By Anon - 28/05/2012 05:01 - United States

Today, while at the mall, a kid no older than 5 pushed a stroller into my heel, which caught the back of my shoe and caused me to face-plant the floor in the middle of a very crowded department store. I didn't even get an apology. FML
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SkoomaKi 27

He probably meant no harm. Just tell him Santa doesn't exist and run away.

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DocBastard 38

As the parent of a five-year old, I can tell you that most of them don't know right from wrong. It sounds like a simple accident (we let our daughter push her brother sometimes, but only under strict supervision), so blaming the child here or expecting an apology is just wrong. Blaming the parents, however is justified. And by "blaming" I mean cursing them out for not watching their kid, and coincidentally teaching the kid some colourful new 4-letter words that they'll be repeating for months.

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mzkay7 1

Not saying my son is perfect but he is three and if he did that he would apologiZe. But if I had my son pushing a stroller he would be supervised...parents these days are lazy .

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GirlOnFire143 6

He was only 5, give him a break.

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dogpup4 23

Pretty sure a five year old knows how to say sorry. Kids get let off too lightly these days.

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Taurus_ChicKa 36

Why is everyone saying to give the kid a break? Five-year-olds are more than old enough to know when to apologize, and this was definitely an apologetic situation. Everyone saying to give him a break is the reason kids these days get away with everything - no one disciplines kids anymore and just condones whatever they do, and hand things to them on silver platters. It makes me sick. OP should have at least found the parents and told them to watch their kid and teach him basic manners. He's past old enough to know better.

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egc573 40

27: I know that any mother can be presumptuous, but I find it is particularly prevalent in America because of the whole sex offender scare thing. There's a reason that men in this country (even some fathers) stay clear of little boys and girls lest they get accused of being perverts, EVEN when they're trying to help! I have yet to see such hesitation in other places.

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krewer21 1

Parents apologize for the actions of their offspring? Maybe 3 generations ago, mom was probably too busy getting new ink or something else pierced to care...

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KiddNYC1O 20

What about dad, man???

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krewer21 1

Dad, you think he's really in the picture? I doubt the sperm provider is even in state... Yeah, I'm bitter

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SqueakyChipmunk 21

In a bar across the street. I swear, parents just leave their kids and expect everything to be ok. I would have handcuffed him to something and waited for his mother to come back.

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isamisis 9

Next time, 'accidentally fall' & take the kid down with you. The little bastardos are so inconsiderate.

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yourmurderscenex 13

my almost four year old knows whats right from wrong and his manners. so people who are saying "he is just a kid he doesnt know better" i call bs. my son will accidently run into someone and the first thing he will say is "excuse me" or "im so sorry". another thing is you should let a small child push a stroller, they cant see where they are going. the only time i let my son push the stroller is if he is helping me. yeah, i may look like an over sized duck but atleast i dont have people being knocked over around me.

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DocBastard 38

My 5-year old has excellent manners, but that's the exception these days, not the rule. You can't assume every parent is a good one. Quite the opposite, in fact.

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downtime 12

56, You can't assume every parent is a good one, but you should expect them to be.

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burritosrgood 12

He was only a human being with a fully working complex brain...

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tehdarkness 21

I would have told the child that when something like that happens they should apologize. Obviously the parents aren't teaching it, maybe you should. Then go on to tell it about hell and how it's bound to end up there if it continues on like this.

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