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)
MrsHoffman 11
Why are you giving candy to kids without asking their parents? Also, you are rewarding bad behaviour, the mother should have smacked the kid for it's whining.
KaidensCrow 18
what if the kid is diabetic and already had sweets?? you could have seriously hurt him.... always ask first. sorry but ydi
Omniprism 15
Always ask the parent first before offering candy to a child.
Inkoseh 33
Extreme reaction to your manager, but you should not have given candy to a kid without the mothers consent. I'd be pissed. My kids angry because he's learning he can't always get what he wants. You enabled behind the mothers back. Always ask first.
vanaathiel 13
To be honest I'd be annoyed as well. Basically you're showing her kid that if he kicks up a fuss he'll get what he wants. Or maybe the kid is diabetic. Or or or. You should have asked the mother first.
doumtabarnack 12
She's a bit right. The mother was probably trying to make a point with her child that he couldn't get anything he wanted by crying out loud in public and you just proved him right.
1739 8
So much for being a good person
LadyBlack_fml 5
while it sucks the mom complained and her reason sounds stupid you should always ask a parent before giving their kid anything unless you are a close family friend
popularonion 33
I feel like most of the people in these comments don't know what grooming is...
jairolover 25
Why would you give the kid candy knowing the parent didn't want them to have any? You definitely deserved it!