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To think that this was not rude

17 replies

namechange3214 · 22/01/2017 10:08

Was meaning to post this yesterday but completely forgot till this morning.
I was in Asda yesterday, and I had a trolley. DD was walking alongside me. Half way through our shop, some other child (would guess 4/5?) completely walked in front of the trolley and stopped (it was a small aisle and we couldn't get past) I said to the little girl excuse me, could you please move to the side a bit so we can get past with our trolley. Girl moved to the side which was all well and good. Girls mum comes up and says why are you talking to my child?? I explained what had happened and she said that i was really rude and couldn't i have waited and that I shouldn't speak to her daughter. Full on rant.
AIBU? Is it now a treacherous crime to speak to someone else's child?

OP posts:
2cats2many · 22/01/2017 10:09

She's bonkers.

TheOnlyColditz · 22/01/2017 10:09

No, she was a twat

atheistmantis · 22/01/2017 10:10

She's got a pfb who is a special little snowflake so of course YABU.

Bluntness100 · 22/01/2017 10:10

Well I'm not sure why you couldn't just manoeuvre the trolley round the child, but if you were polite then yes she's being over the top.

Catherinebee85 · 22/01/2017 10:11

She's a dick. You were right. What the hell did she think you could have said that would have been so damaging?

Megatherium · 22/01/2017 10:11

Bluntness, there's a clue in the sentence in the OP "it was a small aisle and we couldn't get past".

acornsandnuts · 22/01/2017 10:12

YANDU, Ridiculous women. That's how entitled adults are born, taking offense at been asked politely to do something.

harderandharder2breathe · 22/01/2017 10:15

Yanbu she's a twat with a special snowflake (who actually listened to you and moved! Child more mature than parent)

Pettywoman · 22/01/2017 10:17

She was a dick, don't worry about it. She's going to have a tough life if she let's stuff like that bother her.

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 22/01/2017 10:18

She's daft but her daughter thankfully has more sense than her mither

Iamastonished · 22/01/2017 10:19

Asda has narrower aisles than other supermarkets Bluntness

You weren't being rude OP, her mum was.

pictish · 22/01/2017 10:44

She was rude and bonkers as well. Don't give it another thought.

Serialweightwatcher · 22/01/2017 10:47

Oh my goodness ..... you were not rude at all OP - some people are just totally cracked and their poor children will no doubt end up the same way - were you supposed to wait 10 mins until her delightful offspring decided to walk away? Some people make me so flipping mad - no common decency or manners Flowers

WorraLiberty · 22/01/2017 10:50

Yes YABU

I mean YABU for asking such a ridiculous question Grin

Allthewaves · 22/01/2017 11:11

Any normal parent would have led child to one hand, apologised and reminded dc to not block isle

YouTheCat · 22/01/2017 11:14

Parent was a twat who should keep hold of her dd if she's prone to wandering.

NavyandWhite · 22/01/2017 11:40

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