to think that he should mind his own bloody business.....

[pregnantpopcornprincess]

I rushed to nursery this morning to drop DD off and as usual there were no spaces but there was a lovely big disabled one. I nipped in there, dropped DD off and ran back out to the car (I must have only been 5 minutes tops!), jumped in, popped the car into reverse and this old man holding a toddler jumped behind my car and started banging on the window.

The stupid idiot could have got himself and the child killed. I slammed the anchors on to avoid hitting him and then the penny dropped - I was about to get an ear bashing (in front of a busy nusery, full of people).

I wound down the window and he was off 'have you got a blue badge?' to which I replied, 'no I haven't thanks but I'm in a rush - good day to you'. I did up the window and tried to drive off. He junped in front of the car again - still holding the child so I carefully manouvered around him and drove off to see him shaking his fist and shouting.

Now, I know I shouldn't have parked there as I'm not disabled but if he was actually disabled himself then how on earth was he able to find the energy/mobility to run and jump behind and in front of my car all the time holding a toddler.May be he wants a badge so badly that he was willing to be run over in order to qualify!!!! Some people make me so mad. It's hard work trying to get DD to nursery (it opens at 8) and to get to work on time (I start at 8.30 and the journey can take up to 45 minutes depending on traffic) without having to stop and deal with some idiot who thinks he's a traffic warden, is clearly retired and probably has all the time in the world!!!!

I'm sure there are some that don't agree with me but I had to vent my frustration and I'm hoping there are some other working mothers out there who are also pushed for time, who can sympathise with me.

Oh, and I will park there again if there are no spaces and it saves me loosing my job.

Twelvelegs, I also had atrocious pregnancies and never abused the spaces either but I can imagine thinking "oh screw it" in princess' position. Not right but understandable

I don't think it was the pg that was the issue. And many disabled people are quite capable of doing a very good day's work - just so long as they can park sufficiently near their office/place of work.

SJ: I guess her phrase "I nipped in there, dropped DD off and ran back out to the car" doesn't suggest she was exactly ailing. The OP's point was that she was in a rush and her time was far more precious than anyone elses...

no madonna I doubt she has but she has 4 children and a medical degree.

There was another thread recently about people not being willing to fold their buggy on the bus which had the same theme - the whole 'I am a mother and therefore the world should move out of my way'.

's not right.

we all run around when pregnant with toddlers cestlavie but we all often feel pretty dreadful too. A friend with ME has a disabled badge and she runs a yoga class but I doubt that would disbar her from needing the space.

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oh dear - I seem to have become the new villain of the thread. Maybe I should stage a flounce at this point?

sophiajane - come hide with me. Thanks for trying to stand up for me.

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Only kidding alittleone2 - just always fancied visiting flouncers' corner!! xx

PPP - you do have my sympathy. You screwed up and if it wasn't playing on your mind you wouldn't have posted about it! Truly selfish people would have just gone about their day without giving it a second thought..

Thanks SJ - I do deserve a telling off adn to be told whats what, granted. But I'm not sure that I deserve to be threatend and called horrible names

Did the man "jump behind the car"? When I was visualising this I wondered if he was walking behind the car and the OP didn't see him until she'd almost run him over.

Is it one of those big cars you can hardly see out of?

no remorse???? i just said that i deserved a telling off. Try reading the threadds before you post!

no -its a little ford. if i could afford a massive car then i wouldn't have to work such bloody long hours! and no, he ran down the path to the back of the car so he could bang on my rear window the make me crap myself i think!

Cripes! you are brave for posting, i'll give you that!

herbietea, I actually think she has taken a lot of the reprimands on here with good grace. She also had a good idea of what the reaction would be when she posted the thread. I would have just gone home shamefacedly and not told a soul!

herbie, I've had enough of people like you having a go today. quite frankly I don't need it but it if makes you feel better then carry on. I won't apologise because the way he went about 'telling me' off was wrong. The was no reason why he couldn't talk to me face to face before i got in the car. why he had to attack once there was metal between us, I've no idea. I know I was in the wrong now and I have admitted to that. So please can you all stop with the name calling and just accept that I'm sorry for parking in the space.

I wish i had never posted the thread - I just wanted to get it off my chest. I'm petrified of loosing this baby too and worried about stress and upset so I won't be returning to this thread. Please don't abuse me any more though.

FWIW I think you were unreasonable. For all the reasons people have cited here regarding disabled spaces. And as for the man, perhaps he did react in haste and put himself and the toddler at risk - but in any car park let alone one outside a nursery you shouldn't "pop the car into reverse" and zip back. You reverse very slowly, looking all the time so there is absolutely no chance of hitting anyone. That is your business whatever anyone else does.