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Earlier I was at my MIL when I heard kids screaming at each other. A friend and I went out front while the kids stayed in the backyard with family. We found 6 kids screaming, calling each other names, in the middle of the street (it's a busy street). We separate them into 2 groups. One boy, who has CP I think-developmentally slower and walks with a limp, was pushed down and his bike was taken. The other boys were riding up the street on it when 2 girls intervened and told them to give the bike back. The other boys called them racial names and pushed them too.
We got the bike back and started to walk the naughty boys up the street. They then said to us "Oh yeah, what you gonna do about it". Their mom aka egg donor because she sure isn't motherly stumpled outside with a glass of whiskey on the rocks in one hand and shaking her other fist at us. She yelled, and got in my face (big mistake by the way) "Don't you talk to my boys, I pay my mortgage and my kids can play anywhere they want and do whatever they want".
I took a step back and let her have it. I said "I pay my mortgage and my phone bill and I'll be more than happy to call DHS and tell them that while you were getting drunk at 5:00 your kids were playing in traffic, assaulting other children and stealing a bike that didn't belong to them. While we're at it should we call the cops too. If you think it's acceptable behavior to push someone down, especially someone weaker than you, to steal something that didn't belong to you and to call someone horrible racial names than you need to pull your drunk head out of your rump and do us all a favor and get your tubes tied because you are just too stupid to be a parent. Your children were in the street, I watched 10 cars have to slow down and go around them. And by the way don't you ever raise your fist to me again."
She has no comeback and takes the kids inside. Then comes her brightest move yet. She gets in the car with them and drives off. I called 911 and gave them the make of the car, license plate number and let them know and obviously drunk woman was driving with 3 kids in the car. What is wrong with people?
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Good for you on both accounts. I always feel so sorry that so many children as stuck with "mothers" (if you can call them that) that are so worthless. Poor kids.
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Kudos! I am impressed. I probably would have just walked away. You've got guts! I think you did the right thing.
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You handled things well! Way to stand up for what is right. Who knows what would have happened if you hadn't intervened?
It does take guts to get involved in situations like that in today's world. You just never know what you may be getting into.
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Good for you! I would also follow up with the DHS call if anything else happens. How old are the kids? I would hate to see something serious happen to them one day while she is so drunk an accident happens.
I am so glad you stood up to her!
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I think you know my response:
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You go girl!!!
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I think you handled it just fine
What struck me most about this story is the two girls who stepped in to help the boy whose bike was stollen. They are some special kids.
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I would have done the same - unfortunatley around here I know very few others who would. Thank you for doing the right thing!
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I personally have never been in that position and hope that if I was- I owuld be able to do what you did! Good for you!