by sonia v.
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August 7, 2006

I found a lost child and let me tell you I didnt even get a thank you

December 01, 2008 02:43 PM EST
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I was in our local dollar tree and I was looking around and I saw this little hispanic boy maybe 5 or 6 standing there and he was crying. So I asked him what was wrong and he said "Mommy" I knew right then he was lost so I told him come on and we will find his mommy.I took him to the register and told the cashier he was lost and that could she do something to find his mom. She got over the loud speaker and announced if anyone is missing their child he is at the front register and then she told them that he had on sponge bob slippers. Well next thing you know the manager came up and scolded her and said that is a no no. And then tried talking to the boy and he was crying more hystrically and saying "mommy" so I am trying to explain to her where I found him. And she acted as if she didnt care and pretty much snatch him away and kept trying to talk to him. What really upset me is first I never got a thank you from her. Only one customer said good job.The parents never thanked me either. Then I am upset at the fact that it took them awhile to realize he was even missing. And the store is not even big. And I saw the parents in the store with him again and the mom was way ahead and he was way behind like she didnt even care. That is why I guess some people do not want to do good deeds because it isnt appreciated at all.

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Comments: 88

Cathi L. Dec 1, 2008, 2:45pm EST
Keep doing good deeds anyway. Despite the reactions, you could have saved that kid from a number of bad things.
Bridget ♥ Dec 1, 2008, 2:46pm EST
Some people are SO rude!
J W. Dec 1, 2008, 2:46pm EST
that is very sad.
Donald M. Dec 1, 2008, 2:47pm EST
Mercy , Child protective services should have been called in. Was the child theirs for sure?
Cathi L. Dec 1, 2008, 2:47pm EST
You just reminded me of something I heard over the loudspeaker at our local outlet mall. "A little girl that is apparently lost and looking for her mom is here at Layne's Jewelry. She is crying and we would ALL be happy if her mother would come find her."

I thought that was hilarious!
♥♥LoViNg♥LiFe♥ ♥♥ Dec 1, 2008, 2:49pm EST
dumb mom!
what an ungratful woman
Candy S. Dec 1, 2008, 2:50pm EST
some people.
Bethany C. Dec 1, 2008, 2:52pm EST
Sometimes parents don't even have a clue. They don't realize the horror that might have befallen their child if some less savory person had found him. People think that these things happen to other people's children and not theirs.
I thought at first that they might have been in shock. Sometimes that is why people don't respond appropriately. But since you say the child was lagging behind later, it was more than likely simple ignorance.
Thank you. You never know the good you may have done. God may have sent you into that child's life for that moment. And like many things we do for the Lord, our reward may come later.
DiAnA D. Dec 1, 2008, 2:53pm EST
some people...
Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. Dec 1, 2008, 2:53pm EST
What a shame! It seems that people have also lost their manners these days as well.

That was very nice of you to take the little boy up to the cashiers to get him some help.

You're right, I don't know how many would want to get involved anymore these days.
sonia v. Dec 1, 2008, 2:53pm EST
Donald I dont really know but he kept saying mommy and I was pretty much dismissed by the manager she didnt even ask me to say matter of fact she picked him up and moved him away from me and did her own thing
Kat W. Dec 1, 2008, 2:53pm EST
Sad, isn't it.

Good job Sonia!
Leah Christensen Dec 1, 2008, 2:55pm EST
That's just crazy!
t w. Dec 1, 2008, 2:55pm EST
It makes me sick the way some parents are, I would have been hysterical if that were my child, and I would have thanked you. Dont let it stop you from doing good deeds, God sees everything and He will reward you!
sonia v. Dec 1, 2008, 2:56pm EST
thanks Bethany for the kind words and everyone else. My heart was hurting for that little boy he was so upset and I have children and I know how things are scary for them. We have taught our kids if they get away from us to go and tell them to page us. Well one time my son was looking at a toy and I said come on and he stood there I walked to the end of that aisle at the end cap and buddy let me tell you he went and got help and it was right there so my kids know but they are older now.
sonia v. Dec 1, 2008, 3:00pm EST
I guess what is really bothering me is there are women in our world who cant have kids and you got people like that they dont really care. Those women would love to have a child and this woman does not even value hers and that was obvious after I saw them again and she wasnt even paying him attention then. My heart is just broken over the way he is being treated.
LEЯA © Politcally Incorrect M. Dec 1, 2008, 3:04pm EST
You have the satisfaction of knowing that you did the right thing and keep right on doing it even if you don't get a thank you.
Sandra H. Dec 1, 2008, 3:05pm EST
You did what needed to be done, job well done!
Maria W. Dec 1, 2008, 3:06pm EST
Keep on doing your good deeds. That mother should be horsewhipped. Some parents dont deserve to be parents.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Dec 1, 2008, 3:08pm EST
That is crazy! You just keep doing the right thing!!!
Samantha V. Dec 1, 2008, 3:09pm EST
I'm glad it was you who found him, isntead of someone bad!! THey should have at least said ThankYou, and it should have been a "wake-up" call to them, to pay more attention. Some people just make me sick about stuff like this. Pay more attention to your kids!!! A few seconds is all it takes for someone to snatch them or hurt them!

