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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been in parking lots, loading and unloading my preschooler and baby, with plenty of open spaces around, and had people park next to me, too. Downright bizarre.

I used to think this was weird, too, but now I've got an injured husband who can barely walk without passing out. And I will now take the spot closest to our destination, when before I'd park far away. You never know what people are going through at the time.

+1

I'm sorry your husband is ill, pp.

My husband was in a wheelchair for several months and could not walk at all - couldn't even stand. He didn't want to get a handicapped sticker for our car so I had to park in regular parking spots which wound up working out fine.

I still never would have tried to squeeze my car into a space where a woman was in the process of unloading kids. I would have waited for her to finish or I would have found another spot. And I sure as heck would have expected similar common courtesy if I had been in the process of helping my husband from the car and into his wheelchair (which took maybe 5 minutes tops).

^sorry for the typos! Needed to quickly put my phone down so I could close my car door to let someone park right next to me in an empty lot! Y'all understand, tho, right?

So, would all of you people who are criticizing OP because you feel she thinks somehow she feels "entitled" to take up two spaces -- however temporary -- when unloading her kids say the same thing if it were the elderly woman unloading her wheelchair-bound spouse? Or one of you loading a huge flat-screen TV into the backseat of your car? Or how about if you needed to hold the door open for a few additional seconds to let your travel soccer playing, private school kid who just had ACL surgery get scoot across the seat to get out> What about if you had to load a slew of grocery bags into your trunk, then needed to put an additional bag on the back seat?

Any change in your attitude?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been in parking lots, loading and unloading my preschooler and baby, with plenty of open spaces around, and had people park next to me, too. Downright bizarre.

Why is that bizarre? Do you really think anyone besides you gives a rats ass about your kids?

NP here but it is weird. It’s like being the only person on an empty metro car and then a second person boards and sits right next to you. Why????

Why not? You seem easily irritated. If someone sees you are doing something on purpose (though you very, very poorly feign ignorance), it becomes a game.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:It's not all about you. You were taking up 2 spots, and somehow she's a bitch.

This. We all need to work together. That might mean changing your routine a bit to let someone else park.

+1

What's the big deal? So, let someone park already.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been in parking lots, loading and unloading my preschooler and baby, with plenty of open spaces around, and had people park next to me, too. Downright bizarre.

I used to think this was weird, too, but now I've got an injured husband who can barely walk without passing out. And I will now take the spot closest to our destination, when before I'd park far away. You never know what people are going through at the time.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Do NOT rush strapping your baby in if there's an idiot honking at you.

The one who dies will be your baby.

And to all the nasty PPs, shut up.

+1000000000

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Anonymous wrote:I remember being a first time parent and thinking that the world revolved around me. OP, you'll get over it soon and people like you (are now) will be annoying.

The other person had every right to that parking spot. For you to think that she should've chosen another spot is idiotic.

Did she have a right to honk? That's the distinction.

People on DCUM use the word “right” so strangely. Do I have a right to feel this way or to do that thing? Well, if it’s not illegal, then yes, you have that right.

So yes, this woman had every right to honk, and the OP also has the right to feel aggrieved about it.

Anonymous wrote:I've been in parking lots, loading and unloading my preschooler and baby, with plenty of open spaces around, and had people park next to me, too. Downright bizarre.

I used to think this was weird, too, but now I've got an injured husband who can barely walk without passing out. And I will now take the spot closest to our destination, when before I'd park far away. You never know what people are going through at the time.

Anonymous wrote:It's not all about you. You were taking up 2 spots, and somehow she's a bitch.

This. We all need to work together. That might mean changing your routine a bit to let someone else park.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been in parking lots, loading and unloading my preschooler and baby, with plenty of open spaces around, and had people park next to me, too. Downright bizarre.

Why is that bizarre? Do you really think anyone besides you gives a rats ass about your kids?

NP here but it is weird. It’s like being the only person on an empty metro car and then a second person boards and sits right next to you. Why????

Why not? You seem easily irritated. If someone sees you are doing something on purpose (though you very, very poorly feign ignorance), it becomes a game.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been in parking lots, loading and unloading my preschooler and baby, with plenty of open spaces around, and had people park next to me, too. Downright bizarre.

Why is that bizarre? Do you really think anyone besides you gives a rats ass about your kids?

NP here but it is weird. It’s like being the only person on an empty metro car and then a second person boards and sits right next to you. Why????

It is bizarre. People are in way toouch of a hurry.

Wait, so how is one supposed to get a child in and out of the car? I think OP did everything right (closed the door, made way, etc). People just want to be assholes. It's so bizarre!

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Anonymous wrote:I try to avoid parking next to someone in this situation, but occasionally it's unavoidable (i.e. i've been looking for a spot for awhile and can't see any others.) In that case, though, I'd wait until you were done and then pull in. But I would also expect you not to expect to back out right away if I had to pull back out and re-center the car. (i'd give you the courtesy of waiting for you, but expect the courtesy back.) I'd also hope that you would be efficient - some people either don't seem to realize people are waiting or they passive-aggressively take their sweet time.

X10000

OP doesn’t seem to like that there are many posters who believe there is inherent danger in her behaviors, and the PPs who think they are “helping” OP only prove our case.

As other PP stated, you don’t own the parking lot, OP, like it or not - ypu don’t make the rules. Your behavior tells us you endanger your child in many ways, potentially.

Wait how to OP endanger her child?

did