Friday, September 19, 2008

Pregnant lady trying to find Parking

Just a thought:

When I park @ the commissary or the mall or anywhere else, I park a fair distance away. I don't like parking around a bunch of other cars and I don't mind the walk.
Well earlier this week I go to the Safeway and am exhausted, so I'm looking for the "Expectant Mother's Parking". And to my luck, there aren't any!
I never really understood completely why a pregnant woman would have to park in a spot right next to the door~ but NOW I do and I may actually take advantage of them!!
Now today when I was out for lunch I was feeling GREAT so I parked as far away and got my exercise. I'm standing @ the front of the restaurant and I see the person who parked in the "Expectant Mother's Parking" standing outside her car (a Jaguar mind you). Now the girl (in her 20's) did not appear to be pregnant in any way and was standing outside her car to smoke a cigarette.
I'm first taken aback that someone could be so careless as to not be pregnant and park in the "handicap" spot so to speak but then to see her smoking a cigarette just made me frustrated about the situation. I stood there and wondered the whole time the girl was smoking her cigarette if I should walk across the road and say something to her. If you are not pregnant, you shouldn't be parking in a spot reserved for someone who is growing a baby inside of themselves. AND/OR if you are pregnant, why are you smoking and harming your unborn child???
Thinking back I'm more frustrated with myself now that I didn't say something to her so from now on I plan to!
Join me in being an advocate for pregnant mothers and say something to those that park in our spots and are NOT pregnant!

1 comment:

Car man said...

What kind of Jag was it??? XKE or S, year, Color,hardtop or ragtop??? Comon...I can't take the suspense...Love Uncle, Don