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b_b  ·  730 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: In which everyone came out of lockdown having forgotten how to cross the street

Or forgot how to drive. I was trying to cross a not-very-busy 25 MPH street with my 2 year old yesterday to get to a playground and by the 4th car that didn't stop at the incredibly clearly marked crosswalk, I went on an obscenity laden outburst that probably wasn't wise insofar as, like I said, I was hold the hand of a 2 year old. When we we returning home, he starting swearing while we were crossing the same crosswalk, because I'm not that good at parenting. People are reckless. I'm pretty sure they were reckless before covid, too, but I'm not ready to blame the pedestrians.





goobster  ·  730 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Teach them young, grasshopper. For they are our future.

:-)

b_b  ·  730 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The worst part was he didn’t even use the same words as me. I said, “It’s a goddam fucking crosswalk, asshole.” And the kid said, “freaking shit.” So clearly I have a track record.

Devac  ·  730 days ago  ·  link  ·  

But in the same place and situation, so there's pattern recognition on top of language acquisition.