I parked in a spot reserved for expectant mothers on the weekend. Ok I didn’t…but Dan did. I was simply the passenger and had no control of the situation. None.
The guilt I felt about prematurely parking in one of these spots faded quickly when I realized that I’ve never been able to find such rock star parking in the Ikea lot before. Not even close. In fact, instead of being one of those idiots that will waste time driving up and down every row in search of a spot that’s close enough, we usually choose save ourselves a few minutes (and loads of frustration) and park at the far end. So this was HUGE.
It seems being pregnant has some perks. Excellent.
Kris - Interesting. Kurtis and I actually had a fairly in-depth discussion about this the other day when we were stuck for a parking spot at Superstore (ugh). There was plenty of parking in the back of the lot…which is only about a KILOMETRE from the entrance, so we jokingly (or maybe not so jokingly) contemplated using one of the expectant mother spots. Which, I might add, hardly EVER have cars parked in them. Plus, how would they know? Are there expectant mother parking police that would come out of nowhere, usher me discretely into the bathroom and ask me to pee on a stick? My friend Deb didn’t show until she was 4 months along…but, as she was technically “expectant” in those first four months, was she any less worthy of a spot?
You go, girl. Work that belly. Or, soon-to-be belly, anyways. 😉
And P.S.: we found a regular spot by stalking people to their cars. Brilliant.
Shannen - I too asked myself what ‘expectant’ actually meant. Does it just mean pregnant, or at a certain point in the pregnancy? If so, but those numbers on the sign.
PARKING FOR PREGNANT LADIES – MONTHS 6-9.
Ok…slightly tacky, but I probably wouldn’t have parked there. Something for signmakers to think about.
Carole - I sometimes wonder the same thing about the ‘courtesy seating’ on the bus. When I was about 4 months pregnant and barely showing, Marty and I took a long bus ride to the former Corel Center to see John Mayer. We both stood the whole way, and I kept thinking ‘am I pregnant enough to ask someone for their seat?’. It seems so silly now that I would have even questioned it.
I only got to enjoy the ‘Expectant Mother’ parking for a short time, but it was great, so enjoy it Shan!