My Parking Peeve

One of the most annoying things in the world to me is parking in a parking lot.  They are a breeding ground for idiots.  Everyone seems to lose themselves in fighting for a spot or cutting each other off.  I understand the need and want to park closer to the actual store, but I'll be the first one to park at a distance and walk just so I can get out of the car.  With this said, I do love the stores that provide spaces for people with small children.  Usually grocery stores have these particular parking spaces and I won't lie, they are God-sent.  When lugging have 2 kids to go grocery shopping, it makes life a little easier to know that I can at least try to get in and out of the store as the least amount possible, all the while knowing that nothing else during the trip will be quick or easy.

With this said, what really chapped my ass was the lady at Whole Foods the other day.  It took all of my being to not park my car to block her in and slap her.  She drove a monster SUV and decided that it was best for her to park in a "Customers with Children" space.  She exited her car with NO children.  She was either illiterate or seriously only cared about herself (I'm leaning towards the latter).  Not that I am a super skinny super model, but this woman could have used the extra walking time to help her start a healthier lifestyle.  Now, as I watched her walking towards the store, I had a one year old whining in the back-seat and a three year old yelling about wanting to eat cookies.  Seriously??  SO I pull down another aisle and think that I see and open space.  Perfect, I think to myself, just to drive over and see that someone decided that their car was better than everyone else's and take up two spaces.

Then the other parking annoyance I tend to perseverate on is the "Expecting Mom" spaces at Babies R Us. These are designated parking spaces directing in front of the entrance at Babies R Us.  Now, it's a nice gesture and all, but to be perfectly honest, unless you're 9 months pregnant, do you really need to park directly in front of the store?  Can you honestly tell me that a first time mom only 2 or 3 months pregnant simply can't find the energy to walk from a normal parking space to the store??  What about the mom who has to figure out how to walk into the store with a toddler and an infant in a cumbersome car-seat?  For starters, the toddler thinks that suddenly the open space of a parking lot is a calling to run directly into oncoming traffic.  While no matter what type of car-seat you buy for the infant, they are obnoxiously heavy and always leave a bruise on the forearm.  Are you seriously going to tell me that that poor mom doesn't deserve to park closer to the entrance??

Ok - that ends my parking rant.

xoxo - k.