Went to a lovely park this week with my 5, and we all had a great time, but there were 3 adults who moaned/told of not only my children but basially any other children that were playing with a water feature.
its a childrens park, a lovely park actually, with a big pirate ship in the middle, surrounded by sand and various other bits of play equipment and then to one side there are little spouts and bits that squirt water and a post with buttons to press to make hte water go higher, in diff directions etc. it was a warm day (occasional rain showers) but all the children were having a great time with the water feature, lots of little ones in swimsuits and others with trousers rolled up or just in pants and t-shirts etc. all getting very wet but having a BALL.
but twice some adults told them off for splashing, making the water squirt as they were getting wet, these adults were either standing nearby the water feature or sitting near it! seriously if you dont want to get wet MOVE, its a childrens play park with a WATER feature, if you stand/sit near it you WILL get wet.
the children including my ds3 looked really bewildered at being told off, esp as one lady shouted at them all twice that she was getting wet and could they not press the buttons that make the water spray!! ffs that is what is is FOR, they children were doing nothing wrong, actually they were all playing really nicely, the elder ones including my ds1 and ds2 were lifting up the younger ones who were too short to reach the buttons so they could have a go at pressing them. and they were all just having a ball, yes they were getting wet, but what they hell they will dry.
if you go to a park with a water feature the children WILL play with it, if you dont want to get wet, or you dont want your children to get wet, then either dont go or keep away from the water feature (park was big so plenty of other space and activities to play on) One mum and her toddler stood in amongst the spouts on the floor and then told my ds3 off for pressing the button to make the water spray as she didnt want her child to get wet!! ds3 pressed the button as the other children he was playing with told him to, they were counting "one, two, three...spray" and the child pressing would spray on the number three.
i was busy with my littlest just nearby so didnt get the chance to say anything to the miserable grown ups complaining, one left and was then later replaced by a couple who sat down by the water feature and then moaned and tutted loudly every time they got splashed and told the children to stop!!! just fucking move!!
sorry long and pointless, but it really annoyed me that the children were having sucha great time and playing so nicely and STILL you get miserable people moaning and telling them off!
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to think if you dont want to get wet then DONT stand/sit near a water feature?!!
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5madthings · 04/08/2012 18:19
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