r/EntitledPeople - Karen ABANDONS Her Son at My Restaurant! She 'NEEDS' a SPA DAY!

[@silverflight01]

Story 2&3: Have you ever had a shelf fall over and stuff raining upon you? Worst case scenario is tin cans full of soup or other metallic stuff, might as well take permanent damage. So yeah, don’t climb shelves, kids. It's not because of the Fun Police, it's because your skull would like to not know what it's like to experience the impact of a soup can

[@analyticalchick3064]

I think glass bottles of wine are worse since you can get lots of cuts plus the weight.

[@boneymeroney2674]

My own mother left my baby brother in the shopping cart in the middle of the supermarket parking lot. Long story. Short version, Mom blamed us older kids. We were all under 10. 😐 We were home, had the groceries unloaded and put away... when she said, "I'm going to spend time cuddling with my baby." We turned around and gave the shrug. What did you do with your baby? Mom started SCREAMING. 😂

[@Kayenne54]

Trauma all 'round. Just trauma.

[@JeffreyAllanBackowski]

@@boneymeroney2674 that's funny but also not funny

[@marshawargo7238]

I Almost left my youngest at the store. One trip you take this kid, another trip you take these two, and then there's the times that you take all three. Well that was the day that the two oldest & I got the groceries into the trunk & I started to drive away, halfway down the isle my daughter said "Aren't we going to take Shawn home?" Turned the car around & there stands my 7 year old by the front door of the store, looking sad & forlorn😢!!!

[@JeffreyAllanBackowski]

@marshawargo7238 lol

[@Kayenne54]

@@marshawargo7238 She was so hopeful you might leave him there, but also a dutiful older sister...

[@KarinFolkelind-di4pz]

As a parent to an ADHD-child, I have lost count on how many shelves I had to stop him from climbing. Because, you know, they are not playgrounds or built for climbing. Common sense, as I like to call it.

[@LilChuunosuke]

Hey, I've got ADHD too. Idk how old your kid is now, but if this is still an issue, its because your child is understimulated to the point that their inhibitions are lowered. I recommend looking up some travel games and activities that could keep your kid occupied. When I was a kid, my parents always gave me Mad Libs, but you could also make bingo boards with things you'd see on the road or at the grocery store so he has something he can focus his attention on!

[@Outnumberedbykidsandcats]

@@LilChuunosukeexactly that!! I used to give a list of things for my son to spot in the supermarket as we shopped. He then had to write down the price of each of those items and if he did get them all then he got a comic. It worked really well to keep his brain focussed.

[@SithBunny1]

At least you sound like you have more sense than these crazy moms.

[@tmntfangirl4700]

Story 3 - It amazes me how Karens always seem to forget that store have CAMERAS in them. Hopefully the kid’s dad (if that was his dad) teaches him how to behave.

[@darwinskeeper421]

To be fair to the Karens, I usually forget about the cameras stores have, even though there are signs warning of the things.

[@deniseeulert2503]

@@darwinskeeper421 I don't feel like being fair to Karens. 😂

[@charlayned]

I had my grandkids at the PlayPlace. We had eaten our hamburgers and I let them go play. I'm one of those grandparents, I'm alert, watching everyone and sipping my drink. I then see some grade school kid shoving his way up the ladder to the slide. My pre-school granddaughter was at the top and the kid tried to push past her. My girl doesn't take stuff from anyone, she's got an older brother so she isn't shy. "You just wait your turn." she yelled, stepping in to block the slide. I saw his hands start to raise like he was going to shove her down the slide. That's when the Mommy Voice (tm) comes out. I used to be a field herald for a renaissance group so I can put some serious power behind my voice, "I don't THINK so, you stop right there, if you push her, I will be getting your mom and you...." I got that far and while he stepped back, he then pushed and she began to slide face first, screaming. I was at the bottom in a flash, catching her. As I checked her out, the monster came down and I blocked his way off the slide. He tried to shove me, which with my bulk I'm not easy to push. He went around me just to find me blinking right in the spot on the ladder, leaning on it saying "nope, you're done with this." He yelled and his little whisp of a mommy came running. He told her I hit him and my granddaughter squared herself up as tall as she could (and she's tall for her age even now at 22) and said, "You tell lies on my gran and I'll kick you." I pulled her close to me so she wouldn't and looked at the mom, "Your kid shoved her down the slide, that red mark on her chin is where she landed on it. You have one option, leave with this kid now. If you refuse this option, I have the police on speed dial and I'll get them here and we'll see what happens. But either way, you and your kid are leaving." She went for the manager, who told her to leave once she saw my granddaughter's chin and got the story from me and two other parents. My granddaughter remembers that to this day, and she'll tell you she would have kicked him to "protect you from him." Love that girl.

[@sandybruce9092]

There is NO excuse for ever leaving a child anywhere - in a car, in a store, etc.

[@yun_lei]

100%!! When i had my first child, I was totally in a fog for months. He was a bit sickly and car rides were the only thing that calmed him (and I liked car rides too). I needed to stop to get something at a gas station and he was sleeping. I parked in front of the door and considered my options. I left my keys in the car, locked it up tight and IMMEDIATELY realized what I had done and began to panic. I got a coat hanger to try and get the lock undone but was failing miserably. Fortunately, a man came out of the store (knowing what I had done), saw my struggle and took the hanger from me and got the door unlocked in a second. I had made sure after that to ALWAYS really think about what I was doing after that. It was summer and over 100 outside...I shook for a long time after that, but thanked the man profusely (who really did not wait around for the thanks, but I was doing it anyway). I used to be horrible at locking my keys in my car, but that one incident somewhat cured me....at least while my child was with me.