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Susan *Brian's girl * H. Dec 1, 2008, 3:09pm EST
You did a good thing and I would like to say "Thank You"
I understand your frustration as I see a lot of apathy in people these days. Continue to do the right thing, that's what we supposed to do. I'll tell you "Thank you and Good Job" because the not-t00-bright store manager, employee and worst of all, child's mother didn't.
Bryan B. Dec 1, 2008, 3:15pm EST
You know when that childs parents found him you may not have got a thank you from them or the staff at the store but inside that childs heart I am sure you got a thank you from a scared kid who for just one moment thought he might never see his mommy again. You didnt do this for the thanks though. You did it for a small child who needed help. Sad that the parents didnt but they and the jerks running the store dont matter. At that point in time you and the kid mattered and you did a great thing!
☼ Lisa ☼ G. Dec 1, 2008, 3:16pm EST
some people can be so rude
Samantha C. Dec 1, 2008, 3:17pm EST
How scary. I once went to a $ store. I was leaving the store. There was a little boy behind me running to the door. His mom was way behind him and I was NOT holding the door open for him to run into the street. The mom started screaming at me calling me every name in the book. I of course said "I do not hold the door open for boys to run in the street without their Mothers". She then screamed louder at me... the $ store attracts them all I see!
Jennifer R. Dec 1, 2008, 3:20pm EST
Shameless! People kill me. Well I am sure that although the little boy couldn't express it he appreciated you.
donna h. Dec 1, 2008, 3:21pm EST
I see this all the time in my area and I wonder what is wrong with these parents...my husband stopped a toddler running into a parking lot last week..the parents . doing their laundry not even looking at the baby running into a street.
Samantha C. Dec 1, 2008, 3:22pm EST
Oh and I was at the Osh Kosh outlet a few weeks ago. I mischievous little one ran from her Mommy into the very back of the store where I happened to be shopping. She looked up at me (she was maybe 3) and held her hand up to her mouth to stay quiet.... LOL! I said "sweetie where is your Mommy?" She shook her head ans held her finger up for me to be quiet again. Her Mom came running as we started to look for her for her scared out of her mind... that little girl got a good speaking to! The Mom gave me a very embarrassed "Thank you". I'm sure the same will or has happened to us all!
Eyvonne H. Dec 1, 2008, 3:28pm EST
I know what you mean. When you try to do good now a days people look at you like you are insane and pretty much treat you that way too.
I have seen people like you described. I honestly think some of them are hoping the kids get kidnapped so they have fewer mouths to feed and bodies to clothe.
Lee P. Dec 1, 2008, 3:31pm EST
Thank you from me to you for the little boy.
Beverly P. Dec 1, 2008, 3:33pm EST
Wow, how sad. Those are the type that you know just pop them out left and right and could care less about them. Then there are people who would die to have a child to love and care for. You did right, even if you didn't get a thank you.
Ho Phang Dec 1, 2008, 3:35pm EST
That's really rude of them. Well, you still did a wonderful thing, even if it went unappreciated by the parents!
Kimberly Ripley Dec 1, 2008, 3:36pm EST
You still did the right thing for the child!
Billie H. Dec 1, 2008, 3:38pm EST
I see this alot these days and it is sad.This past year at my husbands cook off someone I knew let her 5 year old and her 11 year old niece run around anywhere without knowing where he or she was.I do not understand why parents do this type of thing.
Billie H. Dec 1, 2008, 3:39pm EST
Give yourself a pat on the back,you did a good job.
Christine P. Dec 1, 2008, 3:47pm EST
What an ungrateful Mom she was! You did the right thing though!
Janet "Jax" B. Dec 1, 2008, 3:52pm EST
Some people should just not have kids.....

You did do the right thing...and you should be poud of it.
sonia v. Dec 1, 2008, 3:56pm EST
I know I did the right thing but you know just saying thanks goes a long way. It was just shocking to me that manager handle the situation the way she did. And I know the little boy appreciates it. I am appalled at the lack of manners people have.
Nancy L. Dec 1, 2008, 4:03pm EST
You did it for the child, and I'm sure he was grateful. I wonder why a 5 or 6 year old kid was out in a store wearing slippers...
April H. Dec 1, 2008, 4:05pm EST
Thanks for doing a good deed Sonia! I'm sure that child will remember, even though the parents didn't thank you.
Peter Joseph Swanson Dec 1, 2008, 4:05pm EST
Some people are just dumb.

