'Karma? YES!!': Litterbug mom watches her three kids dump trash everywhere on a roadtrip, but bad parenting gets met with instant karma

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Aug 23, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Trashy parents received a karmic surprise after getting caught in their complacency towards family-born litterbug habits. 

Littering is gross–how can everyone not get that by now? It's 2024, you can't just throw trash on the ground and expect someone not to at least scowl in your direction. We're human beings and the world is our enclosure. Are we any better than animals if we trash our own space? My dog tears apart his toys and leaves the remains all over the house, but since he's a dog, he gets a free pass for making a mess without cleaning up. Human beings, on the other hand, don't get a free pass to be litterbug maniacs in public. 

And this littering family learned the hard way. 

Whilst enjoying a weekend road trip with their own family, the original poster of this story took a stop at a gas station to fill up on fuel and snacks. This routine stop was turned into a lesson when a car pulled up next to them and three boisterous children hopped out with armfuls of trash, which they proceeded to dump straight onto the ground. Instead of filling up their car, they were dropping off–and not respectfully. The parents noticed the trash dump, thoughtfully did nothing, and drove off on their way, leaving their filth in their wake.

Keep scrolling to read the rest of the tale where a bought of karmic action comes out of the woodwork, smacking a gavel of justice (hard) on top of this litterbug family's head.

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    Karma hit atrocious parents S On a driving trip last week. Parked at a stop to grab drinks and snacks and watched parents and one other adult watch 3 kids (around 8) chuck rubbish right next to a bin - and a lot of it.
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    Parents watched on and said nothing! Himself said lightly to the kids 'hey guys, let's put that stuff in the bin shall we?' The tone and wording suggested he'd help them do it.
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    Entitled mama says 'don't tell my kids what to do! So he says .... Ok, perhaps you can help them clean up after themselves then?' 'Nah' says mama and all kids and adults get into a large SUV and wave at us as the drive out of the parking lot.
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    Ten minutes down the road... we are still talking about the failure of parenting, good manners and ability to give a about anyone.... Then we spot a cop car that's pulled over a large SUV and all the litterbug adults we'd encountered earlier were standing by the car getting the third degree. Karma. Yes!!!
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    AnUnbreakableMan 1 day ago This is priceless. It reminds me of something that happened on the 4th of July a few years ago. My friend and I were driving out to see the fireworks when some a- hole in an SUV made a sudden lane change and literally ran us off the road. Too bad they didn't notice the police car that was right behind us. Instant karma!
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    ResponsibilityWest88 1 day ago I hoped you waved as you drove by!
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    Kind_Elk5669 1 day ago Best thing about karma, you say it five times you turn into a chameleon...
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    Human_2468. 22 hr. ago My husband and I were in the carpool lane on I-5. The truck behind us was a single occupancy vehicle (SOV). In the main line, to the right of us, was a cop. We slowed down a bit so the SOV had to drive next to the cop. As soon as the SOV passed the cop, the flashed his lights and pulled the guy over.
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    CaliPam 21 hr. ago Once I got cut off by someone in a fast food parking lot. He went into traffic and promptly got hit by a truck. I don't think he was hurt but his car was.
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    Fickle-Squirrel-4091 21 hr. ago You secretly blessed them with geese and the universe heard police.
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    . Suitable_South_144 8 hr. ago Doncha just love it when karma and the cops are in the right place at the right time!
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    oceanbreze 11 hr. ago In California, littering on a freeway can cost $1000. Hopefully, they got fined.
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    Wanderluster621 · 1 hr. ago Sometimes the world spins in just the right way! ☺H
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