Today I was picking up my DD from nursery, and did my normal 'thing' of parking in the drive, which is sort of u-shaped with an entrance and exit, as far as I could towards the 'exit'. There is no parking at the nursery except for this drive, you can also use the street or a church lot that is a bit further down the road. Obviously if you park in the drive, you risk being blocked in or blocking someone else in, but I've never really minded.
I went in to get DD and there was a backup of parents picking up kids and I had to wait my turn for a handover. Also DD had literally had a small accident and bumped her head 5 mins before I got there so had a form to fill in. So took slightly longer than normal to get her, but didn't seem longer than 10 mins. I'm not the most patient person and wasn't annoyed so it couldn't have been that long.
When we went outside to get in the car, a woman was behind mine in her car, with it on, obviously rearing to get going. She then proceeds to roll down the window as myself and DD walk past and start yelling at me about how inconsiderate I am to take so long to pick up my daughter. She was furious. I tried to talk to her and explain that I can't control how long it takes, and she kept saying 'I understand that but you need to be more considerate'. I was like clearly you DONT understand or you wouldn't be having this fit. I happen to know that she has a kid in the baby room, which I think takes less time to pick up as there's fewer of them. (My daughter is a toddler)
Anyway it ended with me yelling, are you happy now? Do you feel better about yourself? And telling her she was complaining to the wrong person. She said oh I will be sending an EMAIL to the nursey about YOU. which actually made me laugh but then obviously I was really upset, felt like I'd been verbally assaulted for going about my business. And my DD was asking questions in the car like, mommy what's the matter and why was that woman yelling at you. And so on.
So when I got home I called the nursery and told them about it, and they were honestly awesome and said that was well out of order and talked to me for quite a long time. They said they would try to figure out who it was and speak to her. I do hope she sends an email as then they'll know for sure.
I want an apology. I know that's childish and I ll probably never get one but it's really bothered me. I'm quite sensitive and consider myself a respectful and kind person and I can't imagine doing that to another mom with their kid in tow. The worst part is that I know I'll run into her again. What am I supposed to do?? I keep imagining all the clever witty sarcastic things I could have said. And all the nasty things I want to call her.