Woman ashamed of her mother for leaving her child outside the store

A TIKTOKER has shamed a mother by letting her toddler sit in a stroller outside as she buys food in a store – with comments dividing her opinion.

Her clip shows the mother parking her baby in a stroller on a Los Angeles street, with the text recounting “have you ever wanted to grab someone’s kid to teach them a lesson?” ?!”

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Another piece of text read: “She left her baby out in the open in Los Angeles.”

The video then zooms from the toddler in the stroller outside the cafe to the mother and her other child ordering food.

It received over 4.3 million views and 590,600 likes in less than a week.

But the nine-second video sparked a huge debate in the comments section about parental shame and underlying cultural habits.

Some viewers said leaving babies outside could be popular in other countries because they have lower crime rates.

NPR reported that Danish parents often leave young children unattended when shopping and in Japan, children as young as 4 years old ride the subway alone.

One said: “Leaving your child outdoors is very common in many places, AND instead of helping/getting him out of danger (they) just document it.”

Another added: “This is actually very common in some other towns/country. No excuses, just saying that maybe she doesn’t know.”

But others point out that even if she’s not from Los Angeles or the US.

One user said: “Okay, she’s not from the US but she’s in the US where they kidnap children.

“I would keep my baby on my side if I was in a new country and I don’t know how safe it is.”

In a sequel, TikToker said the mother brought her baby inside when she overheard her talking about the baby outside.

She said: “For me it’s not like she’s from another country, I don’t know if she doesn’t know what she’s doing. But at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter.”

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