Today, at work, I saw a lady leave her infant in a display crib so she could go shopping. When I stopped her and told her she couldn't do that, she said, "Well, I do it all the time." FML
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Today, while shopping, a lady came up to me and asked if she could borrow my baby because, "Y'know, I'm in a hurry and they'll let me checkout first." FML
Today, I spent an hour setting up a delicate display stand at work. Not five minutes later, a woman barged in with her little kid, who immediately went up to the display and tipped the whole thing over. When I called attention to the mother, she just scoffed, "Isn't this your job?" and left. FML
Today, while I was shopping, I spotted a lady who had the last of an item I wanted in her cart. She went off to the dressing room, so seeing my opportunity, I went and grabbed it from her cart, and put it in mine. I hadn't noticed her bratty-ass daughter next to the cart, who then yelled, “I saw that! Mommy! Some lady's stealing from your cart!” FML
Today, I had a shift as a carer in a high-rise disability home, and working with a lady whom was once a midwife. She had a toy baby, and was rocking it. When I asked her what she was going to do what the baby so she could come to lunch, she casually threw the baby off the balcony and shrugged. FML
Today, at work, I was taking a woman's measurements while she held her screaming baby. To silence the infant, she whipped out her breast right there and started feeding him. Moments later, he puked breast milk all over my desk. FML
Today, I was waitressing at work, when a woman decided to change her baby's nappy on a table. One moment I was asking her to leave, and the next, she was shoving a fully shat-out nappy into my hands. She asked me to get rid of it and fetch her baby wipes. FML
Today, I saw a shady looking customer carrying a very suspicious looking baby stroller with a blanket on top of it. Thinking they were shoplifting, I stopped them before they walked out of the store and snatched it. The attachable car seat came off and there really was a baby in there. A real live crying baby. FML
Today, my boss pulled me aside to chastise me for being "off task" because I was chatting with a co-worker while working on a project. She then spent a half hour chatting with the same person about what daycare she should go to for her new baby. FML
Today, I overheard a lady tell her child in a store that, “If you don’t stop crying, I’ll tell that guy over there to take you away.” She was referring to me. FML
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
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Top comments
Ethan_Anonymous 28
Call child protection services
CliffyB03 28
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
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Comments (84)
K_kanaka 26
Mother of the year goes to...
domolovesyoshi 33
Someone who actually cares for their child's safety
trey600rr 22
I would have called the cops without saying anything to her.
johnrdz3 24
You should've called an employee and said you found a baby left alone in the crib. Serves the woman right.
rileyrae0000 23
OP is an employee
MDoremis 38
You definitely should have taken the child and called CPS. This woman should not be allowed to have children.
HopeDawn 13
I don't think OP has the ability to take the child. Social workers are trained in ethics and signs of abuse, which is why they are given the ability to decided to take children away. OP has no such ability. If OP took the child and the mother demanded she give her the child back, OP could face criminal charges, even if the mother is an idiot.
MandieL 27
But if OP would have taken the unattended child to the office and called the cops, they could hopefully get there before the self absorbed mother knew the baby was missing. OP wouldn't get in trouble because it was an abandoned child.
HopeDawn 13
It depends on a lot of things that we don't know. I know at the retail store I work at, I wouldn't be allowed to touch the baby unless I had a very strong personal relationship with the parents outside of work. I just don't want some poor teenager to see this and automatically think that taking the child would be okay (because let's be honest: some people believe anything). It all depends on the policies at OP's store.
ameliaruth09 15
that makes me madder than I can say. how dare she......
linnysy 14
Report her to the cops.
WolfLady 18
Sounds like it's time for social services.
Seabass_Chan 33
Call CPS.
bloodtalonx 5
how is this a FML? Yeah, people are dumb and this should be reported to CPS for child neglect. FML is not CPS
jrod92 21
Anybody could have easily picked up the baby and walked off! Kids are kidnapped all the time. That's crazy. Now if it a manager would pick up and take the baby after she walked off and called someone about it, THEN I'm sure she would have gotten what she deserves. Thinking someone kidnapped her kid AND get reported.