Just Be Kind

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This husband and I…

Went to an event…this man of mine…driving for once…parked at the end of a row…no other cars near…laughed a bit…at the parking job…the car a bit askew…the right side on the line…but still…within bounds…

Came out a bit later…to a note under the wiper…a shocking note…an upsetting note…a using-curse-words note…criticizing…the parking job…the harshness of the message…was heartbreaking…but regardless…an apology to the self appointed Parking Police…may just be warranted…

Sorry…your self-esteem…can only be nurtured…by knocking others down…

Sorry…that this parking job triggered your inner lack of self-worth…to the point…you needed to appear superior to a faceless nobody…

Sorry…it’s becoming more and more acceptable…to put boorish behavior…before common decency…

Sorry…this slight parking mishap…hindered your ability…to park in one of the other…ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR parking spaces…

Sorry…you will never get to see the faces of those you criticize hiding behind your pen and paper…cuz maybe…you’d find us to be decent human beings…and realize mistakes can be made…

By all of us…even perhaps…the high and mighty Parking Police…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…