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AIBU?

To think this is rather petty.

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 15/09/2014 23:30

I took my D.D and nephew out the other day and we had a game of crazy golf. My nephew is 21 months old. Anyway we were behind this family. Now keep in mind my D.N is 21 months old a baby doesn't know any different or about patience ect which no-one would expect him to.
Anyway to get straight to the point D.N hit the golf ball and this grown man turned around and went (to a baby keep in mind). It's my turn first. I looked at him like he had 10 heads and said. "He's a baby". He just gave me a look and carried on playing.

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 15/09/2014 23:31

Oh and he didn't say it in a jokey way. He was deadly serious. He looked the type that wouldn't laugh if the chairs and tables did a merry dance.

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Terrierterror · 15/09/2014 23:32

Did your nephew hit the ball towards where they were?

MOTU · 15/09/2014 23:33

You meet loons everywhere, be happy you and yours are sane x

FamiliesShareGerms · 15/09/2014 23:35

I don't entirely follow the story (sorry, it's late) but if the man was nothing to do with you and your nephew was queue jumping, what did you expect him to do? He can't play while your nephew is hitting the ball around and it's annoying having to wait behind slow groups. And the only way children learn to take turns is by bring taught.

He didn't need to be grumpy about it though

MardyBra · 15/09/2014 23:36

He was trying to play with his family. You let a one year old get in his way. You should have kept your nephew under control.

Thebodyloveschocolateandwine · 15/09/2014 23:36

Well he sounds a twat but to be honest I wouldn't take a baby of that age to play crazy golf. It's a bit too young.

whois · 15/09/2014 23:37

Why did your small child get anywhere near enough the man to get in his way? Keep better control.

Boomerwang · 15/09/2014 23:39

Yes, he's a baby, he said something stupid if he wanted to make a baby understand, but really, you shouldn't have let the kid get near. Did you apologise?

BackforGood · 15/09/2014 23:40

Why on earth would you take a 1 yr old to try to play Crazy Golf? Confused

If he were interrupting my game, I'd have said something too.
Talk about entitled! Shock

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 15/09/2014 23:41

To be honest. I think he the man was too old was for crazy golf rather than my nephew being too young.

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Terrierterror · 15/09/2014 23:44

Presumably you are over 21 months. Act like it.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 15/09/2014 23:44

I took my nephew because he pointed to the crazy golf and he wanted to go.

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cartsmar · 15/09/2014 23:51

Because he pointed to it?

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 15/09/2014 23:51

No I didn't apologise. I'm not apologising for a baby being a baby. He offered me no apology for the way he spoke to my D.N. I doubt he's have me snap at his children.
If I told my Dsis and my DBIL. They'd go nuclear.

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PrettyPictures92 · 15/09/2014 23:52

How old is too old for crazy golf? Hmm I'm 22, am I too old? My mum is in her mid 40s and likes it, is she too old? YABU, you shouldn't have let your nephew disturb other players

Terrierterror · 15/09/2014 23:52

Babies act like babies. That's why they tend to need an adult with them who acts accordingly.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 15/09/2014 23:54

So now I'm imature for having my baby nephew's back, Terrior. Insert confused face here

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Pyjamaramadrama · 15/09/2014 23:55

So you allowed you dn to interrupt this families game of golf?

I think yabu sorry

PrettyPictures92 · 15/09/2014 23:56

You don't apologise for a baby being a baby, you apologise for you having so little respect for others that you don't care if you disturb anyone else...

If you wanted someone to hold your hand and tell you how the big bad man was naughty you shouldn't have come to the unreasonable section

TheFairyCaravan · 15/09/2014 23:57

You should've had more control over your nephew. What would have happened if thean had swung his golf club and hit your nephew in the face? That would have been your fault for not keeping hold of your nephew whilst you all waited your turn.

Your sister and BIL would go nuclear because a man said it was host turn to your nephew!Hmm. It sounds like you all need to grow up tbh!

Boomerwang · 15/09/2014 23:59

I understand the situation, I think, in that you had no intention of trying to bother this man, and you were probably on the way to bring back your nephew anyway when the man said this thing to your nephew, but really he didn't do anything apart from say 'my turn first' in a grumpy manner... what do you want from that? Not everybody is a baby lover I'm afraid. Try pulling an 'oops!' face at your nephew and leaving it at that? I doubt he had any idea of what was happening...

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 16/09/2014 00:00

I don't need anyone to hold my hand thank you very much. I suppose all your children neices and nephews never put a foot wrong.

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mellicauli · 16/09/2014 00:00

How will your nephew learn it isn't his turn yet if nobody tells him?

WineWineWine · 16/09/2014 00:01

I was playing crazy golf with my DH and teenage sons recently.
There was this family behind us with very young children, who kept coming and messing around on the hole that we were playing on. Seriously bloody annoying when the parents did so little to keep the children where they were supposed to be.
When my kids were that young, I wouldn't have taken them to play crazy golf, it would have been pointless, and when they were old enough to play I wouldn't let them disturb other people's games. That's just selfish.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 16/09/2014 00:02

Is this a wind up?

You let a toddler interrupt someone else's game (which presumably they had paid for) and not only think that the man should have just let the toddler get on with it, but you also see no need to apologise? Confused

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