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to expect adults to walk on the road rather than force children to?

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PrincessScrumpy · 22/10/2013 21:23

We went to visit a neighbouring town that I don't know very well. Turns out it isn't designed well for a double buggy but I had no choice but to use it for my dtds. I also had my 5yo dd with me. Walking up the pavement we took up the whole width - my buggy fits through my standard front door so it's not overly big but as it's a double it's not narrow either.

Anyway, we came across a few people who went round us and each time I smiled and said thank you, until we came across an older couple (early 60s maybe). They stood firm and made it clear we had to move for them. I bumped the pushchair down the high curb onto the road avoiding the traffic and dd1 followed me as the couple were standing next to each other and not even letting her through.

I am normally pretty tolerant but (due to dtds not sleeping for the last 4 weeks) I am aware I am more grumpy than usual. I looked the couple straight in their eyes and said "oh right so I'll take my children into the road then.... yes that seems the most sensible thing." (I didn't shout just said in calmly but sarcastically). They seemed confused. AIBU to think they should have gone round me?

clearly this isn't a massive issue and I won't be losing sleep over this but owing to my grumpy disposition I might be bu so thought I'd ask.

OP posts:
Lexiesinclair · 22/10/2013 21:27

Aw that's really rude of them, the miserable buggers. YANBU. I'd have probably had a stand off. People will probably moan that you drew attention to their ages though.

ColderThanAWitchsTitty · 22/10/2013 21:27

yanbu, but you shouldn't have moved in to the road. If they had mobility issues they could have asked you nicely to move if they didn;t they should have bloody well moved

MammaTJ · 22/10/2013 21:49

Hell, they are going to die first, you have more spare time than them, I would have stood my ground!

Mim78 · 22/10/2013 21:51

Yanbu

MrsGarlic · 22/10/2013 22:42

YANBU.

Opalite · 23/10/2013 02:40

YANBU! What strange behaviour...

Opalite · 23/10/2013 02:40

YANBU! What strange behaviour...

Opalite · 23/10/2013 02:40

YANBU! What strange behaviour...

Opalite · 23/10/2013 02:40

YANBU! What strange behaviour...

AdoraBell · 23/10/2013 03:15

YANBU.

Sounds like my FIL. I would have shuffled the buggy and toddler closer to the shops/houses/whatever and left whatever space was left road side for them to walk through. And waited. And then said 'please do Go ahead' in a súper polite tone. And refused to move úntil they had passed.

Can you tell I have twins and was once told 'Well, if you will have two' when I wasn't complaining.

wink1970 · 23/10/2013 09:47

They shouldn't have made you go into the road, BUT you don't have a God-given right to take over a whole pavement either.

Perhaps you could have manoeuvred the buggy to an angle & put your daughter to the side, so they could walk past single file. If it happens again, do this and say 'hope you can squeeze past' to make the point that there is room.

Women with buggies can be territorial bitches at times, and they may have had a whole walk's worth of being banged on the ankles. Then again, they could be grumpy old farts.

Either way, forced compromise would have been better for both parties.

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