To think she should have rescued her own child instead of raging at me?

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Name changed for this. Regular poster and don't want this attached to my normal user name.

Weather here crap, as everywhere, but warm enough so DS (7) and I don wellies and waterproofs and take a walk down the beach.

Wind and tide conditions are making it very rough and tide was mid height and on it's way in.

We see a mum, dad and their 2 DC's on some rocks - which as you imagine are wet and slippery.

Suddenly a wave crashes up to the rocks and one of their DC's (a lad of 6) slips and falls into the sea.

The parents are understandably in a panic and the dad starts to take the smaller DC back over the rocks towards the shore whilst yelling at the lad to swim to rocks and hold on.

I can see he's in trouble take wellies and waterproofs off yell at DS to stand back from water and go in to rescue him. The tidal conditions made swimming really difficult so I take the lad towards the rocks, calling for the mum to come help him up.

She starts saying she may slip, it's too near the water and can't I take him to shore. Out of breath and not wanting to waste it talking I get to the rocks and with great difficulty get the lad out. As I did this he slipped a bit banging his head and cutting it. I cut my shin quite badly climbing out myself as waves crashed me against the rocks.

Get to the beach and coastguard have arrived and called paramedics. (There's a beach watch thing right by where we were).

Anyway the paramedic arrive after a bit a said the boy needs to go to A&E as he has a head injury and they need to check his lungs. They dressed my shin on scene.

The boy got really upset saying he'd miss his friend party this afternoon - he was actually hysterical but I suspect it was more the shock. The mum looked up and said " well you wouldn't have had to miss it if that stupid cow had taken you to shore instead of throwing you onto the rocks"

I was quite impressed with the coastguard who replied " what the stupid cow who most probably just saved your DS' life?"

AIBU to think she should have done something herself if the way he was rescued was such a problem.

Hey u stupid cow. You should have definately thrown mum in. No really what a fantastic thing you did.

Nothing to say about her behaviour and trying to justify it by her being in extreme shock (the same way that when your child wanders off in the supermarket and gets lost for 20mins you give them a right rollocking) but wanted to say well done you and don't let her get to you. What you did was nothing short of incredible.

Dear god, she sounds like a bitch! Put it out of your mind though, she was in shock and probably didn't think about what she was saying, you sound amazing and you deserve a medal or something, well done!

Wow. You SAVED her child and that was her response? Even allowing for shock, unbelievable. Well done, you. Make sure you're ok, too. Have tea and a hot shower. You'll probably feel stiff and sore tomorrow morning.

Just remember you did an incredible thing.

Shock or no shock I hope she feels like shit later for what she said.

You did a very very brave thing, how scary for your own dc to watch. Well done.

YANBU how awful x You did good x

What an ungrateful fucking bitch! What you did was an incredible act of bravery! She wouldnt climb on some rocks to save her son? He could easily have died!

You should be more than proud of what you did!

She should have but like you said, she was in shock!

What a rude woman. I would have been eternally grateful for anyone rescuing my child like that, in fact you would probably have had to put up with me hanging off your non injured leg gibbering Thankyou for the rest of the afternoon!

If I were the mum in those circumstances I would have been overcome with gratitude towards you she's clearly got either no realistic ability to asses risks or urgency.
Yanbu

NOT trying to take away from what you did which was amazing by the way but, really, do you really need to even ask if YABU? You KNOW you are not and as others said, well done.

Lost for words actually... ...how dare she! Good on the coastguard though!

Terrible woman. Well done you!

Gosh well done you! Stirkes me that there was only one stupid cow present and you weren't she....

What a cunt! Shock or no shock, that was way out of order!

I had a relation die rescuing someone from the sea op. Well done! Hope your leg is ok.

Being charitable, I imagine she will burn with embarrassment when she thinks back to that moment.

You are a star for what you did.

She was probably in shock, I know I would be too. Ungrateful of her, however she is probably feeling like a bit if a dick for it. Shock makes you do funny things.

Anyway, good in you for saving a child's life. What you did was so amazing, and not everyone would be brave enough to jump in and save that little boy from drowning. And that's what really matters.

I don't understand why one parent didn't stay with the other child while the other parent dragged him out of the water?

Well done to you. She's a cow and a half.

Well done you. I hope that (god forbid) if ever I, or my DS gets into trouble in the sea, that you are the one walking by.
Bollocks to the mother, she owes you a thank you, not a remark like that.

Watch out for an advert in your local paper: she may print an apology and be very humble once the shock has worn off

Oh my god, well done you! That's incredible.

She sounds like a right knobber. I would have expected gushing gratitude after saving her son's life!