So, we're at the playground this morning and my three had waited quite a while to go on the roundabout. When it finally became free they all went on and started whizzing round. A couple of minutes later a mum with a tiny baby cam up and asked them to go slowly so she could put her baby on it. They were really nice about it and pushed it very slowly while the baby had her little ride, then she got off. They started whizzing again and leaping off etc etc - generally having bigger children fun. Anyway, less than 5 minutes later two Mums came up with toddlers and told my children that they had to go slowly. I wasn't with them - I was sitting on the grass a bit to the side. Two of my children pushed slowly again but my Ds (age 6) stomped off towards me very crossly. I told him just to sit with me for a bit and let the toddlers have a turn and then I'd explain to the other Mums that it was time for the big ones to go quickly again. I also said to him that I didn't blame him for being cross! We gave them 5 mins or so and then I went back over with my DS. One Mum was taking her toddler off anyway, the other one seemed determined to keep her little darling on there so I just said that it was time for the bigger ones to have their turn. Her daughter had a tantrum as she took her off and she muttered about us as she walked away.
Anyway, was I being unreasonable to think my children should have been ablet to have their turn without constant inerruptions from toddler Mums? If the Mums had just waited to the side I would, of course, have said mine had to get off and let them have a turn once they'd had a fair crack of the whip. Surely bigger children don't always have to give way for little ones...