31 thoughts on “I Have Children”

      1. Mark Dennehy

        The way that thing’s parked, the car behind it would be blocking that door too, at least for kids small enough where you have to be able to reach in and undo child seat belts (which is the whole point of having those parent-and-child parking spaces in the first place – adults can do the squeeze-and-wiggle thing to get out of a badly parked cars, toddlers not so much).

  4. John Cassidy

    I hate the people who criticise me when I park in mother and children parking spaces when I have no children. It was their decision to have children. Why should I be denied a good parking space because of their decision?

      1. Clampers Outside!

        My new bumper sticker internet entrepreneur idea….

        “I donated to the sperm bank many times – I have more children than most and have worked hard for this parking space, thank you”

        $5 each

        1. Ms Piggy

          You need a female equivalent (eggs on board?), you don’t want to exclude 50% of your potential market :-)

    2. Scooperman

      It’s safer to have kids near the door of the shop. Adults are better at negotiating supermarket carparks.

      2. Miss Carroll

        I would imagine (I could be stretching it a bit) that most parents are able to get their kids from car to shop in relative safety. These “family” spaces piss me off too. especially when you see older people who are actually struggling to get around the place.

        1. The Old Boy

          No one would resent an older person who struggles with mobility taking up a parent and child space. My auld fella would often go to the back of a car park when these spaces were introduced, even if they were available. He was 93. No amount of argument would convince him that he could use them without causing offence.

          1. Alfred E. Neumann

            In fairness, which of us hasn’t given our auld fella a run-out in the back of a car park.

    3. Mark Dennehy

      You don’t need the extra room to open the back door fully so you can wrestle a wiggling screaming toddler into his child seat and fasten the buckles.

      I mean, you *could* just chuck him in the boot and lock that, but apparently we have laws compelling us to strap them into child seats. Why? We didn’t ask you to drive into the rear of our car or fail to pad the boot for passengers. Why should we be deprived of our licence and fined and imprisoned because of someone else’s decision?

      2. scottser

        tesco, clare hall on point of principle. they have enough disabled spaces to cater for the special olympics. so there – yeah, anywhere else no.

      3. Dash Rickwood

        Having children isn’t classed as a disability yet. These spaces are a convenience, not a god given right. I have 2 kids and use these spaces when they’re available. When they’re not, I park elsewhere. We’ve all managed to survive thus far.

  6. Niallo

    Ha, chelsea tractor, drove one once, was like trying to control a runaway bouncy castle with a drink problem.
    Strictly for self important, moneyed tossers, as evidenced by this photo.
    Oh, and Jeremy Clarkson.

    1. Spaghetti Hoop

      I work near a busy crèche; these off-roaders are constantly in and out and driven by very glamorous women. They park on verges and never indicate. Sense of entitlement alright.

  7. Kolmo

    The only people who drive these machines are anti – social gold Rolex wearing classless knackers, laughably obnoxious.

  8. Ang

    Any of you numpties tried navigating a few small kids around car parks with over zealous drivers speeding around ( probably you Anne) ? No it’s not your fault I have kids but those spaces are there for us mums so suck it up and move on!

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