Too not move in this cafe.

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First post in AIBU, just curious to hear what others think.

Had a lovely day wondering around a pretty local town. Time came to feed DD, who was getting a bit noisy. Went into the nearest cafe (there are about six) & sat down at a table to feed DD while DH got in the queue for drinks.

Had DD firmly attached when two ladies approached (in their 50s?). I was sat at a table for two. One said to me 'you will have to move we have already bought our drinks & have nowhere to sit.' Stunned, I looked up & realised this was true. I wasn't the only one 'saving' a table.

I politely suggested the ask the gentleman sat alone at a table of four if they could share. They gave me evil stares & swept off.

I feel a bit mean now. Was I BU?

Ageism and disbalism is allowed on mn it is a fact.
but BF are protected by law,
yeah so are the other groups

Lol at shelly finding the fact I called the silly women who asked the op to move 'old harpies' disgusting! you got worked up over that?!

Some peopl need to get out more!

I see the pc brigade are out in force on here and shaking in indignation at the world 'old'

Ok - I'll just call them nasty harpies of a certain age - better?!

Hilarious

I see the pc brigade are out in force on here

The last resort of someone who really can't produce a coherent argument.

Anyone who orders someone else to move deserves nothing more than 'Fuck off.'

ffs over 50 is not old I do wish the young brats on here would realise this

That's a matter of opinion! :)

I find it interesting that HuntyCat, admitting to not having read the OP properly, assumed that the ladies in question were old, because they were nasty...

[head/desk emoticon]

The OP did say she thought they were in their 50s

Well, us old hags will never be in our 20s/30s again, but all the rather silly posters will hit 50 one day.
I gather they will automatically change into their granny clothes on their 50th birthday and Disapprove Of Everything.
Myself, I really don't think I'm any different at 55, actually I'm much more laid back. I'm far more likely to let things go, CBA with the pettiness on here sometimes.
Peace

nothing to do with pc, ageism is just wrong.
shows a lack of maturity if you have to use peoples ages to have a did at them.

Age is irrelevant - rudely asking someone to move from a table where they are already feeding a baby is VU.

I think both age and the fact that the OP was feeding a baby are irrelevant. Saving a table in a cafe, e.g. some of your party sitting at a table while another one queues, is completely normal IMO. It's different from in a restaurant. Agree with HuntyCat that one of them could have got a table while the other queued.

Is this partly a cultural thing? I was once in a queue to get into a museum, waiting for my friend who was running a little late. By the time he arrived there were people behind me. He said 'We need to go to the back of the queue now,' or words to that effect. I was puzzled and pointed out that the reason I'd stood in the queue was to keep my place and a place for him. He went along with it but was not comfortable and felt bad about it. I maintain that I was right and not being rude or unreasonable but was acting as most other people would act/expect. He's American (v polite well-mannered Southern boy!), I'm English.

Sorry for the hijack.

I agree totally, Whatme, age is irrelevent.
Which is why some posters are so irritated that others have made it so, not only on this thread but on many others.
Whenever someone is looked at in a disapproving way whether it be in a supermarket , on the street, or whilst breastfeeding, which for some reason always happens to young mothers on MN it's always - shock horror- someone in their 50s.
I really don't know where all those cat's bum mouth women are, as I never come across them in real life.

".. agesim shows a lack of maturity... "

And, on the subject of reserving places in a queue - is it fair or not and if it is fair - what would be a reasonable number. One person, two, ten?

Personally I would not do this.