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
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Today, my son asked for candy at a supermarket checkout. I said no. He laid on the floor and began screaming as if I'd killed his pet rabbit. Other parents nodded at me in silent sympathy, while strangers judged me with their glares. I bought the candy. He still screamed. 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, at my store, I had an old man violently accuse me of charging him for an extra pack of 99¢ Mounds candy yesterday. He held up my line for 10 minutes, fighting me about it. I didn't even work yesterday. FML
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
Today, I was at the mall, I saw a girl crying that her ice cream had fallen on the floor. Feeling generous, I bought her a new one. She threw it on the ground, laughed, and came over to her mom and told that I was bothering her, so the mom called security. FML
Today, I was so tired at the pet store I was working at that I accidentally offered a kid a dog treat instead of their dog. He ate it. While his mom watched. FML
Today, at my job as a cashier, a man and his 3-year old son got in line. The father said, "Give this to the pretty lady," looking at me. The kid looks at me, looks at his dad, and walks over to the next cashier. FML
Today, a kid got his hand stuck inside my store's giant gumball machine. He started crying, and his negligent trainwreck of a mom bitched me out for being "unobservant." I'd been mopping up the mess she'd made after she'd spilled an open can of beer all over the floor. FML
Today, while at my job in a candy store, a boy stuck his hand into the bin, contaminating the candy. As I politely explained that the dad had to purchase the affected candy he refused, yelled, then angrily agreed to buy them. The total cost of the candy with the extra pieces? $1.69. FML
Today, I waved at a baby while standing in line in a store. It started screaming. Its mom looked over in mild concern and gave me a disturbed glare before moving to the next checkout counter over. FML
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WhoopteDo 26
While the mom overreacted, she may have had a reason for not giving him candy. Better safe than sorry and ask.
Calingaladha 21
You are kind of encouraging brattiness when you do that. YDI
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Comments (120)
iheartstupid 4
Did you ask the mom before you gave him the candy? Because clearly she'd already told him no, and if you just handed him one anyway, then she had every right to complain about you. You undermined a parent and taught the kid that if they pitch a big enough fit a stranger will swoop in to help.
1ninjanina 7
Butt out. The mother already said no. She's the mother. If he's throwing a fit, he definitely doesn't deserve any candy now.
MrCT 22
Let me guess your a man.....
ThatHorse 15
Grooming him for what? A dog show?
gregjasper 10
Hi guys
pete9913 23
Never give a child anything without their parents' permission first. You may have meant well, but when their parents say no, it's no.
Country_Mama_93 3
YDI: you deserved the complaint for not asking the mom about giving the kid a sucker. Mom's answer is law. FYL: she should not have insinuated you're a pedophile. That's just ridiculous and sad and wrong.
MonCapitan 4
Offer free candy: Child grooming / Reinforcing "get what I want by crying" Deny free candy: Greedy corporation not giving anything back to the community Can't win.
arkh_angel 16
Kid didn't know about the free candies and neither did the parent probably. If no one knew except OP, how could that be greed? Still, I understand your point from a general POV...
vegantreegirl 26
To be polite you should have asked the mom first. But I understand you had good intentions, the mom over-reacted.
MRS_SILVER 11
Never give a child candy without asking the parent permission first. The child could be allergic to certain dyes, perhaps isn't allowed to have sugar, or may be diabetic. You honestly don't know so it's better to always just ask