Mobius: I have a few comments to make. 1. I think you are absolutely right. I am, by far, the worst person to be reproducing since I have a bachelors in English Literature and an associates in child development. Who the hell do I think I am? 2. If you're quite done with calling me mentally challenged (which, by the way, has only proven my point that you're only reading what you want [out of my comments]) I'll continue. 3. There is a HUGE difference between using a word contextually wrong and using it as a slang, as Americans are prone. So, excuse me, for correcting you on "conclusion". 4. I'm glad you keep your children in a lock-box. Some of us do not. I often watch my friends' children. Alone. You know, where the big bad boogey man can also get to us, but I do not lock them in a room and worry about EVERY little item that they COULD potentially get to. Thanks, and don't forget to tip your waiter.

Pretty sure you can say you have whatever kind of degree you want on the internet. How convienient for you you happen to have the two you seem to think would strengthen your argument. How lucky for you that you can say that, rather than actually finding any flaws with what I just said, which I had even hypothetically used your scenario of the mother being in the same room for. Keeping "your children in a lock box" is pretty different to letting a TWO year old play unsupervised in the kitchen. You can say you have whatever degree you want. I sure as hell wouldn't want you looking after any kid of mine. I know 10 year old kids more responsible. And why have you gone back to making a point about my use on "conclusion". I agreed that while it should have been pretty obvious what I meant by it and perhaps you should've focused on my actual point(although it's obvious you're having a bit of trouble coming up with an actual response to my points rather than just side stepping) , it was the wrong use of the word. I was referring to your twisting of the OPs wording. Ignoring the meaning of the word "went" isn't using it contextually wrong, you idiot.

I agree with #6

Mobius: Actually, the microwave is suspended underneath some cabinets, so she definitely can't reach it. The oven/stove controls are also pretty hard to reach, so yeah, I'm pretty sure she can't get at them. As for knives and forks, we don't usually let her run around with them, but we do let her use them at dinner time, so she isn't really interested in them. They're boring. Little kids are generally interested in new things. But basically, there are two basic problems with your argument. First, you're grasping at straws in your attempt to determine a time line for how long the kid was playing in the kitchen. In fact, as another commenter pointed out, the OP may have been right there in the kitchen, but on the other side of an island. My two year old used to LOVE to get into the cabinet with the plastic bowls EVERY DAY and empty the whole thing out. You couldn't see her where the cabinet was, but you sure knew what she was up to. Secondly, your conclusion that any of this is grounds to call someone a "bad parent" is, quite frankly, a load of shit. No one put you in charge. STFU.

What was it exactly? o.O I hate FML's that leave me thinking :P

ughhh i hate morons like # 6... Like YDI for having children. YOU WOULDNT BE HERE IF EVERYONE THOUGHT LIKE U ASSOLE.

To all of those who are saying that she is a bad parent, STFU! Kids are tiring and sneaky. Maybe she put the kid to sleep and took a nap with her but woke up to find her in the kitchen... its possible and totally not her fault because you sleep when the kid sleeps. There are many other possible reasons why the kid was in the kitchen, unattended. Maybe she went to get the door and stayed there for 10mins... I know that when I was that age, I had locked myself in places a millions time and seriously injured myself like twice. And my mother is a damn good (maybe a slightly overprotective) parent. Shit happens with kids and there is nothing you can do about that. Stop calling her a bad parent. OP: FYL for having to eat whatever it was that you ate.

Reminds me of that scene from Baby Mama when Tina Fey goes, "Ugh, what if that wasn't chocolate but poo instead?"

thuryn - My response to you said nothing about your microwave or knives and forks. I asked if your oven, fridge and freezer were out of reach. I'm presuming the fact you're ignoring what I actually asked means they're not. As for letting your kid use knives and forks at dinner, I'm not sure what that has to do with them possibly getting into the sharp knives, or what you do with your kid has to do with what the OPs kid might or might no find interesting. I'm not grasping at straws. In the time it takes a kid to poop and put their hand in it and play pretend they're making chocolate, even if that is only half a minute, they could have done any of the things I've suggested also. Would take less time to do a lot of those things actually. It's pretty clear from what the OP said that she was out of the room. She went to go check on her. But like I said to the other moron defending the choice to leave 2 year olds unattended in kitchens, even if she has been in the room, if she was far enough away to not be able to see and oblivious enough of what her kid was doing, it's just as bad, so there's not really much point in pretending the OP wasn't clear about having to go into the kitchen to see what she was doing. No one put you in charge either, so you're just as welcome to stfu. Let's hope this isn't the approach you take with your neglected kid also when you're losing an argument.

Good idea a 2 year old alone in the kitchen... Mother of the year winner here.. It's people like you who fill emergency rooms with kids who get hurt cause they were "just playing"... Bitch