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Mother Has Brilliant Response To Woman In Walmart Who Called Her 2-Year-Old Son ‘Repulsive’
Rokas L BoredPanda staff
What was supposed to be a regular trip to Walmart turned out to be an awful experience for one mother. The woman decided to post her story on Facebook where it went viral and got nearly 70K likes.
Everything started while Dallas Lynn and her two-year-old son Jameus were waiting at the check out. Jameus wanted to hug his mom so – like any mother – Lynn picked up her child for a cuddle, exposing his stomach. This was where things got messy.
Scroll down to read Lynn’s touching story below.
More info: Facebook (h/t: 22words)
What was supposed to be a regular trip to Walmart turned out to be an awful experience for one mother
The woman decided to post her story on Facebook where it went viral and got nearly 70K likes
Kudos to the mom who didn’t make a scene but decided to educate the public
Her story reached thousands of people
But most importantly, it proves that Jameus couldn’t wish for a better, more loving mom
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What do you think ?
I am not sure whether such a social media story will do the trick; it merely reaches those who are interested anyway, and are not ignorant. What we rather need is moral courage: if anyone of us whitnesses a situation like described by this woman, we ought to intervene and loudly tell the unfriendly person "You are the only one with this opinion. If you do not like the sight, you are free to change line.".
it might not do the trick, but it is part of doing the trick.
Idk about that. I was pretty ignorant about what a stoma was before reading this, so it may actually help reach others who don't know. I would never have acted like that other woman above, but now that I know, if I see something like that, I can just take it in stride. And now also explain to my kids if they ask.
I think it's nice she educated people about his son's problem - now I know more, and probably if I ever face a kid with such a bags, I will take it way easier, hopefully without any strange face expression:) But yet you are right too. Social media has this issue- people only hear about what they wish. From this point of view, good old news are better btw. and expressing opinions face to face remains important.
Hans - I completely agree. Whether we know the details about a particular medical issue or not, it's all of our jobs to stand together and say clearly, "Hey, look at how great this kid is! Your opinion is out of line and unwelcome. If you're that uncomfortable, YOU can change lines."
In this case, it was already too late to tell the offender anything ... however, in an effort to reduce the population of would-be offenders, educating the public is welcome ... most offenders don't want to change and won't ... however, for those on the fence of whether this is "repulsive" or not, this would be a game-changer ... I do agree that somebody should have intervened, but I don't agree that it would have had much of an effect ...
Hans, I don't think the mother is preaching to the choir. There are a lot of ignorant haters on FB & other social media. Think of all the stories you've heard about bullying on FB, some have committed suicide over SMH. But, there are some ppl beyond reach, like the woman who said these ugly things about this precious child. How had she gotten this far in life without knowing you don't speak out on things you know nothing about?
'People at Walmart'.... We seen enough pictures to know that some customers have lost all grip on reality and no longer have a general idea about what is acceptable behaviour and what isn't.
indeed and you must feel for the new employees
Honestly, what conditions wind up creating such unglorious fucktards? And, How can we prevent them from spreading?
A VERY valid point!!!
So sorry. People can be so cruel. My middle son was diagnosed at age 3 with a brain tumor. He's endured 5 surgeries, including one 15 hour, marathon brain surgery, over 70 weeks of chemotherapy and countless scans and tests. I took him and my older son to a restaurant for Easter dinner. Given all we'd been going through, it was nice to do something not doctor related. My son was on powerful steroids. I've seen first hand how they alter personality, a common side effect. He was grumpy. He was crying and didn't want to sit at the table. Very unusual for him. Soon he stopped fussing and just wanted to lie down. He sat in his chair, leaned over and put his head in my lap. An elderly woman, appearing so sweet walked up to the table and told me I should "beat his ass." I was so mad but I'm certain she 'll think twice before doing this again. Morale of the story: Be kind, dont judge. You never know what someone else is going through.
Wow...this is actually worse than the story of the post. Inappropriate _and_ unwarranted advise. I guess in your situation it was hard to not have beaten *her* ass.
I went to a basketball game one when I was about twelve and there was a toddler SCREAMING his head off right behind me the entire time. I was getting really pissed and huffy and my dad's girlfriend just looked at me laughing and said "you're irritated because you've never been there. Wait until you have kids." I now have 5 nieces and nephews who are little monsters sometimes and I completely understand. Some people, like me at 12, are just ignorant of the situation. It's guard not to take it personally, but take comfort in the fact that there were probably plenty of people chuckling to themselves thinking "I remember those days" even if they didn't know about the medical issues. Also, she's probably really lonely so she can suck on that!
*hard, not guard
That's mean!!! I have a little sister who is autisct (I'm young. not telling age. I don't know how to spell some words) And would maybe do that to and I would have been so mad if that happened to me
You were very close, honey. :) The word is "autistic". You could also say that she "has Autism", or even easier, she has "ASD" (which means Autism Spectrum Disorder). Great job though! And good on you for speaking up. I hope you and your sweet sister are happy and doing well, and wish you the best.
