to think we shouldn't be disadvantaged because we are related?

[ChristmasTrolleyRage]

We took the DCs swimming earlier and I was adamant that I wanted their hair properly dried before we left the pool.

I'm not normally bothered about this (as long as they brush tit), but with the weather so cold I wanted it fully dry today.

So, with 4 DCs with a lot of thick hair, we were taking up 4 out of 5 hairdryers in the changing room.

Another family came up (2 DCs) and waited very impatiently and mutteringly for a free dryer. The woman using the fifth one soon finished and passed hers to the eldest DD of the other family.

Mrs Tutty from the second family started giving me filthy looks as her second DD was moaning about wanting a Hot Chocolate and having to wait.

So, eventually I succumbed and got DD1 and DD2 to share so that Mrs Tutty and the Tutettes could use 2 dryers and we were using three.

An older woman turned up and started waiting very patiently and smiled pleasantly at my DCs (for once being lovely siblings to each other), so I beckoned DD3 over to where I was drying DS's hair for them to share so Mrs Genial could have a free hairdryer.

Mrs Tutty hurtled over, nearly knocking over Mrs Genial and grabbed the just spare dryer for her hair!

So, from the position of the Chaotic ones having a hairdryer each we were now sharing 2 to a dryer and the Tuttys having one each.

Just because there's a lot in our family doesn't mean our needs should be swept aside does it?

Swimming would be great without the part of getting 4 changed twice. Such a faff!

I think a bit selfish to use all the hairdryers, and yes the other family didn't behave well either.

In this weather I take hats with for the DC so they can dry hair at home.

I think you should be disdadvantaged as you are related as you can share hairdryers.

Why is it selfish for someone who needs to dry their hair to use a hairdryer. Siblings don't share hair, they all need to dry their own hair. Would those of you who are saying it's selfish to use them all share with a friend if someone else at the gym was waiting? If not, why not?

Thnks ChippingIn.

I think that's kind of my point - why does being related make it any different.

Although out of courtesy to other people, I will ask my DCs to share in future in that sort of situation.

CTR - please don't. It takes them longer to get dried that way, they are all people in their own right and are quite entitled to use their own dryer! As long as they are using them properly and not mucking around it's no different than unrelated people using them!!

Don't turn your back on MrsTutty - just ask her what her fucking problem is?!

so, did you have to walk home?

Personally, if I was waiting for a hairdryer, I'd just wait patiently. I don't care whether the people drying their hair are related or not. Five wet heads equals five driers being used. I don't see where it should matter whether or not they are siblings.