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May 2016 Moms
Dasha420
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Terrifying Encounter
Dasha420
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Today I experienced something that scared me so badly I cried a few seconds after. I was walking out of work on the sidewalk and nearing a turn which is hidden by bushes. Meaning I can't see who is coming towards me nor can the person coming towards me see me. Is that comprehensible?
So I'm walking and this guy on a bicycle on the sidewalk - flying by the way at such a high speed almost swerved into me. Carelessly riding his bike at such a high speed.
This is a small calm city and I work right next to a school so kids could be walking in groups as well.
I got so scared. All I thought was if he slammed into me the entire bike and his body would land on my stomach. He freaked out and started saying sorry sorry sorry and I said "no sorry - sorry isn't doing anything. Think think think about things and make decisions that will be right and be careful. I'm pregnant- you could have killed everything for me." On that note, hearing myself like that- I had to turn and walk away because I realized how close it could have been. I feel like locking myself in the apartment and not walking out until it's time to go to the hospital.
It was terrifying. My unborn baby could have been hurt because someone wanted to ride at high speed on their bike - one with really thick tires on the sidewalk.
I called my husband but I was shaking so much and started crying that I couldn't talk and hung up on him. Even revisiting the memory still has me crying.
So I'm walking and this guy on a bicycle on the sidewalk - flying by the way at such a high speed almost swerved into me. Carelessly riding his bike at such a high speed.
This is a small calm city and I work right next to a school so kids could be walking in groups as well.
I got so scared. All I thought was if he slammed into me the entire bike and his body would land on my stomach. He freaked out and started saying sorry sorry sorry and I said "no sorry - sorry isn't doing anything. Think think think about things and make decisions that will be right and be careful. I'm pregnant- you could have killed everything for me." On that note, hearing myself like that- I had to turn and walk away because I realized how close it could have been. I feel like locking myself in the apartment and not walking out until it's time to go to the hospital.
It was terrifying. My unborn baby could have been hurt because someone wanted to ride at high speed on their bike - one with really thick tires on the sidewalk.
I called my husband but I was shaking so much and started crying that I couldn't talk and hung up on him. Even revisiting the memory still has me crying.
Re: Terrifying Encounter
DS: Born 5-17-16
That douchebag will never speed down the sidewalk again, I'm sure of it, because of what you said.
Not to say you shouldn't be upset at the near-miss, but perhaps you can take some consolation in the fact that you've probably shamed him into something like maturity, and maybe saved kids or other vulnerable people from injury or even death in the future.
I've also lost track of the people who pretty much almost hit me with their car in the parking lots of places, however that's not even just when I'm pregnant. Seriously... It takes like 2 seconds to pay attention, stop, and wait for a person to cross the road to the store. There is nowhere THAT important that you have to be that you would rather hit someone with your car.
BFP 1: 9/15/2013 | DD 5/23/2014
BFP 2: 9/15/2015 | EDD 5/26/2016
That's one reason I would never wear headphones while running on the hike and bike trail. Sometimes the bikes are going fast and all they do is yell "on your left!" when approaching.