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To get irritated when people are interfering but think they're being helpful?

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cheeseandfickle · 26/11/2014 13:11

I probably am being unreasonable and a miserable cow to boot but I just hate it when people do something that they perceive as being helpful but they're not really helpful at all.

Each week I pick DD up from brownies in the car. I park outside the brownie hut car park on the side of the road as the car park gets absolutely packed, it's hard to get a space, I don't feel it's safe to over-park in there with so many children running around at collection, and by parking on the road I can get DD and literally drive off straight away.

One of DD's friends' mums is very nosey, and repeatedly asks week after week why I park on the road. I just say "Because I like to park there". Anyway last week at brownie pick up I parked on the road. This mum then walked out of the car park to the entrance and looked at me, making a beckoning movement with her hand. I got out of the car and asked why she wanted me to go there and she said she'd "reserved" me a space to park in the car park! I said that no, I was fine where I was thanks, and she stomped off as if I'd asked her to do that and as if I was ungrateful!

Then yesterday I had a woman delivery a homeware catalogue to my house. Tuesday is our rubbish collection day and our bin was full and right at the end of the driveway waiting for collection. During the morning I'd had a few bits of rubbish to get rid of so I'd put them in a supermarket carrier bag, knotted the top and popped them outside the front door ready for putting in the bin once I brought it in once emptied.

Catalogue delivery woman knocked on the door and said "You've left a bag of shopping outside". I said "No it's not shopping, it's rubbish", and she said "No, it must be shopping, it's in a carrier" and picked it up and tried to hand it to me. I said "Put it back on the floor please, it's rubbish", and again she was very huffy as if I was being unreasonable in not accepting what she said. and was even more fucking huffy when I said I didn't want her catalogue

I probably am being unreasonable and intolerant, but I just hate it when people are pushy and do an un-asked for thing that you really don't want them to do but then act all put out when you won't go along with it.

OP posts:
Blueteas · 26/11/2014 15:43

Limited, you appear to be married to my mother.

lavenderhoney · 26/11/2014 17:05

My neighbour noticed my back door was ajar at dawn and having watched a bit too much csi ( or midsomer murders, given where I live) cautiously entered shouting " is everything alright?"

They woke the kids, with the bellowing and nearly crapped themselves when I emerged from a cupboard I was painting ( early so not to mess with the day) like a jack in the box at such audacity:)

They were very contrite though, and came back with tea:) I didn't mind, at least someone's out there...

NotCitrus · 26/11/2014 17:27

Is it so difficult to ASK "Would you like a hand with that pushchair?" rather than unnecessarily grabbing the front of it, twisting it sideways, scaring my child and knocking me off-balance so I nearly fall into the gap? Ditto the people who pull me and buggy down steps.

Offers of help are appreciated; even if I say thank you but no, but grabbing without even making eye contact first is not helpful!

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