Kids: Today, a child was choking in the store I work at. He was alone...

By justwantingtohelp - 16/08/2013 05:02 - United States - Highland

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

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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

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By hannaslifesucks - 24/06/2012 18:41 - Norway - Kleppe

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

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redwolf56 2

Friday 16 August 2013 11:53

Parents have no common sense these days

Theglc20 27

Friday 16 August 2013 11:54

Hey OP. At least you saved a life. Many people would have just walked by

Comments

LennyComa 39

Friday 16 August 2013 12:33

For ***** Sake.1. The woman is a braindead bint who obviously has no common sense. 2. Your Manager is even more of a braindead gimp for writing you up. 3. If you work for a chain complain to head office explaining the situation, I'm sure not everyone where you works is a ******* moron.

HeartOfLead 24

Friday 16 August 2013 12:37

I remember hearing "back-in-my-day" stories about how it takes a village to raise a child. But, in this case, it doesn't matter what the consequence was because the feeling you get from knowing you saved someone's life is well worth it. Even if that means getting written up.

martin8337 35

Friday 16 August 2013 19:34

Seems like this mother is a village idiot.

PandaSmile 24

Friday 16 August 2013 12:39

She should have been singing your praises for saving her child! What a moron! Well done for saving the child though OP! You did the right thing :)

crisanba 18

Friday 16 August 2013 12:44

Well think about it

stillrob97 3

Friday 16 August 2013 16:18

Think about what? Saving a CHILD's life? OP is a hero, thank you OP, and you, sir, are an incompetent fool if you think anything else

Aczidraindrop420 7

Friday 16 August 2013 12:50

No good deed goes unpunished!

iwasborn_naked 14

Friday 16 August 2013 12:52

jelp the kid get in trouble, dont help the kid get in trouble.. and least you did the right thing..

reeane 10

Friday 16 August 2013 13:20

Doesnt the store has a cctv?

peanutfoo 19

Friday 16 August 2013 13:39

Ok. Hate to be a dick, but I'm gonna correct your grammar. You either got WROTE up, get WRITTEN up, or you are WRITING someone up. Thank you:)

gracehi 31

Friday 16 August 2013 14:09

No, he got "A write up" as in a formal warning for bad behavior in written form.

Helldemon 32

Friday 16 August 2013 14:23

#45 Exactly what I came here to post.

fordneagles 34

Saturday 17 August 2013 1:32

1. If you really hate being a dick, you wouldn't have said anything. 2. If you're going to correct grammar, don't use 'gonna' in your comment. 3. The OP isn't actually wrong in what he said. He (subject) got (verb) a write up (noun). Perfectly valid. Your comment is a three out of three fail.

TameGeek 21

Friday 16 August 2013 13:47

With parents like that, the kid would be better off choking.

BlancSlate 10

Friday 16 August 2013 13:50

If it were my child: you would be our new best friend, and at the very least be invited over for dinner. If I were your boss: you would be employee of the year. Well done :)