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if you are a NON parent/ NON family, do you park in those child/family parking spots that stores have.

I find it disrespectful to do even though those spots annoy me.

I also don't park in the expectant mother spots.

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I hate when people park there. The sign reads "Parent with Child". Just because you HAVE a kid doesn't entitle you to park there - you have to BRING them to the store!


ETA: spelling

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Where are these stores?

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I saw a single guy park his Porshe in a "PG" spot.

Nice!!!!!

I am not sure you can really enforce those parking spots.

But people just don't care!

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I don't usually go to those stores that have them so no.

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I would never, I think pregnant women and parents with children should get closer spots.

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I am so tempted to key their cars!

I really never park in those spots...mainly because I like to park close to a cart return...it works out better and is easier for me.

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I have only parked in them when VISIBLY pregnant or when my kids were little babies.
While I really should be bothered by this, it does bother me when people with a handicap tag park in them when there are many handicap spots available! Even more so, it is people (like the porshe story from above) who are very obviously not handicapped

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I hate people who park in the parent and child spaces, where I live they can fine you like $100 if you park in them and the wardens catch you.

I love those spaces!

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I don't think I shop anywhere that has them

but I do park in the low emision car section at the deer park outlets- along with every other SUV owner

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I have only ever seen "expectant mother" spots at one shopping center--once when I was younger I parked there --there were no other spots.

I told my BFF and she flipped out on me as if I parked ON an expectant mother --I never did it again--now that I am older I see it is wrong--but when I was 19--not so much

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Before I had the "right" to use them, I didn't understand them..

...but i found out that they are very nice to have!

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I flipped on a guy in Food Lion parking lot when I was 9 months PG, he was in the spot for PG peeps. I made him feel like a POS, and called him a few not so nice names. He was young and fully capable of walking the extra 5 feet.

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Sure I do. No one is as special as I am.




Nooooo of course I don't! They have them at the new TRU/BRU in Lake Grove and it was the first time I saw them. I was shocked to see them open too. I figured, of all the shoppers in the store, there had to be some pregnant women or families with children in tow.

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Posted by DiamondGirl

Posted by JennZ

I flipped on a guy in Food Lion parking lot when I was 9 months PG, he was in the spot for PG peeps. I made him feel like a POS, and called him a few not so nice names. He was young and fully capable of walking the extra 5 feet.

Boy am I glad I didn't see you the time I did it

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2 things to consider:

not all women show that they are prego until the 7th month

and

not everyone notices the sign (i've done this before)

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I know this doesn't apply to me, but I will say that my DH parks there even when he doesn't have our DS and it makes me so mad I yell at him every single time!

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I just don't park in them period. I have a kid. I'm pregnant. But i'm also capable of walking, so I leave those spots for people who might have it rougher than me.

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Never. DH pretends to just to get me all riled up. I don't know...just a pet peeve of mine. Being PG and having little kids is hard enough, getting them through the parking lot safely is a task. Why not make it a little easier.

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I never park in those spots. Why should I? I can walk perfectly well, thank G-d, and have nothing to carry besides my pocketbook and a couple of resuable shopping bags. I don't mind that those spots are there to help out others, and g-d willing, one day I will have reason to use them!

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i honestly think its a bit silly to have those type of spots. I mean if you have a condition that prevents you from walking distances when preggers or when you have kids then get the handicap pass. The only time I feel bad is when you have kids and its pouring out - i will let you have the spot ahead of me if its closer otherwise your kid can walk or rid in the basket.

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I never have. I think I was at a store that has that sign twice but the extra 10 feet I have to walk won't kill me.

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I have honestly never seen this sign at any stores I shop at.

What stores have this? I am curious

I know babies r us has this parking section but its not a store i go to, nor would i park there

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