Stuck on the second floor

I just have to get something off my chest – it’s been festering since the day of the incident. First, I’d like to say that just because I have a baby I don’t expect special treatment. Second, I hate confrontation and avoid it at all costs because I cry……ugh, I wish I had the ability to say what was on my mind and not give a damn about what people thought about it. Anyway, here’s my story:

I’m running around the mall with my daughter who is still in a stroller. I am not thrilled to be at the mall, but we had to go to a birthday party so it was a necessity. All my moves have to be strategically mapped out because we have to take the elevator, obviously. Our next stop was downstairs so I made my way to the elevator and hit the button……..and waited……..and waited. Meanwhile, two other mommies come with their strollers and wait patiently as well. After about five minutes (which is almost an eternity when you have a little one) or so, the elevator stops to pick us up – here’s where things get good.

The doors open and a slew of lazy people who are perfectly capable of using the escalators come filing out. There’s still a handful of people left in the elevator who didn’t get off. I see the doors start to close, but I assure myself that someone in there is going to hit the DOOR OPEN button because they see myself and two other mommies standing there with strollers waiting to get on. I know they see us, I’m watching them watch us as the doors close and the elevator leaves us there.

I have to say that I’ve never been so pissed off in my life. After the doors closed, there were a million things that I was thinking I should have yelled. Up until the elevator actually left without us, I had every confidence that someone was going to hit the button to hold the elevator. Nobody had the common courtesy to do so. I am appalled. I looked at the other two ladies and we all had the same look on our face……did that really just happen? Did those people all just look at us and take off anyway?

After my initial shock wore off, I had to start walking because I felt the tears well up and I didn’t want to cry in front of these two strangers. I wanted to cry because people suck. THEY SUCK. I wanted to cry because my daughter is going to live in an even uglier world that I am. It was a simple gesture…..hit the f$*&% button – it was the right thing to do. People are so caught up in themselves – it blows my mind.

I am sure to some people it may seem like I’m over reacting. Now that I’m a mom, I see the world a lot differently. It’s so disappointing to me when I see examples of how we don’t even look out for each other anymore. It seems like nobody cares unless it benefits them in some way. It would have made my day if someone hit that button……yes, hitting a stupid button would have made my day.

I think I could tell this story a hundred times and it’ll still piss me off. It was so much more than having to wait for the next elevator. When that elevator left, so did my faith in the human race.