When it comes to legalities, one that many of us tend to overlook is all the rules associated with driving. It doesn’t matter if it is the speed limit, which most of us break or if it is texting and driving, which far too many people do. Something else that a lot of people tend to overlook are the parking regulations. They are there for a specific reason and this mother is now reminding others of why they matter so much.
Shanna Mondy saw cars that were parked on the blue lines of the parking lot when she was leaving a doctor’s appointment. She made the post and explained that her son, Cauy had a brain bleed when he was born and was diagnosed with epilepsy and cerebral palsy. He uses a wheelchair as a result of those ailments. When she saw somebody parked on the blue line, it made her stop and think about what she would like to say to those individuals. This is what she came up with:
“At the time of their birth and diagnosis, we had no clue the struggles and blessings we would encounter raising a child with special needs. [My husband] Rob and I made the decision that no matter what we would use Cauy’s story as a blessing to others,” Mondy writes, adding that they’ve used social media as a way to raise awareness for Cauy and his condition.
“We have had many opportunities to educate, mentor, and serve others because of our willingness to be open about the struggles we encounter. We try our best to have a positive outlook and try to educate everyone instead of putting down or shaming people just because they just do not know.”
She stopped and took a picture of her son having a hard time getting on the ramp because the cars were parked too close and were over the blue lines.
“Even people with handicap plates don’t understand how important it is to not park on the blue/yellow lines,” Mondy wrote on Facebook.
“After talking with many friends and family we noticed that many people just do not know what those lines are for,” Mondy adds. “My intention with sharing this photo is to only raise awareness to the public and friends who might not know how important it is to watch the lines when parking next to a handicap spot.”
The picture has been shared hundreds of times.
One commentor said: “This happened to my friend, and she had to wait for the lady to come out of the store. She said the lady acted like she didn’t know what the lines meant.”
Mondy also reminded people that she wasn’t angry over the situation, she just wanted people to know what should be done.
“Thank you, everyone, for sharing this. I only posted this to help raise awareness for parking. I’m not mad about it it’s just a daily struggle that I have to deal with.”
Her post was written a month ago but her message is very important for everyone to hear.