Wednesday, September 15, 2010

What's Wrong With Me?

Saturday Jon (coach to Wells) Sidney, Maren & Wells had their first official soccer games. We had to drive two cars to get them all to and from their various locations on time. After the games we went to Jamba Juice to celebrate. As we were leaving the parking lot I was still parked in my car and facing Jon's car which was idling in front of me, and to my right, while Sid asked him a question. Farther in front of me, a little to my left, was a truck that began to reverse. I thought they saw Jon's car, with him and the twins in it. I saw the truck start to reverse in normal fashion and assumed it would stop just before getting to Jon & the twins . . . . . and then . . . . .it kept going!!!!! I began to scream like a freak, my doors and windows were closed so nobody heard me. I screamed "You are going to hit my family!!!!!" and then they hit them right in front of my eyes. The bumper to our car is pretty banged up, but thankfully, everybody is okay. What I am most concerned about is ME. What is wrong with me that I couldn't think to honk my horn? That would have been so simple. Why is it under pressure I become a WEIRDO? Yeesh. I better work on that.

5 comments:

Pmom@ChocolateandGarlic.com said...

I agree with the others on Facebook who said nothing is wrong with you--that is a pretty natural reaction.

I do know that a few years ago I was backed into in a parking lot. The incident was much like you describe--I could see the SUV backing towards me (my car was pinned in place by others so I couldn't move it) and I kept thinking the SUV would see me, but it just kept backing. Ultimately, I honked just before it really clobbered me (too late).

I was surprised to find that psychological fallout from the incident persisted for months. I still feel a little upset when someone starts to back towards me and I feel a crazy loathing towards white Cadillac Escalades--the type of SUV that hit me.

180360 said...

Maybe that's not such a bad thing. I'm not sure honking makes any difference in those kinds of situations.

180360 said...

PS. Glad everyone is alright!

The United Statements of Merica said...

I'm glad everyone is alright too. that is totally something I would do. You just need to honk more often so that It becomes an instinctive reaction:)

Isom Family said...

How scary, I would have been screaming too. Thank goodness everyone was alright.