She can't speak well ether. We are happy and doing well!
I have to ask...did you explain what had happened to your son? I hope that you did bc I bet you she'd have felt like the ass that she is if you told her. I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Your poor son, it's so sad children have to deal with such illnesses.
Wow - so sorry you had to go through that. You and your family are truly heroes <3
I am not sure whether such a social media story will do the trick; it merely reaches those who are interested anyway, and are not ignorant. What we rather need is moral courage: if anyone of us whitnesses a situation like described by this woman, we ought to intervene and loudly tell the unfriendly person "You are the only one with this opinion. If you do not like the sight, you are free to change line.".
it might not do the trick, but it is part of doing the trick.
Idk about that. I was pretty ignorant about what a stoma was before reading this, so it may actually help reach others who don't know. I would never have acted like that other woman above, but now that I know, if I see something like that, I can just take it in stride. And now also explain to my kids if they ask.
I think it's nice she educated people about his son's problem - now I know more, and probably if I ever face a kid with such a bags, I will take it way easier, hopefully without any strange face expression:) But yet you are right too. Social media has this issue- people only hear about what they wish. From this point of view, good old news are better btw. and expressing opinions face to face remains important.
Hans - I completely agree. Whether we know the details about a particular medical issue or not, it's all of our jobs to stand together and say clearly, "Hey, look at how great this kid is! Your opinion is out of line and unwelcome. If you're that uncomfortable, YOU can change lines."
In this case, it was already too late to tell the offender anything ... however, in an effort to reduce the population of would-be offenders, educating the public is welcome ... most offenders don't want to change and won't ... however, for those on the fence of whether this is "repulsive" or not, this would be a game-changer ... I do agree that somebody should have intervened, but I don't agree that it would have had much of an effect ...
Hans, I don't think the mother is preaching to the choir. There are a lot of ignorant haters on FB & other social media. Think of all the stories you've heard about bullying on FB, some have committed suicide over SMH. But, there are some ppl beyond reach, like the woman who said these ugly things about this precious child. How had she gotten this far in life without knowing you don't speak out on things you know nothing about?
'People at Walmart'.... We seen enough pictures to know that some customers have lost all grip on reality and no longer have a general idea about what is acceptable behaviour and what isn't.
indeed and you must feel for the new employees
Honestly, what conditions wind up creating such unglorious fucktards? And, How can we prevent them from spreading?
A VERY valid point!!!
So sorry. People can be so cruel. My middle son was diagnosed at age 3 with a brain tumor. He's endured 5 surgeries, including one 15 hour, marathon brain surgery, over 70 weeks of chemotherapy and countless scans and tests. I took him and my older son to a restaurant for Easter dinner. Given all we'd been going through, it was nice to do something not doctor related. My son was on powerful steroids. I've seen first hand how they alter personality, a common side effect. He was grumpy. He was crying and didn't want to sit at the table. Very unusual for him. Soon he stopped fussing and just wanted to lie down. He sat in his chair, leaned over and put his head in my lap. An elderly woman, appearing so sweet walked up to the table and told me I should "beat his ass." I was so mad but I'm certain she 'll think twice before doing this again. Morale of the story: Be kind, dont judge. You never know what someone else is going through.
Wow...this is actually worse than the story of the post. Inappropriate _and_ unwarranted advise. I guess in your situation it was hard to not have beaten *her* ass.
I went to a basketball game one when I was about twelve and there was a toddler SCREAMING his head off right behind me the entire time. I was getting really pissed and huffy and my dad's girlfriend just looked at me laughing and said "you're irritated because you've never been there. Wait until you have kids." I now have 5 nieces and nephews who are little monsters sometimes and I completely understand. Some people, like me at 12, are just ignorant of the situation. It's guard not to take it personally, but take comfort in the fact that there were probably plenty of people chuckling to themselves thinking "I remember those days" even if they didn't know about the medical issues. Also, she's probably really lonely so she can suck on that!
*hard, not guard
That's mean!!! I have a little sister who is autisct (I'm young. not telling age. I don't know how to spell some words) And would maybe do that to and I would have been so mad if that happened to me
You were very close, honey. :) The word is "autistic". You could also say that she "has Autism", or even easier, she has "ASD" (which means Autism Spectrum Disorder). Great job though! And good on you for speaking up. I hope you and your sweet sister are happy and doing well, and wish you the best.
She can't speak well ether. We are happy and doing well!
I have to ask...did you explain what had happened to your son? I hope that you did bc I bet you she'd have felt like the ass that she is if you told her. I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Your poor son, it's so sad children have to deal with such illnesses.
Wow - so sorry you had to go through that. You and your family are truly heroes <3