If your best friend let her 2 year old son........?

My gosh, can I shake your hand or something. That little guy cannot speak for himself. With 100% certainty you did the right thing. If I were in your shoes and I saw that I would have done the same thing you did. Too many people these days just look the other way.

This could be a wake up call for her.

I just read your additional details. No matter what the outcome I stick with my original answer. You did the right thing. Yes, it may have killed the friendship but you put the best interests of the child first and for that I give you a big big gold star.

Be very careful. Three months is not a long time to you, but it is a large chunk of the boy's life. If you go down this road, you and your gf had better be serious. You could really hurt this kid in a lasting way. You also need to talk this over with you gf. She is his mother, and she decides what is best for him. You have no legal place unless you adopt him or become his legal guardian. Take a parenting class. Do not get between the father and his son. He may come around, but that is not for you to determine. Do right by the boy no matter what. You don't need to have a title to define your role. He looks up to you, so lead by example. He trusts you, so be worthy of trust. You cannot be a temporary dad. That is like saying you are a pacifist serial killer. Be a good man, and the rest will follow.

Yes, period. You may have been the only person available to help this child. It is not, however, a police matter. Report yr concerns to the local Child Protective Services (CPS). They have to do a follow-up. Even if you lose yr friend, don't let it discourage you from doing the right thing. Did you talk it over with her? If you wish to stay anonymous, CPS won't disclose who reported. Find this agency in yr phone book.

as a mother of a 1 year old you did the right thing that baby can get hurt or even killed ...cigg butts can hurt the baby and play with knifes we all know what can happen there i think your friend needs to mother up and take care of that child or the state needs to be involved with the care of that child. i would just call the state and give them a peace of my mind. if i was you look at every child who mother or father boyfriend girlfriend etc hurts the kids and its TOOOOOOOO late to help that child they get killed or "lost" you did the right thing more people should be a human and MAN UP OR WOMAN UP to child abuse

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING

I am sure that was a hard decision to make I would have done the same thing that is a bad enviroment for a child and they might be able to help her get the right education to know how to care for him and have a safe enviroment for the baby

i think you did exactly what anyone should do in that situation. It must have been hard doing that to your best friend but, you have to think about that little boy, maybe this is what she needed to either get her priorities straight or give up the child to someone who will genuinly take care of him.

omg! thank you thank you!! i cannot imagine any child having to live in that kind of condition!

thank you so much for doing the right thing! i hope your friend understands.

you didnt do it for nothing. now you know what kinda place he's living in and you can help him yourself. i hope you keep helping this little boy and doing the right thing

i would have done the same thing ... you did the only thing that could have been done...

that child deserves better than that... i am proud of your decision ... most people wouldn't have done the right thing.

You did the right thing.

I would have bitc* slapped some sense into her and if it didn't change, then I would have called.