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AIBU to be disgusted by parents and children at holiday parks?

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ToffeePennie · 04/04/2026 21:06

I am so disgusted by Utterly gross behaviour of young children and their parents on holiday parks.
We’ve been at our favourite campsite since Friday night and so far I’ve been punched and smacked by numerous little kids, this is clearly kids trying to push past in queues or when waiting for entertainment etc to start and it’s not eagerness, it’s a massive case of “I’m entitled to be first!”
We were sat towards some stairs at a table and chairs, clearly the “space” is designated for the table. Sadly, dozens of kids have climbed the stairs, stuffed themselves in a tiny gap and literally kicked/punched my kids to try and get up/down the stairs. I ended up moving my seat to cover the gap and got kicked repeatedly by small children trying to squeeze into a gap that wasn’t there.
A man then saw his daughter pick up a lolly off the floor and put it in her mouth. Instead of throwing it in the bin 2 paces behind him, he threw it back onto the floor. When I told him, he said “well you throw it away then” how vile and disgusting this man is I cannot tell you. I literally wanted to punch him. (I did put the gross lolly in the bin, because the staff shouldn’t have to clean that up)
why can parents not keep an eye on their kids, apologise when they hurt someone, check they know where their kids are and ensure they aren’t engaging in gross behaviours? I have noticed it’s gotten so much worse since Covid, it seems people are stuck in their own bubble and don’t care about anyone or anything else.
It’s so vile the amount of selfish and entitled behaviour I have seen makes me so sad.

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Itiswhysofew · 04/04/2026 21:20

That sounds awful. Similar thing at Malaga airport today. People pushing and shoving. Kids doing as they like. Scrambling for tables and bashing into our table. Leaving tables in a mess, not returning them to where they dragged them from.

INX · 04/04/2026 21:16

Good lord, where is this?

I spend most of my time in holiday parks and have never been punched and kicked, let alone numerous times.

Thank goodness!

Quitelikeit · 04/04/2026 21:12

*reason

Quitelikeit · 04/04/2026 21:12

You’d be better off avoiding this type of place. Same readon cheap all inclusive family hotels are to be avoided!

Thehop · 04/04/2026 21:09

People are foul. Behaviour is definitely getting worse