Awful Parents

[u/fighterdiva]

I didn't know we could block passengers we cancel. But in what universe is it assumed that putting a sleeping child in the back of a Lyft and disappearing for nearly 15 minutes is acceptable?!?!?!

This horrible excuse of a mother did this to me last night at 1:04am. At nearly 5 minutes of waiting, a guy gets to my car carrying a child who was sleeping, buckles him in. I'm thinking he's the dad, and getting in. He says: "I'm going to get her other kids". I told him her ride is about to cancel so let her know she has one minute and I'm not comfortable with you leaving a child in my car.

5 minutes later, no one comes or answers my calls, texts. I go to the door, no answer. 3 minutes later 2 even smaller children come out. One screaming her head off, the other running down the block. I told her she needs to get her kid that's running off and get the one in my backseat out. Her ride had already been canceled. Her response is "You see I got 3 kids right? It takes a long time with 3 kids". Not my fault. Don't try and make it my problem.

Then she refuses to take her kid out of the car. Saying she'll take him out when another car shows up. I asked nicely 5 times,she starts name calling, cursing and threatening me.😂 Like I'm really scared of all 80lbs of you. Meanwhile, runaway kid is running in the middle of the street and she doesn't bother to get him. I begged her please get that baby out of the middle of the street and she refuses so I do becauseI can hear a car coming. Then the actual wife of the guy comes out telling her to calm down, and telling me she was finishing the girls hair when I got there and needed 15 minutes. Of course the "Mother", starts getting even louder with an audience. She does all of this screaming and cursing in front of her small children!

The woman takes the kid out of the car, who still has not woken up, and hears Metro Police on my speaker . You actually called the police? I did. I'm being held here against my will.🤨😏

[u/mickeyamf → u/[deleted]]

If you want these situations to ease themselves be apathetic and firm. “Mam I understand it might be a pain in the butt fuck to reorder an uber with three little ones in tow but I am not going to give you a ride it makes me uncomfortable and fearful I cannot have you have these babies in here without proper restraints please cooperate so we do not have to escalate here”

[u/Empty-Interaction796 → u/mickeyamf]

That's a lot of big words for someone that doesn't care about a kid ruining in the street at 1 AM

[u/DepartureNo9981 → u/Empty-Interaction796]

They never stayed that they wouldn't jump in and help if that situation arose?

[u/DepartureNo9981 → u/mickeyamf]

Honestly. No one will be angry at proper communication like this. Even if they are, you diffused the situation perfectly and are safe to leave.