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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:
HasThisSoddingNameGoneToo · 27/06/2019 16:31

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

I don't know what this is but I really want to, so yes! It's time.

wifesupremacist · 27/06/2019 16:32

A twat? At Glastonbury??

The80sweregreat · 27/06/2019 16:32

cant you move along to somewhere else?
he sounds the sort of person who will want to keep on winding you up.

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JesusInTheCabbageVan · 27/06/2019 16:33

We need more detailed updates than this OP Grin

nicecuppaforme · 27/06/2019 16:34

Oh god. I'd have to move my tent. Even if she was on a tablet, what's the big deal? Kids are allowed some downtime

The80sweregreat · 27/06/2019 16:36

defo move, although it will be a pain i'm sure.
let him bug someone else! update us if you can!! at least you can lose him away from the tents..

floribunda18 · 27/06/2019 16:36

Please keep us updated, he sounds like great value.

GimmieTheCoffeeAndNooneDies · 27/06/2019 16:37

Could someone link the Adam Buxton Festival Song for hadthis, my tablet won't let me thanks!

Fluffycloudland77 · 27/06/2019 16:38

I’m not surprised you haven’t seen the wife, she’s at home getting some peace.

Bluerussian · 27/06/2019 16:39

Cheeky sod! None of his business, I don't blame you for being cross, I'd have been livid!

Hope you're having a good time at Glasto. Woohoo! Who have you seen so far?

It's lovely to take children to festivals and open air concerts.

Benjispruce · 27/06/2019 16:39

Oh I think his tent might collapse tonight in the high winds.....🤔

RomanyQueen · 27/06/2019 16:40

Kids don't belong at music festivals, what about those spliffing up.

Sallycinnamum · 27/06/2019 16:40

Was he wearing red trousers/shorts and deck shoes by any chance? This seems to be the uniform for parenting performance prats from what I've seen.

Do keep us updated OP.

S1naidSucks · 27/06/2019 16:40

Don’t.you.dare.move!!!

Otherwise we’ll miss out on his other twattery behaviour. This is the first time I’ve ever been interested in Glastonbury. 😁

RavenLG · 27/06/2019 16:41
floribunda18 · 27/06/2019 16:41

she’s at home getting some peace

She ran off with a man who works for Apple.

FriarTuck · 27/06/2019 16:41

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?
Grin
Can you find a recorder from somewhere? There's nothing like a bit of free-spirited recorder-playing early in a morning to encourage people to be up and about and enjoying life!

movehimintothesun · 27/06/2019 16:41

What a cock. My sympathies OP, 'performance parenting' drives me insane, and trying to inflict it on you & DD is totally out of order.

DD1 is a massive bookworm; we have been lucky enough to travel to some fab places over the years, and I have countless photos with her back to whatever fabulous view we have in front of us, reading instead! And I love her for it. Hope you and DD have a great weekend.

S1naidSucks · 27/06/2019 16:42

Kids don't belong at music festivals, what about those spliffing up.

The kids can get their own spliffs. I wouldn’t be sharing with anyone.

TheInebriati · 27/06/2019 16:42

HasThisSoddingNameGoneToo
Sing along everyone!

RunDeBumBum · 27/06/2019 16:42

Wonder if he'll manage to keep up the performance parenting all weekend, annoyingly I bet he does Hmm

I agree with the others your DC definitely needs to get a second wind after all the reading once your neighbours are in bed, missing out on the wonderful nighttime atmosphere!

HowlsMovingBungalow · 27/06/2019 16:42

Prize wankspanner of a tent neighbour.

Hope you aren't subjected to anymore fuckery from him.

FriarTuck · 27/06/2019 16:43

Or maybe a family sing-song of 'kum ba yah'.....

The80sweregreat · 27/06/2019 16:43

I would love to see the Killers on saturday night and jig about to Mr Brightside, but not to be.
performance parents are usually the sort that end up ditching their kids once they become older teens or troublesome or they run off with a newer model wife. he sounds the sort.

FeltCarrot · 27/06/2019 16:43

Hate to ask, but how old are the children here and why are they not in school?