OP isn't actually trained, and that's why they didn't know the "proper procedure". All that matters is that they saved that child's life, and the mother should have been grateful.
TheAngryPrincess 3
Tell the bitch mom that you saved her kids life and let her know she should be watching her kid and not banging the manager.
__happyhappy__ 3
security cameras -___-
mmontgom 2
I'm a lifeguard certified in CPR and first aid, and if there is an emergency where there is a child but no parent to consent for them, we have implied consent, meaning that consent is inferred from the person's actions (i.e. choking victim) rather than verbally. Therefore, you had implied consent and definitely should not have gotten written up for that
martin8337 36
It just doesn't pay to be a good samaritan these days.