Kids: Today, I noticed a young child wandering out onto a busy street....

By Anonymous - 31/08/2011 17:06 - Canada

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

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By bitch i'm a gerontophile - 29/11/2012 18:08 - Taiwan

Today, while working at my local supermarket, I found a boy lost and wandering about, so I took him to the front desk. My reward from his mother was a slap around the face and harsh words for supposedly having kidnapped him. FML

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By Tmo - 12/08/2023 08:00

Today, I saw a toddler bolt in a parking lot. Since he was running towards the road behind me, I scooped him up to hand off to his mother. She shrieked, snatched him from my hands, and sprayed me with mace. While I was writhing in pain, some punk kid lifted my wallet and phone. FML

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By notapedobear - 13/01/2011 08:21

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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Sorry for nothing, lady

By bad samaritan - 23/10/2012 03:51 - United States - Houston

Today, a parent was too busy texting to notice her child had run in front of a moving truck. She did however see me grab the child's backpack to yank him back out of traffic. She then screamed at me for "manhandling" her child and demanded I be fired. It's not even my school; I'm a part time sub. FML

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By RetailRage - 10/08/2015 12:23 - United States - San Francisco

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

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By EOJ - 10/02/2009 17:07 - United States

Today, I was walking my son to school. After yelling at him for not looking where he's walking, I grabbed his hand and pulled him closer to me. Not paying attention, I walked him right into a light pole. FML

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By tried to help - 07/10/2019 00:01

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

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Technique

By icandothecancan - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United States - Duncan

Today, while in the yard, my 18-month-old son decided to take off running into the road, where a car was driving. I rushed after him, only for one of my dress straps to suddenly break without warning. It must have looked like I was trying to flag down the driver with my flailing tit. FML

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By butisavedyourkid - 06/06/2013 04:13 - United States

Today, I rescued a little boy who looked like he was drowning in a public pool. His mother then smacked me in the face for "touching him". FML

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My pleasure, lady

By Semius - 08/05/2019 05:00

Today, I saved a young girl from drowning in a hotel pool with no lifeguards on duty. The girl's mother was too busy on her phone to notice what was happening, and when I called out to her, she started yelling at her daughter for going in too far. Never bothered to thank me for saving her kid either. FML

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LolliDolly 19

Thursday 1 September 2011 0:01

Ugh. Some people these days

cmyk 19

Thursday 1 September 2011 0:01

What have the world come to.. Such an idiot mother, she should be bloody grateful you saved her child!! Sorry op, you did not deserve that..

Comments

bibobobonnor 8

Saturday 3 September 2011 9:51

to those people who said they should have let the kid get hit or die to teach the mother a lesson, what the heck is your problem, what is more important making a point or saving a kids life

Arias1228 3

Saturday 3 September 2011 10:41

WOw Seriously!!! Wats up wit the world today!!! O.0

GINGERSAREAWESOM 5

Saturday 3 September 2011 18:52

Your a good person :)

cablooey 0

Sunday 4 September 2011 2:37

Shoulda told her to STFU I saved your child's life.

Jakko 1

Sunday 4 September 2011 9:44

Ugh I hate mothers like this. Call that ***** and abuse her.. Someone has to cos' you did a great thing and that bitch is giving you this shit

TheDeadlyBones 0

Sunday 4 September 2011 17:22

I would pimp slap her n take the child 2 child services n give it back... Or just the first part... :D

evebright 5

Sunday 4 September 2011 17:32

Well, her genes ( which don't including good parenting gene and common sense gene) are in the kid as well. Sorry to say but she will do it again and those genes will be weeded out slowly. Some people should NOT reproduce.

SlickWillyTFCF 5

Sunday 4 September 2011 20:53

Unfortunately we don't have the right to punch ignorant ***** like that in the face...but you should have anyway. You did the right thing, don't worry about the idiot that's too busy to worry about their poor parenting skills.