Today, while waiting in line at a store, a toddler behind me was throwing a major meltdown while his father yelled at him, giving me a migraine. I turned to the woman behind me and said, "Can you believe this kid? I feel sorry for his mother." Turns out the woman was his mother. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I saw a kid throwing a tantrum in a supermarket. Thinking it was a matter of lack of discipline, I waited for the kid’s mother to come out of the bathroom to tell her how naughty her son was being. I then got to watch her beat her son to the point of unconsciousness. 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 was grocery shopping, feeling good about myself, until when I was waiting in line at the checkout, a small kid in his mother's arms in front turned to look straight at me and said, "Ewwwww." FML
Today, after a long, tedious and annoying wait in line at the supermarket, my 5-year-old told the cashier, “Mommy says you’re too slow.” FML
Today, I took my very talkative toddler to a grocery store. As we passed a woman in an aisle, my kid pointed and said loudly, "Mummy, why does that lady have such a funny face?" I had to awkwardly apologize while my face went beet red. FML
Today, I was at Walmart with my mom when a guy next to me let out a series of vicious farts. Assuming it was me, my mom chewed me out in front of the guy and made me apologize. The man looked at my mom and said, "Children, they're so immature." FML
Today, I went to Subway. A lady was in the line with her toddler. The kid screamed in his bid for attention, while his mother and the cashier ignored him, to the point that his voice became a loud screech and the sandwich artist couldn't hear me. I bellowed, "SHUT THAT KID UP!" Silence and glares followed. FML
Today, I overheard a lady tell her child in a store that, “If you don’t stop crying, I’ll tell that guy over there to take you away.” She was referring to me. FML
Today, I was going into a store and saw a woman roughly handling a screaming toddler. I kept walking, until I heard the kid scream, "Help! You’re not my mommy!” I called 911 and stood behind the car to keep her from taking off. The cops arrived to see me fending off blows from a very pissed off grandma. FML
Today, a crying kid was brought to my attention by a customer. He was so upset from losing his mom that he couldn't say his or his mom's name. I took him around the store asking him to point out his mom. Once we'd found her she told me, "I was hiding from my kid to test his independence." FML
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flashback.miss 28
the mother was probably embarrassed and distressed. hopefully it's not a daily occurrence.
weveallbeenthere 30
I bet she agreed with you.
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Comments (178)
ashsaunde 13
YDI all the way. The kid's parents were probably just as annoyed as you were. No one likes listening to tantrums but you didn't have to say anything. You can't always get a kid to calm down. I do say one parent should have taken the child outside though since they were both there.
JMichael 26
Think before you speak. It helps.
tiffi_is_spiffi 1
You deserved that one!! You have no idea why the kid was having a meltdown. When my son was little he would have meltdowns everywhere cause he has autism and most things he just couldn't handle.
amypr 20
Shocking - a child acting like a child.
itsjusttofunny 8
the funny thing about this is that if that was my child and you would have said that to ME, I would have told you too goto hell and made a comment about your oversized head.
klorehore 24
That's just pathetic behavior in general, but to act like that in front of your child? Let's hope you don't reproduce.
notapotato 12
Either way it was a misunderstanding lol
erikahall21 9
Kids have their moments. I say you deserved it. This is a prime example of something's being better left unsaid
sdroze1389 31
#44. I agree, less is more.
fatkidfalling 11
That's so horrible lol
worldclassrager 41
Just stay quiet...you'll be to your silent place soon....
Merylwen 24
YDI. Nobody asked you to make nasty comments about someone else's child.