Annoying moms

[Anonymous]

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Because, if you can stand (which you obviously can if you injury is not visible) you should be taking the freaking escalator-- you don't need to talk, just stand there and the magic stairway will take you up or down... Elevator hogging burns me even more when I watch people do it to the disabled in wheel chairs. And, it happens all the time. If you can walk, then take the escalator. If you are to lazy, fat, out of shape, or knee injured to actually walk up and downstairs, you still don't need to hog the elevator.

Escalators? As far as I know, they only exist in airports and shopping malls. Certainly not where I worked or in most of the places I went during those years.


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You're annoying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can't STAND moms that feel it is only about them!

Mom with baby (ahead of me) in the grocery store line who feels it is more important to show her baby every item in the cart before it is placed on the belt.

Moms with strollers who feel they have the right to go ahead of me to get on or off the elevator. They don't ask-they just trudge ahead.

Elevators frequently have signs stating that those with greater need get priority. Next to that often there will be a symbol of a wheelchair, baggage and Yes, stroller. It is this way on the DC Metro. Yes, if you can walk or more easily take the escalator then a mom with a stroller DOES have the right to go ahead of you.

I have to disagree. This has happened to me many times in my building and usually I will let stroller mom on first just to be nice. And sometimes I end up having to wait for another elevator because of this. So, why should I have to wait? When I have my stroller, I allow the person who has been waiting first to go first. Then, I wait my turn.

If elevators are the only way to go (i.e. in your building) then people should wait in line. However, I hate when people without priorities crowd up elevators at the mall, the Metro or museums, instead of using the escalator making us moms wait, when we don't have another option.

The elevators on the Metro are not reserved for people with strollers. They're reserved for disabled persons and senior citizens. Read the posted signage. You DO have other options besides your huge, SUV inspired, double wide strollers, e.g., umbrella strollers, Baby Bjorn, etc. We all made the choice to have children; we can't expect the rest of the world to accommodate our "needs."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:moms who have a nanny when their children go to school so they can play tennis and get drunk with their girlfriends

I wish I had a nanny so I could do those things

Yeah,
but i think life would feel a little empty after a while.

I'd be fine with it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can't STAND moms that feel it is only about them!

Mom with baby (ahead of me) in the grocery store line who feels it is more important to show her baby every item in the cart before it is placed on the belt.


This is called education. You should be proud that this MOM talks to her child and wants to teach them about the world. If you are that annoyed, go to another line or use self check-out.

There is a time and a place for everything, and teaching courtesy is also an important part of education.

[Anonymous]

The elevators on the Metro are not reserved for people with strollers. They're reserved for disabled persons and senior citizens. Read the posted signage. You DO have other options besides your huge, SUV inspired, double wide strollers, e.g., umbrella strollers, Baby Bjorn, etc. We all made the choice to have children; we can't expect the rest of the world to accommodate our "needs."

The next time you push aside a stroller pushing mama - take a quick look at the sign in the elevator - there is a picture of a stroller, a suitcase, and a wheelchair.

The elevator exists for those who CAN'T use the escalators. It sounds like you think that your "need" to use the escalator for convenience trumps the need of the stroller pusher to use it to get upstairs.

[Anonymous]

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The elevators on the Metro are not reserved for people with strollers. They're reserved for disabled persons and senior citizens. Read the posted signage. You DO have other options besides your huge, SUV inspired, double wide strollers, e.g., umbrella strollers, Baby Bjorn, etc. We all made the choice to have children; we can't expect the rest of the world to accommodate our "needs."

The next time you push aside a stroller pushing mama - take a quick look at the sign in the elevator - there is a picture of a stroller, a suitcase, and a wheelchair.

The elevator exists for those who CAN'T use the escalators. It sounds like you think that your "need" to use the escalator for convenience trumps the need of the stroller pusher to use it to get upstairs.

Sweetheart, I am a stroller-pushing, baby-wearing mama who lives in the city and takes the Metro to work every day, commuting with my child. Take your own advice. Read the signage posted next to the Metro elevators -- disabled persons and seniors -- not strollers. Stop being so lazy.

[Anonymous]

so you're suggesting that the mother in question here put her child at obvious risk by putting the stroller on the escalator (when it specifically says NO STROLLERS by the way)???

Sweetheart, wake up and smell the coating of shit on that high horse you're riding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so you're suggesting that the mother in question here put her child at obvious risk by putting the stroller on the escalator (when it specifically says NO STROLLERS by the way)???

Sweetheart, wake up and smell the coating of shit on that high horse you're riding.

You're mental...and lazy. And easily spun.

http://www.wmata.com/rail/railrules.cfm

Metrorail Rules and Manners: "Give senior citizens and people with disabilities priority when using the elevators."

[Anonymous]

When I have a stroller when using metro, I assume that those who were waiting for the elevator before I get there have priority to go on before I do. I'll get on when it's my turn. Not up to me to decide whether or not someone deserves to go ahead or after me. Of course, this rule does not apply to the elderly and disabled who often times have trouble even standing and therefore shouldn't be forced to wait. Moms with strollers can wait their turn like most of the population.

[Anonymous]

"Give senior citizens and people with disabilities priority when using the elevators."

Thank you for proving my point. It says to give senior citizens and people with disabilities PRIORITY. It doesn't say that senior citizens and the disabled are the only ones who can use it. And yes, moms with strollers can wait like everyone else.

Your high horse is getting mighty fragrant, SWEETHEART.

[Anonymous]

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The elevators on the Metro are not reserved for people with strollers. They're reserved for disabled persons and senior citizens. Read the posted signage. You DO have other options besides your huge, SUV inspired, double wide strollers, e.g., umbrella strollers, Baby Bjorn, etc. We all made the choice to have children; we can't expect the rest of the world to accommodate our "needs."

Right on. It's often also just simply easier in many situations, especially densely populated situations, to travel as lightly as possible. The SUVs in public are unwieldy, are often unnecessary (unless you're bringing home a case of beer each day), and do in fact get in the way. I've seen it from both sides, it comes across as oblivious, and it's just easier for everyone not to deal with the thing.

Now, the SUV stroller for the daily case of beer is the understandable exception...

Would it count as annoying how worked up people get at the smallest, seemingly innocuous, and often theoretical things?

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[Anonymous]

Absolutely right high horse mamma - I do make sure to inconvenience as many people as I can during the day while taking care of ME ME ME first.

Pregnant women shouldn't expect to be given a seat on the metro either. It wasn't me who told her to get pregnant - she made the choice, and I don't see any sign telling me that I have to stand up!

God I hate this city sometimes.

[Anonymous]

http://www.wmata.com/rail/railrules.cfm

For Parents
Do
Hold a small child's hand at all times. On escalators, make sure your child's other hand is not touching the side panel.
If you have a stroller, use the elevator. There's no safe way to carry an infant in a stroller on an escalator. If the elevator is out of service, carry your infant in your arms, fold the stroller, and take the escalator.

[Anonymous]

A mom who is a terrible FRIEND!

[Anonymous]

"Sweetheart, I am a stroller-pushing, baby-wearing mama who lives in the city and takes the Metro to work every day, commuting with my child. Take your own advice. Read the signage posted next to the Metro elevators -- disabled persons and seniors -- not strollers. Stop being so lazy."


YES! YES! YES! the world does NOT, in fact, revolve around YOU. News flash! EGADS!