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To hate it when people "help" me with the pram

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willywallaby · 17/03/2025 15:42

Ugh, just a rant! I get my pram on and off buses every day, I know how to do it. People help me without even asking, all the time. Like I've wheeled the back of it onto the street and someone will take the front and lift it down for me but it's always a surprise and I lose my footing. Quite often they don't put it down gently so baby gets SLAMMED down. Today I had wheeled the back wheels off of the bus, and a man lifted the front end so we were hovering in the air and I didn't know how to continue. So for the first time ever I said please can you put my pram down, I don't need help. And I had to insist a couple of times because he was so confused I didn't want help!

OP posts:
Changingplace · 17/03/2025 15:56

AmusedGoose · 17/03/2025 15:52

You are being horrible. People are being helpful and you want to bitch. Just tell them thanks but no thanks and flash a big smile.

Saying please can you put the pram down isn’t horrible, if it was a dad telling someone they didn’t need help you wouldn’t suggest they accompany their request with a big smile (and there’s nothing to suggest OP didn’t actually smile!)

Reeks of ‘smile love it might never happen’

willywallaby · 17/03/2025 15:55

I'm happy for people offer to help! But they pick up my pram without asking, why is that fine?

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ExtraOnions · 17/03/2025 15:54

What a ray of sunshine you are on this dull afternoon

“people are too nice, and trying to be helpful” bunch of bastards

CraicBird · 17/03/2025 15:54

OMG, the cunts.

MyUmberSeal · 17/03/2025 15:54

You sound like an ungrateful twat actually. I’m sure your baby will recover from the CAPITAL SLAMMING it got.

Allshadowlylined · 17/03/2025 15:53

What a nasty attitude.

AmusedGoose · 17/03/2025 15:52

You are being horrible. People are being helpful and you want to bitch. Just tell them thanks but no thanks and flash a big smile.

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