[@elmasterdezoologia6641]

@@yun_lei Now YOU'RE a good parent ;)

[@yun_lei]

@@elmasterdezoologia6641 And 30 years later, I remember to take my keys out of the car before locking it.😄

[@gorilladisco9108]

In home?

[@sandybruce9092]

@ being slightly off but there have been many incidents if parents going off and leaving very young children at hime alone for days, in this situation though it refers to people (usually the Karen Mom who does this kind of crap by leaving their child/children in places for them to”play” while Mom shopped, etc. somewhere else for hours sometimes! Years ago many stores had a childrens’ place where parents could leave their kids for a reasonable - hear me ‘reasonable” time while they shopped. I still remember Target years ago had one and many malls had a children’s play area! But parents abused these and store and malls liked them! For me, leaving/forgetting a child in a car is the worst offense!

[@JeffreyAllanBackowski]

I worked nights at this Arby's in Phoenix, this guy would leave his kid there for hours while he drank at the bar across the street. I offered him some free curly fries one time, he said nah so he wasn't starving or anything, he would just stay glued to the window looking at the bar waiting for his dad to come out.

[@PositiveStellarLuckyAchiever]

Story 1: A playground is not a daycare. Story 1 comment: A restaurant is not a daycare. Story 2: An office is not a playground. Story 3: A grocery store is *definitely* not a playground. Story 4: Fun centers have age limits for a reason, and it's not okay to assault anyone. Some people truly don't deserve kids.

[@gorilladisco9108]

Not just office. Several years ago, a child climb a iron shelf for display in a restaurant. It toppled, crushed the child, and he died. The parents sued the restaurant. I don't know what happened afterwards. But a Darwin Award was given that day.

[@harryboyes2812]

You ain't just whistling Dixie.

[@profwaldone]

A playground /could/ be a daycare depending on the kids age and the area. There is one around the corner from my house that i will happely let my 10yr (if i had one) and younger siblings (again no kids unfortunatly) walk to and play at without supervision. I know i did when in was that age.

[@mummohacker]

@@profwaldone 10yo? bruh, we go everywhere without supervision on that age. And I mean everywhere, we just take bikes and ride them to beach, parks, friends etc

[@PositiveStellarLuckyAchiever]

@@profwaldone So you would expect your oldest child to babysit their siblings? Parentification is abuse! A real babysitter is someone who *chooses* to do the job.

[@DarkEinherjar]

Somebody has to start calling the police and CPS on those Karen parents... don't give them any time to fix their mistakes.

[@Ryanthusar]

Exactly, especially the one in Story 2. That child was injured and more so when she literally threw the kid into the stroller. My response to her saying she was calling a lawyer would have been. "Dont worry ma'am, you will need one once we inform the police and Child Services of what took place here."

[@TheSkyGuy77]

So everyone is supposed to be 100% perfect?!

[@dark14life]

The cops and CPS don't do shit. That's why you hear so many stories of kids ending up dead because of their deadbeat parents.

[@dark14life]

@@TheSkyGuy77 nobody is perfect. But, it's a CHOICE to leave your kids unattended and take off. You're definitely one of those people who should NEVER have children. I shudder to think of how they'd end up.

[@TheSkyGuy77]

@dark14life How dare you, I'd never leave any kids in a hot car alone! Delete that libel. But honestly I don't even plan on having kids anyway.

[@low-keydrama1260]

Story 1: Had anything seriously bad happened to those kids, Karen would’ve been wailing and going on that “What happened to my kids!? I don’t know how this could’ve happened!?”

[@Ryanthusar]

That happened to a Karen mother at a shopping centre here in Australia, a mall for you Americans. She decided to leave her kids, twin boys around 4 years of age, in the playpen area while she went off to do her shopping. One of the kids sudden threw up, which of course immediately closes the playpen down for a deep sanitization. Of course they couldnt find the mother, so they were gathered up by the centre security with the liaison officer and taken to the centre management office, and police were called. The kids only could give their first names so that was all that was given over the PA as an Amber emergency message and a full lockdown of the centre, which is usually only done when a kid goes missing from a parent. "Could the parents of X and Y please report to the nearest service desk." They were screening everyone that was coming to the exit points to leave while scouring centre CCTV. Eventually it was found she was still in one of the supermarkets doing her shopping, this was a hour after. Of course she threw a fit wanting to finish her shopping, just happened to be at the register getting things scanned, when police finally found her, they didnt care, they literally put the cuffs on her and dragged her back and told the supermarket staff to put everything away.

[@meh2510]

If something bad happened to the kids or got kidnapped, the Karen would have been wailing "I'm going to sue this store/playground/office/restaurant/wherever my dumbass abandoned my kids because THEY are responsible for watching my spawn!"

[@macduff270635]

Story 1: I worked with families in CPS cases and I had mom tell me about an old case of hers. She said all of this with 100% no shame, guilt, or understanding why it was wrong. She had wanted to go shopping at the mall and had a 3 & 4 year old. She decided to leave them at McDonald’s to play while she shopped. There wasn’t one attached to the mall. The one next to the mall didn’t have a play place. She left them at a McDonald’s 20 minutes away from the mall. No food. No diaper bag. Not even a “hey” to the staff. The kids go to the counter 2 hours later after the lunch rush finishes to ask for food. This is the first time anyone knows these kids are unattended. Police are called and I think they tracked her down by the license plate. She was done at the mall and was going to go to the other side of town for food. Kids were temporarily removed and placed with family, but she had them back and the case was closed in 6 months. Then her next case opened in the state over six months after that and repeat until they are 7 & 8 when I meet them. She moved back to the same city as the McDonald’s case. Even showed me the news report. That mom was an education about trying to plug the holes in the system while the ship is sinking. Thankfully, the kids were in the process of being adopted by a foster home when I left the case. A wonderful lady who understood their trauma and was determined to never let it hold them back.

