Not really sure why I am posting this but want to rant.
Haven’t taken dc shopping much during the pandemic just because I get it delivered or when they are at school.
School finishes early on a Friday and decided to go out to the park then we popped into sainsburys for a few bits so we can get some Lego cards DS is collecting!
Don’t usually shop in the afternoons and was busier what I’m used to. Don’t have to queue usually!
Today we had to queue. Joined the queue and was behind an elderly lady! No lines on the floor but we were stood way back! I take social distancing really seriously for us and other people!
The older woman the proceeded to to shoo my kids away getting up close to Dd and using her hands to shoo her away. Saying they shouldn’t be in here and should be wearing masks. (Kids both under 11 and both have autism so no masks - I’ve tried to get them to wear one with no luck)
DC looked shocked she was just stood there unsure what to do when the woman was flicking her hands around at her (she moved closer to us).
If my kids were too close to her I’d think well she was worried about the virus but they weren’t. They both have high functioning autism and like rules and regulations and DS is better at social distancing than most adults! He really takes it seriously and gets upset when others don’t (she wasn’t when she was flicking her hands around at them).
Now I know this older lady is probably concerned about the virus which I totally understand but to act like that?
To think she shouldn’t be shopping in the afternoons if she can’t tolerate people in the queue behind her??
I just said come on kids there’s some right miserable people around here we will go ok self service checkouts instead and walked off!!