le metro de montreal...

Sometimes life is funny. You know, in the stupid, frustrating way that we all accept every single day. Sometimes it's just stupid in a way that is entirely unfunny but still just as frustrating. Like when you really start to wonder when common sense went entirely out the window. Tonight while getting on the metro after work I found an empty seat and sat down. A few stops later a woman gets on with her son. She sits beside me and continuously gives me this look that says "I want my son to sit with me, can you move?". Well first, no. I had a long ass day whether it looks like it to you or not. Your son is about 5 years younger than me. He's in better shape. He can stand. So the ride continues in this awkward manner without me knowing it was just about to get worse. A blind man gets on the train. I spot him instantly and get up off my seat to offer it to him. I keep one foot directly touching the seat so no one can sit down and I try (in vain) to reach him, tap him, get his attention to tell him he can sit down. Well the train shifted at that point so I fell a bit forward and in those split seconds, the woman's son sits down on my used-t0-be seat. I notice immediately and I look at her like, "seriously?". So I say to her, "c'est parce que... j'allais donner mon siege a le monsieur qui est aveugle", roughly translates to: this seat was not meant for your son. She attacks me right off the bat. I don't decide who sits in what seat. I can't tell her that her son can't sit there. Who do I think I am? Are you fucking kidding me?! You're reprimanding me for trying to do a good deed. Kudos to you. And great lesson you're teaching your children. And, in fact, I do decide who gets to sit in my seat when I left my seat for a specific reason. That's what public transportation is about. You can sit your fat lazy ass down for as long as you want but when a disabled/pregnant/elder/etc person gets on the train, ya move! I couldn't really believe this stupid exchange. In my eyes, it was totally unnecessary. I really didn't need to get yelled at today, much less for a reason that makes no sense at all. Whoever you are, lady, I hope you're proud of yourself.