To be annoyed when parents hog high chairs

[Mapley]

I hate it when you're in a busy cafe, that only has a couple of high chairs and they are invariably in use.

But what annoys me more is when they have a 6 (or something) month old baby in them that has finished being spoon fed 20 minutes ago and is now being ignored (and conveniently contained) while his mum drinks coffee and chats. In the meantime i'm wrestling my one year old who is too little for an adult chair, wriggles all over the place without a high chair and won't eat half as much as he should when he can't reach the table and isn't strapped in.

Surely when you've finished feeding your baby you give up the high chair, and either hold your baby or put them in their buggy, not hog the highchairs and make other parent's lives difficult?

Today I was in a cafe and this woman literally sat there for over half an hour with her baby in the high chair playing with toys while I tried to feed my toddler on my knee! I finally decided to ask her if she finshed with the hugh chair, and she said no and carried on chatting! Grrrr

I usually do carry round a portable fabric high chair, but it's still not as good and I usually pick cares to go too because I know they have high chairs.

Aibu?

well yes i would appreciate an offer of help, but i would never expect or indeed feel entitled to that help. if it is on offer you accept graciously, but you do not call people rude if they consider their own child's need to it a higher priority than your child's need.

MissQue I did the same thing. Even without booths, there's always the seat next to the wall..unless of course certain parents expect toddlers to vacate them too as soon as they've finished eating

But why would you expect someone to risk spilling a hot drink over their baby so she can have the highchair quicker.

If I had paid for food and drink then I would damn well finish it.

Thank you threefeethugh, glad that atleast one person understands where I'm coming from. You've quite eloquently written what I meant.

eloquently?? Ok...now I'm going to piss myself laughing...hope no-one minds the mess

since when are high chairs only for feeding a baby in? Do you leave your seat the second you finish eating?

oh for fucks same mutznutz - could you not have used the bloody toilet???

All DCs are different. Some are better at some things than others, and they develop in different ways at different speeds.

Just because your DC can do something, to judge others who can't is pretty fucking unkind IMO.

I was someone else was on the toilet reading the paper.

can you believe someone actually asked me them to piss or get off the pot!!!

what the heck has children developing at different rates go to do with whether a high chair is purely for eating it, or for whether it's for using to sit at a table to be part of the group?????

No judging on the age here I already said dd was still in a highchair at 2. I just didn't have the cheek to expect some other parent to remove their child from one they were still using.

I either came back later or used the buggy.

I started using the toilet, then some neurotic woman asked me to vacate it cos their child was bursting and apparently they were more important than the other mere toilet users

You just want a ruck don't you mutz?

I don't think I can gain much more from this thread now if folk just want to argue. I've already said my piece and said that I'm grateful for a different perspective on this issue a few times now.

Thanks again 3feet, and thanks fir the booth suggestion too, shall try that.

Night

she's just having a wee joke now mapley.

actually I think maybe it was you that wanted a ruck. After all it was 100 odd posts before anyone agreed with you but you kept insisting you were right until someone pitched up and agreed

TBH I hadn't thought of this before. But now I've thought about it, asking someone to take their baby and give it to you after they've finished eating is similar to asking adults who have finished eating to get out of the cafe and give you their seats.

I trust the OP always gets out of her seat the minute she is finished eating/drinking as clearly she doens't want to hog seating in a cafe when she's clearly finished.

OP: "i am right, i know i am" X 100

other posters "no, wrong I'm afraid" X 1,000

1001st poster " i agree with OP"

OP "see, i told you i was right"

boo

she's just having a wee joke now mapley.

(cries with laughter)

Nah I don't really want a ruck (though I'm not adverse to them lol)

I was just answering the nobber who said I was rude...I resemble that remark

oh gawd - I've just read the bit you've bolded mutz and I nearly wee-ed myself a little bit

you want a ruck mutz???

I'll give you a ruck!! you didn't flush the loo before you let my child piss in it!! that other poster was right. you are rude and uncalled for!!!!

could wee all please stop wee-ing all over the place??

well if you don't MIND you two - I've been stood out here in the queue for ages waiting for you 2 to finishing fighting - I'm absolutely BUSTING.

baroque, are you saying toilets should only be used for pissing in and we should leave if we want to have a ruck??