This man was rude or am I being an idiot

[Queenie6655]

So walking out of shop today with my 3 year old DD a man was walking close behind us
It was a narrow walkway so we both sped up as he was indicating he wanted to get by
As he rushed past us my DD fell and everything in her hands fell onto the ground
She hurt her hand and knee
He stood watching
I had to drop everything in my hand to help her up
Everything was on the ground
He got in his car
Sat watching us
I rushed her to my car to get her comfy
Ran back to the pavement to gather up everything (shopping - fruit , veg, etc)
He sits in car still staring
So I stop and look over at him And threw my hands in the air
He prob thinks I'm bonkers
He's an idiot
Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Ugh 🤦🏼‍♀️

What did you want him to do? In covid times he isn’t going to offer to help.

He shouldn’t have stared, or pushed past if indeed he did that.

@JellyTumble

What did you want him to do? In covid times he isn’t going to offer to help.

He shouldn’t have stared, or pushed past if indeed he did that.

Covid times or not I’d have helped you and my DH would as well. He was an arse.

Well we moved faster to make way for him to get by

And she fell as he was passing
Most people would stop to see if she was ok?
Or maybe not

I certainly would
Especially if someone seemed to have hurt themselves

Why didnt you stand aside and let him go past. I cant stand being behind dawdling folk who've got all the time in the world.

He WAS an arse

Have been stewing over it all day

Why get so close to us in the first place

It was a teeny walk way with no room to let him past
Hence why we walked faster to get to a wide section to let him past

Why didn’t you just stop and let him pass you instead of rushing a wobbly toddler and then blaming him for her falling over?

@Viviennemary toddlers can only walk so fast or are you one of those that believe children are an inconvenience to everyone around them

Okay, cross post. You shouldn’t have rushed her and just taken it at your pace until the wider section where you could stop.

Well he can’t have been in that much of a hurry if he had time to sit in his car watching you pick everything up.

@JellyTumble

Why didn’t you just stop and let him pass you instead of rushing a wobbly toddler and then blaming him for her falling over?

This is what I would have done.

'Was he rude?' You're all wrong he was an ARSE

I don't think he did anything wrong. You dropped your child and your things and had to pick them up. It was nothing to do with him.

As long as he didn't knock her, which it doesn't seem like he did, then I'm not sure what he did wrong. Maybe he thought you were more than capable of managing your child by yourself.

Did you really want him to pick up your daughter or hold all your things while you sorted her out? Even in non-covid times that would be a bit weird

Hmm it sounds like you were rushing your daughter, she tripped because you/she were going or trying to go too fast, and your annoyance at the man is maybe misplaced annoyance at yourself. You didn't have to rush!

Narrow walk way

He was right up on our heels and made me feel uncomfortable
Hence why I increased my pace

He was a rude arse
No way should he have got that close to us

Oh and I couldn't carry her my hands were full

I'm sure someone will be on to say I should have had empty hands blah blah 🤣🤣

Haha didn't drop her

Lots of people I know would stop and say - is she ok?

@Viviennemary

Why didnt you stand aside and let him go past. I cant stand being behind dawdling folk who've got all the time in the world.

Hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Learn my lesson

Gosh I forgot how rude people in life can be

He was definitely an arse.
Any reasonable person would have done lots of things differently

So he walked past you, your dd fell and you're annoyed at him because he didn't try help her up, or pick your stuff up?
We are meant to be social distancing, if he picked up your stuff you'd be on here asking why he wasn't social distancing.

What was your DD carrying?

How did all your fruit and veg end up on the floor?

There was lots of rushing. He rushed past you, you rushed to the car and then back to the fruit and veg.

Are you sure you've not made this all a tad more dramatic than it was???

Didn't expect help from him
It should have been clear to him that we rushed to let him by as he was on our heels
So why not even say - is she ok
Why sit and stare ?

Anyway

I have manners no way would I a) walk too close to someone like that
And
B) not see if Someone's ok after a fall

Thanks all🙏🙏🙏🙏

@wishywashywoowoo70

He was definitely an arse. Any reasonable person would have done lots of things differently

😘😘😘😘

If the walk way was wide enough for you to be holding your child’s hand to walk side by side then it was wide enough for him to pass. You should have moved your child in front of him to let his pass.

@wildeverose

So he walked past you, your dd fell and you're annoyed at him because he didn't try help her up, or pick your stuff up? We are meant to be social distancing, if he picked up your stuff you'd be on here asking why he wasn't social distancing.

Exactly.

He did stay presumably to see if everything is ok. I wouldn't go near you too unless you actually asked me to.