What would you do? (A pissed off mom rant)

What would you do? Take a look at those two little cuties pictured here … would you put their safety at risk to save your pride?

Picture this …

You are a new bus driver, you are just learning your route. Today is your first day on the job. You see a mom with her two little cuties, they start walking up to get on the bus you put up a finger and pass on by!

“Okay, you’re getting settled, feeling your surroundings. No problem!”

You come back … you pull to the side, put on your flashy lights that signal the kids to walk on over to get on. AT THE SAME STOP (You would have stopped- Had you stopped on the way in.) The same exact place!

Only, now … those children are walking through mud (that the workers- MALE WORKERS) have been digging up to place sewer lines. There are giant holes that they could easily fall into!

The mom speaks up, because … to be frankly honest. It’s safer for those babies to get onto that bus on the way in (where it pulls up to the driveway) safe from the glares of known perverted men (men who are still working on that street which have been in the news circulating of trying to rape a young girl down the trail, a trail on the same side you would have them cross to.) Safe from the heavy machinery (who have a history of not paying attention, more than a few cars have been almost hit by them) and safe from the newly dug holes (going who knows how deep) laying unsanitary lines for sewer. SAFE is the bottom line here.

Being told all that … knowing and hearing all that! What do you do? You say, “Well, I’ll pull closer to your side!” Give a snooty look and pull off.

Hmmmmmm……………………………………………………..

Pride, and strait up bitchy that was. And you can bet your sweet ass I am not a mom who will sit back and take it!

To the school I go! (Phone first) and if that doesn’t change it … to the board. They do not know the lengths a mother will go to protect her children. And she really doesn’t want to find out the hard way with this mother. I of all people should not be her first mom. I do not think her pride will survive it! I will have my way!

There is absolutely no logical reasoning what so ever … that you should deny the request. Same stop, same place, same amount of time! Only difference is they will be safe! In my own opinion she should pull up her knackered in a knot big girl panties, swallow her pride (for the few seconds each morning it takes for them to climb aboard) Or deal with an over bearing, never keeps her mouth shut, will do ANYTHING and everything it takes to make sure those kids are safe mom. Pride or hell? Pride or hell? I will not make it easy.

What would you do? How would you handle this? Am I too overprotective? Or should this lady seriously be reevaluated as being of sound mind to work close to children, much less be in charge of their safety on the road!

Sincerely

A more than pissed off parent!