Today Molly and I headed to the park for a catch up with some friends from mothers group. It was a beautiful day, although it was a little windy at times, it really was a lovely day. We all chatted about our first Christmas' and New Years with our babies and all the presents our little angels got.
After a while we decided to head back to one of our places for a much needed cuppa. As we were leaving the park chatting amongst ourselves about nothing in particular, an older man was approaching the park. He took one look at us and started shouting god knows what at us. I didn't understand what he was saying until one of my friends shouted back "I work thank you very much!!!". The old git was throwing obscenities at us about being on benefits and that he should cut us all off (like we were in his will or something!). I was slightly taken aback by his outburst, and after walking on I became completely infuriated.
How dare that man judge us! Just because we are mums, doesn't mean we are dole bludgers, which coming from him was laughable considering he was drunk in the middle of the day, presenting a very stereotypical image of what people deem as a dole bludger. I am horrified by his comments. I have worked hard for most of my life and I have paid all my taxes. As one of my friends pointed out, we don't have to justify ourselves to some half wit on the street, but I resent his instant presumption that we were all on benefits. In actual fact, one of us works 4 days a week and the rest of us are looking at going back to work very soon. The biggest downfall for us is childcare. We would be working just to pay for childcare, not that the moron who tried to slander us would have a clue.
I am so bitter about this verbal attack. If I could see that vulgar mouthed moron again, I would have a few choice words for him and perhaps even a shoe might be thrown. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Anyway, now that I have had my rant I guess I feel a little better, but seriously, what is the world coming to? I feel like all the goodness in the world has evaporated sometimes. When I was a kid, people were not that nasty or jaded. Things seemed so much simpler back then. We would walk to the local corner shop or ride our bikes there and get a bag of lollies for 50cents. There wouldn't be any crazy old buggers about scaring people. These days you can't let a child out of your sight for fear of someone trying to walk off with them or some lunatic speeding around the streets running them over. Lollies are now a weeks wages and ice creams are worth a mortgage. Sheesh! Things have changed and my only hope is that no what is going on around us, that Molly grows up feeling happy and loved and doesn't have to deal with weirdos like the one we ran into today.
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