to think that just because your car is in the lines does not mean you have parked well?!

[holdmybeer]

Just had an run in with a woman who parked in the space next to me whilst I was paying for parking. She was not straight in the space, so she could open her drivers door but I couldn't open my rear door to get my sleeping toddler out. I called her out on her terrible parking and moved my car to another space.

She followed me and started shouting at me "do you want to look? I'm in the lines" I think she wanted a medal?! to which I replied "Yes but only just and it's more the fact that your car isn't straight but not to worry I've moved my car" she just kept saying "take a look, I'm in the lines!" She was right in my face and only backed off when my child woke up. Although she carried on shouting things at me when we crossed in the street later "child spaces!" I'm thinking she's never had to find one in a busy car park

AIBU to think she is crap at parking and that she should have been grateful I said anything and was prepared to move my car rather than waiting for her to walk off and then ramming my door into the side of her car which my partner may well have done?

You need to be careful who you "call out " OP you might do it to the wrong sort one day.

Please don’t blame your hormones or pregnancy for any shit behaviour.
It’s unhelpful for other women who manage to behave normally.

I love MN especially AIBU it really does bring out the most extreme views. I passed comment on her thoughtless parking and moved my car. She followed me and started shouting up in my face.

I was fully prepared to hear people's views and accept that I was still pretty wound up when I posted this morning. In real life I'm one of the most timid people you would meet and normally avoid any interaction with people at all let alone something that could be perceived as confrontational. I'm hoping this outlook returns soon as it's a much easier life.

Pass comment? That's different to calling her out isn't it? For her to react so aggressively I'm guessing here you weren't very polite in your hormonal state

It doesn't necessarily follow that the OP was rude, some people just hate it if you criticise them in any way. I remember a time when I was trying to park in one of the P&C spaces at a supermarket, I had DD2 (then 3) in the car with me. There was an old fellow standing right in the way with his trolley, completely in a world of his own. I honked to get his attention, only once, but he got very irate with me for daring to do that, yelled in my face, with DD2 in the car. I stood up for myself but it shook me up somewhat.

The point I'm making is that some people get worked up without all that much provocation.