tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post8688530772348846325..comments2024-01-26T00:47:28.825-08:00Comments on Vintage Thirty: You'll Take Advantage of the Nearest Mode of Transportation to Either High Five Me or Leave a Flaming Bag of Dog Pooh on my Front PorchTootsie Farklepantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18336671002327112885noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-18513319456882234602008-04-05T19:44:00.000-07:002008-04-05T19:44:00.000-07:00I honestly could've used it the first month after ...I honestly could've used it the first month after having Gavin because, well, he had a HUGE mellon and left my poor bottom with a 3rd degree tear and more stitches than I cared to count. By the time he was 2 weeks old, I had no one to help me at home (family lives in Indiana and Chicago), and still needed to shuffle to the store for necessities...frequently, unfortunately, since my sleep-deprived brain kept forgetting things, and the list, and once, my wallet.<BR/>But then, that would've fell into your preggo-with-exceptions.<BR/>Now, I totally appreciate the grocery stores with "Parents w/kids" spots...let distance for them little buggers to get away from you.Wineplzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412881827548705342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-89911147422673463822008-03-27T08:20:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:20:00.000-07:00Rock on Tootsie! I know I could have used a bit mo...Rock on Tootsie! I know I could have used a bit more exercise when I was preggers. Shoot - I could use some more now. I get a little self-satisfied thrill when I park at the BACK of the lot these days!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647378550913763567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-25128770310341383472008-03-27T05:08:00.000-07:002008-03-27T05:08:00.000-07:00Cheri--thanks! That is exactly what I wanted to s...Cheri--thanks! That is exactly what I wanted to say. And to my dear Angie...I so wish you didn't need them.Texashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-75388599493072838812008-03-26T22:03:00.000-07:002008-03-26T22:03:00.000-07:00Great post, Tootsie! I'm with you on this. Althoug...Great post, Tootsie! I'm with you on this. Although...I do still use the handicapped bathroom stall with my kids...even wrote a post about using one in church and whether I was messing up my chances with GOD. <BR/><BR/>Saying that a normal, pregnant woman is disabled is disturbing.JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-73981110231732503022008-03-26T21:35:00.000-07:002008-03-26T21:35:00.000-07:00I'm all for private businesses doing what they fee...I'm all for private businesses doing what they feel is good for their customers. I'm against the government classifying all pregnant women as disabled and accommodating for it.Tootsie Farklepantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336671002327112885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-21770246697941430302008-03-26T21:25:00.000-07:002008-03-26T21:25:00.000-07:00I love that IKEA has "Family Parking" spots right ...I love that IKEA has "Family Parking" spots right next to the handicap 'cause I'm lazy. ;)Nick & Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326590589340535573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-2449951930117004112008-03-26T20:20:00.000-07:002008-03-26T20:20:00.000-07:00Whew! Glad to see I didn't offend anyone. I tho...Whew! Glad to see I didn't offend anyone. I thought I might have a controversial post on my hands.<BR/><BR/>Sea~ It infuriates me when I see small children unattended in a car. Do people not watch the news?Tootsie Farklepantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336671002327112885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-46675183284362298582008-03-26T19:50:00.000-07:002008-03-26T19:50:00.000-07:00A high five is definitely in order here. If I ever...A high five is definitely in order here. If I ever have kids and I get to the point that I can't maneuver my fat self in and out of stores...I just won't go. It's not that important. Plus there will be a man in my life that I will make go to the store.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127352109864311703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-69673334508201905622008-03-26T18:02:00.000-07:002008-03-26T18:02:00.000-07:00Give me a high 5 for this one, Tootsie.Since Child...Give me a high 5 for this one, Tootsie.<BR/><BR/>Since Child has had his recent experience with the shattered femur (and lovely accessories like wheelchair, walker and crutches, I am thankful that his Doc ORDERED us to use a HC hangtag. <BR/><BR/>The experience has put me in the mind that people who have legitimate significant differences in their mobility are dealing with enough obstacles (just try to open a HC accessible bathroom at our Mall of America while sitting in a wheelchair, um ... yea) so that a parking space closer and with wider accessibility is the LEAST we can do.