Gripe about Expectant Mother's Parking

Post by **_Sam Harris** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:16 pm

Ok...

I'm about to be bitchier than usual, but I think I'm a teeny bit justified.

I have been honest all these years in not parking in the "Expectant Mothers Parking" spots that you see at local retail establishments with huge parking lots. Now that I'm expecting and tired 3/4 of the time, I do appreciate those few places where I don't have to walk a half a mile to get to my destination.

Today I decided to expand my butt further (hell, it's already doing it, so why not enjoy?) and go to Chik-fil-a. There is a parking spot for expectant moms right outside the entrance I need to get to.

I'm driving, and I notice there's a car already there. Darn. It's usually taken by women further along than me, so I obviously have no reason for complaint.

BUT TODAY....

It was inhabited by this MAN with a KID and a stroller. Um, mufukka, you are NOT pregnant! I could see if there was a woman in the car, even if she didn't look it, who could tell?

This guy got out of the car, got his kid who was way too big for that stroller, loaded kid up, and carried the stroller up the steps to the mall.

Dude had this huge sweat stain on his back, which was probably from carrying that kid who had to be six-years-old around. I'm sorry, but once my munchkin hits four, you're gonna be walking. Better to sleep at night, my dear. For you and me!

I felt kind of perturbed, because this guy obviously would have played the "I can't read English" card. He was Hispanic, and they always do that around here, especially when in court for tickets and the like. I've seen it far too often.

I wanted to smack that man! You get to park in MY space because you have some oversized kid in a stroller that looks like it's gonna break?

Ok...insane rant over. But I swear, I wanted to write on his car somehow, "tu no es embarazada!"

Humph.

Post by **_moksha** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:17 am

Chik-a-fil! Just think Sami, two years from now you will be watching your baby go down the kiddie slide and hoping the bigger kids do not run over your little one.

Post by **_Boaz & Lidia** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:48 am

Ridiculous.

WTF state do you live in which considers pregnant women to be handicapped?

Unbelievable.

Post by **_Sam Harris** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:58 am

LOL Mok, memories of my niece at age 2 going into one of those playground hells at Burger King. I was the only one "small" enough to get to her, as she refused to come out. They have a huge one at the mall near me, and I used to break out in hives every time she looked at it. It was at least two stories high, with all sorts of tubes suspended on wires and crap...I so dreaded the possibility of having to go in there to get her...so much smaller and faster than me.

B&L, since the only "birthing" you know of is using your anal sphincter muscle as a set of lips, I doubt you would appreciate not having to walk far when carrying a child. If I recall correctly, you and Merc were laughing about someone's wife getting her stuff sewn up after delivery. You should have been born in SE Asia where the women grab the nuts of the men with each contraction. Not to mention having to be pregnant in the summer...but like I said, for you anal sphincter muscle=lips.

Post by **_Dr. Shades** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:25 pm

Sam Harris wrote:You should have been born in SE Asia where the women grab the nuts of the men with each contraction.

WTF?? Forgive me, but I have a VERY hard time believing that any man--SE Asian or otherwise--would remain within arm's reach for that.

Post by **_Sam Harris** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:33 pm

LOL Shades, I love you man.

Post by **_Boaz & Lidia** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:17 am

Sam Harris wrote:LOL Mok, memories of my niece at age 2 going into one of those playground hells at Burger King. I was the only one "small" enough to get to her, as she refused to come out. They have a huge one at the mall near me, and I used to break out in hives every time she looked at it. It was at least two stories high, with all sorts of tubes suspended on wires and crap...I so dreaded the possibility of having to go in there to get her...so much smaller and faster than me.

B&L, since the only "birthing" you know of is using your anal sphincter muscle as a set of lips, I doubt you would appreciate not having to walk far when carrying a child. If I recall correctly, you and Merc were laughing about someone's wife getting her stuff sewn up after delivery. You should have been born in SE Asia where the women grab the nuts of the men with each contraction. Not to mention having to be pregnant in the summer...but like I said, for you anal sphincter muscle=lips.

My wife, Lidia, has had far more children than you will ever bear, and she never needed handicapped parking nor ever asked for it.

Hell, two days before she delivered our first child, she and I moved from our rental into our first home, moved as in moved all of our stuff, by ourselves and a big ass Uhaul. The biggest thing she moved with me was the couch. Yes, picked up her end at nine months pregnant.

I am still curious as to which backwards state would consider a pregnant woman as handicapped.

Can you imagine if they did this in Utah? Half of the damn parking lot of every walmart would be reserved for pregger handicaps!

Post by **_Sam Harris** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:16 pm

B&L,

Pregnant women are not considered handicapped in my state. For the record though, there is a such thing as pregnancy disability for some women. This one is considered high risk. It's simply a consideration some businesses have for those who may not feel comfortable walking across a Super Wal-Mart sized parking lot to get inside. And unlike handicapped spaces which have to be a certain percentage of the parking available, there is usually only one parking spot for pregnant women. But considering the only thing that strains your back is your inflated ego, I doubt you'd get it.

It's nice to know you treat your wife like a cow, putting her through manual labor before delivery. But then again, you did laugh with Merc about episiotomies....even though none of your crap has to be stitched. Perhaps you haven't left your misogynistic male LDS tendencies behind completely. I get near cursed out every time I try to pick up something on my own, at work or at home. But some people actually care about others...

Post by **_SUAS** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:14 pm

Basically what B&L are trying to tell you is stop whining. You expect everyone to feel sorry for you poor little Sam.

When I was pregnant there was no such thing special parking for expectant mothers. So I would have to actually walk all the way to the store...clear across the parking lot...cause exercise is good for pregnant women..actually walking is the best exercise.

Don't you dare call my husband a pig because he didn't cater to me. I cater to myself..I knew exactly what I could and could not do during my pregnancy...and since I was adult and I like being treated like an adult I acted like an adult.

Yes my last pregnancy was high risk...very high risk,,yet I never parked in special places..

My last child was planned, I did not get pregnant knowing that I probably should not of gotten pregnant..

Post by **_SUAS** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:27 pm

PLus you are a racist...you really need to read what you wrote before you hit the submit bottom.