OMG how scary! It does put you in a bad position because you don't know what to do. I am glad that you stood up for the little child. Can you imagine what kind of life she has. And also glad she was reported to the police.

Thank you for standing up to that woman.....sorry you were emotionally and physically injured.
And even more thanks for being there for that little child.
I don't know what the outcome will be but that little girl will remember, all her life, that to one person, she was worth something.
God Bless you.

You did the right thing! Hope the police can work with CPS to get that family some help. And, as Carol said, that little girl will forever remember that someone made an effort to help her and intervene. Bless you!

God Love ya Wendy!

Hugs, Donna (^_^)

You go girl. I am so glad you stood up for that little girl.

I have tears in my eyes....and I'M PROUD OF YOU !!!!!!

patti

I'm proud of what you did too. I hope they do something with that woman.
Leslie

I'm proud of you too...this is a very sad story. Imagine what happens behind closed doors! Poor little girl.

You did a wonderful thing and hope that the Mom gets some anger management help and the child can get some help.

Wendy you are very brave! To bad, woman like her get to have children, and then there a woman that would be AWESOME moms, that can't get pregnant. That really sucks.

I don't know, if I would have had the courage to do what you did, nor can I think of something that would have been better.

I hope, the kids are ok.

Moni

That little girl needed to know that what her mom is doing is so wrong. And, Wendy, bless your heart, you did just that for sticking up for the kids and standing up to the mother. Today, you are my hero.

I just want to hug you. You rock.

Trin

Ditto from above. Thanks for helping the little girl the
best you could. Very sad.

Wendy, you did something that is SO important for that little girl's psyche today. Whenever little kids get yelled at by an adult, especially by their parent, the kid feels that no matter what it was, it had to be their fault that their parent is so angry. It makes a kid's self-esteem go way down.

To have you stick up for her like that showed her that she IS a good kid - that it's not her fault, that she didn't do anything wrong. That's HUGE.

Bless you.

Oh god my heart aches for both these children! Especially the little girl.
I hope and pray something good comes out of this.
Whether it does or not we may not even know, but bless your heart Wendy for trying to help that child!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! You are brave and I admire the heck out of you. I do hope you can find out whether the police and cps followed up on this--sure sounded like a crime to me. I know foster care is a scary thought, but these kids' mother sounds worse. Three cheers for you!

Wendy you ROCK girl!!! Thank you for standing up to that bully. You are a girl after my own heart. I'd have been right there with you. Poor little thing she must have been scared. GRRRR. Now I'm spitting nails. I can't stand people like that.

Good call! I can tell you that the police HAVE to make a CPS call wether they were there or not. CPS has to respond in 24 hours. I would not be supprised if this woman has more than one report. Bless you for taking action and not being one of those bystanders that does not want "to get involved".

Did not hear from the police so I called them. They found who the car is registered to but when they went there, there was nobody home. They however, do have to report any alleged abuse to child protective services. They asked how they could reach me tomorrow if they have more questions. I will stop down tomorrow to just check up on it. I have a couple of appointments for my son, but will go in after that.

I hold you high for what you did for that little girl Wendy,but God knows,thank fully,that that idiot didnt lose it and go at you really bad.
Good samaritans,more often than not,end up in a bad place when they try to assist someone.

Oh, Wendy, thank you for stepping in. That just breaks my heart. That poor little girl.

Sheryl

It is nearly 1a here and I am still up. I just am so worked up about it. My heart hurts for her. I just keep hoping her mom didn't hit her when they got to where they were going because of me. It makes my stomach hurt so much.

I will pray that the little girl is taken care of and put in a loving home. Possibly the mother is on drugs.

You know in your heart that God brings you these situations because He trusts that you can handle them. He knows your heart, Wendy.

Good thoughts are nice, prayers may help - but what will really help this child is a follow-up call to the police and CPS. You can be her advocate behind the scenes.

You definitely did the right thing. If the mom was so aggressive as to kick a perfect stranger, imagine how she must treat the babies at home. I shudder to think of it. You should press assault charges against her so her physically abusive behavior goes on official records.

You are my hero. You were so brave!

Trish

You ABSOLUTELY did the right thing !! A saying comes to mind that is something like, "If I make a difference in just one childs' life...........
That little girl may always remember what you did for her. And if she doesn't, you will !
My heart just aches for you and that precious child and her sibling. Please keep us posted.

Very scary! I hope she didn't take it out on the kids later, though. Nowadays, it scary to intervene in stuff like that, don't know if someone is high on drugs, has a weapon on them, etc... Glad you're ok.

She kicked you -- isn't that assault and battery?

I'm glad that you spoke up, and I'm happy about the police involvement. If she treats her child that way in public she may be even meaner in private. She needs some kind of intervention -- they all do, including the baby.

Wendy, thank you for standing up to that horrible woman. You did your best, hope the police followed up properly. That whole family needs counselling!

It took a lot of guts to do what you did.

I'm interested to know what CPS will do. I didn't think they'd usually get involved over verbal abuse stuff or spanking, pulling, shoving, etc... only physical abuse that may be doctor worthy. Sad, and maybe not right, but that's what I thought.

The best thing to get her on may have been her kicking you or, something along the lines of disturbing the public.

I wonder if maybe the mother is sleep deprived and or has post partum depression. Maybe if she does, they'll get her some help. A girl I know would tell me how she was always calling her older child an idiot and yelling at her and such when she had PPD; that she would just lose it. After her PPD cleared up, she was back to normal... wonder if that could be part of it.

Let us know what happens.

"I will pray that the little girl is taken care of and put in a loving home. Possibly the mother is on drugs.
You know in your heart that God brings you these situations because He trusts that you can handle them. He knows your heart, Wendy."

I agree with Dorothy.

It happened in front of the right Person and group of people.

Bless you! We should all stand up for what is right. That poor little girl couldn't take up for herself. I am going to pass your kindness on, i.e. the next time I see a child being mistreated I will step in and do something about it. Vique.

What a brave thing to do. I wonder how often all over does this happen & no one says/does anything. Good for you, you're a special person. That child will remember you forever I'm sure.

Please let us know what you may have found out today. I have been thinking about this all day. I know you are worried that you may have stirred the pot, but you had to.
The way people act out now a days just blows my mind. I would have done the same thing as you did, and worried into the night as well.
Just think of the sick feeling you would have had if you didn't do what you did.

This kind of crap has got to stop, and it is people like you that take a chance and a stance to make the difference.

Trin

I posted a follow up.... let me find it and bump it.