What does this school mum actually think the rest of us are queuing for??

[aperolspritzbasicbitch]

In general I arrive at my child’s school for pick up about 5 minutes before the playground gate is opened. Not on purpose, it just happens that sometimes the walk is quicker than others. Sometimes I’m the first one there, sometimes there are a few people in front, and others join the queue behind me.

One particular mum will turn up bang on collection time (fine) and just walk past the queue of people patiently waiting and stand right in front of the gate.
As if we aren’t all there for the same reason.

It actually baffles me that she seems to think that her need to collect her child is any greater than the rest of us, but so far haven’t said anything because I can’t be arsed with any playground drama, although yesterday I was tempted to side step in front of her just as the gate was open.

is this not just straight up rude behaviour?

you are arguing that's it's reasonable to barge through and ignore people who were already there, or that it's reasonable to just stay in the way and prevent people from going in through the small gates?

Really? 😂

I am sure they teach the kids the first week of reception how to queue and behave, maybe parents should join in for that lesson?

What’s the great rush to get in there? I’ve mistimed leaving the house and got to the school too early a few times it’s always the same people who get there ten minutes early and stand outside even on blistering cold days for ten minutes, I’ve often wondered why they do this every day when they could just leave ten minutes later.

There’s no mention in the OP of barging, just standing in the front. If there is a reason for the queue, like at the tills in a shop then pushing in is annoying but this isn’t a real queue, it’s just people standing in a line waiting to get into another holding area.

what no one can explain though, is if it’s just standing in a spot and not pushing in at the front of a queue….why does she need to stand in that spot? There’s plenty of space at the end of the line of people waiting to go in, if it’s so unimportant to be at the front, then why does she feel the need to stand there?

Because she wants to? There’s nothing stopping you arriving and getting that spot before her if it’s that important. I just don’t get why it matters.

Ah right, so let’s all just do things because we want to.

there have been times when I have been in the front of the line. I haven’t stood in that exact spot because I like a foot or so between me and a high, metal gate.

Who cares. Honestly, get a life.

And clearly she isn't bothered by wanting a specific gap between herself and the gate so views it as a legitimate gap in the group of people and takes it.

Same as I do when people leave gaps in the stairs at DD's dance school collection or don't go rushing to the top where the door is. If there's a gap further along nobody is using I'll take it. As with your situation it doesn't change when I get DD delivered to me.

Yet here you are, caring enough to click on the thread, read OP's post and write a post yourself

😂😂😂

You must have cared enough to read and post?

Ah snap!! Just said the same 🤣

You’re obviously absolutely sure that you’re right, so next time it happens just tell her to get to the back of the line. Nothing to be gained by silently rolling your eyes and tutting and complaining about it online.

Generally yes, we are adults, that’s how it goes. No one has to pretend queue.

i also vote speak to her and ask her to join the pointless queue. Please video this and post it here. So we can all watch you tell the one sensible woman there to join your pretend queue.

I think she's being entitled because it's obviously a queue.

However once you are in the playground it depends on the teacher as to when you get your child so it doesn't matter.

I'd stop arriving so early and go in when the gate opens.

If it meant that she was first to get her child every day I'd say something but as it makes no difference I'd let it go. Just keep an eye on her in case she displays other entitled behaviour which does affect other people.

I mean if you're walking from across the road, sure, you know it's going to take you 20 seconds you don't need to leave until just before chucking out time.

But there are always going to be factors, you need to leave 10 minutes leeway or you're going to be always late.

What purpose does the queue serve?

To enable people to pass through the single-width gateway once it is unlocked?

Also... if people didn't queue, they'd just be in a mass blocking the pavement.

I’m baffled at some of the responses you’re getting, OP and I experienced a very similar mum when dd was at primary school. We used to QUEUE, yes a line of people, to get into the playground but one mum always just walked to the front. It annoyed so many of us but short of forming a big mass at the gate to stop her doing it, there wasn’t much we could do. We did start to stand in her way though in the corridor to the classroom. Maddeningly she was a SAHM mum with one kid whilst lots of us were working / had to collect other kids. She’d also often engage the teacher with endless questions about her ds whilst we waited for our kids to be let out. SO entitled.

How was the silent school gate battle today op?

some people are just thick and unaware..

Could be several things - is the queue the order of which children are released? It might be that her child has an issue and the teacher needs to get them out to their parent first.
It could be that they have some form of autism and focus on collecting their child, and they've been told "that's where you stand" and they simply now do it because that's what they were originally told without understanding the queuing system.
Could they be of a different culture/country where queuing isn't a thing?
Unless someone speaks to them, you'll never know.
I've had 4 children go through school, different primary schools and never had a parental queuing system. It was always the children lined up in the classroom and teacher played spot the parent in the little crowd outside in the playground and send the child out to them once eye contact has been made.

Hope you either get it sorted, or just work out how to not let it bother you xx

This is actually hilarious. I'm laughing out. Loud!

You just have to look at parents parking around all the primary schools in the country!

Basic stuff really - steppin and maneuverin WILL have LITTLE benefit
past THAT point - steppin and maneuverin IS a 1 time thing - will ONLY do the SAME thing on other days AFTER
> WILL she learn BY your actions ??
Bring attention to HER
Make her THINK

> Make noise - AND we have a winner

Pushin to the front of the queue award goes TO

the lady NOW at the front of the queue
> here IS your winners ribbon

Read through all this again to see if you’ve told her to fuck off to the back of the queue, which I would have done a long time ago