Was she being a bit rude?

[Moofreemum1]

Prepared to be told if I was but I don't think I done anything wrong.
Picked my DS up from nursery they have a car park with normal sized spaces. I was within the lines and if anything parked more to the right because the car on the left of me was parked really close to my left. I opened the left back passenger door to get son in and did it gently but I had to touch the car on the left to get my son it because it was that much of a tight squeeze. I didn't bang my door onto the car next to me at all. As I was strapping him in the woman came out and grabbed my door and said "I'll just grabbed this as it's touching my car" not in a nice tone. I said oh I'm sorry. She then started wiping her car next to me which I feel she was doing to make a point because I made sure it was ok. I couldn't go through the other side because I would have touched that car too so pointless. How was I suppose to get him in without touching a car. Surely she would understand? She works at the nursery so not one of the mums

I think you’re getting a bit of a hard time here OP. Her reaction sounds assertive as opposed to rude. Next time, use your hand as a barrier.

No harm done & the world is still spinning.

Next time, use your hand as a barrier.

OP said she needed both hands for the car seat. OP did nothing wrong, other lady was silly and rude.

@greenhousekeeling you’re bonkers 😂

@greenhousekeeping you’re bonkers 😂

Meh whatever. I unilaterally only lean my door on cars when the owner is nowhere in view. I’m careful to not leave a mark or damage. And it’s sometimes absolutely unavoidable.

Unilaterally usually

I park my car in the station car park every day, the spaces are made for Smart Cars yet everyone drives 4x4s, which results in no one being able to get in their cars without resting the car door on the neighbouring car. I have been doing this for years, I have seen people do this to my car. I have never marked a car and my car remains blemish free.

That's because cars are made of steel or aluminium or carbon fibre and NOT bone china.

You are completely daft if you leave your door hovering while you try and squeeze into a two inch gap leaving the potential for the door to smash the paintwork. A GENTLY placed door will not leave any marks!

And who has time to wedge a sponge between cars

Some prople are very precious about cars. I got out of my car in a tight space and my door had to touch the car next to me. I opened it very gently but the person in the car came out and stated inspecting his car

Isn't that just common sense to check your car hasn't npbeen scratched etc by the person opening their car door onto your car