For a split second, I thought my 4 y/o was gonna get my ass kicked today

[mmelanie]

@evenif Breaks my heart when people don't say hi back to my 21 month old lol...she just screams "HI!" Louder and louder until they say hi back...but sometimes they don't even when she's screaming at them.

 

[honestfisherman88]

@mmelanie My son is like that too! Last summer, we were out for a walk, he was 3 at the time. An older lady walks by and he says hi to her, as he does to literally everyone. She doesn't acknowledge him at all. He repeats himself like 4 times, getting louder each time until he is literally yelling at her. She still completely ignores him. For the next like 4 days he kept asking me, "Daddy, why didn't the lady say hi to me?" He was so upset by it, it broke my heart. I just said, "well buddy, maybe she was having a sad day. I bet you cheered her up though!" He doesn't need to know yet that some people just suck lol.

 

[hariel]

@mmelanie My kid was desperate to show two women her new strawberry coin pouch today. She's 2.5 yo and these women not only didn't answer her but literally shoved her out the way and nearly knocked her over (and no she didn't touch them, block their path, touch their stuff or otherwise bother them. They were literally standing still near an earring display next to the till while I was paying). I just told her "the ladies are shopping, let's leave them be" but I was fuming inside, not so much that they ignored her but that they were openly mean.

 

[yolandeball]

@nicolakirwan So a Queen wave! Love it

 

[ea6y]

@nicolakirwan And the ones who aren’t, usually wear a convenient patch that says 1%!

 

[e11a5047]

@nicolakirwan Good family friend of mine is a big guy, huge goatee, looks intimidating. He's a complete teddy bear. Nicest and funniest guy you'll meet.

 

[achduke]

@nicolakirwan Lolol maybe if you're white. No offense at all (to you) but as a brown person, 99 percent of them being big softies has not been my experience.

 

[blandaw]

@nicolakirwan What does the low wave mean? I've been riding for 15 years and see it all the time but don't understand the significance.

 

[honestfisherman88]

@blandaw I think it's just like a community, mutual respect thing thing. In not a bike though, that's just the impression I get

 

[blandaw]

@honestfisherman88 Just looked it up. The low part means "keep the rubber down"

 

[nicolakirwan]

@blandaw It is a sign of acknowledgment, and respect is the best way I can describe it.

 

[rivendoah]

@nicolakirwan This. Just a way to recognize other riders. It’s an unofficial club wave to all bikers. My favorite is doing it to people on mopeds when I was on my Harley or my sport bike. Many odd looks in response to my wave but hey, they are on a two wheeled motorized vehicle as well. It counts to me but I know most don’t wave to them. Some assholes won’t wave to sport bikes if they are on Harley’s or vice versa but they’re jerks and don’t get the spirit of the wave.

 

[cwainscott]

@nicolakirwan Maybe not 99% lol

 

[danyl1967]

@sampaul Walking my 2 year old nephew in to our regular cafe when the local outlaw motorcycle gang is stopping for coffee.

He runs over blows the first few kisses and fist bumps the rest on the way out.

Bikers love it giving him a little shout on the way out.

 

[mkp1218]

@sampaul Nothing warms my heart more than a big scary biker/goth/metal/punk dude or dudette being sweet to kids! Probably explains my massive crush on Amos Burton..

Great story dad!

 

[readyforachange]

@mkp1218 Amos Burton is a damn good guy! He just has seen a lot of shit.

 

[keytar]

@readyforachange "I gotta get back to my crew."

 

[evenif]

@readyforachange "you ain't that guy..."

"I am that guy"

 

[shunree]

@mkp1218 Goth/metal/punk dudes tend to be super chill.

 

[mkp1218]

@shunree Oh I know, I used to be one! (I mean, still am I just don’t dress like it so much anymore)