'Man gave me world's dirtiest look on school run after 60-second inconvenience'

25 June 2024 , 08:00

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The man was not impressed with where she parked (Stock Image) (Image: Getty Images)

The school run can be utter chaos, and sometimes you might have to do some manoeuvres you wouldn't normally do in order to drop off or pick your kids up and get away quickly.

One woman was left feeling really guilty, however, after she "blocked someone in on the school run", trying to justify it by saying it's the "first time" she's ever done it, as there's currently a "makeshift car park".

After realising she'd blocked a man in, it was his reaction that was less than ideal - leaving her feeling "cheeky" and "awkward".

Taking to Mumsnet, the mum admitted she thought her parking "wouldn't impact anyone as it's about 60 seconds total" for her to "run the kids to the gate and back" - but the man in the other car was not impressed at all.

"He had a toddler with him and started complaining, quite rightly, so I apologised and said I'm sorry, can I run these to the gate, I'll be about 60 seconds, while he gets his toddler in the car seat. He said yes okay but pulled a face," she explained.

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When the woman returned to the car, "he'd just finished getting the toddler in", and the mum thanked him for his patience, apologising again "before driving away". But he gave her "the world's dirtiest look", and she was left gutted as she thought he'd been reasonable, given that she'd admitted fault.

"I realise I was in the wrong and being cheeky. But now feel very awkward especially as I'm a dinner lady to his son, I'm not sure he knows though," she wrote, wondering whether she should "apologise again" when she sees him next.

In the comments, others assured the woman that she'd already done enough. One wrote: "You apologised and knew you were being cheeky. I wouldn't give it any more thought." Someone else shared: "You were polite, admitted you were in the wrong, and it doesn’t sound like it was a massive inconvenience on the whole. I’d leave it at that."

Another wrote: "I wouldn’t lose any sleep over this. Presumably you blocked him in because there was nowhere else to park. It’s not like you just stopped where you wanted for the hell of it.

"Surely if the school parking situation is tricky there’s a bit of give and take between parents who may need to do this. He wasn’t actually inconvenienced. Perhaps he should be losing sleep over his dirty look?"

Others weren't impressed though, with one fuming: "Don’t block other cars. Simple. Park correctly and walk."

Danielle Kate Wroe