I don't even work there, but I ruined a christmas..

[MoonCat]

If her kid was jumping up and down, she very likely did NOT need a scooter. And suppose the kid was joyriding around the store in the scooter and a customer came in who actually DID need it?

God, I hate parents like that.

And as for swearing - Mytical, we all know you're one of the good guys. Even a good guy can sometimes be pushed too far.

[Food Lady]

I suffer this kind of stuff because my disabilities are not obvious and not officially declared (meaning I have to work and don't have the right to park in handicapped). I look healthy, but the truth is that lifting something over 10 lbs can possibly send me to urgent care.

[Gilhelmi]

Food Lady, I know this is a bit off-topic, but.

My mother has 'weight issues' where she has a very hard time losing weight. Until a few years ago, she looked fine too. But as time went on, her condition got worse. Eventually causing other problems with her knees.

I honestly believe, if she had been diagnosed earlier, gotten a 'handicapped' placard earlier, and used the motorized scooters (at all, she still has too much stupid 'pride' there). She might have been able to live healthier today. Mother will be wheelchair bound by age 75 at this rate.

I say all that, because if you have a disability, you should see a doctor or a specialist and get it taken care of now. Not even knowing what you have, just in general, these things are better taken care of today.

[An Haddock]

I don't curse often, and I HATE that I cursed in front of a child. I have no brain to mouth filter..I think it I say it. The employees were a little..skittish about approaching me when I got to the customer service desk..but were nothing but kind and efficient. I got out to the vehicle, one of the employees took the cart back..and I sat in the card feeling absolutely horrible for that little girl...all because her mom decided that she knew anything about me.

Sorry lol forgot the most important part. Apparently I ruined the little girls Christmas by refusing to give up the scooter.. Now how that works... I ... don't know.

Well, like I said in my message... I don't think what you said was all that bad and if anything you helped that kid by calling out the mother in front of her on her bad behavior.

Feel better!

[wolfie]

"I swear a perfectly healthy guy like you, taking the carts from those who really need it." (She had walked around to infront of me, waving a boney finger at me).

"Why I never.. she needs it more then YOU do."

Would I be posting this if it had stopped there. Of course not. The woman said "You WILL get up and let my daughter have the scooter."

I'd be tempted to answer "And what medical school did you graduate from, bitch? They need to lose their accreditation.

Wait.. I just proved how ancient I am by bringing up Mary Lou Retton .. didn't I?

Mary Lou Retton? Wasn't she still wearing diapers when Olga Korbut took the gold in Montreal?

[KuariKaydrith]

Not everybody who has physical disabilities looks disabled - I know I don't. But if the kid is able to jump and bounce around I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the kid likely does not actually NEED a scooter. At least not right at that moment. Some people can be fine at the start of their outing but their body may have other ideas later on and they would need those mobility aids. If that is the case with this child then the mother should have said something along those lines instead of turning into a demanding bitch.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Mary Lou Retton? Wasn't she still wearing diapers when Olga Korbut took the gold in Montreal?

I hope not. Mary was 8 years old at the time.

[kibbles]

A big kudos to the little girl for being nice and courteous and saying "I can wait"..she is obviously learning something the so-called adult isn't teaching..heart-warming to hear that part.

[notalwaysright]

Forgot to mention, the OP is much more easy going than I. Lets assume the kid was just going to "ride the scooter" for FUN, which I think is a fair assumption. I don't think that's acceptable, even if the scooter was not being used. They should be left to be available to people who need them.

So I would not have thought it was cute. I know, it's not the kids fault that she was taught by her psychotic mother that it was okay, and I have to give her props for being smarter than her mom... But regardless, I would have been exasperated that something meant to aid a person with legitimate mobility issues was being abused.

[Estil]

I agree, I think people who "play" with the scooters/wheelchairs are making a mockery of the disabled.

[DeltaSierra]

I've dealt with people thinking I didn't "really need" a motorized cart because I didn't look disabled at the time. Once was when I had a cast on my leg due to a very bad ACL tear and it being winter, I wore XXXL mens black jogging pants on OVER the cast to stay warm. Another time was after getting surgery on said knee during the summer, I had to wear a leg brace for 3 weeks - I'd wear it with leggings and a long skirt and got told off multiple times that "being fat isn't a disability" (yeah I'm a few pounds overweight but not in the too fat to walk category!). Fortunately lifting my skirt high enough to show the brace was *usually* enough to get them to shut up.

[MoonCat]

The other thing that frosts me is the mother saying, "You WILL get up..."

I'd have said something regrettable at that point. I don't let pushy bitches, especially strangers, tell me what to do, especially when I know I'm not doing anything wrong.

[Seshat]

"you WILL get up" ...

I would have been SO tempted to shrug, and - especially if a staff member was in sight - struggle my way out of the chair and yes, allow myself to collapse onto the floor.


I have NO PROBLEM whatsoever with making a scene if it embarasses someone who hugely deserves it.

[prjkt]

I have a feeling that might backfire Seshat, mother dearest would whinge at you to get out of the way for her...

[Anakah]

That is why you NEVER judge someone. You never know whats wrong. You did nothing wrong you were attacked because some idiot wanted something that is meant for helping someone not a free ride for her kid to play on.