[@cutesilver1012]

I taught my parents pretty easily the importance of keeping an eye on your kid even when they're in a kids playing area. I don't remember but my parents certainly do where we were at the mall, and my mom was in the bathroom with my older brother and my dad looked away for a few minutes I think, and then I was gone because another parent left the gate open. Luckily, someone saw my parents looking panicked and casually pointed out which direction i went, which was across the food court towards the arcade, probably because of all the blinking lights on the games. I got one of those leash backpacks after that because I had the tendency to get distracted and wander off (and still do but now I'm an adult with the ability to text people if i get separated)

[@originalv5107]

I hate stories where people don’t defend themselves from wild Karen attacks. If some random lady slapped me, she’d be going home without teeth!

[@flamingsickle]

I like to think I’d react appropriately, but I’ve also never been in a fight before (scraps with my brother as kids aside). I might just look at her in shock if she just slapped me once and didn’t continue. Like a “Did that really just happen?” reaction.

[@handyfire1337]

Sadly, without witnesses to back you up or being caught on camera, slapping back a Karen can end up backfiring.

[@Xxicorak]

Irrelevant. Always always always hit back.

[@kylepennington-hirth9129]

Not all hero's wear capes. Congratulations OP on saving the kids life when the Karen didn't care enough. Hope the Dad gets full custody.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

In real life, no heroes wear capes.

[@darwinskeeper421]

I hope the Dad had enough sense to divorce the Karen.

[@kstricl]

​@@daerdevvyl4314 capes get you sucked into jet engines. No Capes!

[@JennyEverywhere]

I miss Laser Tag. I used to go to Photon, one of the original Laser Tag arenas. It was a total blast, until the local gang decided to "claim" it as their "territory". They started harassing the organized teams, basically treating them like they were rival gangs, invading their turf. The business had to call the cops, and even after a bunch of arrests, they had to hire an off-duty cop as a security guard, as all the security companies in the area wouldn't take a contact if threats of violence were made, and they weren't afforded authority to handle the threats. Since only police could be given such authority, they had to settle for a heightened police presence during the day, and the off-duty cop in the evenings. The damage had been done, and the organized teams went to a different laser tag place, and families stopped letting their kids go there because there was gang trouble. They didn't want their children harassed or injured by some yuppie larva LARPing as a "Crip". That business didn't last very long, unfortunately, as they didn't have enough money coming in to pay everything AND maintain the equipment. When it got hard to find a working rig (gun, back and chest sensor pack, and battery pouch), the place just died from no business.

[@marshawargo7238]

😢(at least they weren't out harassing people for real with real guns, they were just in training😂!) If they were granted enough money to buy or rent the place for private use, I bet that the Boys Clubs & Girls Clubs could have put it to very good use & they could also legally exclude the gang members, because they weren't in the Boys/Girls Clubs of America❤! (Because they don't like authority😂!)

[@tmntfangirl4700]

Story 1 part 2 - Wow Karen just didn’t know when to call it quits and made things worse for her. Instead of just getting a warning she wound up getting arrested for child negligence and assault on an officer. I feel bad for her kids.

[@SupergamerX]

And the fact she turned out to have left her other kids in the car... yeah, I am betting she lost custody on all of them. She proved herself to be a terrible mother.

[@themayhemofmadness7038]

I forgot my son in the car once. Though in my case it was that I forgot to drop him off at daycare when I was driving into work. I was about 5-6 blocks past the daycare when I looked in my rear view mirror and saw he was still in his car seat in the back. Luckily I was able to turn around and drop him off and still make it to work on time. But I have absolutely no excuse for why I forgot I needed to drop him off.

[@RenAsterion]

Sleep deprovision, perhaps? Sometimes the brain just temporarily turns to low power mode and shit happens.

[@themayhemofmadness7038]

@ I like that idea. Thanks!

[@velvety2006]

My dad did that once, I was already nearing the highway when I popped my head from behind him and asked him if he was not gonna drop me off at school XD He cursed and turned around.

[@Queen3210]

Story 1: Sadly, the Karen probably saw the business and thought "free daycare". I remember ages ago parents would leave their kids in my store unattended so that they could get some shopping done in another store in the mall. That didn't last too long as our security (which was really good back that) dealt with them. The second part about the spa reminds me of another story that I heard (maybe on this channel or on Karma Stories, could have been both) where a Karen leaves her seven year old with her disabled neighbour because she got told by her salon that she couldn't bring her kid anymore, and even tried to just leave her there and rush out. Got told by the neighbour that she will call the cops and report an abandoned child if she didn't haul ass and take her kid back. The worst part was how well behaved the daughter was.

[@tmntfangirl4700]

Story 1 - That dad became everyone’s hero that day. After hearing Karen boast about leaving her kids there all the time someone should call CPS on her, her kids could’ve been hurt or kidnapped for all she knew.

[@lechatbotte.]

Thy could’ve hurt themselves as well. Kids will so stupid things if not properly looked after

[@tmntfangirl4700]

@@lechatbotte. That is true

[@lisabelliveau5804]

He was a teacher for sure😂

[@Outnumberedbykidsandcats]

Except the kids probably took the blame for that from their mother so they would be the ones who suffer.

[@Batmanapplejax]

@@Outnumberedbykidsandcatsmy thought too. My mom would have made her exit and then raked us over the coals for embarrassing her

[@analyticalchick3064]

I married late in life so I don't have my own kids. I'm 49 and have been watching kids for about 40 years if you count helping my mom and grandmother babysit my cousins. I have nannied, I still babysit and work in daycares, only doing child work, working 40 to 75 hours a week. I hear these stories and I'm more pissed at people who use "you're not a mom" as some sort of proof that I don't know how to care for children. As a teen sitter, I was more on top of my game than these moms in these stories.

