I know IABU - just lost it over a parent and child space

I know @ItsTheGAGGGGGGGGG but her son worrying that the other woman might have been arrested is equally as daft.

Yes Ive said this before

Also we all know that parking spaces simply arent big enough these days because of the numbers of people driving massive cars, I think that is quite selfish in itself, there is no need for cars that big and they clog up parking spaces.

Thats a ridiculous thing to say, a veiled threat for a start, puts you in a very vulnerable situation because if by coincidence someone had damaged their car, you would be in the firing line for being accused of that

Secondly its not 'anti social', it might be slightly less convenient for a parent with a child that day to park in a different part of the car park, but its not anti social.

I actually think they should have parent and child spaces away from the store, with a rack of trolley there for aforementioned parents to decant children into and a path to walk to the store avoiding walking through cars. Extra space for the car seats is what needed not close to shop. They could also do with 15 minutes max spots right by the entrance for when you genuinely are going to be quick so a 2-3 minute trek from your car is proportionately a lot

We all lose it once in a blue moon, despite what people say on here. It's a horrendous feeling and leaves you never wanting to leave the safety of your house for a few days but you'll get over it.

Your child didn't really see anything and while it might not have been the best idea to have a go, what's the worst you did? Pull someone up on their shitty behaviour - not exactly crime of the century.

Be kind to yourself.

Oh for goodness sake. All this angst over parent and child spaces. You actually suggested someone else might damage their car for parking in a parent and child space? How embarrassing on your part.

Don't worry about it, good for you calling her out.

Mother and child spaces are ridiculous anyway. They should park and walk like everyone else.

Well I’ll join in because I did have words with two women who had parked in a parent & child space at M & S. I wanted to make them aware of how antisocial their behaviour was. I was polite and calm - but thought it only fair to remind them that not everyone is polite and calm and given that they have a very expensive car it would surely be wise not to antagonise someone who might be less restrained than I was.

Also social etiquette works more than one way. It is social etiquette not to go on the rampage and lose it like this over a parking space or someone queue jumping.

Sounds like you experienced secondary road rage.

But you feel bad enough so you're not going to need a load of people going on about how you shouldnt have done this

At the end of the day the P+C spaces are just there as a thing supermarkets have chosen to do, they dont hold any legal weight although the company that manages the car park can give you a fine if you misuse the spaces.

So yes she was an arsehole and then you bought yourself down to her level, put it down to experience and know that the rest of us have done similar stupid things.

If it makes you feel better OP, I did the same when pregnant and was honestly totally out of character for me. Not my finest moment but not the end of the world either, try not to dwell on it!!

I’d not follow them, lose it snd have a full on argument with them, no.

I can’t believe you are putting yourself in potential danger when you are pregnant. She could have been a lunatic with a knife.

I don’t think it’s that big a deal tbh. Obviously it’s not a good idea to confront random strangers as they might get aggressive but it was just an argument at the end of the day. No-ones gonna get arrested 🙃

The police might have arrested you for starting an argument in a supermarket!

😂😂😂😂

If your DH was driving why couldn't he have dropped you and the child off at the entrance and parked up?

Just as easy.

@Autumnalfun

Not at all. But would you not call out someone who pushed straight past you in a queue? If you wouldn’t then fine but if you would then this is the same thing, ignoring a social etiquette because you don’t want to abide it.

Because she drove like an arse - which is dangerous and then parked in a M&B space without a child - which is rude, entitled, arrogant and selfish.

OP I have done exactly the same, followed them in and got them to move the car. I used to simply say that they either move the car or I will park behind it and leave it.

You just say to your daughter that you were cross with the lady as she was driving very dangerously and that can cause an accident and that no, of course the police won't arrest you as you haven't commited a crime.

Are you OK, OP? It is unusual to get so irrationally upset about a parking space.

And here they come op. The whole you go girl shit.

I also love the ‘well I don’t think they should have parent and child spaces’ like fine dude, but yourself some land, build yourself a car park and don’t have them. You do not get to dictate to Tesco or Sainsbury’s how they use their land and you don’t get to ignore socially imposed structures just because you don’t believe in them. Maybe I’ll just swan straight past you in the queue for the checkout and when you get p***d and ask me WTF I’m doing I’ll reply ‘I don’t think there should be a queueing system’

I wouldn’t worry. People are tired of being taken advantage of by others not following the rules.