Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You seem attention seeking.

I have two broken legs and can’t walk or drive for the next 6 weeks min. It’s not a small thing.

Boo hoo. Sorry you didn't get a medal.

Found the shitty mom.

Anonymous wrote:We have a gated neighborhood park in our neighborhood. A friend’s toddler ran out of the gate and straight into the street in the path of a car. I ran after her and threw myself in front of her body knocking her forward but I was hit by the car myself and ended up with two broken legs. The friend obviously knows what happened, it was a major scene with the ambulance called and both myself and the toddler were taken to the hospital although the toddler had no injuries besides some scrapes and bruises. The driver of the car even stated they could not see the toddler at all and may not have even slammed on the brakes if they didn’t see me. I’ve been friends with this woman for years. At the minimum I expected some sort of thank you- flowers, a note, a call, something but absolutely nothing. I’m actually furious. I didn’t do it for acknowledgement but this feels so cold and rude. Would you say anything?

Don’t say anything, but the woman is extremely rude. Now you know what sort of person she really is.

You are a hero OP!

👏👏👏🏆🏆🏆

My wife and I shared a beach house in Duck with three other families about 15 years ago when all of our kids were young. I found one of the couple's 4 year old strugglig to stay above water in the pool at like 10 pm one night. The kid was supposed to be asleep, but she'd snuck out, defeated the gate, and found her way into the pool but couldn't swim.

I had gone out on the balcony to smoke a bowl and literally just stumbled on it. I immediately jumped oi and saved this girl's life. Ten minutes later and she'd have been on the bottom of the pool only to be found by whoever got up first the next day.

You know what her mom said first?

"I can not believe you brought drugs to a group vacation."

Weed. Not cocaine, or ecstasy or meth or mushrooms. Weed.

My wife unloaded on her with hell's fury calling her a shitty drunk parent and threatened to notify CPS of the incident.

They packed up and left the next day and never spoke to us again.

Some people just suck, lady. That's all there is to it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would speak up to the friend. Tell her that you made an extraordinary sacrifice to protect her child. And that you weren't looking for applause and would do it again to protect the child. But that now in your moment of suffering because of it, she is quiet and absent and it's causing you to question your relationship with her. I think that would be completely reasonable. I suspect she's just embarrassed beyond words and unable to face you. But you need to get this out in the open.

I would...not do this.

Why? The OP literally broke both legs saving the child. That's pretty dramatic. A direct conversation after that seems warranted.

It's abnormal to not thank someone or acknowledge that kind of sacrifice. It's just not normal.

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would speak up to the friend. Tell her that you made an extraordinary sacrifice to protect her child. And that you weren't looking for applause and would do it again to protect the child. But that now in your moment of suffering because of it, she is quiet and absent and it's causing you to question your relationship with her. I think that would be completely reasonable. I suspect she's just embarrassed beyond words and unable to face you. But you need to get this out in the open.

I would...not do this.

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Anonymous wrote:You are a hero OP. Emotions can be weird after a baby almost dies. Focus on your recovery -- do you have a support network so can cook and clean for you while you recuperate?

I wouldn't give a damn about the mother's "weird emotions." She should have been watching her child better, and this wouldn't have happened. The mother is self-absorbed.

Do you think maybe she knows that and that's where a lot of the pain/inability to talk to OP is coming from? I mean jeez people. Have some empathy. Not everything is possible to wrap up in a bow, and sometimes life means doing a hard and awful thing just because it's right. Part of what's right here is OP letting go of any expectations of the mom. There's not gonna be some tearful thank you. It's just all pain, and the reason is so a baby didn't die. That's probably ok.

I'm really sorry this happened to you.

This is likely so painful for the mom that she can't discuss it. You need to empathize with that and let it go and treat it as your own personal injury without bringing that into it.

Anonymous wrote:No. You seem attention seeking.

It's the "you seem" poster again!

Anonymous wrote:No. You seem attention seeking.

Wow, crazy post. OP broke both legs! That’s means being bedridden for at least 6 weeks.

OP, I would speak up to the friend. Tell her that you made an extraordinary sacrifice to protect her child. And that you weren't looking for applause and would do it again to protect the child. But that now in your moment of suffering because of it, she is quiet and absent and it's causing you to question your relationship with her. I think that would be completely reasonable. I suspect she's just embarrassed beyond words and unable to face you. But you need to get this out in the open.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You seem attention seeking.

I have two broken legs and can’t walk or drive for the next 6 weeks min. It’s not a small thing.

I'd have someone broker this conversation for you, I think. I get where you are coming from. You don't need a gold medal and ticker tape parade, but you risked your life for this child. A thank you and a visit seem like the bare minimum.

If having someone else address it doesn't work for you, I think I would invite her over, saying you'd like to see Larla. Hopefully her seeing you will trigger her brain connections to begin firing and she'll realize what she owes you.

I think she feels overwhelmed with the magnitude of your sacrifice.

Wow OP. Thanks for saving that child's life. You did a very good deed. I bet the mom feels terrible and is having trouble talking to you because of how she feels. I'll pray for a speedy recovery for you. God bless you. You're AMAZING!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You seem attention seeking.

I have two broken legs and can’t walk or drive for the next 6 weeks min. It’s not a small thing.

Boo hoo. Sorry you didn't get a medal.