Write on a window in chapstick?

[emskaboo]

Trying to cross the busy road near my house yesterday with DS age 2 on the buggy board and DD age 6 weeks in the pram.

The crossing, which has a drop kern and double yellows was blocked by a car. Hazard lights not on, nobody in the car, no disabled badge or note. Cars parked on either side making it very difficult to wiggle round (one of them also on double yellows).

I sort of hovered, unsure, thinking someone would come running up and jump in the car, but no. I (sleep deprived and maybe a bit irrational) wrote in chopstick on the driver's side window SELFISH PARKING.

I thought this was naughty but not terrible; no lasting damage no swearing. When I told DH he was appalled, said I had set a terrible example for DS.

I did say to DS afterwards, 'what mummy just did was naughty and you shouldn't write on windows', he thought this was v funny and kept telling me off!

So am I a terrible person, MN jury it is over to you....

No you aren't a selfish, dreadful person. Resourceful yes. I would probably have written selfish unthinking cunt. But that's just me.

Kreecher, oh I was tempted!

you are very reserved, I was thinking of other words than 'parking'

Definitely NOT unreasonable - I hate seeing mums and buggys having to negotiate round parked cars.

AND you have the added value that the chapstick will continue to show up (even after being wiped off) when the windows steam up!!

Good for you - pretty restrained in my opinion!!

By rights they should have got their car towed , so if they got away with just a perfectly fair comment on their windscreen they should think themselves lucky.

I'm with you one this (although I can see the point about setting examples!). This infuriates me too... people park really inconsiderately around here too.

Did the chopstick cause any damage? [hgrin]

it's illegal to park over a crossing.

I'd have done it on his windscreen, actually, because he wouldn't be able to get it off to drive.

idiot
(car driver, not you!)

Yanbu. You should have put a banana in the exhaust[hgrin]

LOL Emskaboo, what a good idea! You're definitely NBU. Am laughing my head off at the driver thinking he's wiped it off and then it re-appearing to haunt him everytime the windows get steamed up!

Brilliant! [hgrin] I'm very impressed with:

a) your resourcefulness, and
b) your self control at not swearing/ranting

I like it and am planning on using it myself. Deffo NBU.

LOL! That is genuinely brilliant. What a great idea. None destructive but a PITA to remove, and what a twat they will feel having to drive that home.

That should win the mumsnet top passive-agressive tip of the year.

Oh thank you all, I have to admit I was quite chuffed with myself (and only a bit ashamed for behaving badly) until po faced DH's interjection. You've all given me back my sense of pleasure over it (especially now I know it will come back everytime the window steams up) :)

Ooh, I do hope it isn't able to get washed away/come off before the wanker driver sees it! YANBU at all.

Go and write on your DP's car/briefcase/stereo 'Chill Out'

well done you!

Its a brilliant response (mental note to keep that one up my sleeve)!!!

I'm also enjoying that idea Getoffmoiland....

Mind you, emskaboo, you are so going to regret the insprirational ideas you have kciked off in your son's head.

One day he will draw pictures on your TV screen in sudocrem

you are definitely not unreasonable, i am gonna put a chapstick or maybe a lipstick in my pocket. Love it!

Oh no, don't say that :)

Our DS once wrote "help me" on our car window and even that was a right bu*er to get off. Oh how we laughed!

Good job nobody reported us as potential child-abductors .

He thought it was very funny - it was years ago and I think he was annoyed at having to visit relatives with us.

Brilliant! I'm going to keep a chap stick in my pocket from not on for this very reason.

YANBU - I am going to keep one for lips and one for writing with me at all times now! [hgrin]