Today, a little girl wandered into the glass-cleaning area of the pub I work at. It's a dangerous place for a little kid, so I took her hand and asked where her mum was. The kid starts screaming and the mother appears in the doorway shouting "GET AWAY FROM MY BABY!" FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was in a shopping centre when a little girl was running up and down the aisles. She started to fall over so I put my hand out to catch her. Her mother then ran up to me and screamed about me 'touching her child' so loud that everyone could hear. 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, at my job working retail, I had just finished cleaning and straightening a whole aisle. This kid watched me do the whole thing. When I was done, he stuck his arm out, and ran it down the whole shelf, knocking everything off it. His mother just grabbed his hand and walked away. FML
Today, whilst babysitting, I broke a glass. I explained to the kid that it was very important not to walk barefoot around where it had happened, because of the tiny bits of glass. He jumped back, scared, and while doing so tripped. I rushed to help him and ran through the broken glass. Barefoot. FML
Today, my friends and I go to a bar and get wasted. I walk around and see a kid. I start yelling, "There's a child in this bar! There's a CHILD in this BAR!" She turns around. She was a midget. 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
Today, I spent an hour setting up a delicate display stand at work. Not five minutes later, a woman barged in with her little kid, who immediately went up to the display and tipped the whole thing over. When I called attention to the mother, she just scoffed, "Isn't this your job?" and left. FML
Today, I saw a little boy wandering in the supermarket looking lost and distraught. I gently put my hand on his shoulder and said, “Hey buddy, where’s your mommy?” He screamed, “STRANGER DANGER!” and kicked me in the shin. His actual mom wandered over from the cheese section, gave me a dirty look, and walked off. FML.
Today, I tripped over a kid at work. She was sitting on the floor with her legs sticking out into the walkway. Her mom caused a scene, accusing me of doing it on purpose. FML
Today, a customer at the restaurant where I work reduced me to tears by screaming at me, as I nearly knocked out his 2-year-old with the kitchen door, after he let the little boy play on the floor behind it. Apparently, it's my fault I can't see through solid wood. FML
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ladolcemostro 0
If she kept an eye on her child these situations could be avoided.
g1clix 0
*sigh, kids
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Comments (193)
RainaMadeilline 0
Tjats wat yu get. Excuse ma bad grammer.
Calvin8472 0
Crazy woman
natsaysheyyy 16
She brought her small child into a BAR? Wow, shame on her! SMH!
cupkate18 6
It probably looked really wrong but I bet that lady won't bring her kid to a bar again so you did that little girl and mother a HUGE favor while trying to do a different one
obeykaitlyn 25
why is there a little kid at a pub anyway?
fantasyworld 39
Why was she even in the pub?
RoughDays 6
The mother should have not been in the pub with her kid. That said, taking the girl's hand was a little much. But still, you had good intentions, OP.
lalaney 14
FACEPALM. I apologize for all of my fellow American idiots. Listen, people, 'pub' is short for 'public house'. In Europe, they are family friendly places. I can't believe how many idiots there are.
_awwhellnaw_ 45
Pubs are not "family friendly places". You can bring a kid there, but they're not allowed to be alone - they have to be with an adult at all times. Up until the child is 18, they have to be accompanied by an adult at all times. So yes, the child shouldn't have been alone. Source: I work at a pub.
obeykaitlyn 25
my question is, why did a mom bring her child to a pub?
JBM3292 19
I currently work as a nanny, and this is what the child acts like EVERYDAY whenever something doesn't go his way. I feel for you.