Earlier today I parked up in a car park, locked the car with the DC (2x 2 yr olds) and walked about 20 feet to get a ticket from the parking meter. DD was making alot of noise, mostly temper/too hot/tired related stuff. As I walked back to the car I could see an older couple at the other side of the canal stood looking at my car with hands on hips. Due to the racket, they were obviously worried someone had gone off and left a crying child in a hot car alone - fair enough, I'd have probably wondered too. But when they saw me returning to the car, opening the door and putting the ticket in, I would have thought it was obvious there was no problem. However, they continued to stand and glare at me as I got DC out of the car, eventually walking away tutting and shaking heads disapprovingly?!
Does everyone else take their kids with them to get a ticket? I didn't think there was any issue with what I did and am not sure why I was apparently villifed for it? I was away from the car for less than a minute?! Should I have thrown my shoe at them?
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to leave kids in car to go get a parking ticket?!
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pjmama · 01/06/2009 16:02
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