Pretty house, huh?
You’d never guess that a TOTAL DICK lives here, would you?
We were parked in front of his house today, and when the kids and I were heading back to our vehicle today after school, he had just finished mowing that beautifully green lawn. His lawnmower was in the street about six inches in front of my bumper, and he was using a high pressure sprayer with his hose to clean the grass clippings off the mower. So, between the hose blocking the sidewalk, the loud FWOOOSH! of the water going everywhere, and the lawnmower itself, which he kept turning on, Pablo was a little freaked out.
I smiled at the man and asked, “Excuse me, could we just get by real quick so we can get in the car?” and he sighed heavily, turned off the hose, and motioned for us to go ahead. The hose was still draped in front of the sidewalk, though, and Pablo was freaked out by it – he was sort of fighting with me a little when I tried to grab his hand, and this guy said…
“Go! Go! What is his PROBLEM, ANYWAY?”
I said, “Actually, he doesn’t have a problem. He has autism. And he’s scared of loud noises.” The guy said, “Oh.”
Things I didn’t do, but wanted to:
- Ask, “What is YOUR PROBLEM, YOU GIANT DOUCHE?”
- Pick up the gas can from the lawn mower and use it to spell out “PABLO IS AWESOME” in his pretty grass
- Mention what a great time it is to buy a house, and how he might want to consider finding one that isn’t next to an elementary school
- Drive across his lawn as I pulled away
- Back over that damned lawnmower in my big SUV
Things I did do:
- Drove by his house after I picked up Kayley from school, so I could stop in the middle of the street and take a picture with my cell phone, so I could bitch about it on the internet.
- Felt really pissed off, because these things NEVER HAPPEN TO PAUL. The kinds of people who have no trouble at all being downright cruel to a 5-year-old child and his mommy walking down the street wouldn’t say SHIT to Paul if they had a mouthful of it. Ugh. I hope that guy catches herpes from a toilet seat.
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LaLaGirl is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
you totally should have burned Pablo is awesome in his yard
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Say: “He doesn’t have a problem, what’s yours? Got your dick stuck in the mower?”
Wow! It never ceases to amaze me how rude some people can be! Good for you for keeping your composure!!
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Laura…sorry he was a dick. I am laughing though that you took a picture of his house and your list of what you wanted to do…you’re right about Paul.
love you, Deb
I’m reminded of how moms (and dads) have to be advocates for their kids. Even though you thought of all those more clever things stating the facts and letting the guy know what jerk he was being must be satisfying in its own way. Well, not quite but we can’t all go around burning stuff in other peoples’ lawns in broad daylight. You rock.
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How rude! People never cease to amaze me.
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AAUUUUGH! I can’t believe someone would say something so rude to another human being, especially not about a CHILD! Makes me wants to find this guy’s house and egg it. Also makes me scared for the world my son will encounter when he goes out there.