We were out for lunch together as a family to a restaurant. Upon arriving at the venue and turning into the carpark, I stopped because there was another car in front of me having issues in parking. And it was driven by a rather elderly gentlemen.
The gentlemen really had some challenge in navigating into the space and start to cause some tailback being our car as well. Then she started nagging at me saying that I should have parked behind and I should do that. I just told her let's have some patience. It's an elderly person trying to park and our path behind are blocked.
Then her tone changed and exclaimed she and the kids are all hungry and we are stuck in this mess. I told her lets have a bit of patience more. I am also hungry and I have not taken anything since the morning. Then she went ape and exclaimed it's my fault and I should have parked behind!. I told her then what do you expect me to do now? I can't reverse. Would you like to go down and confront the gentlemen I asked her.
With that, she just stormed off the car herself, and walked to towards the other car. But at this time, the driver managed to get into parking position and reverse the car in. Upon this, she just walked towards the restaurant herself. Then I drove past her and parked the car. Kids were on the car and witness the earlier matter. I told them kids, we must have patience while on the road and there is no need to get into a rage. I was explaining to them we have to always be calm as we got off the car, she walked over and claimed what I was telling to the kids? I told her I was teaching them to be patience especially if facing an elderly person. And she just keep biting on it.
When we got into the restaurant and while queuing, she mentioned that she's going to share a serving with my younger boy while I get a serving with the elder boy. I told her the elder boy and I would need a serving each otherwise we would not be full. She got flicked again and started ranting that is not what she meant and whatsoever flaring by her then, I couldn't and don't wanna recall any more. Those who queue behind us were shocked and even the servers were taken aback.
I just kept quiet, ignore her and went on with the order and had a quiet lunch. Thereafter, I told her that I am not going over her place for dinner. Post that, a couple of days went by without much correspondence between us. Yesterday morning, she told me that she would be moving out to her friend's house again on "some days" as her tenant had moved away. I never stop her and said ok. Post that, her tone to me changed since yesterday till today and tonight, she supposed to stay over her friend's place.
Looking back, perhaps I may not have handle the validation in the car well as similarly I was getting abit impatient but maintaining my cool on the other car's parking. And when she blew the sparks, I also engage her back. Other than that, I just can't be bothered much of her moving out. It seems that she is still very deep in the fog and seriously, it's kinda sad for me to see that the kids pretty much don't ask for her anymore when she is away.
M:38 W:38 T:14 M: 12 S:9 S:6 BD: 07/18 W Moved out: 5/19 W Moved in: 7/19 D draft received: 12/19