[@stellamccoy5259]

People leave their kids in the car every summer, which results in several deaths every year. I just don't understand some people.

[@mjjoe76]

It was running. Maybe the AC was on?

[@Ryanthusar]

@@mjjoe76 - That doesnt matter, you are NOT legally allowed to leave a child alone in the car in many places in the world. The reason is that if the car is running, it is therefore movable by any means. Whether that be the child going and sitting in the driver's seat and messing with things, or by someone jumping in and driving off. Also, cars get hot quite quickly, even what you think would be a 70F/21C day and be safe infact is not since studies have found the temp within the vehicle can get to 90F/32C within 10 minutes, within 30 minutes that can reach 104F/40C and after a hour hit around the 113F/45C mark. Of course other factors can come into whether that temp is that high or even higher, such as whether there is tinting on the windows or if its park in the sun or shade.

[@pineappleroad]

@@Ryanthusar where i live its even illegal to leave a vehicle running unattended

[@karmagal78]

I used to work retail. Came across the mother of the year 🙄 we had a rideable toy tractor (the pedal kind). Very large and very heavy. We had it up on top of a shelving unit (3 shelf unit). The tractor doesn’t have brakes. The only way a 3 year old would have been able to get onto it would be for the mom to put him up there (the shelves are of equal length and are smooth with no ledges to grip). Her other child was trying to tear another rideable toy (5 year old trying to tear out a toy meant for a 3 year old). I saw the 3 year old on the tractor on the shelf, 5 year old trying to tear the one out of its package and the mom on her cellphone (texting or something, but not really paying attention). I came running over to get her to take the child off the tractor (oh! I didn’t know he got up there! 🙄 sure sure). I told her that the tractor doesn’t have brakes and nothing to stop it from falling on the floor and probably crashing through the floor. Also got her to stop her other kid from tearing a toy that hadn’t been purchased out of its packaging (so many parents, especially moms, let their kids do this, or they do it for them, as they don’t want their kids to be bored while the other parent shops. Kids are not careful. If they want to entertain their children, bring a toy, bring a coloring book. The toys at a store are for sale. They aren’t samples to be used for entertaining bored children).

[@sourpatchbaby274]

Military bases have a little mini-mall with a food court and sometimes a play place. This one lady left her preschooler at the play place and went shopping. Poor child fell and broke her arm and mom was nowhere to be found. They ended up leaving a cop to wait at the play place for the mom who showed up about three hours after the child was taken to the hospital. She claimed she needed the alone time because her husband was deployed 🤦

[@Ryanthusar]

She obviously didnt read the material given to all spouses when their significant other is deployed. That material contains information on where they can get help for just that, especially if they live on base.

[@eileenlaura50]

Many years ago, I worked at B. Dalton. I was a manager of sorts. A man walks up and starts screaming about his daughter. Why didn't I watch her when he left her in our kids section while he went shopping. I told him that this is not a daycare and it was his responsibility to watch his kid. I called the police . Luckily the kid went into our Woolworth lunch counter where our security guards hung out. I gave the police all the information and he left with them.

[@nancyomalley6286]

Oh, I miss Woolworths!

[@silverflight01]

Story 4: Not being able to hold one specific gun is not the end of the world. It's not worth pushing someone around and having the mom slap people

[@Jktucker012]

if that happened to me hands are gonna be thrown cause imma claim self defense for being slapped

[@sallymoen7932]

I haven't seen in-store playgrounds/daycare since I was a kid. Most restaurants and stores had either an adjacent swing set or sand box with toys so people could do their shopping, and it was normal to leave children unattended. There are a couple of big Kroger grocery-dept stores that offer childcare while you shop, you leave them there after signing waivers. And of course McDonalds has play areas inside a separate room attached to most of their restaurants, with some parents eating their food away from their kids and ignoring them while they scream and play.

[@tinalopez4300]

Most, if not all in-store playgrounds in my area have been closed since Covid. And looks like they are not letting kids in at this time, nor are they being removed.

[@Catherinewelter-z6d]

With story one that happened quite a bit at the pet store I worked at parents would leave their kids at the store to do other shopping at stores not in our strip. Police where called may times because of this and because parents refused to pay for the items the kids broke, the one that ended with the parent being arrested and kids taking away involved the kid about 7 or 8 years old knocking over and breaking a 75 gallon fish tank display and damaging all the items for the setup ie filters, and hearers then refused to pay for it, the tank alone was close to a thousand dollars. The only thing she said before Police came was that we should have watched her kid better.

[@gregorythomas333]

Story 1c: 3 counts of Child Abandonment & 1 count of Assaulting a Police Officer...Karen is definitely NOT having a good day! Story 3: Karen should absolutely be paying for all of OP's medical bills in addition to all damaged/destroyed store property that her kid caused.

[@FlutePlayer777]

Oh NOPE. If I saw that, I would call the police for abandonment. It is NEVER ok to leave your kids alone somewhere. Especially that young.

[@christamillion9073]

Before I moved out of a particular apartment complex, I had the opportunity to go ahead and hit the pool one last time. At this time, I was talking with some one and making conversation with a six-year-old who was trying to teach her three-year-old sister how to swim. Her mom was off to the side looking at her phone the six-year-old was distracted by her friend. The three-year-old decided to climb up the brick wall that surrounded the swimming pool. The pool itself was sunken in so he had the brick wall around it and then a rod iron fence. The three-year-old was climbing the edge around the fence but along the edge of the brick wall. To make it even more anxious if the kid let go she would’ve fallen possibly to her death on the concrete floor. Finally the mother actually noticed what the kid was doing and stopped her. She then took the kid and a tripod to set up the perfect Instagram shot. She threw the kid into the pool and then jumped in afterwards. At that point I had had enough. I grabbed my stuff, walked into her shot, and left.

