People are being incredibly selfish

[SummersMumma]

Today my neighbour who is shielding asked me (who is isolating) to post some letters for her. Myself and my 6 year old daughter collected the letters to make the 1 min walk to the post box and back. My daughter took her dolls pram with her. She is about 3ft tall max. I say this just in case someone suggests there was logic behind this.
On our way back from the post box. An adult DOG walker forced my HUMAN child to walk in the road to accommodate themself and their dog on the pavement and maintain a 2M distance from us. I did try to speak to her but given that she was on her phone with her ear phones in she either didn't hear or ignored me.
This is the first time we have stepped outside our door in over 14 days and after that selfish behaviour I think I am happy to stay in.
People should be ashamed.

She could have been more accommodating but it sounds like you went out looking for something to outrage you. You found it. A lot of people are looking for things in other people to fill them with anger. It is the thing about this lockdown that I find the most strange.

This situation is really bringing out the worst in people. Does it really, honestly matter if a child has to step onto a road when in the company of a parent who presumably will check it’s safe to do so?

I’ve lost count of how many times I and my kids have stepped off the pavement to let someone pass. It’s really no big issue.

she would have literally continued her path and walked into us. Not observing social distancing at all.

There are lots of people like that out and about, all thinking someone else should move from them. Times we live in I'm afraid.

I have often been pushed off the pavement by couples holding hands, families walking three or four across, pairs of mothers with prams or pushchairs who will NOT walk in single file. It is not new. Doesn't mean it is not bad manners though

Yes. In normal times I stop and force them to go round me, I won't walk in the gutter if cars are coming. But at the moment I can generally go in the road and give them the space they feel they are entitled to.

If that happened to me and my child I would be mildly irritated and then immediately get over it. Massive overreaction on your part. Regardless of the current circumstances there will always be people who don’t move out of the way. Are you going to stay in forever in case you and your daughter have to move briefly into the road? As that seems to be the aspect you are most upset about. The roads are pretty quiet anyway at the moment. Move on!!

It sounds like a slightly irritating incident. Not enough to start a thread on here and declare you won’t do any more of your neighbour’s shopping.

It’s nice of you to use your one outing in the last 14 days to run errands for a neighbour.

@Pinkblueberry

Just takes up less space, you dont have to let go of their hand to do something or walk side by side and take up the whole pavement