to expect mum at playground to entertain her own child?

[Liketochat1]

In the playground this morning I spent a hot half hour pushing someone else's child round the roundabout and entertaining him with a game of 'train driver'. Now, my dd was there too playing on the roundabout with him and joining in the game, but AIBU to expect the mum/nanny to stop sunbathing/texting and help or acknowledge me (or more importantly the child)?
Am I just grumpy because I'm hot and tired or do I have a point?

Bizarre

I have reported this thread and another one by the same OP, so MNHQ can take a look at them both following the troll calling on both of them.

haha you might have written this post about me #lazyparent, but my kids are quite happy playing until these interfering earth type parents come along and insist on pushing them on things sigh

I don't even go into the park most of the time

The park we go to before swimming has parking right outside the fence so I park up, boot kids into the park and sit in my comfy car playing on my phone.

They usually come out telling me about the new friends they've made and are perfectly happy getting on with it.

That being said mine are 7, 6 and 3 and the older two are very good with the youngest... even if I go in he just wants to play with them so I end up standing there like an idiot and playing with my phone anyway.... might as well sit in the car to do it!

If I saw mine hovering near another mother I'd call in to them to stop bothering her but would secretly be wondering why she was working so hard to entertain her child with all that play equipment right there

Aren't we supposed to take each thread ay face value? Can't see that any trilling has gone on here, neither has OP been antagonistic?

I thought we weren't supposed to chase each other across threads. Let alone forums

Feral, I replied to you on the other thread too but just to explain.

Your posts here regarding the OP are what's known as troll calling. As I've seen them on two of the OP's threads and it all sounds a bit odd, I've reported both the threads to MNHQ via the OP's first post in each rather than yours or the other person also commenting on the OP's possible motives. They can look into it now and decide what, if anything, they need to do.

I don't like report in secret because I don't know the OP's intentions or yours, so have said so here just to be fair to you both.

If another parent is happy to entertain my child along with their own, that's fine by me!!

Thanks CC. That is entirely fair.

My dd takes me to the park if all her friends are busy so that she can sit me on a bench & then go & play with other kids. She gives me this look if i try & join in.

Since when have one person roundabouts been on the go