Saturday, October 17, 2009
This is only one of the reasons that I hate Walmart (stupid, rude, trashy people) and the main reason I no longer am able to work with the general public (same stupid, rude, trashy people) ~~i was trying to find a parking spot. someone started to pull out about four spots ahead of me. so i stopped. i looked to my left to make sure nobody was pulling out since i had stopped. and there he was pulling out directly at the middle of my car. so i honked because there was not enough time for me to get out of the way. and then this crazy old man with a masonic baseball cap and masonic stickers all over the back window of his newish beige car, gets out of his car and starts coming towards my drivers side window, cussing me. "move the hell out of my way, you bitch." oh, and there were a few "back the fuck up"''s also. so i didnt roll my window down bc obviously this was a case of parking lot rage. so, i just stared at him like i 'no speaka english' and shrugged. when i could drive forward, i did. then the shock wore off and A. i was pissed. B. this man better thank god that ben was not with me. i would have stayed parked right there and called 911. swear to god. but, i had to pick up ben within the next half hour and the police are never that quick. Anyways, i drove back down to where he had pulled out and was driving down the aisle and rolled my window down when i got to his car and (he was still screaming profanity at me, btw) i said to him "i dont know what the hell is wrong with you sir, but i dont believe you have the right to treat me like this. take your medication before you go out in public. Then I left, picked up Ben and we went Krogering. LMAO!!! In the past (pre-Ben) I had no fear. I would have gotten out of the car and yelled and cussed this man right back, literally daring him to hit me and refusing to move my car. I really wanted to do that. really, really, really badly. But, alas.. being a mom has changed me. It has soften my once razor sharp edges. My wild spirit has been grounded... (ok, mostly.. )
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Hello, I just stumbled upon your blog from Escape From Obesity. I too am combating the Crave monster, trying to loose weight,the whole 9 yards. Anyway, I am glad you decided to drive away from that old man. As a police officer, I want to tell you that you made the right decision keeping the window up and driving away. There are alot of crazy people in this world and getting hurt over a parking spot is not worth it. I wish you did not drive back over to him tho. You could have escalated the situation and could have gotten yourself hurt. I have responded to many parking fights (Work in Manhattan) and some of them have been real bad. Ben really needs his mother at home and not laid up in some hospital room or worse. Just not worth it.
Hi Rachel, I'm visiting for the first time. I read your profile before I read your first post and my first impression was, "Wow, what an amazing woman. She's an honor student AND a busy single mom. Not an easy thing to do."
If you have the strength to be a good mom while working on your career, you have the ability to beat this weight loss thing. I'm rooting for you all the way!
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