Some people are just slow - maybe they were so rattled that they didn't think to thank you until it was too late.

So just know they now thank you from afar ...
Shing Wedzi Dec 1, 2008, 4:08pm EST
Thank you.
Mrslisae Photography E. Dec 1, 2008, 4:11pm EST
Thats one thing about good deeds. You kind of have to do them without expecting so much as a thank you. If you're not expecting it then it won't bother you. Some people shouldn't be parents. Some people shouldn't work in public places and deal with people everyday. There's all kinds out there. Doing good doesn't mean you'll get a thank you. You did a good thing. Be proud of it! You know you saved that little kid from harm thats your thanks.
Well I am so glad that you did what you did. Your reward will be heaven. It is just sad to know that the little boy wasn't missed by his Mom & that he wasn't being treated as a little child should be.
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Dec 1, 2008, 4:40pm EST
You were very nice to help that child try and find its mother. I think how the store manager handled it was wrong. I do think you need to call up the district manager and report that manager and how she just dismissed you and her rude attitude. As you ask them what there policies are for lost children or ones who simply wander away from their parents.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but you should not expect a thank you for doing what you did. I am sure the mother had no idea. As the manager probably took all the credit.

As for a child being away from its mother. The mother could of been teaching the child a lesson. More than once my children have wandered off or not want to leave a spot when I was ready to. So, they get told I will leave you here. It took two or three time of me going around the corner out of my childs view to get them realize mom was kidding. They are 8, 10 and 17 yrs old and all knwo when mom moves. They had better follow.
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Dec 1, 2008, 4:44pm EST
I meant to say it took 2 or 3 times of me going around the corner out of my childs view to get them to realize I was not kidding.

I would never intentially leave my kids. But they didn't know that. So they learned a very vauable lesson.
Lori C. Dec 1, 2008, 4:52pm EST
Thank You Sonia for being such a caring person. We need more people like you in this world. Keep up the good deeds. Someday you will be repaid for them.
Steph-in-NE ..... Dec 1, 2008, 5:02pm EST
you did good,, I understand about how one sait not to anocue as they did,, be better to say there is a lost momy out there and we need to see her and try to get her name,,,,
sonia v. Dec 1, 2008, 5:06pm EST
You know I understand people saying I should have not expected anything in return because that is what a good deed is. But there is no excuse for bad manners. Too many people dont have them and there is no excuse for bad manners. I have them I brought up to have them. I not saying I wanted it from the parents but to be treated badly by the manager was over the top. And I did report her on the computer website. But the world excusing people for bad manners isnt correct either. People need to be told about their behavior or it will never be changed
sonia v. Dec 1, 2008, 5:07pm EST
and I really think she doesnt care because I saw her again with him in the store and she wasnt paying attention to him then either. But I am sorry but that isnt right
sonia v. Dec 1, 2008, 5:09pm EST
I guess what I am trying to say in all of this is that people dont have manners. I know the little boy appreciated it. But to be handled badly by a store manager for taking care of a problem in her store and here to treat me rudely was wrong
tammie p. Dec 1, 2008, 5:26pm EST
thank you for sharing this
Ariel Storm Dec 1, 2008, 5:45pm EST
Some people don't deserve to have children, and it looks like you ran into one of them. Your story raises all sorts of issuesl, the child being ignored, wearing slippers rather than shoes, and the mother seemingly not interested in the least.
C C. Dec 1, 2008, 6:03pm EST
what a shame, they do not realize how lucky they are that no one kidnapped him or worse. Thanks for doing the right thing
Dan R. Dec 1, 2008, 6:09pm EST
I did a post a while back, about who needs to be parents, and got a lot of attacks from many people. But this illistrates just so well why some do not need to be parents.

