What the hell is wrong with people?!?

[crispysausagerolls]

Went to the supermarket today during their elderly/vulnerable slot. Heavily and very obviously pregnant. Supermarket extremely clear that this is included in the category.

Was literally torn to shreds by all the over 70s, both to my face and in front of me but to each other, about how I wasn’t allowed there and even if I was I shouldn’t be 😱

Aren’t times shitty enough without needing to face down over 70s Regina George and her allies?! How is this necessary?! Even when the supermarket worker made it clear I was indeed allowed in, the bitching continued.

Have managed to purchase some non alcoholic wine for later.

@Bringringbring12 urghhh people like you on here are just the absolute worst

Anyway - you have your "revenge" by making nasty comments about all the over 70s on here so you're even

Name one nasty thing I’ve said about the over 70’s.

I really don’t care if people don’t believe me. I was there, it happened. It was several of them, many, many comments to my face and to one another about me. They were clearly over 70 because they were complaining about me being under 70. But as you were people who want to pick holes 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thanks to everyone who has understood and been helpful! 😘

Op YANBU! I think that is totally disgusting. I too am heavily pregnant due in 2 weeks and I have chronic asthma. I've been very weary to go to the supermarket during these slots for this exact reason, as if pregnant women don't already have enough anxiety atm! Bloody disgrace.

@cherrybunx0

You and the OP are cut from the same cloth when it comes to hyperbole!

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@Bringringbring12 urghhh people like you on here are just the absolute worst**

For being sceptical about “mob” of elderly people laying in to a pregnant woman!

@mamaAJ

All the best for you in your last few weeks of pregnancy - not an easy time!

@bring - no for being an insufferable know it all with nothing better to do than call a pregnant woman a liar when shes clearly already had a stressful start to the day

So sorry that happened to you crispy. I have my midwife appointments inside a pharmacy and I was absolutely terrified today that I would arrive to a big queue and appear to be pushing in. Pregnancy makes me feel very vulnerable anyway without all this additional bullshit.

It does make you wonder about the 'mum'snet demographic that so many posters refuse to believe anything which might besmirch the over-70s.

I'm 73 and went after 10:00 as I did not want to be shopping with a lot of people my age. The shop was not busy and no queues but equally a lot of empty shelves.

Why? What's wrong with people your age?

Just ignore them OP.

Yesterday DP had taken the dog for a walk (alone) as his form of exercise. An elderly couple came out of their house further down the road he was on and shot him dirty looks. I don't know why they were happy to go out somewhere but thought my DP should be in the house.

Oh I can believe this happened as my DH is considered vulnerable due to his health (he had a chest drain in January for a massive pleural effusion that the doctors still don’t have a cause for - followed by viral pneumonia in early February) but he wants to continue doing the shopping for us as a family because it makes him feel useful. He got a pretty nasty ear bashing from some in the queue when he went yesterday morning as they considered him to be obviously young and healthy (apart from his being obviously very underweight as well). Now he let it go because there was no way they would know from the look of him what his medical history is - obviously.

But for the same to happen to a clearly heavily pregnant woman is vile, sorry you’ve had such a shit start to the day crispy.

Wow - overuse of the word obviously in that post 😅 sorry!

OP I'm so sorry. Some people are just nasty. You're heavily pregnant and emotional, I'd have cried in your position too.

I experienced something similar when I was pregnant, I have a hidden disability and was torn to shreds over a parking space. I came on here and received a similar response to you. I know I did nothing wrong, some people are just unnecessarily mean.

Have a cup of tea and some cake and be kind to yourself. You did nothing wrong and you don't need validation from a bunch of people on line.

Why do some posters think it's impossible for people over 70 to be rude? They are just as likely to be rude as the rest of the general population and they are part of the general population. To insist they aren't capable of it appears more ageist to me than the OP describing what some people in the over 70 category said to her. It is not ageist to describe someone as over 70. It is ridiculous to suggest they aren't likely to be as rude as a group of teenagers or 20-69 year olds.

Totally unnecessary. I remember feeling very vulnerable when I was heavily pregnant so I can only begin to imagine how you felt. Your reaction / feelings are normal. Hope you're ok.

Some older people can be so rude. Our gym is also a golf club so we have a lot of older members and they can be so rude. In fact whenever I go in the members area I hear something nasty. Shocking really as I expected then just to be normal like everyone else, expect I'm learning that they aren't (not all though thankfully). I'm certainly not ageist - just stating a fact.

Honestly, you wouldn't be accused of exaggerating if it was teenagers or mums in the playground.

They're bastards, OP. Head up, carry on and forget them. And don't listen to anyone saying you're ageist.

The facts are they were ageist to you. They're bitter, rude, nasty people who have had much longer than us to learn how to behave decently... and have failed hugely. Let's just hope they don"t need further help because I can't see many volunteers sticking around to help such horrid individuals.

For being sceptical about “mob” of elderly people laying in to a pregnant woman!

Why are you sceptical? I’ve seen much worse behaviour from the elderly before.

Honestly, you wouldn't be accused of exaggerating if it was teenagers or mums in the playground

Or men!

Young men though, not elderly men.

What is going on with the “they’re just scared” comments?

How patronising!

Sounds awful Op, hope you feel better and screw those mean bitches - because whatever age they are.

Ah thank you for the influx of posters who have seen or experienced similar!!! I agree if it were teenagers in a playground it would be believed - that’s why I referenced “mean girls” in my OP. It was like bloody mean girls!

This thread is a perfect example of how a nasty minority like to gang up on a vulnerable person.

I don’t know what’s wrong with some of the posters on this site these days.

I’m sorry you were upset op. Don’t let them put you off keeping yourself safe

YANBU OP
And I also hope that the hard of thinking on this thread who are accusing you of being ‘ageist’ haven’t upset you as well.