She was crying and standing next to a gas pump, alone, holding a receipt.  I asked her where her mom was and she told me her mom drove off.

Got her parents names.  Phone numbers, unlisted.  Called the police.  Half hour later the police show up.  By now its 45 minutes since the time stamp on the receipt.

Police send a car to girls house and find mom making dinner, totally oblivious to the fact that her daughter wasn't with her.

Mom shows up at the gas station, tears in her eyes......an hour and a half after the time stamp, 7:45.

Unbemake the beast with two backsinglievable!

indeed

You had no spoons?

kids are replaceable. they're practically giving them away at the boarder.

WTF....

It's a good thing that you don't have drive a junky van with blacked out windows.

Thank God that you were there for that little girl.

I was sure you were talking about a new to you bike, and I was all ready with some snarky comment.......but?!?

WOW..

Thank you for being a stand up individual

Nice job!  The idiot mother is proof positive that they should issue birthing licenses prior to breeding.....

I'm single and don't have kids, so maybe I'm missing something, but I just don't see how it's possible to forget you have a kid with you for that long.  Sad.

 

Way to be a good Samaritan, rgramjet. 

Good job.  I hope anyone would do the same.

I guess the positive is the mother arrived crying, so was seemingly upset. That doesn't make it OK, but hopefully it means she isn't a terrible mother. I can't imagine forgetting my son somewhere, but we don't know the entire situation.

Quote from: Triple J on June 17, 2014, 02:05:51 PM
Good job.  I hope anyone would do the same.

I guess the positive is the mother arrived crying, so was seemingly upset. That doesn't make it OK, but hopefully it means she isn't a terrible mother. I can't imagine forgetting my son somewhere, but we don't know the entire situation.

that's a don't call cps cry

Quote from: bobspapa on June 17, 2014, 02:36:21 PM
that's a don't call cps cry

CPS should get a call.

Good for you.  

I'm surprised the police let the girl back in her mother's care.

Quote from: bobspapa on June 17, 2014, 02:36:21 PM
that's a don't call cps cry

Maybe

Quote from: ducpainter on June 17, 2014, 02:43:47 PM
CPS should get a call.

...and yes, just to make sure.

Quote from: bobspapa on June 17, 2014, 02:36:21 PM
that's a don't call cps cry

I thought the same thing.  Still feels surreal.  Hope mom learned her lesson.

The officers said to me, "OK we have your information, thanks for your help......you can go now".  I laughed and told them I promised the little girl I would be there until her mom showed up and I wasn't going anywhere.