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AIBU?

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AIBU or was this mum deeply unpleasant and really quite weird?

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JesusInTheCabbageVan · 12/03/2015 18:35

When I collected DS from nursery just now, there was a large car parked directly in front of the door. It's a very small car park, so because of where this car was, it was also blocking the exit and halfway in the 'best' parking space (i.e. the one closest the door, which people usually go for first).

If it had been a one-off, I would have let it go. But both DH and I have noted that this same woman has parked similarly inconsiderately on a number of occasions. A couple of weeks ago, she parked blocking the entrance when the car park was actually empty, so I had to park on the road in the middle of a huge puddle.

When I got out of my car, she was already driving off so I just sort of frowned in her general direction. DH and I had talked before about asking nursery staff to have a polite word with her, so I decided to say something. As I was talking to the staff member, I heard this shouting outside and this woman came storming back over and shouted at me:

"No, I saw you giving me a filthy look, if you've got something to say you can say it to my face!"

I started to explain, and she shouted me down and said (again quite aggressively) that she hadn't bothered to park properly because she thought she would be the last one there.

I said that actually, her parking had caused problems in the past as well. She then leaned in towards me and shouted

"EXCUSE ME! MY SISTER IN LAW IS RIDDLED WITH CANCER SO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE!"

Then she walked off.

I swear, this is absolutely true. I'm not missing anything out. The conversation literally went from: "Er, well, actually..." to "CANCER!"

How on earth do I deal with this woman next time I see her?

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carabos · 14/03/2015 20:02

I think the best substitute for a creme egg during the "off" season would be a walnut whip.

Roussette · 15/03/2015 14:06

Badger you've outed me with that pic! How do I know you?! Grin

ARoomWithoutAView · 15/03/2015 14:17

World owes her a living, type of character.
Leave a note under her wiper blade simply stating the web address of this thread, telling her she is on it.

Honeypot1 · 15/03/2015 14:34

Mumsnet HQ, creme egg icon please?!

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 15/03/2015 18:48

ARoom God, gives me chills thinking she might pop up on here/confront me angrily about it next time she sees me.

If it's not greedy of me... as well as a crème egg icon, I've often thought it would be nice to have a head-tilt icon. It could just be the smiley one at a 45 degree angle.

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