Rude People!!! Grrr

[chrissnow]

Decided to go into town with dds today and have a little mooch. dd1 (2.5) was an absolute angel walking along side me really nicely, chattering away with lots of smiles from passing women. dd2 in buggy smiling at everyone and generally being cute.
Had a lovely stroll around in some lovely sunshine. Booked in for a half price haircut that I 'won' at my hairdressers , bought some lovely material and generally having a lovely day . . . .
until I have to go into Tesco. Two young girls yelling loudly about single parents basically being scum and 'getting too much' (I'm not a single parent, but get annoyed at other people's small mindedness. They don't know the circumstances or lifestyle of every single mom) I just ignored and tried to push it to the back of my head. Then dd1's boot came undone, so I have to stop and do it up. Bearing in mind I'm carrying a basket in 1 hand, trying to push a buggy with the other and keep an eye on a toddler I was starting to struggle slightly anyway. I wasn't blocking up the aisle that badly, plently of people managed to get past. I apologised to them all, and they all smiled and said "oh that's ok, you have to sort the little one's out" etc. then this horrid man comes charging down the aisle with a trolley stops dead and just glares at dd1. She was like a rabbit in headlights the poor thing. So I move her out of his way and he just glares at me. (he could have got past the other way) So I just said to dd1 in a nice voice "Now xxDD1XX when someone says excuse me, you move out of their way" So Was I Unreasonable?
Oh and he came back down the aisle about 5 minutes later in the opposite direction when I was back on the move again. I didn't make any effort to move that time.

yeah and make sure you block the whole aisle for no good reason at all

I just stand there looking back at them until they say excuse me - no matter how irate they get... then if they do say it, I say (as they go past) "well done, that didn't hurt did it!?"

If they don't say it and barge past, I say, loudly "EXCUSE ME is what you needed..."

I HATE this attitude that people have that we owe it to get out of their way.... manners seem to mean nothing any more and that really pisses me off!

YANBU! Your DD needs to learn to listen out for manners - no point teaching her and letting people get away with being rude IMPO

Lewis - I agree with you. But dd1 is a real shy timid little mouse. She was already clearly uncomfortable and I think making any more of a scene would have upset her. As she gets older and bolder I will be setting more of an example. At the moment I will settle for not setting a rude one!! Both girls always say please and thank you and bye bye to people so I know I'm doing something right.
Of course if I'm not with the children when rudeness occurs things are different . . .

is your haircut nice. Ignore the eejits - they sound horrid.

I only booked the haircut. I am so looking forward to it. They treat you really well at my hairdressers. Still undecided as to what I'm having done though . . . .

Chrissnow re the comments about single mums. this really gets me when people make assumptions about mothers. I have had on numerous occasions people commenting 'loudly' about teenage mothers and what a blight they are on society. Not being a teenager but a respectable married mother who just happens to look at times younger.
I love it when i have my two nephews as well as two dds....that really gets people going!

I would like to feel sorry for rude people, as they obviously have no life or friends! But I'm afraid that my patience doesn't allow it! When ever I hold a door open for someone and they don't say thank you, or barge past me, I always say (loudly) to DS, Now don't you dare grow up with no manners like that man/lady! Usually gets a glare!!!!!