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AIBU?

to have called a woman in TK Maxx an "effing idiot" for this...

193 replies

dontsqueezetheteabag · 07/08/2013 12:46

she had her child in one of those shopping baskets that have wheels and a pull up handle. Child must have been about 12 months old. Woman turned round to look at something on the shelf and let go of the handle on the basket. Child stood up in the basket and it tipped backwards. The poor child fell with it banging the side of her little head on the tiled floor.

I was TRUELY appaulled by this and muttered "fucking idiot".

Why the HELL would you let your child stand in one of those baskets???!!!!

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limitedperiodonly · 07/08/2013 17:07

And I truely mean that.

Feminine · 07/08/2013 17:09

Don't parents use buggies or trollies any more?

LynetteScavo · 07/08/2013 17:10

Well, she probably had just figured out for herself she's done something idiotic, and really didn't need anyone pointing it out to her further.

DanceParty · 07/08/2013 17:17

appaulled eh? Discusting.

UnexpectedStepmum · 07/08/2013 17:18

Aww I remember those "when I have children I will never let them xxx" judgements. Bless you OP.

EverybodysGoneSurfing · 07/08/2013 17:28

Once DH and I were pushing DD around on one of those flat bed trollies in homebase and she fell off and banged her head. Yes, it was stupid, but it seemed like fun when we started it and she was loving it! We knew it was stupid as soon as she hurt herself and you swearing and judging would really not have made it any better!

Fifi2406 · 07/08/2013 17:33

I think you're totally unreasonable! I've put my son in those before fair enough he wasn't standing at the time but things like that can happen in a split second and you never think it would happen to you at the time I'm sure your fucking idiot comment didn't make her feel any worse than she already did! Judgey mums are so bloody annoying hope you've polished off your halo!

Bambi27 · 07/08/2013 17:34

My 2 year old sits in them all the time. She loves it and keeps her happy...I don't let her stand in it but the poor women probably just didn't think for a minute...I believe the sentence you muttered under your breath would have been better said at home, whilst stood in front of the mirror. YABU

SarahAndFuck · 07/08/2013 17:34

OP why are you asking if you were unreasonable to call her a name?

She didn't hear you, so there was no confrontation or hurt feelings, and you obviously don't feel that you were unreasonable to do so, so I'm missing the point of your thread?

ILivebytheRiver · 07/08/2013 17:43

Whether it would have got me anywhere I don't know BUT I would have done the cowards thing and told a member of staff that someone had a child in one of their baskets. I would suggest they have a word just in case there was an accident and they got sued. Failing that I would have hovered behind the person in a state of extreme nervousness waiting to catch the child.

I'm puzzled though, who goes out with a 12 month old child without a) a pushchair, b) a car seat or c) a sling. Didn't sound like it was an impromptu shop did it?

And are we supposed to automatically sympathise with EVERY incident of crass stupidity because once we let our own child roll off the bed or shut their fingers in a door. Accidents happen sure but this was on a par with putting a baby on the handelbars of a bicycle TOO STUPID FOR WORDS!

YouTheCat · 07/08/2013 17:46

These people are the reason for really stupid and obvious signs put up telling you not to do something.

The kind of things I look at with a face and wonder who the hell would do that?

Seems half of the people on this thread are the reason for these signs.

Fifi2406 · 07/08/2013 17:58

Ilivebytheriver...don't be ridiculous that's not the same thing as putting a baby on the handlebars of a bike! A bike goes at more speed than a shopping basket and the child would fall from a 3 foot height not half a foot!
the op is just being mean about a mum who probably feels like the worst mum in the world right now without anyone slagging her off wether you think it or not...when your child has an accident comments do not help the situation one bit, I tripped over once not looking where i was going holding my son and basically fell on him an dropped him on him on his head if anyone had made any comments to me I would have gone mad as I already wanted to cry with guilt!

monkeymamma · 07/08/2013 18:00

If you had sworn at me in front of my one year old I would NOT be impressed. What a horrible way to behave.

YouTheCat · 07/08/2013 18:02

Tripping up is an accident. What the OP described was entirely preventable had she not put her child in a pull along basket in the first place.

Lackedpunchesforever · 07/08/2013 18:04

YANBU and it's amazing how many fucking idiots there are in charge of small children.

Cuddlydragon · 07/08/2013 18:05

Some of these responses are deeply unpleasant OP. you're right though. She was a fucking idiot and on top of that she wasn't paying any attention. This was an entirely preventable and foreseeable accident. Poor kid but we mustn't upset mummy. FFS. Some people's priorities are seriously skewed. I'd take the advice of someone up thread and have this thread pulled.

Fifi2406 · 07/08/2013 18:09

Yeah it was totally an accident but if I had been paying attention to where I was walking I wouldn't have tripped over an obvious trip hazard! My point is she didn't mean for her child to get injured and probably already felt shit

lovecupboards · 07/08/2013 18:11

She was an idiot, you are a chav. The end.

Cheesyslice · 07/08/2013 18:23

YANBU

She put her child in a shopping basket, therefore she is a fucking idiot.

Cheesyslice · 07/08/2013 18:26

at everyone getting arsey at your for swearing when this other woman had done worse by putting her kid in a position where she could hurt herself. Superb.

HaroldLloyd · 07/08/2013 18:33

Oh a recent spate of perfect parents! Marvellous.

Bet none of you have ever put a foot wrong. Most accidents are preventable you know.

lovecupboards · 07/08/2013 18:35

everyone getting arsey at your for swearing when this other woman had done worse by putting her kid in a position where she could hurt herself.

So your philosophy is that as long as somebody is behaving worse than you whatever you do is fine? You must be a lovely person.

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YouTheCat · 07/08/2013 18:37

Plenty of feet put wrong. But I have enough common sense to see when something could be dangerous and so I don't do it.

I don't understand why some people treat a trip to a shop as some kind of adventure playground for their kids? Why can't they sit in a trolley and be a bit bored? Will they combust or something?

HaroldLloyd · 07/08/2013 18:40

I bet we've all done something that could end in tears once in a while.

Last thing you need is someone muttering at you.

Anyway that point the OP was asking was if she was unreasonable to mutter you fucking idiot at the woman - which I think she was.

HaroldLloyd · 07/08/2013 18:41

My DS could quite easily combust in a trolley BTW he gets that ragey in a shop.

That's why I shop online!

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