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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:
whoamitojudge · 27/06/2019 18:41

Just wondering too as to why the children aren't at school?

Sexnotgender · 27/06/2019 18:42

What a knob.

Debenhamshandtowel · 27/06/2019 18:45

Mime at him.

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AdoraBell · 27/06/2019 18:48

I’d make up a bed time story about The Performance Parent and The Eyerolling Kids. Let it develop as the days go on.

WinterBerry7 · 27/06/2019 18:53

The children are obviously not at school as they’ve been taken out to go to Glastonbury. Not sure what answer people are looking for here?

Greensleeves · 27/06/2019 18:57

I'd move.

Greensleeves · 27/06/2019 18:58

Why are people harping on about the children not being at school? School isn't compulsory, lots of kids don't go to school Confused

RezCowgirl · 27/06/2019 19:03

Well at least she's not on the other kind of tablets usually found at Glastonbury.

visitorthedog · 27/06/2019 19:05

Just wondering too as to why the children aren't at school?

Because the parents have taken them out to go to Glastonbury, or they’re homeschooled. Phew - what a relief to have figured that tricky conundrum out.

theemmadilemma · 27/06/2019 19:08

@RezCowgirl Grin

GoFiguire · 27/06/2019 19:09

Why did the Headteachers give permission for the children to be taken out of school to smell weed?

StarGOLD · 27/06/2019 19:10

It’s three weeks til the end of term...the kids aren’t missing anything. Trust me...Enjoy your festival and absolutely turn that tent.

Debenhamshandtowel · 27/06/2019 19:11

This is MN. The OPs children are too young for school but are reading Wat and Peace on the Kindle.

justasking111 · 27/06/2019 19:11

re: not going to school GCSE and A levels finished, pre school under 5 year olds. Home schooled. Or hush bunked off. Grin

DuckbilledSplatterPuff · 27/06/2019 19:13

"Please stop addressing comments to my daughter. I have told her never to converse with strangers and I will report you if you do it again!!"
That will put the frighteners on him.
Awaiting Episode 2..

Justaboy · 27/06/2019 19:14

In the good old bad old days we just used to blow a lot of joints, make little peace signs and say "Peace man" to most everyone there and that was that. We'd have too much beer or cider to sup fall arse over head and we were no bother at all:)

Festival goers today eh?, far too gentrified nowadays:(

viques · 27/06/2019 19:15

All it will take is one of his kids to

Have a panic attack in the boiling hot tent at night
Or
vomit in their sleeping bag
Or
Accidentally pour something sticky over dads clothing pile
Or

Something

And perfect dad mask will slip and the real incompetent will be revealed.

Hope you are there to see it and report back OP.

Isatis · 27/06/2019 19:17

Every time you see his kids doing anything even slightly time wasting, bellow "Oh come on now you shouldn’t be messing around like that, you should be taking in some literature and reading a book. There's a whole world of imagination and information out there that you're missing". If he objects, look injured, have a rant about them missing out on the wonders of literature, and say you were only trying to help.

SunsetBunny · 27/06/2019 19:22

School isn't compulsory, lots of kids don't go to school confused

What planet that be on then?

SunsetBunny · 27/06/2019 19:24

Don’t move tents.
On the plus side, if there are even worse cockwomblers nearby, he will be first up to sort them out, so you don’t have to Grin

mumwon · 27/06/2019 19:28

give/leave his children some sweets with lots of additives
sing opera (offkey is best) duet with dd at 5
have kippers for breakfast or leave one next to tent
knock on his tent at5 am screaming "I have just seen a rat go into your tent"
(to be as evil as me takes years of talent & practice - I can offer courses (grin) )

ShowOfHands · 27/06/2019 19:29

My children have teacher training days today and tomorrow fyi people who spectacularly miss the point.

I have given up on the festival I've been attending for 25 years as it's full of rent-a-festival, identikit, sponsored-by-Waitrose wankers who don't like the music, don't like you dancing near their picnic blanket and olives and spend the entire festival booming at Oscar and Emily about organic mung beans and high fiving themselves.

Herbalteahippie · 27/06/2019 19:32

Ignore him. Or, find someone to score some trips up the stone circle then offer him some tea. ‘Drink me’ a la Alice in Wonderland ... he won’t bother you again

Greensleeves · 27/06/2019 19:35

@SunsetBunny are you joking? In February of this year the Children's Commissioner estimate that there are 80,000 children being educated at home in the UK. Of course school isn't compulsory. Did you really not know?

Herbalteahippie · 27/06/2019 19:38

@whoamitojudge my kid learnt a lot more at 3 day festival then he ever did learn at school... it’s only a few days and good for them to see there’s more to life than being told to wear a polyester blazer and picking apart Shakespeare plays x