If I have to attempt to climb aboard a bus again, to go to work, and can’t get past the driver because there are THREE large strollers in the way, I’m going to start biffing little kids out the doorway. Get a small, umbrella stroller, strap your baby to your chest, or make your lazy brat walk, so that people can get on the bus safely.
And drivers (some, not all), GROW A PAIR. Tell them to move it!
This article appears in Nov 13-19, 2008.
Well OP, I can see that you are a positive contribution to society. You obviously have no idea what its like to have to tote a child around. I would rather step over a couple of strollers than sit with the 14 people surrounding who haven’t showered or brushed their teeth in what seems like a month. I drive a car but I lost my car for a month in oct and had to experience taking the bus ( used to take it when my son was an infant but he was easier to “strap to my chest”). Now tell me oh brilliant one,, what do suggest the mothers do when their child is too big for a snugli or umbrella stroller (my son outgrew those at 6 mths) and too young to walk his “lazy ass” ….should we not take the bus?? That mother is probably doing exactly what you are doing, trying to make it to work and become a productive member of society ( albeit, probably more likely for her considering the attitude you have) to be able to stop riding the bus to get away from assholes like you. Please tell me you are a male because I’m hoping there are not woman with this attitude (sorry guys) ….regardless please tell me what bus to take and where to go to run into you and I’ll be sure to bring a couple friends with strollers, and when you start “biffing” our little kids you’ll see a mother’s strength when her child is in danger, you fucking psycho
V That post was directed at peoplelikeyouannoyme, I don’t know how it got down here since I replied.
While I was visiting Edmonton last month I rode the bus. They actually have rules about the strollers. The mother has to fold up the wheelchair seat and stand with the stroller so it’s out of the way. I only had an umbrella stroller myself, and I was sitting, but the stroller was pulled in and no one seemed to have to shuffle to the side or anything to get by us, whereas the woman who got on after me had and had the seat folded up had one of those SUV size strollers.
oh yeah and for all the people that say these strollers should be folded up when you get on the bus that’s worse than taking up space. I am a longtime everyday bitch reader and I have seen many bitches about this subject so I took what I have read and applied it to make taking the bus easier for both me and the other patrons. I had to go to the passage so I decided to take my son out of his stroller and fold it up to please all the other people. I now know (and so does the man across from me, since he got the full brunt of the run away stroller) that it is impossible to hold even just the baby and the folded up stroller with its brakes on. I’m just happy the man it hit didn’t lose it on me because he had every right too.
if i could fold up the wheelchair seat and stand I would….our buses there is only one option, the backdoor and people might start biffing kids or something if a stroller was in their way
This is an example of what I like to call “The Western Cult of the Mother” – its the result of rampant individualism and childbirth which creates an over-exaggerated sense of self-entitlement. Its most basic product is the poor attitude of new mothers thinking that certain conviences in childrearing trumps everyone elses comfort. Its other product is that many mothers here illogically refuse any criticism to their actions, moreso than any other person because of their aforementioned exaggerated sense of self-entitlement.I think mothers here should take some cues from a mother that lives in a “developing country”, and how she raises her children. The point is that its more often a collective childrearing technique.
The people making these busses should be designing them to accommodate mothers with strollers and regular commuters. This is a problem (especially since I’ve seen some of these mega strollers with cup holders) and it needs to be addressed, but we shouldn’t be getting mad at the mothers.
I thought we covered this before, even if it was covered it is a good bitch. I don’t care what the mothers reason for having these gigantic strollers in everyone’s way is. The fact of the matter is that many people are inconvenienced because of one person and their child. That is not right. I have seen it myself, mothers on the bus without inconveniencing people (blocking the entire isle). So, if some women can bring their children on the bus without inconveniencing people by blocking the isle how come other mothers can’t? I would say OPRib is correct, an exaggerated sense of self-entitlement because they did what every animal on the planet can do, gave birth. Get over your vagina.
Ah, the eternal war between mothers and yuppies on the bus heats up again. To OP, I say this. If you want the driver to “grow a pair”, you might want to “grow a pair” yourself bring your concerns to the driver. They have enough on the road to worry about. They also don’t have sweeping powers to deny bus access to strollers either. The only solution that will work is cooperation.Mothers: Reasonable sized strollers please. I recognize that the small umbrella strollers may not be good for putting purchases in, but that doesn’t mean a Jeep-branded stroller is necessary either. When on the bus, please park them out of the way of others as best as possible. And if your child wants to leave the stroller, please fold it and hold onto your child. If you can help it (and I recognize that many cannot), please ride the bus outside of rush hour. I don’t think baby likes being in a large standing crowd.Passengers: Mothers and their babies have a right to exist and to ride the bus. The mothers of this city cannot all get together and arrange a time to ride the bus that’s convenient to you. As such, if there is crowding, please do the best you can. if you must get the driver involved, please understand that if a driver is given a choice between a mother with a young child and an able-bodied passenger, the driver will likely ask the able-bodied passenger if they can take the next bus. Nothing personal towards you, but putting a baby out in the heat/cold/rain/snow longer than needed is just cruel. If you’re not in a hurry and you see a bus full of strollers, there is the option of the next bus. Throwing babies out the window/door is never an option. Not only will you incur mother’s wrath, I’m reasonably sure assault charges would follow.korrupt_kitten, I like the way you (and Edmonton) thinks. Send a suggestion to Transit’s official channels if you haven’t already.
