Today, I learned I will hand my daughter off to a complete stranger in order to provide help during an emergency situation. I don't know whether I feel proud to be someone who steps up in the moment, or mortified and ashamed that I gave my kid to a bystander so easily. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I have never been more disgusted at my daughter. She was on her phone and almost walked in front of a bus, until a man with some kind of facial disfigurement pulled her back. She called the poor man a "freak" and not to touch her, and he started crying. I'm ashamed to think she is mine. FML
Today, I had to give my four year-old daughter some tough love, which I hate doing. When she ran away crying, my son, her twin brother, looked at me and said, "You should be ashamed of yourself." FML
Today, while picking my daughter up from school, I saw her being beaten by two boys while the teacher stood there doing nothing. I ran to help, but then she pushed one of the boys off her. The teacher then pulled her away, yelled at her and then yelled at me for "not raising my kid right." FML
Today, I picked up my daughter from daycare. As we were getting into the car, I strapped her into the car seat, but something felt off. I looked back and realized I had picked up the wrong kid. In my defense, she was wearing the same jacket as my daughter. FML
Today, I was teaching my 4 year-old daughter about "stranger danger" and how to deal with it. Later that day, we went out and since I didn't buy her a ice cream, she kept screaming "STRANGER DANGER!" A total stranger tackled me until the cops arrived. FML
Today, I'm ashamed at ever having become a parent after I found out my daughter has been leading an online bullying campaign against a girl at her school who has disabilities, both mental and physical. Some of the language she was using in the online messages were just disgusting and unforgivable. FML
Today, I noticed a young child wandering out onto a busy street. I managed to grab his arm just as he stepped off the sidewalk and yank him away from almost certain death. My reward was his mother, who was on her cell phone the whole time, screaming at me for touching her child. FML
Today, my 4-year-old daughter stood up to a bully in the mall. I was the one who was getting bullied. FML
Today, my youngest daughter was going through separation anxiety when I dropped her off at school. After ten minutes of me comforting her, the teacher said, "C'mon, you have to let Nan go now so you can join in with the class." Ummm, I'm her mum, not her grandparent. FML
Today, despite being the first to hold all my other grandchildren, despite my son and bitch of a daughter-in-law agreeing I would be the first, I showed up at the hospital to see my daughter-in-law's father holding my grandchild before me. FML
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justwanttobesocial...butalsonot 9
In an ideal society - you *should* be able to trust people enough to feel secure in your child's safety when assisting in an emergency. I'd say that while it could have been dangerous, you still acted courageously and selflessly. The reality hitting that it very well could have been dangerous will cause the fear and second guessing. These things are natural 💜 Mark it as a learning opportunity and guaranteed you'll have heightened situational awareness and reaction should a similar event occur in the future. Hope that makes some sense and make sure to hydrate, eat, and rest :)
xxlk4xx 6
I think this is one of those situations where you don't know how you'll react until its time to react lol.
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xxlk4xx 6
I think this is one of those situations where you don't know how you'll react until its time to react lol.
dasin 18
proud to be helpful, how very shameful and alwhile handing your child off to a stranger then questioning your trust in others, tsk tsk
justwanttobesocial...butalsonot 9
In an ideal society - you *should* be able to trust people enough to feel secure in your child's safety when assisting in an emergency. I'd say that while it could have been dangerous, you still acted courageously and selflessly. The reality hitting that it very well could have been dangerous will cause the fear and second guessing. These things are natural 💜 Mark it as a learning opportunity and guaranteed you'll have heightened situational awareness and reaction should a similar event occur in the future. Hope that makes some sense and make sure to hydrate, eat, and rest :)
bobsanction 18
You, (someone capable of helping during an emergency), freed yourself from a burden (your child) by giving them to someone less capable during an emergency (the babysitter) to provide help. Where's the ****** down side?
Takegami 22
This was...
peterblack67 9
It sounds like you're trying to make a problem where there isn't one.
EmmaMK 35
Be proud of the good person you are. A good role model.