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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Astrobomb 21
ydi there was a reason the parent wasn't giving the child the candy. I hate people like you.
ShannonBonnanen 15
You kind of were. That wasn't your child to make that decision for and you should have respected the parents wishes and parenting. It could have also turned really badly if the child was diabetic and couldn't have the candy but it wasn't old enough yet to understand that candy is bad for them. You definitley over stepped bounderies.
FUBAR_88 14
How are they supposed to know that a child may be diabetic. The parent was with this child, so they could have said no but why the **** would someone working in a supermarket assume that the checkout person would be trying to groom there child especially on front of other people in the store. OP wasn't out of line.
FUBAR_88 14
I work in a supermarket on the checkouts too. We are seriously damned if we do and damned if we don't. I hope your manager didn't take the complaint seriously.
ShannonBonnanen 15
Another little thing this time for readers. Grooming could also be used in this case to describe having OP help invite negative actions so that the child will start thinking alright if i throw a fit when mom says no then someone will give it to me. Basically nothing to do with pedophilies but more used with describing how the child starts to act and to reinforce negative habits. We all don't need to jump from 1 to 100 on that line. they could just not have thought of a better way to describe the situation.
militarybrat 21
Ive only ever heard the term groomed associated with pedophiles. Ever. (Except haircuts but i doubt that is the case here)
tashag93 17
I have never heard it associated with pedophiles, ever. I have only ever heard to in reference to "being groomed to a position" (being prepared or trained for)
Madison6130 5
The mom was right, she told her child no but yet you went around her back and gave the child candy. She said no to her kid for a reason and it's not your position to question it
ACCOUNTKILLER 18
Always best to ask the parent- on Halloween I had one mother tell her kids "Only take one," and she gave me a filthy look when I said "Oh there's plenty there, you can take as much as you want." I was trying to be nice and didn't realize I had just undermined her and she had probably instructed them to only take one for a reason.
paedra 23
You don't give something to a kid without asking the parent. I've never even had someone be rude enough to give something to my dogs without asking me first...
RageWolf16 31
Don't **** with a mother's decision. Whether she's right or not it's always gonna blow up on you.
MisLabeled 13
I know I'm beating a dead horse at this point but it is always a good idea ask the parents first and ask in a way the kid is not aware of the treat if the parent says no. You never just give something to someone else's kid unless you are related. YDI
harmtouch16 11
Sorry man but as a mom to 8, YDI. Not the grooming comment though...however when mom says "no candy" that means NO candy. They could have misbehave in the store or they could have an allergy etc. Many reasons mom may have said no besides not having extra money. next time discreetly ask mom first or just let it go.
militarybrat 21
Then the mom could have taken the candy. Not complain to the boss that the employee was a pedophile. That stuff sticks around. If he gets fired and needs a recommendation? Pretty sure this boss would write "pedophile tendencies". There is never an excuse to ruin someones life unless they actually did what has been accused.
SuperMew 22
Eight kids? I would imagine without tight grips on your children, chaos would erupt. I agree that Op should have asked, but the mother was in the wrong as well. Even more so. Giving a kid candy is one thing, but accusing someone of wanting to harm her child sexually because of a sucker is.. well so wrong.