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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

OP posts:
placemats · 28/06/2019 18:12

Have fun and give a big blow kiss to Stormzy from me! xx

DuckbilledSplatterPuff · 28/06/2019 18:27

I wish I was at Glasto right now..and can I borrow your "Twatrose families" phrase.

foreverhanging · 28/06/2019 18:31

Ooh if you have a saucepan and a wooden spoon I'd set her loose early in the morning :)

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MimiandCoco · 28/06/2019 18:32

Sounds just like someone I know... he’s not around this weekend...wouldn’t surprise me if it’s him! Balls to him, just enjoy yourself 😘

Cupcakey · 28/06/2019 18:35

Be thankful he doesn't live next door to you pity his neighbours ! He sounds just like the family of cock wombles that live next door to us. I'm shocked there's another womble out there that's equally as twatish as our neighbours! If he wasn't currently performance parenting for our benefit loudly in the garden now I would have assumed it was them.
Pull all the tent pegs out at dark! Ignore the dick head and enjoy yourselves.

LadyRannaldini · 28/06/2019 18:37

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

You missed out the hunk!

ssd · 28/06/2019 18:41

I would have thought the family bit of Glastonbury would be full of middle class wankers TBH
Sorry Blush

LadyRannaldini · 28/06/2019 18:41

This thread is so fucking unbearably middle class. If it had been about someone wanting to keep her kid off school to watch Love Island (yeah I know it’s not on in the daytime) the pearls would be clutched so tight they’d be strangling, but keep your kid off school to take it to a commercialised festival and it’s all peace, love and rainbows.

a) Since when did being middle class become something with which to beat people? Is it envy? Is it jealousy of people who make an effort?

b) Sorry to disappoint but some schools are off, around here certainly.

c) He probably has a spare sleeping bag if you're interested!!

jimbob1969 · 28/06/2019 18:47

He probably didnt mean it to come over judgemental and youve both been in the sun too much. Not related but we went to glastonbury 8 yr ago and altho we enjoyed it, I found it was overfilled with ignorant middle class pink/blue welly wearing twats with precocious little Henry and Henriettas. Especially in the kids field.

ShowMeTheKittens · 28/06/2019 18:49

Seriously, that offended you?
It's not the school gates!

patq1967 · 28/06/2019 18:50

what a strange man , but you will be laughing when his kids are knackered and want to go to bed at 7 pm and miss the headliners while your daughter is still ok from having down time , also the fact she is reading a book is some thing to be proud off , only bit off advice i would give you is get a camping chair and take the kindle with you so that if you want to see a band and she is unsure let her sit and read her book without being trodden on

mantlepiece · 28/06/2019 18:57

Haha, performance parenting on a campsite is always so funny!

I remember an instance on a campsite in France. Two family’s of teachers arrived in those rent a tent things. They had a system of each set of parents taking it in turns to look after the kids while the other set had a day off. The free parents would swan off in the hire car leaving the others in charge. It was like a military boot camp with lots of orders being bellowed cheerfully muchto the amusement of their neighbours!

After a couple of days of this one of the children had clearly had enough of of the arrangement and shouted a very loud Fuck off! 😂

Things changed after that fortunately

Jeeperscreepers69 · 28/06/2019 19:05

Glastonbury is tit head central. Why you would take kids to a festival baffles me anyway. Wouldnt they enjoy beach time. Or is it you that likes glastonbury? Also does your child not have a voice? Sure they could of spoke to the man instead of you. Might of kept things calm.

Jeeperscreepers69 · 28/06/2019 19:07

Cock wombles 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 love it.

happymum12345 · 28/06/2019 19:08

It’s Glastonbury-I would expect no less!
Try to laugh it off-hard i know!

MisterT373 · 28/06/2019 19:09

I've checked the schedule and apparently "Performance Parent" is on the West Holt stage at 1.15 tomorrow

Thatsmybananasandwich · 28/06/2019 19:16

I can’t stand people like this. Go live your own life and leave other people to theirs.

When DS was about 1 1/2 we went to the shops with a buggy (mostly used to put the shopping in) and got in a lift and some busy-body dad glares at the buggy, then at my DS and then at me and says very loudly to his SLEEPING 6 month old baby “You won’t be needing a buggy when you’re a big boy will you?”....etc.

I was fuming! Didn’t say anything though. Tbf DS is very tall for his age but that’s no excuse to make comments like that!

Whoopstheregomyinsides · 28/06/2019 19:31

This thread will keep me entertained - thank you and please keep reporting in!

mylaptopismylapdog · 28/06/2019 19:49

He’s missing the point, Glastonbury is about diversity and tolerance as well as the music.

Zilla1 · 28/06/2019 19:51

It would be a shame if your DD asked him what a performance parent was. I expect it's in the story she's reading on her kindle.

MrsBadcrumble123 · 28/06/2019 19:55

This is why I can’t ‘people’ Confused

Cherrysoup · 28/06/2019 19:59

@IHaveBrilloHair PMSL!

Use your Shewee to piss on his tentpags.

Jack80 · 28/06/2019 20:03

Ignore him, maybe he was just thinking his child is different but he shouldn't have said it. I've had someone question me about taking our iPad on holiday when our girls where chilling in the room when we sat on the veranda saying

Cantwaitforholiday · 28/06/2019 20:10

Aww happy memories of Glastonbury since we used to climb over the fence 20 years ago and never got to sleep at all! Hope you have a fab time OP, do keep us posted.

BeardyButton · 28/06/2019 20:21

Yes he was totally rude. But bla bla bla to performance parenting. What even is this? Is it parents who are trying their best in public? It always shocks me, the ways we come up with to judge and ridicule each other. He shouldn't judge you and your kid. And you shouldnt judge him and his. How is your kid reading a book better than him making breakfast w his kids? Hate the term 'performance parenting'. Presumably his kids are also 'snowflakes', another vile judgmental term.

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