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So i was at Coles today, pretty chuffed with myself for getting my 3 yr old to fit in the toddler seat , next to my 3 month old in the capsule bit of the shopping trolley. All went well and was able to get my shopping done
I go down to the basement car park to unload everything and i COULD NOT for the life of me lift the 3 yr old out of the seat!! her legs kept getting caught and i just didnt have the height to manage it, she started getting more and more distressed and screaming to get out. The only person around was a VERY tall trolley man , looked Sudanese , i think. I ran over and asked if he could assist me in getting the child out and he comes over and yanks her out by pulling one of her arms  !! OMG, she is fine and didnt cry or anything but it looked her arm was going to be pulled out of its socket!!kicking myself driving home thinking how stupid it was asking a stranger to do that, but what else could i have done?? |
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That happened with our youngest one day. Out of frustration I turned around and told her to get out herself. So she did. She got her legs out and stood up whilst I held on under her arms and then just lifted her down.
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Sounds like he was very helpful. I would have said no if I were him.
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To keep going with the 'youse are all racist' theme from the other thread - what does being Sudanese have anything to do with it?
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That has happened to me too and my then 3yr old DS. In the end he got out himself but i was struggling for a while and just didn't have the height.
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QUOTE (pookems85 @ 30/03/2012, 03:59 PM)  Sounds like he was very helpful. I would have said no if I were him. Same here. |
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QUOTE (MsN @ 30/03/2012, 04:02 PM) To keep going with the 'youse are all racist' theme from the other thread - what does being Sudanese have anything to do with it? lol. |
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So, she's fine yeah ? She didn't cry... and you have an issue because ??? why exactly ?
Edited to Add: The upset and distress was when the parenting help didn't work... (just in case your memory was adding that upset to the stranger assistance) Very strange post... This post has been edited by LambChop: 30/03/2012, 03:14 PM |
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QUOTE (pookems85 @ 30/03/2012, 03:59 PM) I would have said no if I were him. Why? |
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How is this a Mother of the Yr moment?
You needed help, you asked for it. Nothing wrong with that. |
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