I have no sense of entitlement because of my son and to be honest when I took the bus with him in october I was embarrased to bring my big stroller with me but I don’t really have a choice when its all that he can fit in. Also letting him loose on the bus would be ok if it wasn’t for the people that are atleast 100lbs heavier than him that have no regard for the little guy. My son’s been pushed, knocked down, hit with bags and pretty much walked over not only on the bus but also in the mall and other public places. I prefer the safer method of keeping him tied into something atleast for another couple of months til he turns 2 and can speak for himself. And one bus we got on the driver said nothing about not blocking the aisle…all he said was please make sure your brakes on…which made me feel a little better
The Bad Guy refuses to participate in this bitch again.Box Social!
Seriously lady, what are we supposed to do when your kid is undertoe? Kids don’t understand that they need to move, they don’t get it. Kids get in the way, thats what they do…its their purpose until they turn five and can get jobs.Don’t they make kid backpacks? Maybe just get a cheap toploader from MEC and stuff your kid in there, cut some leg holes in the bottom, fill it full of cheerios to keep them busy – it’s super-absorbent – who knows?
Reading the bitches in the coast about how Inconvenienced people feel when it comes to kids in public situations makes me laugh. Is it because we live in a university town with a bunch of young people wandering around with no idea about the challenges of taking care of kids? Quit whining people, its no wonder the birth rate around here is so low, from the sounds of things nobody in the HRM even likes kids. I myself have gotten on many buses where I have had to side step past a stroller, big deal it isn’t hard. Put your self in the mom or dad’s shoes having to carry the stroller on the bus while holding his/her child and having people snark at them while they do it ,that would be much harder.This whole thing about mother’s having more of a sense of self entitlement is funny too, seems to me its the other way around you people don’t feel like you should have to be Inconvenienced in the slightest these days. heaven forbid you have to turn sideways to get around a stroller or listen to someones kid crying while shopping at the mall or not being able to enjoy your meal the way you want to because someones kid is upset in the restaurant. Its all so fucking petty suck it up.I am sure it doesn’t happen every single time your leave your house. Worse things could happen to you. there will always be babies out there people get used to it.
If I knew what Viego was even referring to, I could reply. Funny thing that eh
If I knew what Viego was even referring to, I could reply. Funny thing that eh
God love the parents who have to take the bus. Taking the bus without kids completely sucks at any point, so I can’t imagine taking it with children and all of their gear. I am glad I have a car. As KMB pointed out, kids take up space, get in the way, and cry in malls and restaurants. I use outings to the mall to teach my kid how to behave in public. I bet the people who bitch about kids have pets they dress up in little clothes and carry in their purses. YOU people suck. Don’t you remember what Whitney Houston said about children are the future? Fucking Fido will never do anything but get fleas.
Has anyone ever tried to fold up a stroller WHILE holding a baby? 9 times out of 10, it’s impossible. Add diaper bags, purses, groceries, etc. to the mix and it’s even harder. Try having some compassion for those mothers and help them out instead of bitching about how much they are inconveniencing you. Try thinking about how much of an inconvenience it must be for them to have to go through such an ordeal just to get food or maybe medicene or, heaven forbid, just leave the fucking house to get some fresh air. It doesn’ t matter why they are on the bus or where they are going… just that they are there and they have every right to be there so suck it up.
Oh god here we go again…
Do strollers really need to be as big as hummers? What’s wrong with a stroller that doesn’t require an entire bus to itself? Just sayin’…
While I don’t agree that large strollers should be allowed on a bus, fuck, YOU shouldn’t be allowed, either. “Biffing little kids” and “make your lazy brat walk”? Sure dumbass, I’ll make a 6 month old baby walk.Fucking mental issues abound in this damn city, don’t they?
Strollers should not block the aisle of the bus. Last week a driver told a woman to move her stroller out of the way and she burst out laughing.. I have seen people fall trying to get past them while the mother sits there like a dumb ass.
So the OP has a taste for the theatrical, so what.
Like I said, I have seen mothers with children (more than one) that did not obstruct the aisle. So, if some women can do it why can’t all?Is it because they feel they do not have to? Can’t seem to put any effort forward to accomplish such a task. Doesn’t really matter why they are blocking the aisle, it is the fact that they are blocking the aisle. It is annoying. And again, I have seen women with kid(s) and stroller on the bus and not be a nuisance or blocking the aisle. Why can’t all women be so courteous?