Really not sure what to do, so would welcome any advice.
One day a week, I park in a residential road ( in a parking bay) near school. It's the quickest place for me to get to from work and enables me to get to school to pick up DD in time. If I parked anywhere else on this day, I would be late ( or would have to leave work earlier). It works and is only one day a week for about 20 mins.
A couple of weeks ago, I was a bit late. I wasn't stressed but there were a couple of mums and preschool children on scooters in the middle of the road. When I approached in the car, they made no effort to move out the way or to one side so I swerved round them. I wasn't going fast, was well aware of the children and kept my distance. I parked up and ran off to school. On the way back, this mum had gathered a few of her friends and some random other man and had a go at me for driving too fast. I responded (stupidly) by saying, I was a bit late, but what I meant was that I was annoyed that she hadn't got out the way it made any effort to get her child out the road.
Anyway, she was quite aggressive, clearly upset and upset me and my children and the other two I collect on that day. I was dreading going into school again in case she started off again but she didn't. My children were a little anxious about her.
This week, I parked there again. Didn't see her in way in and on way back to car, she was taking up all the footpath and so my kids and I went over the grass so we weren't having to squeeze past her. By the time we all got in the car she was past us and walking down the middle of the road again.
I waited a few minutes ( till she had reached the but where there is pavement ) and pulled out and drove along behind her. Again she wouldn't get out the middle of the road and I didn't want to serve around her again. She started shouting at me to park somewhere else and got quite threatening. I actually thought she was going to get physical ( although I was in tne car) but I shouted back 'you are in the middle of the road'. She then proceeded to walk as slowly as she could down the middle of the road so I couldn't get past.
I was upset, my kids are very upset and asking me to park somewhere else. I've just got a new (to me) car and am worried she will damage it.
I think she's being out of order but appreciate it must be annoying when people park there. But it is convenient and I only do it once a week. However I don't want this every week and I don't want my car damaged.
Any ideas on how to resolve amicably?