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To be annoyed play centre held a party at the same time as open session?

263 replies

Hohohoididnotgo · 08/12/2024 16:41

I went to a little role play cafe today with my children. It’s only small so probably only capacity for about thirty kids. Fine except today there was a birthday party which was pretty much the whole centre. So after an hour or so of play pretty much every other child there went and sat at a table with food, balloons and cake and were playing party games.

I have had this before at soft play and obviously it happens but at soft play it’s bigger and less obvious and when the children go to eat and play games it’s in a separate room. This wasn’t.

AIBU? I felt a bit sad for mine as they’d struck up friendships with some kids playing and then they were left almost alone!

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Hohohoididnotgo · 08/12/2024 16:57

It was that everyone in the room went and did fun activities they couldn’t do. Obviously as adults we understand it but they didn’t and were a bit confused and upset.

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Marblesbackagain · 08/12/2024 16:57

It is like being at the playground and some family having a picnic. YABU

DowntonFlabbie · 08/12/2024 16:57

These kinds of businesses are struggling to survive. It's this or you have none to go to.

You're being precious

pinkroses79 · 08/12/2024 16:57

I don't see what the issue is. A child would understand they weren't part of a party considering they'd only just met the children? They wouldn't expect to eat with them, but if they did you'd explain?

Hobnobswantshernameback · 08/12/2024 16:57

Seriously?

BodyKeepingScore · 08/12/2024 16:56

You're being massively unreasonable here. It's a public place. They operate a business. I'm not sure exactly what your issue is?

LookingForAHandHold · 08/12/2024 16:56

Personally I'd say YANBU, but only because it's wrong of the centre to do both at the same time.

applestewing · 08/12/2024 16:55

YABU HTH

Slobberchops1 · 08/12/2024 16:54

I don’t get the problem here?

Hohohoididnotgo · 08/12/2024 16:53

It’s not really at all like them going home to dinner though - they aren’t having dinner right in front of them!

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WTFMartin · 08/12/2024 16:52

YABU, your children got to do what they went there for and whilst they might have struck up friendships with others I think it’s just one of those things.

Ablondiebutagoody · 08/12/2024 16:51

I thought that you were going to say that half the venue was out of bounds. YABU. Its just like playing with kids in the park and they go home. Or do you also feel sad that you aren't invited for dinner at their house?

Deadringer · 08/12/2024 16:47

Who are you annoyed at? The play cafe who are running a business, the party child, their parents? Or yourself for staying when it was clear that there was a party group? Your dc didn't strike up friendships, they played tor a bit with kids they don't know. Yabu