spacemountainmom
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Nothing really stands out for me except for an incident that occurred in line for the Safari ride at AK. I was in my early 20s and was with dm, sdad, bro(7), and sis(8). My mom was confined to a wheelchair because she had Lou Gehrigs disease (which is terminal for anyone who doesn't know) and was basically paralyzed. This was a long awaited first time trip for everyone (except me, who had already gone with friends) and was bittersweet considering the circumstances.
Since she was in the wc, we had to come thru a different entrance and then wait for a vehicle that took the chairs. Well, to people in line it must of looked like we were getting extra special treatment by coming in a different way, little did they know we had to wait an eternity for the special vehicle. As we were waiting, a woman near us felt the need to voice her disgusted opinion to her family very loud so we could hear and said something along the lines of "Gee, it must be nice to be in a wheelchair and just cut in front of everyone." And then went on and on for another few minutes grumbling. (She of course, didn't say it directly to us, cuz that would have taken even more gall). Well, I was mortified. My mother heard every word and I know it made her feel bad, although she acted like it didn't. I wanted to kill that woman for being so ignorant, rude, and basically mean.I just stood there with my mouth hanging open. I ended up just letting it go because I didn't want to make a scene and make my mom feel worse by calling attention to her. We were already feeling so beaten down by the emotional toll of her disease, so to have someone do that was just really crappy.
Anyhow, now a days I'm a bit older and less tolerant of bad behavior.
There's no question I'd be all over that woman if it happened now. It still bugs me to this day.
Wow! That is so awful that you had to deal with that. I know I would have told the woman where she could go and the quickest way to get there. As the pp said...that sad person has to live with herself every day. I pity her for her pathetic attitude. Karma will get her someday.