[@Ryanthusar]

Personally I would have grabbed the camera and walked off with it and called police saying I have evidence of Child Endangerment.

[@Badbirdie]

My Mother was a single mother of 4 kids including me and she never lost a single one of us when we were little. Wtf was that idiot's excuse?

[@jbennett3067]

Having been the forgotten child (the 4th of 5) multiple times (by both parents), I can guarantee that this incident would occur again. Especially if they're a naturally quiet child. At least, that's the excuse I got once when I mentioned it to my dad as an adult. "You were always so quiet it was hard to tell you weren't there." And yes, I've discussed this with my therapist.

[@Luminary600]

Forty-five years ago my parents took me to a campground in a different city, where my grandparents were staying, and pitched a tent, filled it with food, water, and camping stuff, and then left me there. Three days later they came back and picked me up. I was 11 years old at the time. I found my Grandparents on the second day and all the kids at the campground hung out with me. I had a great time!

[@oldwoman5942]

The worst case I ever saw was a woman who had SEVEN toddlers, unrestrained in a running parked car as she went into the Welfare office. I happened to know the woman and I knew only two of the kids were hers. The other five were kids she had in her daycare and again….no car seats or even seat belts. My next door neighbor was a social worker so I reported the incident to her. The kids were hanging out the windows, yanking on the stick shift and screaming like crazy. She was forced to close her daycare, get car seats and was taken off welfare because she also was pretending to be separated from her husband but it turned out he was just working in another province and only coming home sporadically…often enough to keep getting her pregnant, she ended up with four kids.

[@analyticalchick3064]

Gotta love these in homes.

[@hollyhartwick3832]

"Why didn't you stop him? It's your job, isn't it?" No, Karen. It's your job. It's called being a parent.

[@lancerevell5979]

Story one.... "Savage Dad" had to have been a military drill seargent. Bravo, Dad! 😎👍

[@RPSimms]

I used to work at an Orlando theme park, where we had a 1-story tall orca statue. While on my rounds I saw two kids (aged 9 and 10) on top of that enormous whale statue, standing on its head! Below them was a mother taking pictures! The surface beneath them was solid concrete with nothing between the kids and a 14ft drop! I ran over and began yelling for the mother to get them down, but she just walked away, pretending like they weren't her kids. I then asked the tourists nearby to form a circle around the statue in case the kids fell while I talked the kids into coming down off the slippery whale. Once the kids were safely down, the mother causally strolled over to take them away. I wasn't allowed to chastise her, but one Irish tourist did. "Are you mad, woman?" he yelled at her. "Putting your children in danger so you can get a flipping picture?" The mother tried to turn away, but the Irish man's wife spoke up. "It wasn't the picture you were after, you was hoping your bairns would fall so you could sue the park! Ain't that so, lass?" The mother just bowed her head and started pulling the kids away. Then, the Irish man called after her, "You might have gotten the photo but you lost your mother-of-the-year award!" That caused everyone in the vicinity to laugh while the mother tried to outrun their laughter.

[@billsoo306]

Back in the 60's I was about 8-9 when my dad drove my younger brother and I to a city 3 hours away from our small town. He left us in a movie theatre that was playing a James Bond triple feature (Goldfinger, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice). Roughly 5 hours later he returned drunk and took us home. He was swerving all over the snowy mountain roads. In the dark. No idea where he was in the meantime, but my best guess is that he was cheating on my mom.

[@leshyaedawnfire]

I don't bother with being polite and using a gentle "please" at the start when asking kids not to do things when I'm at work any more. I use my Mom Voice and just tell them firmly and quickly to stop whatever mischief they are up to, and tack the "please" on at the end to make it sound polite to the adults while still being authoritative to the children. Works every time, and the parents/chaperones more often than not reinforce what I'm saying to them. What makes it funny is that I actually don't have kids, I'm just mimicking how my own Mother would get me to behave when I was a kid.

[@betholiver4742]

As a store security employee (cashier crosstrained as shortage control, formal position name) at the big coat factory with a heart, I do the same thing since it's part of my position, but I often explain to the parents that I'm also an older sister.

[@Floofaloo]

The story with the wine reminds me of the time my dad broke a window to a car to save a kid and his dumb as shit mother tried to have my dad arrested for breaking her window. She had left a lit cigarette in her car and somehow it fell onto the carpet of her car and the carpet caught fire. My dad saw the smoke filling the car and the carseat with the kid strapped in. Basically when the cops got there and she told them that she wanted my dad arrested for breaking her window they basically laughed in her face and told her she can be charged for child endangerment among other things. My dad left as soon as he was able not wanting to deal with the situation anymore.

[@bookvee]

I worked in a second hand shop. Some woman left her child in the toy section while she shopped in a supermarket on the OTHER side of town, dropped her shopping at home, took a nap and then got angry with us for "not doing our jobs." according to her, if you sell toys, childcare is part of your licence.

[@stacym735]

All of these stories remind me of something I witnessed several years ago. My family was on vacation In Gulfport MS. And one way for adults and children to do their own thing for awhile was at one of the bigger floating casinos. This one had a huge, well-staffed, full-service "Kids' Club" in a different wing from the adult gaming, with its own separate entrance. We pre-paid for a few hours, and filled out so much paperwork that I think they could have found organ donors for us! Food cost extra, so we paid for the kids to have dinner and a snack. It was a great service to keep kids safe and entertained while we had a kid-free "date night" at the casino. The only thing that soured the experience was that when we arrived to check in, there was a little boy curled up asleep in the reception area, and one of the staff was on the phone with (I assume) the police. According to what I could hear, the poor kid had been left there for many hours longer than he had been checked in for, and was clearly abandoned. During our check-in, I mumbled a question, "does this happen often?" The staff mumbled back, "You'd be surprised." My whole family ended up having a great time that evening, but that part was heartbreaking.

