Why do people find it so difficult to get their children out of the way?

[ZeldamayXWA]

I am the mother of two small children but I also like to go for a walk in my small hometown without the children sometimes. I went for a walk early to avoid the crowds and strait away I encountered generic middle class, middle aged, mummy and daddy with two small children a similar age to my own boy and girl.

I waited for the parents to move the children as they had obviously seen me standing there waiting for the boys to move so I could get passed. Instead they just started grinning at the little brats and gently trying to encourage them to move when they felt like it. So I was polite and waited for the boys to move, they just got off their bikes and started staring at the field.

It was a narrow area and there was no way I could get passed without the children being moved, Emphasis - they are children, the parents should have the required level of intelligence to move them out of the way. I know I would have been able to get my two children to move for an adult who wanted to get passed.

Does anyone else think it is abnormal for toddlers who can be picked up and moved to have more human rights than an adult who needs to get passed them? I know they were toddlers and the husband screamed at me "They are toddlers you need to wait for them to decide to move"

How is this behaviour acceptable? Also am I losing my mind I was so shocked by these rude parents complete inability to have any authority over their children. Any thoughts?

He screamed at you? Screamed?

Wait for them to decide to move? Fuck me that's making a rid for your own back

I would have just started walking if he protested the reply is "I decided to move"

Did you say excuse me, or stand there staring at them, dumbfounded?

Did you say excuse me to the children?

Past
Walk round
Get over it

Kaykay066 - there wasn't any room to walk passed or I would have done. I think they were just nasty people who wanted to get in the way. I did say excuse me to the children when the dad screamed at me. I do think they will have problems with their children when they are older, clearly had no control of them.

I don't pick people up and move them. I encourage them and then when they've done it I praise them. I don't consider anyone has more 'Hunan rights' than anyone else.

*human sorry
Doubt they were nasty people that wanted to be in the way op. They were probably just living their lives and then you cane along

You lost me at 'little brats'. I bet you only had to wait a few seconds.

Other people’s children are indeed very annoying OP. It sounds as though you have kids too and I expect more than one person has been annoyed or inconvenienced by your brood at some point. So maybe bring a bit of give and take to the world, eh.

Seems like theres more to the story. In my experience middle class, middle aged parents of toddlers don’t shout or scream without reason.

He screamed at you? But they were too gentle and soft to get the children to move along???
I feel like your missing Out part of the story.

Personally I wouldn't 'wait for a toddler to decide to move' as it could be bloody ages. It's good to encourage them to make room though and praise them for doing so. But I wouldn't pick them up and move them out of the way for the Queen, never mind anyone else. They have just as much right to be there.

Oh goodie, yet another post about people encountering other people on paths who don't move quickly enough 😴

@ZeldamayXWA

Kaykay066 - there wasn't any room to walk passed or I would have done. I think they were just nasty people who wanted to get in the way. I did say excuse me to the children when the dad screamed at me. I do think they will have problems with their children when they are older, clearly had no control of them.

Your attitude stinks. Look at your comments. “Pick children up” what are they a doll. FFS are you sure you couldn’t go round at ALL?

How can you make such a bold statement on somebody you don’t know? It’s pathetic that you felt the need to write this on MN theres bigger things in the world going on.

How nasty of you.... to say that the kids will have problems or the parents for that matter absolutely shocking attitude

Wow, you're lovely.

Another one lost at 'little brats'.

It's 'past', not 'passed'. You needed to get past.

Sounds traumatic op, hope you're ok.

I once had to wait 3 seconds for a kid to move, still haunts my dreams years later.

past

How is middle class relevant to the story?

I don’t understand the relevance of their class and age?

Your poor children OP.

Don't forget they were generic too

How is middle class relevant to the story?

Upper class would have had a nanny. Lower class would have tugged their forelocks and moved away backwards.

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And I will certainly have nightmares tonight, just thinking about it.
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