I have WAY too many posts I need to catch up on but I will instead take a minute to talk about an important matter: IDIOT PARKERS.
WHY is it that every time I drive with Emma (which is basically every time) I park in a nice open spot, but when I return to my car somebody has decided to park AS CLOSE as they possibly can to my car?! I mean, it is ridiculous how often this happens to me. Maybe its Arizona, but one time it was so bad that I had to climb through Jonah's car seat, with Emma's car seat to strap her in!!! There is no way that driver was even able to open his door. They had to have climbed out the passengers door! I know there is an obvious solution to this which is to park WAY far away. I don't mind doing that except that I have a bad back, lugging around a 50 pound car seat and sometimes you can't get a shopping cart until you get inside. The worst is when I have both kids with me. I just don't get how people can be so inconsiderate and so lazy that they can't even take 2 minutes to re-adjust their parking job!
I have come to the conclusion that families with kids under 1 who are required to be in a rear facing car seat should have a handy cap tag. Those baby carriers are HuGE and annoying to take in and out of the car, but it's not like she is big enough to walk or sit up in a shopping cart yet!
WHY is it that every time I drive with Emma (which is basically every time) I park in a nice open spot, but when I return to my car somebody has decided to park AS CLOSE as they possibly can to my car?! I mean, it is ridiculous how often this happens to me. Maybe its Arizona, but one time it was so bad that I had to climb through Jonah's car seat, with Emma's car seat to strap her in!!! There is no way that driver was even able to open his door. They had to have climbed out the passengers door! I know there is an obvious solution to this which is to park WAY far away. I don't mind doing that except that I have a bad back, lugging around a 50 pound car seat and sometimes you can't get a shopping cart until you get inside. The worst is when I have both kids with me. I just don't get how people can be so inconsiderate and so lazy that they can't even take 2 minutes to re-adjust their parking job!
I have come to the conclusion that families with kids under 1 who are required to be in a rear facing car seat should have a handy cap tag. Those baby carriers are HuGE and annoying to take in and out of the car, but it's not like she is big enough to walk or sit up in a shopping cart yet!
One more thing that has been getting me lately are stores with no cart returns! Do they really expect a mother with little children to leave her children unattended in the hot car while she walks all the way back in the store to return the cart?? I normally am really good about returning my shopping cart too.. but when there is no cart return and I am with the baby, I will just shove that shopping cart in the nearest corner. I'm thinking of getting a baby on board sticker.
Does that really make a difference? Maybe I should put a big sign on my car that says, "PLEASE LEAVE AT LEAST 3 FEET." and if that doesn't work than I will just leave a note that says, "Sorry for the dent on your car, my baby carrier is HUGE."
5 comments:
I totally hear ya-- and I agree with EVERY single point you make! Why do people have to be so thoughtless, careless and RUDE? (It makes me feel parking lot rage-- kinda like road rage...)
I always try to park in an end spot (that's not tight). That way, I figure only ONE idiot can box me in, not two. I agree-- you definitely deserve a special parking permit!
i like your last idea best. seems reasonable to me!
haha reading this made me laugh. I don't even know how you do it sometimes... I can just imagine you climbing over the seats!
I struggle with this every time I go out!!!!
Just wham your car door into theirs. That's what I do.
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