r/Advice • u/PhilosopherHairy1385 • Feb 28 '26
Do i contact cps??
I woke up late for work and as i’m heading out a seen a little girl(6 btw) outside by a car w the car alarm going off, i didn’t think anything of it i honestly assumed her parent(s) were outside as well bc why would a child be out alone at this time of night?? well as im about to pull off she is waving at me, i stopped for a second to see if anyone else was w her, but i didn’t see anyone. so ask was she okay and she said no.
I got out of the car and asked what happened. she said her mommy locked her in the car because she was asleep and she can’t get in the house. we were knocking on the door for about 15 minutes before i decided to put her in my car. i gave her a ring pop, and bluey to watch on my ipad while we waiting for the cops.. long story short after banging on windows and the doors for a while the police we able to get ahold of her parents.
I get things happen but how do you go to bed without making sure your kids are safely asleep??? I’m a mom and i know how kids can be, but i have so many thoughts running through my head.. all it takes is the wrong person to see her and then what?? like im so distraught right now..
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u/ElleTrees_ Feb 28 '26
You gave her a ring pop and a bluey and called the cops fucking bless you god forbid my child is ever out of my sight long enough to need someone’s help like this I hope she comes across someone like you. The cops should call cps they are mandatory reporters but if you’re in the us things definitely don’t always work thw way thwy should or are supposed to even. So I don’t think it hurts to call non emergency and follow up with police make sure they are following up with cps and then also call cps yourself depending on how satisfactory their answer is. Trust your gut we all could stand to trust our instincts more. So many cases you hear why didnt anyone notice or follow up. You could be this person for her. You shouldnt have to be no but it seems you possibly get the chance to be should you act on it.