WIBU - I went to the basement play area in a museum on a busy weekend last week. It's specifically for under-5s and their carers.
In one corner, they had padded floor mats and those enormous foam bricks which can be built like Lego. There were absolutely loads, well over 100.
A little girl, around 3 or 4, was building elaborate towers and walls with some of the bricks, using maybe 20 bricks, if that. Her mum (?) was supervising.
My 2 year old DS began 'playing' with the other bricks (mainly making little piles of 4 and knocking them down like a maniac). If he touched her pile, I'd take it out of his hand, redirect and give the brick back to her.
The little girl told my DS a few times, 'go away, I'm playing here!', which I ignored. After the third time, I smiled and said, 'that's a lovely tower you've got. The baby can share, but I'll make sure he doesn't touch your bricks'. She then stockpiled all the bricks in her corner (with the mum helping!) DS helped himself to a few (like 5) and I didn't stop him.
The mum picked up and the little girl and walked away, huffing "some people have no manners"
Was I rude? I thought toys in play areas were shared as long as there were enough to go around, take turns if not?
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AmiU · 07/02/2018 16:31
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