You must not like your kids very much, or maybe it's mine you don't like, but either way, cut this shit out!

ANOTHER day where some mom parks in front of the fire hydrant at preschool. Good lord people, don’t you get it? I don’t want my kids on fire. If you want that for your kids, please take care of it on your own time.

And then she gets all mad when I very politely mention that she’s in front of the hydrant. In fact, I’ve gotten quite good at this little spiel because I do it about once a month. And that is just the folks who do this when I happen to be there.

Sigh, can you guess how popular I am at this school?


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17 responses to “You must not like your kids very much, or maybe it's mine you don't like, but either way, cut this shit out!”

  1. andria Avatar

    You would start to twitch if you went through my kid’s school parking lot. If I get us all out of there alive this year it will be a miracle. Kudos to you for reminding her that she was in front of a hydrant. I worked at a lot of schools, if it keeps up let the admin. know and they can call the fire marshall who can issue tickets for that.

  2. Oh, The Joys Avatar

    I was at the grocery store today and a woman threw her plastic bag out of the window of the car. I walked up to her, picked up her back, called her lazy (beeotch that I am) and then walked to the garbage can and threw it away. I also happened to be in line behind her so I can tell you that she was a huge young woman that purchased a packet of Philly blunts and a Pepsi. (There is only one reason to purchase Philly blunts) and in her car was an infant (newborn). I’m trying very hard to understand why some folks care so little about their community, it’s safety and themselves.

  3. Plain Jane Mom Avatar

    Andria: the best part? The school is right next to a police parking lot and behind a fire station. I clearly just need to find their phone number and put it in my cell phone. And carry my cell phone. And well, charge my cell phone…

    Jessica: That is a great story! I mean sad too, but I am impressed by your bravery. Oh, and if you ever figure out why people are like this, please let me in on the secret. It makes me nuts.

  4. Laura Avatar

    Well, the parents may not like it but the people at the school probably appreciate your effort. I work in an elementary school and at least once a week we have people parking in the emergency vehicle spot.

  5. Plain Jane Mom Avatar

    Hi Laura,

    I get all kinds of excuses. Like, “I’m just going in for a second” or “I have to bring snack in today”. They don’t seem to understand the importance of a fire hydrant in front of a school with, hmmm, over 150 small kids in it.

    sigh

  6. Pendullum Avatar

    I would have backed you up…

    I just hate that…

    I walk everywhere…

    and I am never not in awe of how some self centred person parks o nthe side walk in front of the school so that they can not get a ticket… where CHILDREN are forced to walk around the vehicle onto the road to enter their school…. It makes me sooooooo angry….

  7. Mrs. Flinger Avatar

    Maybe talk to local police and have them potrol it? I had a friend get a ticked because she wasn’t the proper distance away from it. (not in front of, just too close). I know they do that. ;-)

  8. Jenny Avatar

    Good for you!

    It’s pathetic that the parents try to justify why they are doing it instead of just apologizing for being lazy and moving on.

  9. cmhl Avatar

    what makes me crazy is @ the elementary school my kids attend— there is a 4 lane drop-off area, and in the mornings all would go smoothly if it worked as intended– drop-off.

    But no……… Instead of parking in the designated spots to get out if you want to walk your child in, some of these rogue uber-mommies park right in the drop off lanes, go in, chat for a while, etc etc. It makes me INSANE.

  10. Plain Jane Mom Avatar

    Pendullum: Yeah, \’cause its better that momma isn\’t late for pilates, than for OTHER folks kids to able to stay out of the street.

    Mrs. F: I\’m not sure how much closer this fire hydrant could be to about 25 police cars. Maybe if it was in their lobby they would notice. Cops drive by it all the time. I haven\’t decided what to do about this just yet…

    Jenny: EXACTLY! You get caught doing something idiotic that you knew better than to do… well just suck it up and move on. Sheesh!

    cmhl: Inconsiderate people are everywhere. I believe that I should be allowed to carry around a Bag of Rocks? with which to enforce my Rules of Behavior?.

  11. michelle Avatar

    At my younger daughter’s school, there is a teacher that has been at the school about 105 years….a total BATTLE-AX….who “reminds” parents not to be assholes and park in front of fire hydrants, etc.

    Parents, even the stupid ones, are TERRIFIED of her. She is actually a doll but is a Nazi about drop off and pick up. There is a special place in hell for those parents who think that that NO PARKING/FIRE LANE sign DOESN’T REALLY MEAN THEM.

    I am sorry you have this duty at your school.

  12. michelle Avatar

    Sorry—but I just had to add this, as my blood boils when I drop off or pick up, am in a hurry—–along with the hundred other parents—-and MUFFY/BITSY/ICKY mom car driver STOPS in the middle of it all to discuss her drapes with another MUFFY/BITSY/ICKY mom. For five minutes. While we wait. GRRRRRR.

    Oh, BTW, love your blog and put you on my blog roll.

  13. Plain Jane Mom Avatar

    Thanks Michelle — can I rent that lady? I need a hand over here! Its either that or I’ll end up buying a really rude sign and installing in the dead of night. Hmmm, that’s not a bad idea. And thanks for the link!

  14. Jenna Avatar

    Ah, I’m a firefighter’s wife. That’s a big no-no. :)

  15. Plain Jane Mom Avatar

    Jenna: And a handsome firefighter at that — nicely done!

    (The rest of you can see what I mean:

    http://thejhatfields.org/blog/2006/10/05/its-love-thursday-and-i-remembered )

  16. Soccer Dad Avatar

    My dropoff story doesn’t put anyone at risk, but when you’re shaving seconds off before your kids are tardy, etc. even someone wasting 60 seconds in the dropoff line makes you want to scream.

    Our elementary school has a nice little horseshoe driveway where dropoffs happen. They have 3 Safety Patrol kids at the sidewalk to open and close car doors and speed things along. For the most part it works well, except for this ONE Mom. Every single morning, she drives up to the dropoff point, puts her car in park, pops the trunk, gets OUT, get her kid’s backpack out of the trunk, hands it to her kid, give him a kiss goodbye, closes the trunk, gets back in, buckles up, and then leaves. While we all wait in line behind her. Now I neglected to mention the inner side of the horseshoe has parking spots where you go to PARK and drop your kid off, but no, that won’t work.

    What’s always puzzled me was this – why can’t her kid hold his backpack in his lap like every other kid who gets dropped off? And it’s not some huge roller backpack either.

    Needless to say when I said something to her she gave me the best dripping with scorn Buffy look. Of course the teacher in charge of dropoffs is just an enabler. Realizing parents were getting tired of this Mom’s daily routine, SHE started to grab the backpack from the open trunk to save a few seconds while everyone else waited for the line to move. But the Mom STILL had to get out pat the kid on the head, etc. Sigh – you wonder what happened to some peoples brains or at least the part that counters the ‘I’m the most important person in the world’ syndrome :)

  17. Plain Jane Mom Avatar

    Oh Soccer Dad, that would make me insane! My oldest is still in preschool, but I know that when my kids start going to regular school I’m just going to be a nut job…

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