Dear World,

I just need to get a few things off my chest so, I thought I would write this short little letter as I find a little venting can go a long way. World, why is it that when I stand in line with my 2 year old and my baby in his stroller, people fail to notice me and butt in front of me in line? World, I am pretty sure that we are hard to miss; the stroller is rather large, the 2 year old generally flaps his arms around a great deal and jibber-jabbers pretty loudly. I find it hard to believe that people cannot see me.

To the gentleman who was no gentle man at the Starbucks this morning: When I was standing in line to order my Iced Tea this morning, I really was in the line. Just for next time, I don’t just hang out in front of the Starbucks cash register with my children for fun. I am a mother, but I am still a person and like you, I do sometimes engage in social norms and hit the local coffee shop for a refreshment… shocker I know!

To the woman at the store the other day who bashed into my stroller so hard it actually lifted off the ground: A baby stroller generally has an actual baby in it, hence the name baby stroller. I don’t know if you have heard but, a baby is a small person; it lives and breaths just like you or I do. Unlike an inanimate object, a baby does have feelings and can be physically harmed. So, next time you smash into a baby stroller you may want to, at the minimum, apologize and acknowledge what you have just done.

To the Manager at the Victoria Old Navy: It may be hard for you to understand but, babies, like an adult human, can be awakened by excessively loud and disruptive noises. So, when you throw a large handful of plastic hangers on a counter 6 inches from my baby’s head thereby, causing an exceptionally loud clatter, you must expect that baby to wake up screaming due to shock. May I suggest that next time you not chuck the hangers down next to my sleeping baby’s head… just a thought.

To the older woman in the library parking lot: When you see me walking to my car with my 2 year old, a baby stroller, a large diaper bag and an excessively loaded bag of books, you must anticipate that it may take me a minute or two to load my car and vacate my parking spot. I am not sure if you have heard, but these days we can’t just chuck our children into a car and drive off; the law actually requires that I buckle them in safely. Just for next time, instead of stopping to wait for my parking spot and honking at me when I am taking longer than you supposed I would, why not drive 10 more meters and park in one of the 20 vacant parking spots around the corner?

Well world, I think that is it for today. I know people can be dumb world, but I was just hoping there could be a little more common sense out there. Thank you for listening.