For the third time in less than a week I find myself sitting and waiting. Now, as the Mama of two active teens I’m kind of a pro at this part of the gig. I sit and wait at Dance pick up. After volley ball practice. For the school bell to ring so I can dash one kid to the orthodontist and drop the other off at her part-time job on the way. But this week there has been more sitting and waiting than usual. I’ve found my butt sitting and waiting in the physiotherapists office as my oldest kiddo managed to do a bang up job spraining her ankle and rehab has become our number one priority.
Most times, sitting in this professional office has been…Okay. I arrive with my laptop, sit in the overcrowded space, and try and get some work done while my daughter does her best to speed up the healing process in the back. She’s working hard…and now I’m working hard, to control my tongue. I don’t know if I’m just getting older or some people are just plain rude.
The loud cell phone talker? I can not escape you! And neither can anyone else in this space. Your conversation is SO loud, we now all know HOW important you are, what your plans are for dinner, and that your friend Dar can just “suck it”. Maybe you could try the texting app on your phone for a while?
If the guy sitting next to me cracks his knuckles (all of them?) one more time. I think I’m going to cry. Perhaps he’s nervous about his upcoming appointment, but that knuckle cracking habit he has …It’s making me feel sick to my stomach.
The parent to my left arrived with her 6 year old. The 6 year old has an iPad. The iPad is playing the same clip of a movie over, and over, and over again. She likes it. No, she loves it. I do not. For the love of all things holy get that kid some freaking headphones.
Did that grown man just pick his nose? In public? Oh yes, yes he did.
The party girls are also here today. Three of them. Perhaps supporting the one injured friend? I don’t know exactly what happened at the party last night, but apparently it was as dramatic and shocking as any scene from the Hangover because they are vacillating between fits of hysterical giggling and screams of horror. Girls, this is not a sorority house, it’s not even a coffee shop (although I think you would be annoying me at Starbucks too) Please take it down a notch.
Should I mention that Dr. Phil is playing on the office Television? This should be a fabulous distraction from the little pockets of chaos in this warm office, instead it’s making me want to rock back and forth and put my fingers in my ears. The signal keeps getting lost causing Dr. Phil to alternate between loud stuttering and just being static. Ack.
I know I’m not sitting in a library, but shouldn’t there be some sense of social decorum when gathered in a small space…just waiting. Please, send ear plugs, patience and maybe…wine.
Another great post with a sense of humor and I’d send the wine because there’s days where I just want to say to hell with it but I’d use much worse words because I have a potty mouth. Anyway sometimes you just need a drink that has alcohol in it.
the kid with the ipad….seriously, it’s not hard to get them headphones and play whatever video/games at a reasonable soundwave. Not everyone wants to share your love of whatever you are doing on your ipad
I always have a book with me and some classical music on my phone. Using both I can ignore the world.
Bless your cotton socks you didn’t pop a vein!
You know when you put Wine in one of those green plastic pop bottles, it doesn’t look like wine!!
Girl sounds to me like you should pack a cooler of wine in the car…. sounds like you’re going to need it between Mom encouraging tasting dog food and … people ew people.
It is always interesting sitting in waiting rooms. Times have changed so much. I am way too used to it. I find it most interesting when you get one that wants to have a conversation, like maybe about the weather and everyone stares at him like he’s crazy. I drop my device quickly and and beam a smile and join in about the weather.
They are just oblivious to their surroundings especially on their electronics, the nose picker they are just gross.
Oh, I’ve been in that situation many times with my girls over the years. I don’t understand people that aren’t considerate to others; drives me nutsy
The nose picking disgusting! The cracking of knuckles ugh my two girls do that, they crack their necks, shoulders, elbows ,knees and ankles I can’t stand the sound.
LOL… yes. I get it.!!!! Among many things, having a teenager is a challenge – even the waiting for them part!!! – I’m learning this myself!
Every time I think this parenting gig is going to get easier, it throws you another curve ball. Hugs to the Mamas!
I empathize this with this completely. Taking public transit is also pretty horrible. It’s as though people think they’re in an invisible bubble and no one else exists.
I can’t imagine living in that kind of bubble where I pay no attention to the people around me, but there do seem to be an entire group of people who just don’t care. Odd!
I find that doctors office waiting rooms are the worse for me. They are always packed. All the kids are sick. Crying, whining, screaming, etc. Get me outta there!
Oh once you add in the germ factor of the Doctors office? It’s over the top hard to be patient and kind!
The more stressed you are the worse everyone seems. But yes we don’t need or want to know what is going on in everyones life, some of us can barely handle our own
You know I think you’re right. And I was stressed. Sitting, Waiting. Wondering how my DD was doing back there. I should have packed my own head phones, then I wouldn’t have noticed a thing 🙂
I hear you waiting rooms can be a nightmare! Maybe you should of handed the grown man nose picker a kleenex…lol!
LOL I wish I had thought of that! Next time the nose picker is getting more than my passive aggressive head shaking He’s also getting that kleenex!
I really don’t understand why some people are so inconsiderate of others, it’s just not polite to be like that.
It’s like some people think they are the only people in the world. I don’t understand it at all!
There are always so many annoying people around, especially when you are trying to focus. Don’t forget the super loud gum chewer or the mad texter with the keyboard sounds on and the ipod music blaster (which you can hear several chairs away from their headphones). ugh! Hopefully you get some chocolates, wine and peace and quiet that you seek
The gum chewer! When they snap and crack their gum between their teeth like there is no one else in the room. So. Rude!