To cause a massive scene in Sainsbury's car park

[momma1701]

Earlier today I went to Sainsbury's with both my DD's (7&1) I was just about about to pull in to the last mother and baby space when someone cuts me up to park there, ok annoying as fuck but whatever.
I find another non baby space which is a very tight squeeze with my car (it's quite big) not to mention the whole faf off youngest DD and her car seat palava, so we've finally got out just about and set out to go in store, this is when I notice the guy who cuts me up is on his own, not only that I recognise he's the same guy who done this to me last week!
So I flipped out!
I asked him where his kids were and does he think it's acceptable to be able bodied (I know this now I've recognised him as I actually went to school with him and he lives near me) and watch someone else struggle whilst he doesn't actually need the space.
So what I got back was him shouting to me 'you don't have to have kids to park here' and 'I'll park where the fuck I want'
By this time my oldest DD was very upset with our shouting and his swearing so I started to walk away, he proceeded to shout abuse behind me and it was all just very embarrassing really!
All in all I'm glad I called him out in front of lots of tutting and clapping people but I wish I hadn't upset my DD, I just hate disrespectful people! And I went in and reported him

Drip...drip...drip.....

If it's such a drama order online ffs!
(Disabled parent of 3 disabled children so if the BLUE BADGE bays are full we're screwed, those being a necessity not a luxury).

P C spaces are not a legal requirement. They're a courtesy and actually if you ask store managers (I was one for many, many stores) they actually prefer disabled people to use them.

Then they should turn them into disabled spaces. Because what you'll get is someone with a hidden disability using one and getting freaked out on because they have no child.

Honestly, this is in the same area for me as pram spaces on buses. I am positive we (able bodied) managed better beforehand. Getting on a bus? Take a fold-up buggy. Looking for a parking space and there are none? Go to another shop. In future just make your complaint instore, but don't cause a scene in front of your dc's, you've no idea how that could have gone...

Mammylamb

I never realised you were watching my parenting and shopping habits so closely.

Are you stalking my 26 beautiful children? Or me?

He shouldn't have parked there no, but:

1. You say you need the big car because of DD and then say actually it's a work car and you don't have a personal car. It's either one or the other of the reasons give.
2. You say you won't get a smaller car because of people that can't park and then go on to proclaim that you cannot park in normal spaces because of DD and potential damage to cars. You are one of those people.
3. You were apparently cut off by him and had the exact same situation happen one week prior to this incident and are privy to him acting this way before. I don't even want to go there.
4. Small Sainsburys in a retail park with two other establishments. Private car park with wardens and yet it is Sainsburys who gave the ticket to someone who has not parked illegally. Wardens only have the power to ticket someone who have broken the law and parked in a disabled spot without a badge or over stayed the time etc. Not this.
5. You flipped out, caused a scene and yet it was only his actions who upset your child. Ridiculous.
6. You are now acting the spoilt brat because people will not agree with you.

Yet you do not understand how or why you were being unreasonable.

All parking spaces are generally to small. When if you open your car door if you or your passenger are disabled it will hit the car next to you or they will hit your car with there door wene opened
Why not make car parking spaces wider and at an angle

An Amrok? If it's an Amarok that's a pick up truck?

One of the problems with the world is that parents who think they have 'rights' just like disabled people.

Happyflappy. I'm watching you all. Don't open your curtains as you will see my scary face peering in at you!!!

@Mammylamb 😂😂😂 oh the sling brigade! Explains a lot.There was me worried how they squeezed their 10 children in their tiny car.

Yes I have a pick up

And trying to slate the man by saying you know who he is, job/age/marital status/living arrangements is petty.
As is the whole 'able bodied' argument.

A small town doesn't mean you know him intimately, nor does posting those details about him make your actions seem justified in any way.

Absolutely unbelievable that people think you're in the wrong!!
Nothing gets me more then seeing someone without children being lazy bastards and taking parent and child spaces. Whether others 'manage fine' with a small car or not, you had ever right to stand up to him. I'm with you on this mumma! You go!!

Even by the standards of a P&C parking thread, this a weird one.

Worra has made my day

You're a parent, not faced with a life long disability. Deal with it. When I had newborns I couldn't find the energy to move off the sofa, let alone drag two children shopping. I'm guessing your DC were at risk of starvation if you didn't go.

Disable people and disabled children, do have legal rights

No they wouldn't have starved but it was a convenient time for me to go shopping and I wanted to, that's the crime now. How dare I go shopping!?

Is this like your car Op?

Yes that is my car

Blimey. Do you do the school run in that huge pick up too? Bit impractical. Are you a lumberjack?

We need a pom pom emoji for the 'you go girl'crew.

Keep away from mysids you scary-face Mammylamb - unless you want to come to some arrangement whereby I get the family allowance and you get the stinky nappies

*my kids, not mysids (whatever they are)

I reckon you could get 26 children in that easy.

I must start losing my shit more often if it sets a good example to DD & DS. Actually I'd rather have polite courteous adults as children, who would just wish the person good day. Life is far too short.