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At Glastonbury and I’ve just had a row with twat in the next tent

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Glasto · 27/06/2019 16:05

Family camping. Absolutely boiling so brought DD back to the tent to have lunch and sit in the shade for the 12-2 bit. Been out since 9 this morning around the festival.

She’s sat in the foyer bit of the tent reading her kindle when performance parent dad from next door comes back to his tent with his kids.

He spots dd and gives her a jovial “oh come on now you shouldn’t be sat in their on a tablet you’re at Glastonbury”. His kid piped up oh we don’t have our tablets do we daddy. Dad is looking at DD and says come on put it down there’s a whole world out there you’re missing

I popped my head out of the tent and said she’s not on a tablet she’s reading a book. He said it doesn’t look she is, I was hot and pissed off and said it’s a kindle and if she wants to go on her tablet that’s not really your business.

He then goes on a 2 min rant about kids on tablets missing out on life. I told him again she isn’t on a bloody tablet and again, it’s not your business. He then accuses me of being rude and says he was only trying to help and says come on DS let’s leave these two to sit in their tent Angry

They are literally camped 2 ft away from us Hmm

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Barbarafromblackpool · 27/06/2019 16:08

What a busy body twatman. No advice, but plenty of sympathy.

KatherineJaneway · 27/06/2019 16:09

What an interfering idiot.

Hoppinggreen · 27/06/2019 16:09

I imagine Glastonbury as Twat central to be honest

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Readytogogogo · 27/06/2019 16:10

What a knob.

Spudlet · 27/06/2019 16:10

Encourage your child to grasp life and experience the world just as he’s trying to get his to sleep. Ensure that she is fully expressing herself and do not be tempted to curb her free spirit at all - it wouldn’t do to be preventing her spirited fun, would it?

Bonus points if a water gun is involved.

Fairypiggy · 27/06/2019 16:12

I wonder if you will experience any performance parenting from him this weekend. Report back if you do!

IWannaSeeHowItEnds · 27/06/2019 16:12

He's a turd. What is it with some people and their inability to mind their own business?

Glasto · 27/06/2019 16:13

@Fairypiggy, god we already have. Rustled up a breakfast for his kids this morning which had more commentary on what he was doing and why than David fucking Attenborough

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IHaveBrilloHair · 27/06/2019 16:14

Eurgh, what a twonk.
Definitely get up at 3am and announce loudly that those sleeping are missing out, whilst pulling out his tent pegs.

GimmieTheCoffeeAndNooneDies · 27/06/2019 16:15

Yes, test central. You are reinforcing opinion of Glastonbury. You need to think of some passive aggressive comebacks. How about a loud conversation about biodegradable wetwipes?

Thesearmsofmine · 27/06/2019 16:15

What a prick.

Glasto · 27/06/2019 16:16

He must belong to someone on here? Come on luv rein him in would ya?

Actually I haven’t seen his wife yet!

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RubberTreePlant · 27/06/2019 16:17

Idiot man. Though, I'd rather put pins in my eyes than take DC to a festival, anyway.

iMatter · 27/06/2019 16:17

He's an absolute twat.

Can we have regular updates on his twatishness please OP?

Live stream twattery from Glastonbury. Please? :)

Spudlet · 27/06/2019 16:18

She is probably at home in the bath with a glass of wine, enjoying a short break from him...

LizzieSiddal · 27/06/2019 16:19

Bloody hell. What a cock.

Can loudly start explaining to DD what a “performance parent” is and give her examples of how this may manifest itself?

iMatter · 27/06/2019 16:20

I agree with Spudlet.

She probably did a little dance right after she waved him off (in his Volvo)

saraclara · 27/06/2019 16:22

Oh jeeze. I hate performance parents with a passion. Why they thiink we should all be hanging on their every (LOUD) word and being impressed, I'll never know. It's the worst sort of attention seeking.

howwudufeel · 27/06/2019 16:22

Good for you. My dc are a bit older now but when we wandered into the world of middle-class parenting from time to time we often encountered twats like this. We still laugh about it now with the DC.

GimmieTheCoffeeAndNooneDies · 27/06/2019 16:24

Is it time for the annual link to the Festival Song?

Bezalelle · 27/06/2019 16:27

What an absolute toss-badger. Chuck some prawns in his tent while he's out. joke

RonnieScotts · 27/06/2019 16:27

What a plonker....try not let him get to you! (regular MN updates, venting your frustrations will help!)

XXcstatic · 27/06/2019 16:31

God, how I used to despise adults like him when I was a child bookworm.

Please keep us updated, OP - I have high hopes of further twattery to come Grin.

At Glastonbury and I’ve just had a row with twat in the next tent
isthatapugunicorn · 27/06/2019 16:31

I'd laugh at him, he's not going to be able to keep up the level of performance parenting, he'll be a quivering wreck by Saturday... tell him to save his energy, he'll need it...

Nicolastuffedone · 27/06/2019 16:31

His wife is at home getting ‘her ducks in a row’

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