Walking back from shopping with my dc. I saw a mother shouting at her child. She had a few kids and a few mates with her. The child was about 6 or 7 and her Mother was telling her to "fcking get here". The child was clearly terrified. The Mother saw me looking and screamed at her child "Don't make me take my fcking belt off here in the street and smack you down and anyone else that wants to say anything as well", she was extremely angry and aggressive. Not sure it was aimed at me. There was a lot of people about but I had been obviously looking. I was in shock a bit I think.
I had my children with me and just could not think what to do. I will admit that I was scared that she would attack me in front of my dc. So I walked on and said nothing. I basically left that child to it. My exh said I should have called the police but I cant really see what they could have done tbh. It is a really busy street and she would have been long gone. Cant stop thinking about that little girl.
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to have felt helpless to intervene in this awful situation today?
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FleurLeChaunte · 11/10/2008 19:32
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