<BR/><BR/>That said, people who misuse HC tags and spaces are wrong and should be questioned alot more often, hopefully by someone who rolls up to them in a wheelchair yelling, "Sister, what the hell are you doing in my spot?" I'm all for self advocacy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-65532061190450633162008-03-26T14:50:00.000-07:002008-03-26T14:50:00.000-07:00If walking helped to move labor along, believe me,...If walking helped to move labor along, believe me, I wouldn't have been 12 days late with my 6th child.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-86387324927515794032008-03-26T13:41:00.000-07:002008-03-26T13:41:00.000-07:00I think if men ever got pregnant, they would deman...I think if men ever got pregnant, they would demand a handicap parking space just so they wouldn't have to haul their large-marge selves into the store from across a parking lot.<BR/><BR/>Women don't need handicap parking for when they are pregnant, but I will admit, the closer parking for women with newborns was a blessing.As Cape Cod Turnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047430228350114744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-57163270702177953842008-03-26T13:34:00.000-07:002008-03-26T13:34:00.000-07:00Wow...I love california! I suppose there are certa...Wow...I love california! I suppose there are certain circumstances where that would apply, but most of the time if a woman is on bed rest, a closer parking spot is not what she needs. <BR/><BR/>In my lovely town in colorado we have two related parking options, one is mommy spots close in at the mall for preg-o and strollers.<BR/><BR/>Then, we have signs around various parking lots that tell you how many extra steps you'll take if you park further away from the door, to help get people moving. We park at those!EatPlayLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01768078593549284605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-26472769258915086752008-03-26T13:13:00.000-07:002008-03-26T13:13:00.000-07:00The end of all my pregnanies was in August (8/22, ...The end of all my pregnanies was in August (8/22, 8/22 and 9/9), I always worked full time up until my due date and, had to walk from our 'loser lot' if I had a drs appt (approx 1 mile to my desk no exaggeration). One day my boss demanded that I get a HC spot closer to the door. OK. I was 40 (can you say surprise?) and was sick of hearing how old I was at the Drs. office so there was no waaaay I was going to use a HC spot didn't care if I went into labor on the trek in!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-74686401681945953412008-03-26T11:39:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:39:00.000-07:00Okay, the part of me that wants a parking spot res...Okay, the part of me that wants a parking spot reserved with my name (Fat, Lazy Mom) is all for this. But you're totally right. It's nothing more than laziness. If you can hike your pregnant self through the store shopping for hours on end then you can walk the extra few feet to get into the store.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-15774265218959109372008-03-26T11:36:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:36:00.000-07:00Bravo! I agree 100%. Okay, I may not be allowed to...Bravo! I agree 100%. <BR/><BR/>Okay, I may not be allowed to have an opinion since I've never been pregnant, but my mom has and she agrees with me. And not only did this 4'11" woman carry an 8 lb. 9 oz. baby to TEN months, she was still walking for exercise every day. <BR/><BR/>Maybe that's why she could wear her old jeans home from the hospital. Just sayin'.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880910333528477451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-64650896517442792102008-03-26T11:15:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:15:00.000-07:00Infants are a piece of cake.LOL at MIT. Nice one....Infants are a piece of cake.<BR/><BR/>LOL at MIT. Nice one.OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-54676944050058161242008-03-26T10:52:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:52:00.000-07:00I'm just going to say it: we have become a country...I'm just going to say it: we have become a country of lazy ass whiners who feel entitled to EVERYTHING. I feel much better.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-17846311022810187912008-03-26T10:15:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:15:00.000-07:00I was more "handicapped" with a couple of toddlers...I was more "handicapped" with a couple of toddlers than hugely pregnant or with a babe in arms. Just sayin'.Fanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256873494991946979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-31906272617739991382008-03-26T10:09:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:09:00.000-07:00When I was pregnant with either of my children, I ...When I was pregnant with either of my children, I admit it was nice to find a store that had designated pregnant woman parking spots. But I wouldn't expect it, and I certainly wouldn't have used a handicap spot even if a law entitled me to do that. Ever. I feel guilty when I use the big bathroom stall, and always make sure there's no one in sight who needs it. <BR/><BR/>I agree that if there's really a physical problem in a pregnancy, a temporary, doctor-ordered, case-by-case, hangtag might, might be in order. <BR/><BR/>I just think it's a slippery slope to put a label like that on pregnant women, and I can't imagine too many women appreciating the designation. The ones who would? Probably steal the handicapped spots already. If we start saying pregnant women are disabled, then we're that much closer to having other choices made for us. Pregnancy was no party, but THAT makes me really, really uncomfortable.