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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To think DS should park further away?

154 replies

Totallynootella · 19/06/2025 13:01

Honestly I know this is minor but AIBU isn't just for the big stuff.

We live in a semi detached with a drive we can't use.

There's plenty of unrestricted parking on our street and the adjoining street. The only time it gets busy in our area is glorious sunny days and Park Run time.

There is enough space outside our house and next door's house for 3 cars to easily park between the two dropped kerbs. Next door has a large drive that they park one or two cars on.

There's a convention that they park one of their cars outside their house leaving 2 spaces for 2 of our cars.

So DH and I prefer to leave our cars there, visible from sitting room window.

DS has tended to park into one of these gaps if they're empty when he pulls up, but I think he should park a smidge further away and leave the old folk to have a shorter walk to the front door.

I've had a minor word with him but I think he's thoughtless on occasion and soon goes back to pulling into the nearest parking space.

Aibu to think he should defer to us?

OP posts:
JayJayEl · 19/06/2025 22:23

Totallynootella · 19/06/2025 15:42

To make my life a teeny bit easier?

Oh come on. Yes, AIBU isn't just for the big stuff - but this is a complete and utter non-event! You are a fit and healthy woman with no needs in regards to extra circumstances. Just let your son park wherever there's a space, and you do the same?! Seriously - this is barmy!

OvergrownHaha · 20/06/2025 00:33

thrive25 · 19/06/2025 21:24

^ I think you are perfectly entitled to pull the age and hierarchy card… can’t imagine parking in my parents’ spots on the road, likewise I wouldn’t sit in ‘their’ chairs in their home

Just tell your son and ask him to move his car if he’s in your spot

When he owns his own place he can do the same

The road doesn’t belong to anyone, therefore it makes no difference whether he, or indeed his parents, own the house or not. Anyone, including visitors to other houses, doggers, delivery vans, detectives staking out criminals etc, can park outside the OP’s house.

meganorks · 20/06/2025 00:38

No, he shouldn't. Whoever gets back when there's a space should park there. You are being unbelievably precious. Wouldn't even cross my mind to ask something like this.

User28473 · 20/06/2025 00:50

I bet you say you park on your drive to your car insurance provider. But a yeah, if you've asked your adult son presumably living cheaply in your house when he is old enough to move out, to save the space for you then he is being extremely entitled. Maybe time for his own place.

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