Today, I parked in a "Disabled" space. A woman and her kids comes yelling at me about how I don't look disabled and I was just being selfish. I roll my pants up to reveal two prosthetic legs. She then yells at me that I should have warned her before showing my legs since it could scare her kids. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after parking in the handicapped spot of a lot with my placard, an older couple with their 7-year-old grandchild came up and yelled at me for being a lying asshole and taking the parking spot. When I showed them my prosthetic leg, the kid started crying and guess who got yelled at again. FML
Today, I was so happy to finally get my disabled parking badge but I was not prepared for the abuse from members of the public because I don’t "look disabled." Just this morning a woman refused to believe I have a prosthetic foot, and tried to make me pull up my pant leg to show her. FML
Today, as I was getting out of my car, an old and obese lady walked up to me and called me an "inconsiderate heartless bitch" for using the last handicap parking spot. I guess she didn't see my wheelchair. FML
Today, I told a guy he should be ashamed of himself for parking in a handicapped space. He hit me with his prosthetic leg. FML
Today, I parked in a disabled bay so I could drop my son off at his appointment. My son uses crutches and has a blue badge. As I was trying to leave, an absolute Karen started chewing my ass for using a disabled bay while “not looking disabled”, then lay under my wheels to stop me leaving. FML
Today, I noticed a flashy car badly parking itself in a handicapped space. I hate the asshats who do this, so I went up to berate the driver. After an opening salvo of coarse language, a glint of light on his wheelchair in the back caught my eye. I then had to apologise for being a shitehawk. FML
Today, I got back to my car with a note cussing me out for parking in a disabled space when I’m clearly not disabled. They also smashed my windows. It’s true, I’m not disabled, but I also wasn’t parked in a disabled space. I was parked in a normal space next to the disabled spaces. FML
Today, according to a wild Karen, I shouldn’t be allowed to use a disabled bay because I don’t look disabled. I mean sure, I have a prosthetic leg, but I look "normal" so I’m not allowed. FML
Today, I received a $250 ticket when I parked my car, that has the disabled placard, in a handicapped spot at a Wal-Mart. The officer said she watched me get out of the car and walk to store without appearing to be disabled. I'm 59 years old, have a steel rod in my spine and a prosthetic hip. FML
Today, I was taking a walk, when an elderly lady in a motorized wheelchair slammed into me from behind. There was plenty of room to pass by, but noooo, trying to run me down like a dog, then giving me the finger and yelling "Watch where you're walking!" is so damn preferable. FML
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bartsj8815 1
A mother like that is enough to scare the kids.
GingerSlice0 4
Looks like she didn't have a leg to stand on.
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Comments (78)
kctrl 8
Your reaction was literally the best thing you could've done in that situation. You weren't argumentative or abrasive, just informative. Good for you for being the bigger person. Also if her kids were scared by a pair of prosthetics, she really hasn't prepared them for the world. What an idiot woman.
sturschaedel 27
You should really go around telling kids you are half robot - you'll be their hero!
saffy66 34
She deserved it.
Etweens96 25
Same thing happened to my mom's friend. A man came banging on her car roof and screaming for her parking in a handicap spot but then she pulled out the medallion and that shut him up. It really sucks when you get people like that and I'm sorry you went through that OP.
meadoel 1
I've had this happen to me. Someone yelled at me that my kids didn't look handicapped, so why am I parking there. I said "Fortunately, they aren't, I am", at which point they yelled at me that I didn't look handicapped either. They threatened to call the police. I said "Please do. Then, when they arrive, I'll explain to them that you are harassing me for parking legally and I will file a formal complain. I'll wait right here while you call". He walked away. Sadly, he walked to his car and helped his extremely handicapped child out of the car. Had this person said "You look reasonably-abled, can I park here because my child needs xxxxx" I would have happily moved my car. I think he was just angry about the hand life dealt him. In the state of GA, the form for the Handicapped placard has a checkbox labeled "Is the requester visibly handicapped". This is used to educate law enforcement that our handicap may not be the most visible, such as being wheelchair bound.
sturschaedel 27
This just goes to show: communication skills are always important.
darkshadus 10
I get the same crap bexause I don't "look disabled I might look ok on the outside but inside I'm a trainwreak, Sarcodosis of rhe lungs, CHF. DETERIATING DISK DISEASE, OSTOEAETHRITI,S DIABETIC AND HAVE EDMA IM MYLEGS AS WELL AS DVT. and I had one jerk went off on me for parkinging in the handicap spaces so I dold him that my disabilitiea were NOT for his enjoyment and to kiss my a$$
Beautymarked 12
**** her. I'm sorry, OP. :(
OhhaiYumi 10
**** her!
FailStaff 15
She was probably mad because you took the spot she wanted to steal even though she wasn't disabled
TheAspieDork 27
I hate it when people act like they're some kind of bastion of justice in order to protect their ego