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-27837570454356197122008-03-26T09:44:00.000-07:002008-03-26T09:44:00.000-07:00Ok, I confess - I used those spots at the hospital...Ok, I confess - I used those spots at the hospital when I was going in for check-ups at the end of my pregnancy and for those daily newborn check-ups. I remember thinking "OH Thank GOD!" when I saw one. :) Because, I'm lazy! But, hey - at least I admit it! <BR/><BR/>Now I have a pedometer and am trying to find new and interesting ways to add steps. Back of the lot for me!calicobebophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375872467870994196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-21207268058660183342008-03-26T09:33:00.000-07:002008-03-26T09:33:00.000-07:00Tootsie, I agree with ya on all your points. :-) ...Tootsie, I agree with ya on all your points. :-) Especially the one that women are designed to be pregnant. It is not a disability to be pregnant.<BR/><BR/>I witnessed something the other day that just boggles my mind. It's a perfect illustration of how people abuse HC system.<BR/><BR/>I was at our local post office, which has only 1 HC parking space. I watched a young Mom with 2 small children driving a Subaru station wagon pull into the HC space. She reached into the glove compartment, pulled out a HC ID tag and hung it on the rear view mirror. Then she left the kids (strapped into car seats) in the car, RAN into the post office and RAN out of the post office with a hand full of mail from her PO box.<BR/>The Mom jumped back into the car, backed out of the space, while taking the HC tag off the mirror.<BR/><BR/>Was this woman HC? As far as I could see, No. It appears to me she's learned how to use the HC tag to her best advantage. Not to mention the fact that she left the 2 kids in the car aloone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-39639403363837888962008-03-26T08:21:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:21:00.000-07:00I think if the pregnant woman has a prosthetic lim...I think if the pregnant woman has a prosthetic limb or no feet, then she can go ahead and park in the handicapped spot. <BR/><BR/>But other than that, like you said, it's not easy being very pregnant walking woman, but it's certainly not disabled.<BR/><BR/>Deb<BR/>sandiegomomma.comSan Diego Momma/Two Funny Brainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306750594430710740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-36962855807230148712008-03-26T08:17:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:17:00.000-07:00I have a lot of opinions on this but I think I'll ...I have a lot of opinions on this but I think I'll just keep them to myself. Very thought provoking..AutoSysGenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182101665968215991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-530046314370034682008-03-26T08:14:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:14:00.000-07:00Okay, I'll admit that at first? I thought this wa...Okay, I'll admit that at first? I thought this was a good idea. But Tootsie, you've converted me. Convincing arguments on all counts. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919889744528028610.post-39351523918666970772008-03-26T07:59:00.000-07:002008-03-26T07:59:00.000-07:00I concur with you Tootsie. I dont with HRH (Holly)...I concur with you Tootsie. I dont with HRH (Holly) altogether. There are very large parking lots and situations where the upfront parking is definitely worth while. Having a hubby with a new disability, I feel qualified to speak on this. Brian lost some of his right side function due to neurological issues and they ain't coming back, it appears. So, he takes a very long time to walk into a place. Having the parking placard at the hockey game in 5 degree weather recently was more than handy for him. I can run down the street or at least hustle. He simply can't. He wants to. At church or anyplace for that matter, when we are with the kids, we prefer to walk together as a family, not me and the kids 50 paces ahead of Brian. THe closer parking allows us to get into the building faster together withouth the kids dashing through a parking lot ahead of Brian. We don't always use the parking in smaller places or where there is a lot of elderly, but we do use it some. Believe me, we all wish we didn't have to.<BR/><BR/>KEEP BELIEVINGAngie @ KEEP BELIEVINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930977696454848345noreply@blogger.com