Good job on your part though!
Ginny A. Dec 1, 2008, 6:32pm EST
I don't understand why parents expect a small child to keep up with them and not the other way around. The parent should be watching the child at all times! Yes a child needs to be taught not to wander off but the parent should still be paying attention! Glad you did a good deed and helped that poor little boy, so from me you get a "Thank You!"
Samuel W. Dec 1, 2008, 6:36pm EST
Please do not stop doing good deeds becouse a parent or any one else bad attitude. If you keep one child from being murdered or kidnapped out of 10,000 bad experinces it would be worth it all.
Thank you for carring and may God bless you.
Alta B. Dec 1, 2008, 7:41pm EST
I think that is why my husband used to say that no good deed goes unpunished. You just keep doing good deeds!
Larry W. Dec 1, 2008, 7:56pm EST
people dont take the time to thank the ones who help.
dee b. Dec 1, 2008, 8:05pm EST
I know it should be the mother's place to be the thankful one, but I will say thank you for her and all mothers out there who DO truly care about their little ones. You may have prevented this child from serious harm. We all hear it in the news almost daily, about children being kidnapped and worst. This child could have easily fell prey to the wrong person. But because of your caring heart, that chance never happened, nor was there a chance.
Pamela K. Dec 1, 2008, 8:34pm EST
I do not know why that is a no no - strange -Thank you for helping.
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sonia v. Dec 1, 2008, 9:47pm EST
thanks so much for the thanks and for the comments
elaine laflamme Dec 1, 2008, 9:50pm EST
THANK YOU people are not nice,sorry
Jessica S. Dec 1, 2008, 10:01pm EST
i feel sorry for that little boy... :( it's probably not the first time that has happened. you did a good thing.
Kevin E. Dec 1, 2008, 10:50pm EST
More and more parents are like that and then the public says it's the teacher's fault!
Mariana T. Dec 2, 2008, 12:42am EST
Good deeds are good deeds - your heart will reward you for helping out - that is all that counts - how you feel about it. Salud
CyberGwen ! Dec 2, 2008, 1:29am EST
I am glad that you helped out, it seems like the little guy needed it. Too bad his mom was a not so nice person.
Bryan B. Dec 2, 2008, 2:23am EST
Care to explain that statement George W.? I hope I am mis-interpreting that you find something wrong with people that shop at dollar stores.
Becky S. Dec 2, 2008, 3:18am EST
Well I'm wondering if they spoke English, because the little boy just kept saying Mommy. But that is still NO excuse for rudeness! The manager should be reprimanded beucause you were just trying to do the right thing. You will get blessed for it. I try to do the right thing as well & sometimes it comes across wrong or people just dont care to say thank you anymore. Dont let it take away your joy. You did a great thing. Yes there are many women who cant have kids, me included, & to hear this story makes my heart break! I feel sorry for that little boy. But thank you Sonia for doing the right thing!
Linda T. Dec 2, 2008, 4:09am EST
Thank you for helping that poor child. Imagine how terrified he must have been. That manager handled the situation badly. She should have been glad for your assistance. Who know what the parents issues where. They should be keeping a closer eye on their child but the child could also have wandered away despite being cautioned by his parents. My grandson is slick as grease. We let go of his hand and in seconds he is gone. If they did not know it was you that helped their child they also would not have known to thank you.
Palmer S. Dec 2, 2008, 9:10am EST
That's sick.
But keep doing those good things
Christopher K. Dec 2, 2008, 9:13am EST
At least you know in your heart you did a good thing.But it also goes to show you why we shouldn't let them in our country.no gratitude.oh,and chances are....the child's parents didn't care.from what your talking about,that was obvious.but speaking for me.i would have said something to the parents straight up.
Netty B. Dec 2, 2008, 9:38am EST
That kid will probably be an Amber Alert kid soon
Dagmara H. Dec 2, 2008, 10:30am EST
That is so sad
Julie Ann Dawson Dec 2, 2008, 11:14am EST
These are the same parents who will claim "I never took my eyes off of him" when their child really DOES disappear.

Mom should have been smacked in the head.
MZKUMA H. Dec 2, 2008, 12:24pm EST
I say keep doing the good deed. This day in time so many children are abducted and often killed. You never know what fate you may have saved him from, although the parent appears to have little concern. Then she walks ahead of him again leaving him trailing behind. SMH. Nothing in that store is that important that she can't hold his hand or put him in a shopping cart. I hope the little kid is in a safe enviorment. Her (mom) actions makes me wonder.
Alan West Dec 2, 2008, 12:31pm EST
I said it a million times before but I'll say it again. Most people shouldn't be allowed to have children.
Lacey K. Dec 2, 2008, 1:28pm EST
Mom sounds like an idiot. People should appreciate how very precious their children are.
sally g. Dec 2, 2008, 1:54pm EST
I think you did what was right. The mother on the other hand she needs to be taught how to be a parent.
sonia v. Dec 2, 2008, 2:03pm EST
thanks so much for the comments
golds g. Dec 2, 2008, 2:47pm EST
know in your heart you did a good dead and be happy the story has a good ending!
Elizabeth S. Jan 3, 2009, 5:42pm EST
Don't let the bad actions of others keep you from doing what is right.
Amy Clark Feb 15, 2009, 11:00pm EST
I would have been appreciative to have some one find my lost child and help get them back to me. I stopped shopping in a particular store because they wouldn't help me find my son when he wandered off. I saw him go out the door into the parking lot and they wanted me to stay in the store and talk to security to have them look for him. I told them I wouldn't be back because they were going to let my son run out in traffic and keep me from catching him. He was only like 3 or 4 at the time and thought it great fun to run away from mommy in a crowded store. Luckily a customer coming into the store was able to stop him and I was able to get him back under control. I was so grateful to them and so pissed at the store. I think I left a full cart of stuff just sitting in the middle of an aisle because I was not about to set foot back inside that store.

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