But I need it!

[HappyFun Ball]

Last year after having a bilateral deep abscess drainage on my thighs (6 inch long, 3 inch deep incisions) after I was released from the hospital, I went home for a couple of days and we had no food in the house, I ordered lunch delivered and determined it was too expensive to do that for a couple of weeks, so I had hubby drive me to Wally World. Now, I was still having a hard time walking, it's like having to learn how to walk again with that surgery, I had on comfy cotton shorts and a Wound VAC (It's a machine that sucks drainage out and aids in healing) attached to both thighs.

I trudge myself from the ped crossing (where hubby had dropped me off) to the nearest electric cart. I'm about to mount the cart when a pregnant girl (I say girl because she could not have been of legal age yet) cried out "Hey! I need that!". I look at her, and apologize and explain that I had just had surgery and that I needed it and I asked her why she felt she needed it "Because I'm pregnant!" she said it a snotty EW tone "Ok, and your point is?" I say.. I mean I've had 4 kids, one of them being 2 weeks late and weighing 13 pounds at birth and I never needed a cart. "I ain't supposed to be out of the bed!" she said.. "So you are on bed rest?" I inquired "Yeah!" she replied "Then might I suggest you go home and get back in the bed?" I drove off thinking this was the end... Wrong!

I see Miss Preggers and what I am assuming is the baby daddy, Preggers points at me and says "That huh, there she be!" (Huh is the best way I can describe her attempt at saying the word "her") scrawny baby daddy with his pants half-way down his ass comes up to me says "She need that cart." "Well, I need it more" I said "She pregnant" he says "Yes, that does happen.. but as you can see I just had surgery and I have a machine attached to my legs" I reply "So?" Baby Daddy says "So? I could say the same thing about her ailment." he looked like he was trying to think of something to say "Are you done now, or do I have call for help?" I asked (At this point there is my husband, he's not particularly intimidating. 2 rather intimidating employees and 4 other shoppers standing behind me, the employees had there arms crossed) "Man! mumble mumble mumble" Baby Daddy says and stalks off, Preggers stands there like she wants to say something but turns and leaves too.

[Tithera]

man, if she can't handle walking around a store, then she shouldn't be there in the first place. My mom worked for AEP when she was pregnant with me and my younger sister, walking all over the tri-county area as a meter reader. She was about 6 months pregnant with me when she had to take off running when a pit bull got out of his fence and had to hop a 6 ft fence, 6 months pregnant! If she can't handle it, she shouldn't have gotten pregnant in the first place! Especially so young!

[Kogarashi]

Oh, to have been there and pregnant at the time. I'm currently 9 months pregnant (almost literally; duedate is tomorrow), and I still walk my daughter down to her school and then push my other daughter back up a very steep hill in the stroller on the way back. If she's not actually on bed rest, she can suck it up and waddle around like the rest of us currently/previously pregnant ladies. If she is on bed rest, she needs to get her butt back in bed and leave the shopping to hubby/bf/babydaddy.

[PepperElf]

iirc mom was skiing up until her last month of pregnancy with me.
sounds more like precious didn't want to move her ass and thought that getting her baby daddy to yell at you would get her what she wanted.

of course i'm also thinking...

I'm pregnant!"

... "that's not my fault!"

[chainedbarista]

hm, if she's supposed to be on bedrest, couldn't she get into some sort of issue for being out, then miscarrying?? (if she wasn't lying to start with)

pregnant and needs the cart? uhm, no; walk...i did when i was pregnant and incredibly huge, i'm sure her ass can manage as well.

surgery>lazy pregnant woman

[bainsidhe]

Maybe she needed the cart, maybe she didn't. I won't speculate, since it was her attitude that was offensive. It's first-come, first-serve with those carts. She could have *gasp* waited for another cart or she could do what all my previous scooter-wanting customers did and ask an employee if one was available. Employees are handy like that, since they'll drag one out of the parking lot or from the other entrance. And if the store was busy, then she just waits until one is available. I'm surprised she didn't use the two-year-old phrase of "But I saw it first!"

[fma_fanatic]

I need tacos.. I need them or I will explode...that happens sometimes..


...couldn't resist. It was just begging to be said *hides*

[jjc927]

Someone I work with is due in 2 weeks and huge and is on her feet plus working with kids all day long. This dolt can manage to walk around in a store for a short amount of time. Wow.

[tropicsgoddess]

What a lazy entitled twit! Sugery > lazy pregnant "girl".

[Kristev]

When my mother was pregnant with me, she went to see Jaws 2. Of course, during the attacks she didn't watch the movie. She stood up and started walking around the theatre until her biggest mistake said they were over.

So yeah, a pregnant woman can walk for a couple of hours.

Of course, she wondered my whole life why I love those movies so much.

[Mr Hero]

Oh, to have been there and pregnant at the time. I'm currently 9 months pregnant (almost literally; duedate is tomorrow),

Off topic, but congrats! Hope the delivery goes well for you.

[PepperElf]

and if i'm not mistaken some stores also keep some non-powered wheelchairs on hand. i mean they're not as fancy but they get the job done.

[Kristev]

Yes, but those things never get the "But I want it!" effect.

[Kogarashi]

Off topic, but congrats! Hope the delivery goes well for you.

Thanks! Now if the baby would just decide it's time already....

Yes, but those things never get the "But I want it!" effect.

Of course not. Who wants to work to move themselves around the store?

[Seshat]

Pregnancy is not, of itself, a disability. As I understand it, with a healthy pregnancy, exercise is greatly encouraged. (Within limits.)

Complications of pregnancy can be a disability. Or one can be pregnant and disabled.

So yeah, assuming she was pregnant and healthy, the OP needed the cart and the pregnant lady didn't.