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To be angry woman at soft play told ds to stop bothering her

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mynME · 24/12/2025 18:02

Apparently ds had gone to her several times in the play session to tell her about her child, he was sitting on one of those cars you pay to have a turn on and not letting my ds touch the wheel, and for being quite noisy. Apparently she was OK at first but then said ‘ok I really need you to stop bothering me now and tell your own mum,’ but what’s it got to do with me if her child isn’t behaving??

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intrepidpanda · 24/12/2025 20:46

columnatedruinsdomino · 24/12/2025 18:20

I’m getting bored with reporting ridiculous made up threads designed to get posters worked up.

Then stop reporting them, just ignore them.
Other people are reading them going by responses.
As you can tell by this thread, no one likes a snitch.

HAPPILYMARRIEDSINCE2012 · 24/12/2025 20:45

Moonnstarz · 24/12/2025 18:18

Your child though could be seen as trying to take over. The other child was having a turn, and your child actually was in the wrong by not waiting and trying to grab the wheel.

Exactly

Youdontseehow · 24/12/2025 20:44

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:09

Because he was explaining to her that she needed to control her son (didn’t use those words, he was very polite?)

Aww bless him 🤣🤣🤣

Sasha07 · 24/12/2025 20:43

Your child shouldn't be bothering the other child. The mum was probably hoping you'd correct his behaviour.

Thedolady · 24/12/2025 20:43

Yes sorry OP I’m with the others - I think the other woman was quite right. Your son sounds annoying, if it were my child I would have told him to go play on something else and leave the lady (and other child) alone.

TartanMammy · 24/12/2025 20:39

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:10

I’ve always taught him to tell the child’s parents if they are not behaving. Surely that’s the right thing to do.

Why are you teaching you child to be a mithering tattle tale? Sounds like he was annoying the other Mum, I'd have told him to gtf go away as well.
Also your son was in the wrong anyway.

YourMotherSortsSocksInHell · 24/12/2025 20:37

OP's kid sounds like the entitled type that can't see another kid have something without wanting it. I wonder where he gets that from.

NewHere83 · 24/12/2025 20:33

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:10

I’ve always taught him to tell the child’s parents if they are not behaving. Surely that’s the right thing to do.

What?? This is such weird guidance to have given. I'm afraid this situation is down to you. I'm sure your intentions are good but you're way out of line with most people's expectations of normal behaviour. You don't make the resolution between a child and an adult they don't know. It's child to child or adult to adult. Child to adult is only in an established relationship. Why would you put him in this position?

Salvadoridory · 24/12/2025 20:33

I dont know why but I am a magnet to chatty small children and do not enjoy it. Its ok if its a relative but a strange small child chattering away is awkward and parents dont seem to think its in any way intrusive. I have even had a mum say while William is having a lovely chat, I will just pop to the bakery across the road when I was accosted by a child in a cafe. Im not a bloody babysitter. I could never speak to a child like that though, its not ok. Because of that, I wish parents would be more thoughtful of the people their, I am sure very sweet but not mine, children, approach and call them back.

housethatbuiltme · 24/12/2025 20:32

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:16

He was pushing ds’s hands away when ds was trying to take the wheel

Because your DS has no right to push in.

YourMotherSortsSocksInHell · 24/12/2025 20:32

minipie · 24/12/2025 18:43

Definitely not.

He should tell YOU. You then decide if you agree the other child is doing something that needs stopping, and YOU then tell the child’s parent. You don’t put your 5 year old in that position.

Absofuckinglutely!

FannyUncanny · 24/12/2025 20:32

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:06

@AnneLovesGilbert my ds is five. I don’t need to follow him round like a toddler, and he wasn’t doing anything wrong 🤷‍♀️

Well yes actually, you do. You’re supposed to supervise your child at all times at soft play. It’s called being a parent.

rainbowsandraspberrygin · 24/12/2025 20:30

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:10

I’ve always taught him to tell the child’s parents if they are not behaving. Surely that’s the right thing to do.

No. He comes to you. Then you decide what to do. A 5 year old can’t parent other kids!!!

it’s so risky as well - he could get shouted at or worse.

housethatbuiltme · 24/12/2025 20:30

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:06

@AnneLovesGilbert my ds is five. I don’t need to follow him round like a toddler, and he wasn’t doing anything wrong 🤷‍♀️

  1. By your own description of events he was, he was very rude to both the boy and the mother who where not doing anything wrong

and

  1. how would you know as 'apparently' you weren't keeping an eye on him

You come off insanely badly here. Your child is not special, other do not have to stop what they are doing to accommodate him but its quite obvious he is learning this unsocial behavior from you. Its a shame because it will have a terrible impact on his social life.

