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 Cali Montana - 03/12/2024 03:00 - United States - Marietta

Today, I helped a 6 year-old boy who was left alone at a store to get back home. The kid's parents were grateful, but my mother cussed me out and called me stupid for helping the kid. No good dead goes unpunished. 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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Stranger Danger!

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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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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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

Gri400 6

Thursday 1 September 2011 4:51

not FYL more F the kids life for having a stupid parent who can't watch over their own child properly. Be proud of what you did no matter how the mother reacted you did the right thing

Baia_girl77 11

Thursday 1 September 2011 5:26

You know what they say no good deed goes unpunished. Be proud you did the right thing you saved a life. That mother is a horrible person who should be more worried about her child that a stupid phone conversation.

bs_101 6

Thursday 1 September 2011 5:35

She shoulda been doing less talking and more watching. People these days SMH

amandamh1984 0

Thursday 1 September 2011 6:39

You were absolutely right and she should have thanked you instead of yelling

yeakoolstorybro 6

Thursday 1 September 2011 7:42

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAM MIND!!!? THE CHILD WAS CLEARLY SLEEPWALKING AND THERE WAS NO CAR IN SIGHT AND THE MOTHER WAS CLEARLY WATCHING OVER YOUR CHILD!! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, THE CAT IN THE HAT?

THE_A_TEEN 27

Thursday 1 September 2011 8:30

Yes ;) but dont tell anyone. Its a big fat scam.

milakitty21 0

Thursday 1 September 2011 9:05

Right..and exactly What have you been smoking?

Furnaceman 0

Thursday 1 September 2011 7:48

Isn't that the music video for 'Utopia' by Within Temptation?

Perci 5

Friday 2 September 2011 1:10

There's a WT video that I havent seen? 0_0 *runs to youtube*

dansco 24

Thursday 1 September 2011 7:49

Typical, you save a kids life and get shouted at! I would've shouted back that the kid would probably have died as she was too busy on her phone... Well done ;)