[@aluminumfalcon552]

Imagine a world where people actually had humility instead of hubris. Dark Fluff wouldn’t have Karen stories to share.

[@suzyboyleanderson6945]

My oldest sister Jenny and my cousin Julie were once accidentally left at church. Everyone got home and realized it was a little quiet since my sister and cousin always made a lot of racket and my dad and uncle sped back to the church and picked them up. The priest was waiting with the two when they got there

[@Katzenjammerz67]

I’ve never had kids. I know that I don’t have the patience, and kids’ voices/screams are a migraine trigger. If you don’t have the temperament to responsibly cope with kids, don’t have them!

[@amygillespie2588]

Hey, I managed to do that. We were on a family vacation in three cars. We left the restaurant and about 3 minutes down the road, I suddenly had a sinking feeling. I look back, and the youngest, about 9-10 at the time, wasn’t there. “Did X go with your parents?” I ask my husband. His eyes went wide and he pulled over, calling his parents. Nope. He called his sister and again, nope. We turned around and drove WAY TOO FAST back to the restaurant. I walk in, look around, find said child watching people play shuffleboard. I step up next to him, silent for about 30 seconds, and he never noticed. Finally, I looked down at him and asked, “Missing something? Like your family?” The child looked at me, blinked, and looked around, “Huh?” I shake my head, “Get in the car before we leave you on purpose this time.” And off he went shuffling himself to the car. He never even noticed we weren’t there, and there were plenty of other kids in the restaurant I’m sure everyone thought they were with X, Y, or Z group and thus, fine. :facepalms:

[@velvety2006]

My mom accidentally left me at the butcher when I was an infant apparently XD she came home and realized she was missing something and imidatly came back. i slept through the whole thing lol

[@jpbaley2016]

8:23 that mother screaming at the cop about how they have no idea what its like being a mother! Neither does she. Parental failures should never be let off with a warning.

[@jeremybiwer8756]

I was told this story by a coworker. A man would bring his son in every Saturday and leave him in the Electronics Dept playing the video game demo. The child would be polite and spend 2 to 4 hours each Saturday playing games till his father returned for him. Well, one Saturday the child asks for help to use the restroom and asks an employee. They help and then ask where their parents are. The kid tells them his dad drops him off to run errands or go play golf. The employee tells their manager about this, who then calls the police. The police arrive and as the dad returns to ask for his son. he is arrested for child endangerment.

[@raarasunai4896]

Story 2: The fact this woman immediately started screaming “the shelves just fell on him out of nowhere” suggests to me she’s a “slip and fall” scam artist who is getting her child in on it.

[@priceprice_baby]

I accidentally let my baby in a shop once, it sucks but it was an honset mistake. What I didn't do was be anything other than thankful to the people worried about her when I got back 2 minutes later

[@dizzysdoings]

Years ago, we had a family with several children attending the same church as my family. Off the top of my head, I don't remember how many children they had, but I know they had at least 5, if not more. They didn't have a vehicle big enough for the whole family, so they took 2 cars. One day, we noticed the youngest was the only one in the family still there. This was before the days of cell phones, so we tried calling the house with no luck. Wasn't too long before they showed back up to get him. They both thought the other parent had him. 😂 I live in South Jersey. How is it that I never heard of the place in the last story before? Mount Laurel isn't that far away. But then again, neither is Clementine Park and we never went there. Don't ask me why. 🤷

[@WorgenGrrl]

To be fair, as someone who grew up in the 1970s and in the South, it was very common to leave your kids in the car and sometimes with the car running. Even in 90 degree summers. That being said, I know Nowadays that would be very dangerous to do.

[@analyticalchick3064]

Yup I was born in the 70s and remember sitting in the car with the windows cracked while my mom grocery shopped.

[@morticiaaddams7866]

Yup. Born in 66 here

[@deathangel7335]

CPS...

[@jackiewepps4694]

It's funny how Karens have a sense of how much time has passed that is way different from reality. "I've only been gone for one minute" when it's 30 and "I've been waiting here for 30 minutes" when it's only one. I have learned that time seems to feel longer in Karen Land, but I didn't know it could feel shorter too.

[@tmntfangirl4700]

Final Story - Hopefully this time Karen and her brat received a Permanent Ban from that place.

[@mjjoe76]

OP apparently didn’t press charges, at least based on what was communicated here. That’s a darn shame.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

Play Area Story: Karen was lucky...if I was there instead of the [Ex-Drill Instructor?] the told her off, when Karen wandered off leaving her kids unattended for the second time, I wouldn't have looked for Karen (other than a glance around the area to see if she was in eye-shot), I'd have just called 911 to report 2 Abandoned Children...let them find Karen and explain to her why what she did was a Crime...and oh, by the way Karen, you're under Arrest for Child Abandonment, Child Neglect and Child Endangerment, you have the Right to remain silent etc.

[@mjjoe76]

Story 4: I hope the kid turns out okay, but he has an uphill battle with that awful excuse for a human as his mother.

[@NINJAfries07]

With how often it comes up in these types of stories, I really do think that some of the parents who let their kids climb on things they definitely shouldn’t (especially the ones who show zero interest in making sure the kid isn’t hurt before threatening lawsuits) are just waiting for a chance to make some easy money settling out of court.

