By Anon - 28/05/2012 05:01 - United States

Today, while at the mall, a kid no older than 5 pushed a stroller into my heel, which caught the back of my shoe and caused me to face-plant the floor in the middle of a very crowded department store. I didn't even get an apology. FML
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SkoomaKi 27

He probably meant no harm. Just tell him Santa doesn't exist and run away.

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DocBastard 38

As the parent of a five-year old, I can tell you that most of them don't know right from wrong. It sounds like a simple accident (we let our daughter push her brother sometimes, but only under strict supervision), so blaming the child here or expecting an apology is just wrong. Blaming the parents, however is justified. And by "blaming" I mean cursing them out for not watching their kid, and coincidentally teaching the kid some colourful new 4-letter words that they'll be repeating for months.

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ladyLALAA 28

Then run him over with the stroller, defeated by his weapon of choice!

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SkoomaKi 27

Wallandpiece - I laughed way to hard at your comment...

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Alwayspullout 7

It's a ******* 5 year old, what did you expect?

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Purplefluff 6

OP s waiting for an apology from a five year old and it only seems weird to me?

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beccaishereyay 11

Is anyone else wondering where the parents are? They should've been the ones to apologize.

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NickPaulson 6

Says "I punch babies"

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SkoomaKi 27

He probably meant no harm. Just tell him Santa doesn't exist and run away.

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PlastikSeraph 2

WHAT THE **** DO YOU MEAN SANTA DOESN'T EXIST?!?!?!

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Eiregal2 10

you lie YOU LIIIIIEEEEE!!! *Weeps in corner*

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KingMykonos 4

Some parents really need to wake up and learn to watch their kids.

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egc573 40

Considering how incredibly presumptuous some American mothers can be, she probably wouldn't have been much help. If anything, she would have just accused the OP of being a pervert or something for even being near the brat.

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snator 0

The kid is either rotten to the bone or his mother was definitly not watching.

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eccentrix 12

What an evil 5 year-old, not apologizing for an accident!

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ladyLALAA 28

Haven't you seen There's Something About Kevin?

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sweetcatastroph3 9

you're kidding me, right? you're probably the parent that lets the kid run the household. then, 5 years later, you're trying to be on that stupid show super nanny because "i just don't understand what went wrong and why my kids have no manners and won't listen to a word i say". it was, indeed, an accident. but when you mistakenly do something, like spill water on someone, for example, don't you apologize? or do you always act like a spoiled brat, just like that 5 year old?

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IHaveThePower 16

56, before 5 or so they're still just beyond toddler range. They don't really understand how apologies work in the first place. You can get them to parrot 'sorry', but it doesn't really affect anything later on except reflexive habits, not real apologizing. The *mom* should have apologized, but a kid who's kind of just figuring out that if you whack into someone it hurts isn't gonna be great at that, and that's normal. They're not adults yet, don't freak out when they don't behave like them.

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egc573 40

No apology is no surprise. As Louis CK once said, children that young completely lack courtesy. Of course, if you were expecting an apology from the mother, consider that this is a woman who lets a 5-ish year-old push a stroller around. If that's not blatant carelessness, I don't know what is.

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peachesncreem 21

My niece just turned 4. She's very courteous. We drill it into her to say please, thank you, excuse me etc. You have to start developing their manners at a young age.

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missalkali 8

a five year old pushing a stroller is blatant carelessness? since when? I've seen it a hundred times!! the kid is in the stroller and then insists that they want to walk and then proceed to insist on pushing the stroller. and I've seen kids pushing a stroller with a child inside as well, the mother supervises to make sure nothing goes wrong. very simple. and very not careless if you ask me

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ferrousWheel 6

just because it happens hundreds of times doesn't make it correct. By that logic, college students who cheat on exams and homework shouldn't be called dishonest because "it's happened hundreds of times". Your other point makes more sense, but if the mother was supervising, I don't think we would have gotten this FML, because a supervising mother would have likely apologized. I think that 9 was assuming that the mother wasn't watching her kid at all as this was happening, which (spoiler alert) is pretty damn careless

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DocBastard 38

As the parent of a five-year old, I can tell you that most of them don't know right from wrong. It sounds like a simple accident (we let our daughter push her brother sometimes, but only under strict supervision), so blaming the child here or expecting an apology is just wrong. Blaming the parents, however is justified. And by "blaming" I mean cursing them out for not watching their kid, and coincidentally teaching the kid some colourful new 4-letter words that they'll be repeating for months.

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Dracoboxer357 35

I mostly agree with you, Doc. My oldest is almost 5 himself, and he of course has lots to learn. :) For the most part, his manners are decent but that doesn't mean he always knows or understands when he's made a mistake. I also wouldn't blame a child nor expect an apology from one that young for accidentally clipping me with a cart or whatever. I would hope a parent was nearby as unsupervised children make me wonder about their safety in public and such. :p Call me paranoid, but I guess I've read too many child abduction and/or trauma stories. It's probably my biggest fear of that happening to my boys. :(

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williamcarter93 13

they only won't know right from wrong if the parent doesn't teach it to them.

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DocBastard 38

William - That's true, but it's a very long process teaching that.

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Bekll 31

I once saw a documentary that showed the average kindergarten aged child stays away from hurt adults, but those with Williams Syndrome immediately go up to the hurt adult and ask if (s)he is okay. So OP, don't take it to heart that the child didn't apologize.

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tony1891 22

I'd that was my child I'd beat his ass. hope you're not hurt too badly tho.

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cosmosis 12

Beating your childs ass is wrong on many different levels. Gay Incest pedophile Not the right way to discipline your child if you intend to raise them into adulthood.

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FranzFerdinand 18

Why would you beat a five-year-old for being… you know, five? I hope Child Services beats you for not watching your kid and then putting the blame on him.

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pdp_fml 21

That 5 year old should not have been pushing a stroller in the middle of a busy mall. The mother should have a least apologized to you and if she wasn't around supervising her kid, report her to child protective services in that state. I guarantee that she won't let that child out of her sight again.

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