I was walking my dog, and I’d been at the park about half an hour when I noticed an empty pram at the playground. My first thought was “oh god, some poor exhausted parent has walked home holding their toddler and forgotten they brought the pram in the first place” and look in the basket to see if there’s anything with a name or number, so I can either text or like look up the last name on Facebook. I found a t shirt with the kids name on it and was pulling my phone out to look up the last name when this guy runs over and basically has a go at me. I can understand that it probably looked like I was being dodgy, but I explained myself and had also been there for half an hour and had not seen them cross the oval (which they would’ve had to have done to get to the toilet block that it turned out they’d gone to – a classic toddler emergency) and I feel like he was probably just flustered because he was in a toddler situation and I’d made him panic about the pram, but he didn’t even like look at me, he just stormed off with a “yeah, whatever” and then when he got pack to his partner and kid (on the other side of the oval) they were both looking over at me and I felt like I was a criminal lol. For reference I am mid 20s, chubby, non threatening, with a misbehaving mutt by my side. I thought I was trying to do the right thing, but feel like maybe I just came across as dodgy. I’ve circled the 2 locations for reference.
Posted by Ohmalley-thealliecat
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No worries dude, you were trying to do the right thing and they didn’t grok your intentions. Simple misunderstanding, carry on
You looked dodgy, they were dealing with their kid. No harm no foul.
The pram was empty? No kid in it?
Prams are not something you forget. You generally leave them to do other things. They also don’t get stolen because of ‘waves generally at reasons’.
It’s kind of you to think that but you can understand why he is annoyed. He’s probably not slept for 2 years.
Next time, keep an eye out but don’t raid it.
I wouldn’t read too much into it. Apologise and let it go.
I was in Springvale a few weeks ago and we went back to our car so my wife could breastfeed our 2 month old son. Instead of taking apart the pram and folding it up I parked it next to the car as we would only be 10-15 minutes. I checked on it less than 5 minutes later it was gone ($1600 pram) I ran down the street and found a Chinese family pushing it away. I grabbed the pram back and the Chinese grandma laughed in my face
You looked dodgy.
Also, the dad is sleep deprived and not functioning on human being level.
Onya for trying.