Strollers. They’re big, they’re packed with kids, blankets and supplies and resemble mini covered wagons.
They also will take out your Achilles heel with no remorse, bang you in the back of the knee and run over your foot.
Of course this isn’t the passenger’s fault, they’re just innocent bystanders. It’s the driver who’s responsible.
They’re the ones mowing you down. And because of the precious cargo, they figure you can’t say shit about it. You can’t curse at them, raise your hand at them or chase them down the street because, see, there’s a baby in there. Wouldn’t want to disrupt their developmental years or teach them naughty words, or god forbid make them cry!
So do you or do you not have to take getting run over by these things?
I find it’s usually the frazzled parents that do most of the cutting down. But aren’t we all a little frazzled?
I understand life is stressful and I understand you have added pressure, but ramming me with your plastic carriage is not going to get me out of the way any faster.
So I say no, you don’t have to take it. Example:
So here I am in an isle at the food store I so often bitch about and a woman with a stroller approaches. I’m mid-reach for the item I want and she doesn’t slow down. She expects me to retreat and let her pass. Since I’m mid-way there’s no way I’m doing it. So she goes in for the kill, she gets about an inch from me and I look dead at her and say, “Don’t even think about it.”
She looked at me shocked. I knew what she was doing and I said something. She was still right on top of me so I had to add, “Now you had better back up off me.”
Which she did silently.
I put my item in my cart and off I went.
Body parts in tact.
Why can’t people say excuse me? Oh that’s right, because that can be ignored. Stroller ramming is almost fool proof, unless someone like me has had enough of it. Then it fails.
So stroller or not, waiting your turn, going around or saying excuse me works better. No need to injure anybody or physically move them.
So play nice and don’t use your baby as a weapon. Not all of us give a shit.
And I think I should start doing my food shopping online…
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They also will take out your Achilles heel with no remorse, bang you in the back of the knee and run over your foot.
Of course this isn’t the passenger’s fault, they’re just innocent bystanders. It’s the driver who’s responsible.
They’re the ones mowing you down. And because of the precious cargo, they figure you can’t say shit about it. You can’t curse at them, raise your hand at them or chase them down the street because, see, there’s a baby in there. Wouldn’t want to disrupt their developmental years or teach them naughty words, or god forbid make them cry!
So do you or do you not have to take getting run over by these things?
I find it’s usually the frazzled parents that do most of the cutting down. But aren’t we all a little frazzled?
I understand life is stressful and I understand you have added pressure, but ramming me with your plastic carriage is not going to get me out of the way any faster.
So I say no, you don’t have to take it. Example:
So here I am in an isle at the food store I so often bitch about and a woman with a stroller approaches. I’m mid-reach for the item I want and she doesn’t slow down. She expects me to retreat and let her pass. Since I’m mid-way there’s no way I’m doing it. So she goes in for the kill, she gets about an inch from me and I look dead at her and say, “Don’t even think about it.”
She looked at me shocked. I knew what she was doing and I said something. She was still right on top of me so I had to add, “Now you had better back up off me.”
Which she did silently.
I put my item in my cart and off I went.
Body parts in tact.
Why can’t people say excuse me? Oh that’s right, because that can be ignored. Stroller ramming is almost fool proof, unless someone like me has had enough of it. Then it fails.
So stroller or not, waiting your turn, going around or saying excuse me works better. No need to injure anybody or physically move them.
So play nice and don’t use your baby as a weapon. Not all of us give a shit.
And I think I should start doing my food shopping online…
Check out the blog on it's home site @
www.hihaveyoumetme.com for previous writings and more.
Don’t forget to stalk me further at https://twitter.com/#!/hihaveyoumetme orhttp://www.facebook.com/authorkatemonahan