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Originally Posted by missypie
This morning I took my 90 year old parents to McDonald's at Colony for breakfast. Mom can barely walk but with a walker she manages. We tend to gravitate to the nearest table but a male with a hat and newspaper was thrown on a table for 4. I navigated towards the wheelchair assessable table and there was one woman sitting there also alone reading her book. We squeezed in a table and borrowed a chair from another 4 seated table where another lone person sat as well. If this were just me I would not think twice. When one is disabled, it is daunting to find a spot to store the wheelchair/walker and have the elderly person sit down.
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Originally Posted by tomwed
It sounds like you needed help and no one noticed. I'd like to think everyone in that room would do whatever it takes to make your mom comfortable. It's a mom thing.
Maybe the next time, before things get complicated you go in first and pick out the best table. Ask someone to move and explain why.
Helping someone feels pretty good all day. Besides it's not like you're asking for their Jimmy Buffet front row seats.
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Missypie, that was a frustrating experience for you and I'm sorry.
I just want to say that you are lucky to still have parents alive, mine have been gone for a very long time and I miss them.
Sometimes if people are reading, they just don't notice what is going on around them.
I agree with Tom that if you'd gone in first and asked someone at a large table to move, explaining the situation, I bet the person would have had no problem moving and making your mom and dad comfortable.
And they probably would have felt good about it all day.
It doesn't help make today's experience better, but Tom's suggestion could make things better for future visits.