DCs school entrance leads onto a fairly busy road. Often when I walk away from school I see a woman walking with a small toddler (approx 18 months?) who is very toddly and obviously hasn't been walking long. In my head she's 'text mum' because she always seems to have her head down texting as she walks along. It winds me up everytime I see her because her toddly child is usually a good 10ft or so behind her, and is sometimes precariously close to the road. Text mum seems oblivious.
Today text mum was doing her usual and also pushing an empty pushchair with the other hand. Toddly was toddling in front. Toddly was v close to the road and I was walking behind them; judgy pants chaffing badly.
Text mum unknowingly gets right up to toddly, pushes the pushchair right into toddly's legs and almost knocks her over INTO THE ROAD - one of toddlers arms is over the path & on the road. Text mum doesn't notice!!!! There are no cars about. I gasp loudly, feeling horrified, run round on the roadside and bend down to reach out for toddler. Text mum stops & finally notices - ignores me - says 'silly girl, up you pop', to toddler and puts her hand out for her to get up.
I'm still standing there doing my best impression of a goldfish. Text mum glares at me (with a very red face) and flounces off - with toddly walking behind again.