To be suprised

[1DAD2KIDS]

I parked at the supermarket with my toddler in a parent and child space (1 of only 2 spaces). A woman parked in the other parent and toddler space next to me. It was clear she didn't have a child with her. I pointed out that it was a parent and child space. She said I have a car seat. I pointed out that having a car seat was not the same as having a child with you. I was expecting abuse or her to just walk off but surprising she mumbled something (I didn't hear) got in her car and drove off.

One part of me felt a bit of a dick, I mean who made me the parking police. But then I thought no. There are only 2 parent and child spaces in the carpark. Its massively selfish and unfair for her to take a space away from someone who has to get young children out of the car just because she was to lazy to park further away.

One part of me felt a bit of a dick, I mean who made me the parking police.

That part of you is right.

I think these spaces should be for people who need to park closer to a shop and not just for parents with children. It's only a courtesy thing and not like a blue badge.

sunshinegirl I agree! Very odd

I would have done the same!

This caused so many problems at our local supermarket they now have a car park attendant three times a week. I love it! People assume that it's lazy parents who usr them because they're closer to the door...yes, that's absolutely why i use them. Nothing to do with the fact that otherwise you invariably come back to your car & have to fold your child in four to be able to get them into the car because some bellend has decided to ignore the lines on the floor 🤔

Car spaces aren't big enough for many of the cars we have on the roads nowadays. But guaranteed if my child knocked the door into one of your cars, even accidentally, there would be a ruckus.

What in the OP's post which points to any aggressive or overbearing behaviour

Confronting or "calling someone out" is by its nature aggressive and overbearing.

tinysparklyshoes
What in the OP's post which points to any aggressive or overbearing behaviour
Confronting or "calling someone out" is by its nature aggressive and overbearing

No, what you've just is merely repeat your accusation that it is aggressive and overbearing. My question to you was how so?

How precisely is pointing out to someone that they are doing something wrong/against the rules aggressive and overbearing?

Confronting someone is confrontational. It is aggressive. And telling people where to park unless you are a parking attendant is overbearing.

Do you need a dictionary?

I think these spaces should be for people who need to park closer to a shop and not just for parents with children. It's only a courtesy thing and not like a blue badge

I think the main thing with the P&C spaces is their extra width for getting babies/young kids in/out of cars plus space for buggies etc. Might help if they didn't put them so close to the shop, people might not be so quick to steal them then

I never park in p&c spaces without a child in the car. Why would you? DS is 10 and I don't use them with him as he's capable of opening the door and getting in in a regular size space as long as someone hasn't parked too close!

I use the p&c spaces when I'm working as I have a 5 month old I'm currently looking after and I can't get her car seat out without the door opening fully. If I can't get a p&c spaces then I look for an end space so I can get the door open to get her out.

With all the best will in the world, I'm fed up of people telling me that a baby is easy to get out of a car in a normal space with cars parked either side. It's nigh on impossible to get a carry seat out of a car door that only opens a quarter of the way.

tinysparklyshoes

Do you need a dictionary?
No, but you clearly do. You are confusing confronting with confrontational. Which considering you're the one that introduced both words into this thread and not the OP is rather funny, but you are running around after your own tail here. Look the two words up.

Confronting someone is confrontational.
No, that's not an equality. It is possible to confront something without being confrontational.

It is aggressive.
No, confronting can be done with hostility and argumentative intent. It can also be facing up to a problem to deal with it. Confrontational always involves hostility. There is nothing to suggest the OP pointed out in any aggressive way whatsoever.

And telling people where to park unless you are a parking attendant is overbearing.
No, pointing out a child seat is not a human infant is not overpowering. As I pointed out to you already, we each have the right to point out such things, even though you have stated you do not believe we have that right.

Why tinysparklyshoes do you have the right to tell the OP she is aggressive and overbearing, but the OP does not have the right to tell someone they're parking in the wrong space?

You have come on here. Does that make you aggressive, overbearing and a bit of a dick?

Such angst from posters here, over......nothing much

[biscuit)

A P&C parking space bunfight. Whoever could have predicted that?

it all worked out fine didnt it. You told her, she moved. Nothing more to think about.

Much of the derision aimed at those who start threads like this is because we all know it is perfectly possible to get DC in and out of a car without a 3 foot exclusion zone surrounding it. When our dc were babies or toddlers and we used them it was purely because they were closer to the shop, a 'bonus' if you like, not that I couldn't manage a door and a dc in a tight ish spot.
Hence those getting their knickers in a knot over it and 'calling someone out' really need to get a grip.

Some people on MN really resent parent and child parking spaces existing don't they [shocked]

Anyway, she might have been picking her kid up or something. I wouldn't say anything to anyone I don't think. But this whole resenting anything that might give parents a slightly easier life is so odd I feel. Its the same with any thread that mentions pram spaces on buses. 'Why do entitled parents need a space', 'I used to fold up my pram while balancing my baby on my head and spinning around' and such.

My autocorrect does not want me using emoticons it seems. Point taken