Pregnant Woman Labelled ‘Lazy’ And ‘Given’ Dirty Looks For Not Giving Up Her Bus Seat

This 26-year old pregnant woman took to the Reddit platform Am I The A**hole after being made to feel like a lazy person and an entitled bray and given “dirty” looks after declining to move bus seats for an elderly lady.

Disturbed and embarrassed by the experience, the woman took to Reddit platform is she was at the wrong here? 

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Explaining the incident, the woman explained that had finished an 8-hour workday and was taking the bus home which was about a 2-hour journey.

She continued:

“I had about 4-5 slightly heavy bags with me and didn’t feel safe trying to get up the stairs with them especially since I’m 18 weeks pregnant, so I sat on the seat downstairs.”

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Around halfway through the journey, she shared the bus was quite full and an elderly lady with a stick got on the bus.

The woman continued, writing:

“She asked me to move. She wasn’t even polite when she asked and honestly I thought she meant move over so she could sit next to me.

“So I moved my bags and started to scoot over, when she said ‘No, no I meant can you find another seat, this seat is reserved for disabled people. You are clearly not disabled. There are plenty of seats upstairs.’”

The woman also mentioned that the seat where she was waiting was not reserved for disabled people, however, the ones in front of her were and there was a spare seat available.

The woman said she replied to the elderly lady, saying:

“Sorry, I really don’t feel safe going up the stairs with all these bags, I don’t mind you sitting next to me though, we both have our masks on.”

The elderly lady’s response was totally out of line as she called the woman names and insisted she wanted a double seat to herself.

She replied:

“I don’t want to sit next to anybody, I don’t feel safe. So move your lazy fat behind and give the seat to someone who needs it.”

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The woman also admits that she hates it when people use their pregnancy as an excuse but this time her reason was genuine as she revealed she was pregnant and didn’t feel safe going up the stairs.

She clearly told the elderly woman:

“Lady, I am pregnant, I am not going up those stairs with these bags and risking a fall. If you really want a seat to yourself ask someone else to move.”

At the point, the woman explained a man offered the elderly woman his seat and went upstairs, but not before giving the young woman a “dirty look”.

The pregnant woman says that the elderly woman spent the next few hours lecturing her with other elderly bus passengers, saying things like, “kids these days have no respect for their elders or people with disabilities” and saying how they wouldn’t have spoken to someone like when they were that age.

Internet labeled the young woman NTA here and assured her that the whole situation was none of her fault

The young woman shares she was left feeling entitled brat and does not feel good after the incident and wants fellow Redditors to shed light on who was wrong in this situation. 

People on Reedit immediately rushed to the young woman's defense and assured her that respect is earned both ways and just because that woman was old, it does not give her any right to judge or put down others. 

One person wrote: “NTA [Not The A**hole]. You should’ve pointed out where the disabled seats were. Also, f**k older people who think their age entitles them to respect...they’re usually the ones lacking manners.”

Another agreed, commenting: “NTA - you are 18 weeks pregnant and you were making the right decision to keep you and baby safe. Old people can be so entitled and annoying!”

Someone else said: “NTA. Not in a million years. A) you were pregnant and had bags, too risky B) they weren’t even the disabled seats! C) she was rude D) she wanted the whole seat, not you to just move up E) she insulted you

Any of these on their own would be enough for me to say NTA.”