To have asked a 4 year old and 2 year old to let me sit down in the Doctors pharmacy?

[CandyLoo]

At a small, tightly packed, busy pharmacy opposite Doctors surgery.
3 chairs (barely any standing room).
A lady, and the 2 children taking up the 3 chairs.
2 children not ill, in there with their Mum collecting a prescription.
No free chairs, I asked if I could sit in one of the chairs.
Mum moved one of her children, the other moved to stand with her sister.
Mutterings from the lady next to me, and when she left, said rather pointedly to the child, 'Here you are love, sit in my seat'. They left soon after.
By this stage, the pharmacy was very busy, I have no qualms giving up my seat to anyone older than me or simply if anyone needs it.
AIBU? The lady sitting next to me obviously thought I was, rude comments about me to her husband when she was outside.

[MamaMumra]

I've read the whole thread yes really and I am wondering do we really expect a 2 year old to have good manners?
It was rude and a bit aggro of the OP to even ask them to move. Obviously a two year old is a toddler and even a four year old wouldn't be expected to jump up of their own accord.
My 8 year will offer a seat to an adult, but he's 8. I would offer a young child a seat on the tube / bus / waiting room because I have manners and consideration says me
I'm only repeating what other posters have said but I wasn't going to read through 29 pages and not post.

[Arthurfowlersallotment]

Oh thank God, I needed a different ear worm as I've been singing 'we don't have to take our clothes off..' all day.

[BupcakesAndCunting]

DONTITMAKEYAFEELGUD?!

[InNeedOfBrandy]

My final thought (since Iv'e posted enough on this thread) is we should all take into consideration everyone else whether adults or children is irrelevent and have a lovely christmas

[SauvignonBlanche]

My final thought, OP appears to be acting very strangely.

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

Other thread has been deleted I believe.

[Arthurfowlersallotment]

Arthur's final thought: take care of yourselves, and eachother.

[Skang]

Feck it *thought

[Skang]

Skang's final though: The OP is an attention seeker, both in the chemist and on mumsnet.

[peasabovesticks]

My children never wanted to sit down when they were that age. They didn't 'struggle' whatever that actually means.

[Arthurfowlersallotment]

This was not interesting enough for one thread, never mind two.

[Sirzy]

Why wouldn't they? I am more than capable of standing, young children struggle and having them sat makes life easier for their parents.

[PickledFanjoCat]

Final thought? Are you jerry springer op?

[Sirzy]

Why didn't you post your thoughts on the thread on the thread? Why start a new one?

[peasabovesticks]

Grown women would offer their seats to young children?

I'm sorry but I don't believe anybody wold do that.

[CandyLoo]

From OP:

I have posted my final thoughts on this debate here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1608818-OPs-final-thoughts-on-the-Should-I-have-asked-children-to-stand-in-the-Doctors-Pharmacy-debate

[CindySherman]

So would I bleeping

[Sirzy]

Me too bleeping.

[BleepingSooty]

As a healthy woman in her 30s, if I was sitting and a parent with young (pre-school aged) kids came along, I would stand and offer them my seat.

[merrymouse]

Having thought about it, I would not be asking the 2 and 4 year old to give up their seat.

The OP has said "I have no qualms giving up my seat to anyone older than me or simply if anyone needs it." She is therefore a braver person than I. Having occupied the seat, she then had to judge whether every single person who entered the surgery was older and more infirm than her, and risk making a mistake, or suffer the embarrassment of being prompted to give up her seat.

Also, you'd have to be pretty sure that neither of the children were ill (as mentioned before), and you can't tell just by looking.

Frankly, (assuming good health on the part of the sitter) with so few seats and so many people in the pharmacy the whole sitting business is fraught with potential social trauma. I'd rather stand.

[eatingrottenapples]

It takes 30 mins to walk to the nearest surgery so my 3yr would need a sit down. But I would offer my seat up if I thought you needed it. But if it's a case of you just wanting a seat and not needing it, what makes you more special than anyone else, regardless of age?

[extrachristmaspresent]

Ha this has just cheered me right up!!! I'm sorry for laughing x a tad unreasonable yes I'm afraid. The two year old and four year old were probably more tired and fed up than you, why should they move for you? X