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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:
JesusInTheCabbageVan · 27/06/2019 17:13

Sounds like he's on coke In that case, two thirds of the mums and dads in Waitrose are on coke as well.

needsomesleepy · 27/06/2019 17:15

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

@RomanyQueen

Erm, surely it's the drugs that should not belong Hmm

happybunny007 · 27/06/2019 17:16

He’ll have had a meltdown by Sunday!

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IDontGiveABagOfDicks · 27/06/2019 17:16

He’s definitely divorced, and is Disney parenting to show off to his much younger girlfriend how “cool and young he really is”

Knittedfairies · 27/06/2019 17:17

Time to practise some throat singing OP. Preferably in the wee small hours of the morning...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=t-RsB4a4ogc

needsomesleepy · 27/06/2019 17:17

OP I was once on a 7.5 hour train journey with a friend. Several times through the journey she made comments about all the people on their phones and tablets, and what did people do before these, before going back to her game of candy crush Grin

SunsetBunny · 27/06/2019 17:18

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

PLease, do it OP!!!

Sounds like he’s got himself a couple of mini narcissists there!

cdtaylornats · 27/06/2019 17:19

"So DD can you think of a synonym for wanker".

If there are t-shirt printers get herself one saying

"If you can't read I'm happy to do it out loud".

GreenFingersWouldBeHandy · 27/06/2019 17:19

Encourage DD to start a lovely singalong to her favourite nursery rhymes when he's trying to get to sleep.

"C'mon, everyone join in..."

SummerSeasoning · 27/06/2019 17:21

Hell is other people.

The80sweregreat · 27/06/2019 17:22

I often wonder how i managed before technology. years ago i wouldnt have seen the festival song on here or u tube, i wouldnt be aware of much at all really. It is a great invention and i do love my phone as well even if it does stop people interacting with each other.( this is a good thing though! .) life was boring pre ' stuff;'

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RomanyQueen · 27/06/2019 17:23

was joking, mine have been going since babies. Thanks
just wanted to be the first to say, as somebody always does.

Laurajjj · 27/06/2019 17:24

This is hilarious. You pair are going to have to live next to each other within hearing distance of each other for the next four days and you've already fallen out with each other Grin

The80sweregreat · 27/06/2019 17:24

someone had a t shirt on once that read ' did i just roll my eyes out loud?'
that was funny.

exWifebeginsat40 · 27/06/2019 17:26

i went to Glastonbury in 1995. put the tent up on Thursday afternoon, everything lovely.

i was woken at 7am next day by a bunch of wankers (literal Estate Agents!) who had materialised overnight, pegged out a little compound, and were bellowing at each other about who wanted earl grey, and who preferred lapsang fucking souchong.

i told them to shut the fucking fuck up. they tiptoed about for the rest of the weekend, and we actually ended the Sunday night sitting out together on the hillside til daylight.

i had the earl grey. it were lovely.

glastonbury can be wall-to-wall wankers, of every type. regardless of this, i had such a good time back then that i haven’t been since for fear of spoiling the memory. it was fucking boiling then as well.

OP, when you and DD get up tomorrow morning, all fresh and rested, i suggest you loudly describe your routine to the man next door. it’s hard to achieve without being a wanker to other people yourself, but enjoy every glorious dig you manage to make. and then go to the Circus field, it’s brilliant.

BillywilliamV · 27/06/2019 17:28

Give your daughter a can of lager for the next time he comes past (filled with water/ squash obviously)

Darkcloudsandsunnydays · 27/06/2019 17:30

Something of nothing. Why are you so angry. You are at glastonbury. Get out.

Mehmum · 27/06/2019 17:31

Seriously, how old are the kids?

You can say that you home school yours so that she’s busy learning lessons. What is his excuse to take kids out of school to listen to inappropriate music?

Is the hat seller stand “Twat in a Hat” still there?

The80sweregreat · 27/06/2019 17:31

exwife, see, it goes to show that sometimes people can rub along sometimes.
i dont think this will happen here, but you never know!

(Those estate agents are now retired older people with sporty cars and no hair and writing comments on the guardian web page about ' how glasto isnt as good any more' and ' its all gone commercial' i bet)
..

GoFiguire · 27/06/2019 17:32

Your DD needs to get a dose of diarrhoea and you need to give a running commentary on what’s coming out of her bottom.

norrismcwhirtersfridgemagnet · 27/06/2019 17:44

This seems like the perfect opportunity for a family game of "Who can sing Baby Shark the longest". About 5am being the preferred start time.

JamesBlonde1 · 27/06/2019 17:45

I'm just looking forward to the regular updates on this one Grin

Sandybval · 27/06/2019 17:47

Someone annoyingly preachy and judgemental at Glastonbury? No way.

TrixieFranklin · 27/06/2019 17:51

What a cock

mathanxiety · 27/06/2019 17:51

Just pulling up my deck chair.