I'm sorry that I don't want your child to die.

[spookysonata]

Pulling up to the front of my building the other day, I got out to check the mailbox. When I got back into my car, I saw a neighbor of mine coming out of the opposite building with her son, who was driving his little toy car. Cute? But he pulled into the road...and she just followed along. They were literally in the middle of the freaking road

So I sat there for a minute, thinking that surely she'd herd him back onto the sidewalk. She must have sensed me staring at her, because she turned around and saw me. She leaned over to talk to the kid, me thinking "OK, she's explaining that they need to move out of the road." I popped the brake and started to pull out. But she straightened up, and they continued their pleasant meander down the yellow line. So I stopped again.

She turned when she heard me stop. She gave me the catbutt face and waved at me like Come on, just go!. I shook my head and gave her the stinkeye until she finally moved the kid. I felt like telling her the road is for real cars. Poor kid, his mom just seemed so frigging clueless.

[bainsidhe]

You know, those little cars/trucks can go at a pretty good clip. Shame on mommy for thinking little precious was fine where he was. In two seconds he could have veered right into a vehicles path. And that's if he was still on the sidewalk.

[Becks]

I felt like telling her the road is for real cars.

You should've. Who knows...she might've appreciated it.