I had both boys in the stroller (which is a miracle given I have one little gaffer who refuses to be strapped in) and we were trying to navigate through the gates of a very congested zoo today.
My son with ASD is *very obsessed* with trucks. (his word for anything with wheels.) Before we knew better, when he'd misbehave i'd say "NO TRUCKS!" and I'd take away his cars/trucks and give him a time-out.
Today the boys were growing impatient with the giant admission line-up and they were whinging and whining in the stroller. The woman behind me gave me a few tongue clacks but I pretended not to notice. I was rocking the stroller and saying "it's ok boys. hang on. just a minute"...you know...all that useless talk you say to fill up space in the hopes of preventing a full-on meltdown!
The line started to move again and off we went, but just before we actually got through the gate, the stroller wheel got stuck. We were taking up the whole aisle for a moment while I was jimmying the stroller, and she got p#ssed off and said "OH MY GOD." and then mimicked me in a high-pitched voice "it's ok boys. hang on!"
My son looked at her, stretched out his index finger and waggled it, and in a loud voice I didn't even know he had, said "NO TRUCKS! NO TRUCKS! NO TRUCKS!"
I just about wet my pants laughing.
Re: My Trip To The Zoo Today
Your story made me so angry that I changed the word to the end of it...
"My son lifted his middle finger and told her to STFU!"
LOL, unbelieveable!!
And Elias Parker, Born 3.5 weeks early 12/20/2011
FINALLY!!! After 7 years of infertility!
i should clarify that i am not really angry at that woman. i could care less. this stuff just rollllls off me now. when some is an "EGR" (extra-grace-required) i just picture them with a really horrible life, and then it's hard to be mad at them.
like yesterday at the zoo. i imagined this woman:
1. had a husband who always gave her dutch-ovens,
2. that she had a horrible period that comes twice a month,
3. that she recently found out her life long best girlfriend now has a p#nis,
4. and *likes* her,
5. and that maybe, on the way to the zoo she was pulled over by a cop for speeding...so she told him she was in a hurry because she had to go to the bathroom, and he didn't believe her, and it turns out she really DID have to go and whilst waiting for him to write out the ticket, sharted.
6. and didn't have a change of clothes.
7. Plus, it was hot yesterday.
OK so maybe a bit graphic, but it gets me thinking less about me, and more about why she might have had her knickers in a knot. :0) But i TOTALLY appreciate your support!