By Oihana - 01/08/2015 03:30 - United States - Greensboro

Today, at work, I saw a lady leave her infant in a display crib so she could go shopping. When I stopped her and told her she couldn't do that, she said, "Well, I do it all the time." FML
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CliffyB03 28

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

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K_kanaka 26

Mother of the year goes to...

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domolovesyoshi 33

Someone who actually cares for their child's safety

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trey600rr 22

I would have called the cops without saying anything to her.

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johnrdz3 24

You should've called an employee and said you found a baby left alone in the crib. Serves the woman right.

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MDoremis 38

You definitely should have taken the child and called CPS. This woman should not be allowed to have children.

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HopeDawn 13

I don't think OP has the ability to take the child. Social workers are trained in ethics and signs of abuse, which is why they are given the ability to decided to take children away. OP has no such ability. If OP took the child and the mother demanded she give her the child back, OP could face criminal charges, even if the mother is an idiot.

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MandieL 27

But if OP would have taken the unattended child to the office and called the cops, they could hopefully get there before the self absorbed mother knew the baby was missing. OP wouldn't get in trouble because it was an abandoned child.

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HopeDawn 13

It depends on a lot of things that we don't know. I know at the retail store I work at, I wouldn't be allowed to touch the baby unless I had a very strong personal relationship with the parents outside of work. I just don't want some poor teenager to see this and automatically think that taking the child would be okay (because let's be honest: some people believe anything). It all depends on the policies at OP's store.

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ameliaruth09 15

that makes me madder than I can say. how dare she......

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WolfLady 18

Sounds like it's time for social services.

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bloodtalonx 5

how is this a FML? Yeah, people are dumb and this should be reported to CPS for child neglect. FML is not CPS

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jrod92 21

Anybody could have easily picked up the baby and walked off! Kids are kidnapped all the time. That's crazy. Now if it a manager would pick up and take the baby after she walked off and called someone about it, THEN I'm sure she would have gotten what she deserves. Thinking someone kidnapped her kid AND get reported.

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