Airing Their Dirty Laundry In Public.
By Chevee
@Chevee (5905)
United States
February 13, 2009 2:42pm CST
We just have to discuss this.
I was in the grocery store today and there were two females, standing up at the end of the line where you check out. And one female was just saying all kind of things to the other female, un-mentionable things. Telling this female she was on crack, and she was calling Children services, on her because she leaves her child at home alone. She was going on and on with this and the other female wasn't saying anything.
I am saying to myself this is not the place for this. People were just starring at you all. Including myself.
I found out later that it was a family matter, the cashier that was waiting on me was the grand mother (she wasn't saying anything), the female that was doing all the talking and saying all those un-mentionable things was the mother of the person (famale) she was talking at (because she wasn't talking to her) this female was holding a baby about 6-8 months.
Later on the cashier that was waiting on me told another cashier to come and finish waiting on me and she went outside where the other two females had gone.
They had brought the family problem to the grandmother's job. After they all left and went outside the cashier that come to finish waiting on me said
the mother couldn't talk about the daughter because she was on drugs too.
I was glad to leave that place. I am so concerned and worried about the little baby.. I wish I could get the baby and take care he/she myself. That child is being brought in an unstable environment.
What a mess that was.
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10 responses
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
13 Feb 09
There are definitely things like this kind of situation that does not belong in a public place. I have never witnessed such a conversation like that. I thought I had heard it all really.
It surprises me also when people don't step in and try to figure out what is going on. I worry about children in matters like this one. You don't know what goes on behind closed doors.
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@annjilena (5618)
• United States
14 Feb 09
this should n,t happen but it happen all the time some people are just loud and want other to know there business.
@alharra (507)
• United States
13 Feb 09
You can still report this you know. All you have to do is call children services- a worker would then call the job and attempt to obtain the grandmother's name etc. You are right the whole situation is bad and the baby needs to be helped. Make the call...
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@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
13 Feb 09
I say that your advice is correct. I will bet there are a lot more cases like this one that go unnoticed or of they are noticed no one step up to do anything. That is why there are terrible things happening to children. This could all be stopped with one phone call.
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
14 Feb 09
Yes, something needs to be done about this. The baby is innocent in all of it. It would be good if you could report this and remain anoynomous.. But you need names..It is very sad that this is going on.. I wished that you could do something about this, without feeling guilty. That is all that I can tell you.. If you can find out names and addresses then you may could report it.. I would just pray about it so that God can get the innocent baby out of this situation. I hope that he can save the mother and daughter as well. No one needs to be in an environment as unstable as this..
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
13 Feb 09
INDEED, U SAID A MOTHFUL, WHAT A MESS! they are ignorant to be on the stuff to start with, i'm surprised the store lets that go on. it wouldn't at mine. little children are always the ones who suffer when they have morons for parents.
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
13 Feb 09
Sometimes I think that more common sense is needed especially when airing dirty laundry into the public eye. I know that I would not want to be on the other end of that in a store where someone is putting me down and calling out my business for everybody to hear.
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@mamabeezy (172)
• United States
14 Feb 09
Aw, yeah...
N if the one woman called CYS on her daughter, she would get checked out thouroughly too.
If the cashier hasn't called CYS, someone needs too.
Thats really the only way to make sure the baby is ok
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@annjilena (5618)
• United States
14 Feb 09
oh boy all out in the open something they should be a shame of no respect for other people.we don,t want to hear their business.there is a time and place for everything under the sun but some people just don,t care just put there business out there.
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@tjades (3591)
• Jamaica
14 Feb 09
A mess indeed. People, adults in particular continue to make such a mess of their lives and then bring children into the mess they created.
Its just unfair how adults expect that somehow the children should be more mature and understanding about what they are going through while on the other hand they do their best to remimd the child that they are the adults and therefore are in charge.
So somehow this mother may expect better of her daughter expecting that she would not follow in her footsteps yet at the same time she may insist that she be shown some level of respect.
Its sad how family cycles continue in such situations and the children almost always bear the brunt of it. I hope that child will somehow be rescued from such a life.
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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14 Feb 09
Hi Chevee,
That is terrible, if it were in this country, the social services would be down to their place in a short, its degraceful to start saying that sort of thing the the shop. Hugs.
Tamara
@Veriteigh (126)
• Canada
13 Feb 09
To be honest... I found it funny how she was talking about her crap in public. However, the baby thing is pretty awful.
