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Lifeguard | Princeton, NJ, USA
(I was lifeguarding and jumped in to help a boy who had wandered into deep water. This interaction happened with his mother after I helped the boy out of the water.)
Mother: *running over* “What happened?!”
Me: “Everything is OK, ma’am. Your son just went too deep into the water. He should be fine.”
Mother: “Well, why the h*** did you help him?”
Me: “Excuse me?”
Mother: “Why did you have to jump in and help him?”
Me: “Well, ma’am, it’s my job, and your son was having trouble swimming–”
Mother: *interrupting* “You idiot! You embarrassed my son in front of everyone! Don’t you think you should have thought about how embarrassing that must have been for a little boy?!”
Me: “Actually, no I didn’t think about that. I was more concerned about your son drowning than him being embarrassed.”
Mother: “That’s ridiculous! Why the h*** would you ever be more concerned about THAT?!”
Mother: *running over* “What happened?!”
Me: “Everything is OK, ma’am. Your son just went too deep into the water. He should be fine.”
Mother: “Well, why the h*** did you help him?”
Me: “Excuse me?”
Mother: “Why did you have to jump in and help him?”
Me: “Well, ma’am, it’s my job, and your son was having trouble swimming–”
Mother: *interrupting* “You idiot! You embarrassed my son in front of everyone! Don’t you think you should have thought about how embarrassing that must have been for a little boy?!”
Me: “Actually, no I didn’t think about that. I was more concerned about your son drowning than him being embarrassed.”
Mother: “That’s ridiculous! Why the h*** would you ever be more concerned about THAT?!”
1 kindred spirits ~ This bugs them too!:
Wonder how long her child survives with that attitude?
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