Woman Asks Stranger to Babysit Her Kid for a Minute, Then Disappears Completely, Stranger Takes Kid to Security, Leading To a Dispute with the Mom

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Dec 31, 2024 9:00 PM EST

If there is one thing I am nervous about being a mom (well, one of many), is being with my child out in public. Sometimes I can barley keep my head on my shoulders, how am I supposed to take care of another human being with so many dangers and distractions out there? How can one possibly remember everything, and not get lost in the process, or even worse – lose the kid?

However, even with all of these concerns, I still have common sense to rely on, and basic instincts that will help me get by. For example, I know that I should never leave my kid with someone I don't know, which might sound like an extremely basic instinct, but apparently, not all moms are aware of it. Take the mom in this Reddit story as an example. 

This woman approached a total stranger at a train station and asked them to watch her kid for a minute. And if that wasn't bad enough, she then disappeared for over 40 minutes, leaving the confused stranger with a terrified kid who needs their mother. 

Scroll down to read what happened next. After you are done with this story, check out this story of a daughter who accused her mother of favoritism between her and her three brothers.

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    I was traveling back to the state i work in, with 45 mins to spare before my train. just chilling when this lady comes up with a kid, looking flustered. she says, "can you watch him for a minute?
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    AITAH for abandoning a random kid after I almost missed my train?
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    Throwaway because i have colleagues following my main. Also,sorry for the grammar. I was traveling back to the state i work in, with 45 mins
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    to spare before my train. just chilling when this lady comes up with a kid, looking flustered. she says, "can you watch him for a minute? i have an emergency, will be
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    right back." before i could even respond, she hands me her number and disappears. At first, i thought, fine, i'll be here anyway. but 15 mins turned into 30, then 40. i
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    kept calling her, but she never picked up. the kid was crying, and i was panicking because my train was about to leave.
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    When the warning whistle blew, i had to decide. I ran to the police checkpost, explained everything, gave the kid, her and my number to them, and ran for my
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    train. Just made it just in time. A minute later we were off. 10 mins later, she called, screaming that i kapped her kid and saying she'd filed
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    a police complaint. i told her i'd called multiple times, she didn't pick up, and the kid was now with the cops, ask them. I then called her a terrible mom and hung up. I feel bad for the kid, but i didn't know what else to do. AITAH?
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    Broad Respond_2205 • 2d ago You kiapped a child by keeping an eye on him for 45 mins (after being requested for 1 min) then giving it to the cops? Alrighty then. Don't let her fool you, you absolutely did the right thing. NTA.
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    Reasonable-Knee397 • 2d ago • NTA. You did the right thing by bringing that kid to the police checkpoint. Now she can try justifying herself to the
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    authorities instead of taking it out on you. You did the best that you possibly could in this situation. Good on you!
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    Holliemic 2d ago • NTA. You didn't abandon the kid, you *upgraded* his security by handing him over to the professionals. The mom literally treated you like a free babysitting service without asking, vanished for 40 minutes,
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    then had the audacity to scream *ki apping*? Nah. You handled it way better than most of us would've-I'd have folded like a lawn chair after 10 minutes of a crying kid.
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    Silent_Cash_E⚫ 2d ago • Top 1% Commenter Nta. Sounds like a scam..in a moment of decision you have to leave the kid alone or bring him with you. Then she calls the police on you for ki ' .apping. She might try and extort you so she doesnt report it. You handled it perfect.
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    • MansikkaFI 2d ago • Nta You should have handed the kid to the police immediately tho so that youd protect yourself as you can never know with crazy people.
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    Illustrious-Unit-636 • 2d ago NTA the lady is irresponsible and needs to learn the hard way. How could she know you're not some dangerous diddler?
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    celticmusebooks • 2d ago • Top 1% Commenter Honestly, you should have brought the kid to the police. the first time you called and she didn't pick up. NTA
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    Unable_Maintenance73 • 2d ago • Top 1% Commenter NTA. Wow, what an irresponsible parent. She left her child with a total stranger and refused to answer your calls. Then she lashes out at you for leaving the child with the authorities? I sure hope that she was sited for child abandonment or that the child was handed over to CPS.
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    mrs- asso69 2d ago • Top 1% Commenter The mom giving her child to a stranger is the only AH here. What was she thinking?! What emergency could possibly necessitate that?!
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    OkExternal7904 • 2d ago · Top 1% Commenter How very sad for that little child. His mother is pretty low down as humans go. OP, you did the correct and only thing you could. Good on ya. NTA!
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