I know if it had been me I would have been very kind with my response if she had thanked me but the way she reacted to you, I very likely would have gotten all over her case for letting the child out of her sight & putting it is a position where something bad could have happened....definitely the blame would have been dumped on her for leaving her child in a position like that.

Interesting because when someone responds with kindness & thanks, I can be very kind & nice in return.....but you want to attack like that mother did, I can very easily respond by turning the attack right back at them especially for leaving the child that young in a place where it could have been dangerous.

You did a very good deed & it's important for people to take action like that to make sure a child is protected. You can't very well leave the child there & go look for a store worker because taking your eye off the child still leaves it in a dangerous place.

I am forever taking risks that can sometimes put me in dangerous positions after thinking through the situation because I know it's the right thing to do.....I commend you for taking the action after thinking it through also. I always say I would rather take the action & know that what I'm doing it right than to ignore the situation & find out after the fact that something horrible has happened. Some people react negatively no matter what you do....they would complain if someone didn't take action when they could have then turn around & attack someone who does.

These days, it's so difficult because there is so much going on where kids are taken & parents are protective even when they are the ones stupid enough to leave the kid in a dangerous position. When the gut feeling says to take action, it's important to take that action.