[@hodgeelmwood8677]

I'm always gobsmacked by these stories. When my sibs and I were kids, it never occurred to us to climb all over shelving or furniture when we were taken somewhere by our parents. They taught us how to behave in public places! I guess that's not a thing anymore (based on what I see as well as what I hear in these stories!).

[@RickyMaveety]

Long time ago, about 70 +/- years, the mothers of the town would leave us kids in the basement of the Rexall drug store. That was where the toy department was. We’d play until our moms came for us. The other place they would leave us was with the WWI vet who sold pencils on the corner a few streets over. He would tell us war stories, and our moms would pay him something for keeping an eye on us. It was a different time. Everyone knew everyone else, and you trusted people in town. I miss that time and place.

[@kflowersmith]

Many years ago I was working retail at a store in a mall. I remember hearing how security found a kid crying. Apparently, his mom had dropped him off in the morning with $10 in spending money. The kid had spent the entire $10 at the arcade within the first hour. It was a school PA day so mom was basically using the mall as a $10 day care while she was at work. Poor kid. All alone in the mall, no money, nothing to do. What if he had decided to just leave the mall and try to walk home? Unbelievable.

[@melindaflick631]

I left kid #3 behind exactly one time. At home. I didn't even start the car before I realized that #3 was missing. (OMG!!!) walked back and got #3, and went on my merry way. That zing of adrenaline never really left, and I never forgot a kid again.

[@TheAneova]

Hey you, yes, you scrolling for good comments. You're amazing. Believe in that take a moment for yourself cause we all deserve to have that, especially you.

[@merlinathrawes746]

Not daycare story: That dad sounds more like a senior enlisted man who at one time had been a drill sergeant. But it this was in some type of store, I'm amazed they didn't have an employee/security guard there or at least signs warning parents not to leave children unattended. The area should at least be watched over by 3-4 cameras from different angles. I think the comment stories were even more entertaining, especially the one with the police. I had wondered where the other two kids were. Shelves story: OP, your office may be designed for adults, but adults often have children and those shelves ARE a safety hazard. Some kid is going to get injured, possibly severely, and your office will be sued. I'd get them fixed. Saved kid story: Glad both you and the store pressed charges OP. Store shelves are not designed to be climbed on, they aren't "monkey bars". I hope the mother was also permanently banned and trespassed from the store. Laser tag story: I wouldn't be surprised to learn that cameras have been installed.

[@richewilson6394]

All these Karen's with kids stories should have had CPS called on him immediately after the incidents so that they could be addressed before these children are traumatized or trying to future Karen's.

[@GApeach1313]

The crazy thing is about the story where the mom left her 11yr old at the restaurant for 3hrs so she could go to the spa, depending on what state they lived in, she could’ve let the kid stay home by himself without any issues. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@davidhamm7909]

Some people want the kudos of having children but don’t want the responsibility and inconvenience to their lives. The restaurant manager was right to call the Police.

[@wfcoaker1398]

I call it the "heterosexual imperative". You are not a valid human being if you haven't reproduced. Childless adults, especially women, are seen as objects of pity.

[@ElementofKindness]

Of all the things that require licenses, it is a crime that being a parent isn't one of them.

[@libertymceachern8773]

Story 3: No good deed goes unpunished

[@spykewyn8395]

Some people need their teeth rearranged.

[@onepieceisking5493]

Once my sisters and I saw the notices on the pharmacy windows saying it's illegal to attack the pharmacy doctors, we looked at each other and said, "more than likely it was a Karen." 😅😂

[@tinalopez4300]

Karen's always say they 'know' the store manager. I; also worked at grocery stores for over 40 years in total, and still am; know that the manager will know his or her regular customers. He or she will also know about their employees. Many employees are parents or grandparents, and know what dangers may happen when children are left on attended. And any type of shelf or display is NOT designed to be climbed for any reason. OP doing what they did to save that child is something I would have done! It's just a mother or grandmother's intuition! And I applaud OP for their VERY quick thinking!!

[@raarasunai4896]

Story 3: Another scam artist. Thats why she went pale at the mention of cameras. Because she knows there is damning evidence to stop her law suit, likely get her arrested, and (hopefully) get her child taken away and put with a family who will actually give a damn about his safety

[@grimm9464]

Story 3. I've seen and been involved in events like this while working at Wally World. The sad part is that each event the parents did not relize or care how much danger their children were in.

[@UyênThyĐới]

really enjoyed this video! it’s crazy how some parents can be so selfish. i mean, can you believe Karen just left her son like that? some might say she's just taking time for herself, but there has to be a balance, right? it kinda makes you wonder about her priorities.

[@tmntfangirl4700]

Story 2 - This is proof that some people should NOT be parents. That Karen should be arrested for child endangerment and negligence and also abuse.

[@purelylindsay]

Story 2 that poor kid 😢

[@Morbazan125]

There is no good excuse to ‘forget’ your child, I can’t help keeping an eye on any children in my vicinity, anything can happen.

[@markojotic]

"Don't tell me how to raise my child!" ---> "Then do it"

[@Bethany-v7h]

Yes! The OP in the third story and the manager pressed charges! I hope the OP is okay after getting hurt and then assaulted by that horrible, entitled cow. Er, woman. Betcha the kid ends up becoming a spoiled, entitled brat who never listens to authority because of his "mother".

[@Anima_Draconis]

Story 1: that karen, as a senior, will be wondering why her kids never visit her in a very poor quality senior home surrounded by people with equal or worse complexes than herself.

[@gregorymoore1210]

Story 2: and why weren’t the cops called???

[@SoManyRandomRamblings]

Growing up i was a climber, fell numerous times. One time ended up with a huge gash in my leg. Shelves are definitely not meant to be climbed.

