I was getting ready to cross the road after the school run this morning. Another mum, whom I know slightly, came racing across from the other side of the road, grabbed my arm and (rather forcibly) steered me across, saying "Silly girl, what do you think you're doing?'
I am severely visually impaired and have a guide dog. I also cross roads every day, and have done for most of the 40+ years of my visually impaired life. I'm extremely careful about where and how I do it, and have not yet been run over or had a vehicle come to a screaming halt or swerve around me.
This other mum seems like a nice woman in general, but she has an extremely patronising attitude towards me. Over-bright smile, very loud, slow voice (which she doesn't use to other people) and just a generally rather pitying attitude.
Our reception DSs are friends, and I had her DS over to play one afternoon after school last term. I told her someone else was walking them home (I do this for playdates as other DC are not necessarily as well-behaved around roads/obeying my instructions as I require mine to be!) When she came to pick her DS up, she looked round in absolute horror and said 'You're not on your own with them, are you?' Er, yes, like I am with my 3 DC a fairly large amount of time. I pay for some housekeeping/childcare help, mainly to allow me to work, but also to do some things in the house/with the DC that I find difficult like taking them all swimming together) I got the impression she thinks the person who does this is my carer/jailer and that I am incapable of independent activity.
Anyway, rant over. Just bloody annoying.
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BravoHopeful · 15/06/2016 09:50
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