To DESPISE people who intentionally park in m&b spaces!!!!!

[Carys62]

Today I was trying to park my car with my 2 young children outside the supermarket but couldn't get a baby space. I then saw a woman get out of her car from a mum and baby space WITH NO CHILD! She just parked, got out all alone and strolled into the supermarket with a smug look on her face . (OK there was no smug look I just made that part up but I just imagined her smugness) Whilst I huffed and puffed across the whole car park with an unruly 4 yr old and baby in buggy!!!!! IT INFURIATES ME !

Omg why did you not shoot her

Oh no.

No no no no.

Here we go again.

Yanbu but there's not a lot you can do about it really, the spaces aren't policed by the supermarkets.
Fwiw I have been parking in them recently, 40wks and the other day I couldn't get back in my car as someone parked so close, though I do try to find end of Isle first but if not then p&c

Samcro I just splurted out loud

But it is ok if they park there accidentally?!

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Yes, totally bugs me too.
I glare at people like that. Dh says I should say something but I'd rather seethe about it.

You've not been round these parts long have you OP? This has been done to death, then a thousand times more.

It happens all the time. If I wasn't sweating my head of and guilty of being unable to control my 4yo... Then I definatly would of drop kicked her and sat on the roof of her annoyingly amazing car

Since when did walking a few hundred yards with a pushchair and an almost school age child become such an impossible task?

What about dads?

Or babysitters?

Are they allowed, or is it only mums and babies?

You'll only be annoyed about it for a short time . It will pass .

Our local supermarket has some mother and baby spaces next to the cash points . There are always loads of people parking there just to use the cash points. Recently a van was parked across 3 spaces, driver using the cash point!

Well really
You have a 4 yr old, they should be able to the shopping for you

Might have been me.

I'm so used to having the kids with me and so parking in the parent spaces , that the other day I parked there without children.
In my defence, Dh was seriously ill with sepsis in hospital, the kids hadnt slept due to all the trauma, and I also have fucking awful SPD - and then proceeded to have a complete sobbing breakdown in the shop, as it was the first time all week I hadn't had to hold myself together in front of with Dh or kids.

So shoot me.

Yes I have been here for a long time... I just needed to post!!!!! I am just crazy annoyed at this one occasion and DH can't cope with my rants

This is not going to go well.

I generally don't mind or indeed notice but do think white van men who do it are total wankers. They do it so often, it's just a new thing to add to the list of reasons the white can man stereotype exists.

Yes, aren't they Parent & Child?

You must have managed to miss all of them then!

The bitch. I hope she got a shit trolley as karma.

Normally i can't even raise rage at the lazy feckers who apparently are too precious to walk across the car park (or perhaps they are hoping to improve the walking & contortionist abilities of parents struggling to manage doors/ seats pushchairs etc). But last week. Parent & child space at the leisure centre. I spotted a very energetic looking gym going lady. ... later on I realised she was a member of staff. Great parked there all bloody day.

Imagine that parent and child spaces are not a thing. They no longer exist. Every single supermarket has decided that they're stupid and got rid of them.

Would your life continue as normal?

Ah just read it was a nice car. Def me then! I have a crappy, dented, scratched 15yo French banger

Good point Samcro