[@suzyboyleanderson6945]

At a Burger King play area years ago watching my two nieces and their brother, my nephew playing. Some woman must have told her kids I would watch them in the play area with her sisters two kids as well too. I think her sister tried to tell her I was not an employee of BK, but her sister didn't listen to her or believe her. The sisters kids didn't go into play though. When my family was getting ready to leave the entitled mom went off on me for leaving her children unsupervised in the play area and what kind of employee does this, blah, blah blah? I tried to explain along with my family and this woman's own sister that I was a regular customer just like her watching my nieces and nephew in the play area playing. I was taking pictures of them having fun etc. She accused me of being a pedo and everything. My sister and BIL mostly went ballistic on her, he was a cop and tore her a new ass in front of everyone for accusing me of being a pedo cause I was taking pictures of my family playing and having fun. We showcased these same photos when each of them graduated high school. The manager kicked this woman out and banned her. I felt sorry for her children they were such sweet little girls. I hope they didn't turn out like their mom though

[@ravenpoe7093]

These kids climbing shelves reminds me of Brady bunch episode a girl in toy store climbs shelves to reach a doll and the shelf starts to fall before middle son Peter grabs the kid before shelf topples over. Mom not threatening to sue shes just grateful her kid is okay

[@arjankraaijeveld9587]

Story 4: YTA for not pressing charges for assault

[@kayvaanmcsharrowkyn6901]

Story number one the Dad should have been like and you should be glad that it's just me scolding you right now when it could be a police officer telling you that your child is never coming home again because a they were kidnapped b they got into an accident or see God knows what else.... Or alternatively CPS takes them from you because you're such a wonderful mother

[@SchererProductionServices]

Story 1: Not to support leaving kids unattended in playgrounds, restaurants, etc...but in other countries it IS a common practice. I'm a retired NYC Hospital Police Officer, and we had several incidents where children were left unattended in the lobby while the parent was seeing a doctor...all because where they were from, it was standard procedure to leave the child like that.

[@douglaswoodard3412]

my mother worked 2 jobs had 4 kids and never forgot to feed us or watch us growing up i dont understand parents theas days

[@SoManyRandomRamblings]

It's not just these days...these days may be worse due to more distractions. But bad parents have always existed.

[@briarrose100]

Story 1: I'd be willing to bet money that dad was a drill sargent/instructor or a cop at some point during his life. Lol

[@jaimejones3177]

2: I used to live downtown in a city in central Maine...i wouldn't call it a horrible neighborhood, but it could get a little rough around edges at night. My driveway was behind a big building and there were only 2 ppl allowed to park there, me and another tenant. There was a chain link fence along this driveway with a large parking lot on the other side. Ppl parked there and walk to the bar down the street, and there was no time limit so you could grab the car in the morning. Well it was mid November (pretty cold at night...mid 20s-mid 30s) and I was headed out to wherever. I go behind my building and some car has me blocked in. I go up to the driver's window...empty, BUT there's a baby carrier in the back with an infant in it. I felt the hood and it was cold... this car had been parked for a little while. Just then, a woman from the parkinglot next to me yells over and asks if that's a baby in the back seat?! I said yep... so i called the cops and waited about 10 or 15 min. This male cop pulls up and parks, and just as Im telling him about the baby in the back...here comes mom. Mind you...i can't leave until they wrap this up, and Im thinking... great... ill be here all night waiting for CPS and a tow truck. I mean this chick left a baby in a car at 11pm in 30 degree weather for atleast 1/2 hour now. Nope. She got a warning and sent on her way. It happened so fast the other woman (in the parkinglot) and I just stared at each other like gaping fish. I hollered over to the cop..."SERIOUSLY?!" He ignored me and left...as did the mother and baby. Justice at its finest. If the kid is still alive... she'd be about 6 or 7 now. ❤

[@nancyomalley6286]

The office shelves story: The mom was a scammer looking for a lawsuit!

[@SithBunny1]

"Do you want me to call your manager??" Yes, actually, because maybe then your kid won't keep climbing the damn shelves.

[@steveford8999]

My guess: the guy in the first story with The Voice was a Marine Drill Sargent.

[@SgtMclupus]

The side story with the 11 year old at a restaurant; people are so weirdly afraid of everything these days... When I grew up, I made pancakes from scratch unsuperviced at 7 years old, and at 11 yo was out and about for hours, without anyone knowing where I was; every kid were! Three hours at a restaurant with a tablet; where is the problem? He were 11, not 8...

[@rickyfarris3239]

Hey Karens remember these words from uncle scar....run away and never return.

[@knittingnana2939]

Many years ago in a galaxy far away, I worked at a place that had golden arches. This particular establishment had a playground outside in the back, surrounded by a chain link fence. The fence was padlocked and was normally unlocked in the morning. The whole time that I worked there, there was a woman with 2 or 3 kids and she would always be there demanding that we unlock the fence. The kids were always there me ALL DAY. She would come in at lunch and buy 25 cent hamburgers . I don't know if she stayed out there with them all day or not, but if we had to go outside for something, the children were always there in the playground.

[@Captain_p0wer]

Ig you could say she doesn't have a *Karen* the world lmao

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

Shelf Story: The moment the Supervisor heard OP call over to the kid to get down the second time followed by the sound of collapsing shelves and a screaming kid, he should have quietly called 911 (or local equivalent) to have EMT's and Police come to the Business ASAP...EMT's to check and treat the kid and Police to Arrest the Karen for Child Neglect, Child Endangerment and Vandalism (for the shelves her kid knocked over and possibly damaged... I would have... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣

[@lilbeanme]

Bless good dads with good morality Thanks guys! Be safe! We love you