Crazybigtoe · 24/12/2025 20:28

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:10

I’ve always taught him to tell the child’s parents if they are not behaving. Surely that’s the right thing to do.

Um nope.

What have you told him to do at school?

vanillalattes · 24/12/2025 20:28

Just in case this is genuine - OP, you are quite bonkers and need to control your kid.

MatchaTea1 · 24/12/2025 20:27

elliejjtiny · 24/12/2025 19:55

You don't have to follow him around but you still need to keep an eye on him at that age. I still check what my dc are doing at softplay every few minutes or so and they are 11, 12 and 15.

Why are your kids still going to soft plays? Most have a much younger cut off date..

maddiemookins16mum · 24/12/2025 20:26

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:10

I’ve always taught him to tell the child’s parents if they are not behaving. Surely that’s the right thing to do.

Errrr no.

housethatbuiltme · 24/12/2025 20:21

So your DS is a taddletale... that will win him lots of friends from outstanding social grace.

Yes little kids are learning but its your job to correct that behavior and teach your child not to be entitled and impatient.

The other child was on the car first, he has just as much right as your DS and doesn't have to give it up or share. So 'telling on him' to his mother is suppose to elicit what response?

She sent your child back to you so you could parent your child who was causing the nuisance and bothering strangers.

Christmas2025 · 24/12/2025 20:17

circledrain1 · 24/12/2025 19:20

So it is acceptable that your 5 year old is telling adults how to parent their child!?? Seriously!?? Wow. Sorry, I would have told you to stop your child from interrupting adults who are speaking and told you to find your child something else to play on!!! How do you know her child doesn't have issues with neurodiversity or similar? That could explain his not wanting anyone touching the wheel?

I just know OP is one of those people who thinks that she's entitled to have whatever she wants, just because she wants it. And that as long as she's not screaming and shouting at someone or swearing, then repeatedly "politely" asking them to do/not do xyz until they get so pissed off with her that they give in, is acceptable behaviour.

It's not polite at all OP, it's bullying and harassing and completely out of order. Especially as you no doubt get cross if people don't comply.

ForPlumReader · 24/12/2025 20:10

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:10

I’ve always taught him to tell the child’s parents if they are not behaving. Surely that’s the right thing to do.

I was always taught not to tell tales. I'm afraid I would find it irritating.

MatchaTea1 · 24/12/2025 20:08

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:10

I’ve always taught him to tell the child’s parents if they are not behaving. Surely that’s the right thing to do.

I've never heard of anyone getting their small child to go and complain to random strangers, you have a very unique parenting style I must say..

Isittimeformynapyet · 24/12/2025 20:07

TheEverlastingPorridge · 24/12/2025 19:11

I call Reverse and claim my prize

What's the obsession with "reverses" around here? Is it just a way to get "completely made up bollocks" under the radar?

No prize!

mathanxiety · 24/12/2025 20:06

Fundays12 · 24/12/2025 19:55

Is this a joke post? Your kid was being a pain in the bum to another parent and complaining to another kids parent for there child making noise and not sharing at soft play? I am guessing he is your only child.

OP I mean this kindly but your child is going to be really disliked if you carry on teaching him to tell tales on other kids. Kids dont like other kids that tell tales or tell on them for minor things, parents dont like kids that either generally and tend to encourage there kids to be friend's with kids who don't do that. Put a stop to this nonsense now. Had one of my kids came and moaned at me that X child was being loud the answer would have been "we are in soft play i expect that go play away from X child if it bothers you".

Agree!

Christmas2025 · 24/12/2025 20:06

mynME · 24/12/2025 18:10

I’ve always taught him to tell the child’s parents if they are not behaving. Surely that’s the right thing to do.

The other kid wasn't misbehaving though. Someone not doing what you want them to do doesn't automatically mean they're doing something wrong.

The other kid was playing with the toy, your son needs to wait his turn which means waiting until the other kid has finished playing with it.

You're teaching your kid to be a narcissist who thinks everyone else is "wrong" if he can't have his own way.

Teaching him to approach other parents is also wrong of you. You are his parent, you're the one he should come to if he has a problem. He's 5! Stop expecting him to behave like an adult, it's shirking your parental responsibility towards him and isn't safe for him - one day he'll approach the wrong person and wrongly accuse their child of something and your son could end up physically harmed as a result. You can't expect him to accurately judge who is safe to approach, at his age. You're the one who should approach the other parent if their child is genuinely misbehaving towards yours such as physical violence, snatching toys off him or persistently bullying him.

You should watch him more too. You didn't see him approaching this other woman repeatedly. This means you wouldn't have seen if he'd willingly gone off with an abductor without any fuss, you'd have just looked up from your phone and realised your son was no longer in the soft play and you'd have no idea where he was or when he was taken.

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