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.

[InNeedOfBrandy]

True wiley

[Chandon]

Such a scramble for seats at a pharmacy, how long is the wait, 10 mins?

I always think chairs in the pharmacy are there for the very old or infirm, never even thought of sitting on them. You just browse around for a few minutes or look out of the window or whatever. Is it essential for people to sit down? Whenever they are waiting longer than 5 mins? Should we demand chairs at the supermarket checkout? Blimming thread full of nutters (esp OP)

You are all lazy and entitled and MY GOODNESS is this a storm in a teacup thread!

[Viviennemary]

YANBU. It is so selfish and rude when people allow their small children to sit in chairs. Years ago this situation would have been unheard of. How standards have dropped! Puts on po face.

[LookBehindYou]

It's easy to see why some kids are so rude after reading some of the responses on here.

[CandyLoo]

Not a joke thread InNeedOfBrandy. You have misread the situation.
I'll clarify:
3 chairs - child, child, random lady.
Mum never sat down, standing throughout.
All in there before me.
I heard the pharmacist ask, 'Mrs....., your repeat prescription' when it was ready for her.

[halcyondays]

The poor mum probably sat the two dc on separate chairs and stood herself, as it was the best way to get them to behave and not fight. If you let them stand up, they may be far more likely to un round and cause bother.

[Tuttutitlookslikerain]

I agree, this doesn't make sense. How could the mum have walked in and asked for a repeat prescription if her children were already there?

[freddiefrog]

OP - so if you heard the mother say 'we're here for our repeat prescription' presumably you were already in there, before the children sat on the chairs. Why didn't you sit down first?

YABU.

[Sparklingbrook]

I would not hang about in a small packed pharmacy let alone want to sit down TBH. Think of the germs for a start. Drop prescription in, leave pharmacy for ten minutes then return? That's what I do.

[WileyRoadRunner]

OP maybe you need one of those little portable fold out bum rest seat things.

Perfect solution, you will be able to sit down anywhere without being bloody rude!

[Sparklingbrook]

They should have a game of musical chairs in there every now and again to pass the time and give everyone a shot at getting a seat.

[InNeedOfBrandy]

So OP this I'm just using my judgment and the fact that mum walked in saying 'I'm here for a repeat prescription' what you just posted now doesn't match this All in there before me.

but ok benefit of a the doubt and all that which you didn't give to the two children

[perceptionreality]

I agree with brandy - this reminds me of a programme I saw about when black people had to give up their seats for white people on a bus.

[Climbingpenguin]

you made a child to get up just because they should show deference to you.

YABU

[PickledFanjoCat]

Oh if the mum was standing that changes my opinion.

You were snarky !

[LookBehindYou]

The mum probably sat the kids down to keep them out of mischief but if an adult comes along the kids hop off. What planet are you all on where your darlings are so precious they need to be seated at all times? You're creating little monsters.

[freddiefrog]

And really, who has ever announced to the pharmacist what they're there for. You hand over your slip, they call your name when it's ready

[JustFabulous]

If there isn't enough seats for all of us then I seat my children before myself. Often my oldest will insist I sit down but I sometimes decline. I would always make my children stand for an older person or a pregnant lady. Great excuse for my youngest 2 to sit on my knee and have a cuddle .

[Wallison]

There was also a time black people were not allowed at the front of the bus, do we still find this acceptable today?

Yes, this is exactly the same. Civil rights for children!

[DialsMavis]

I always make my DC move for an adult. But I would never ask someone else to move for me. Little ones get tired legs. If DD (just 2) had walked to our nearest chemist, which is about a mile away, she would need to have a little rest before starting the return journey. She only has tiny little legs.

[cory]

I'm 48 and I still don't think of myself as somebody who should have special consideration due to her age; with a bit of luck I will have another 20 years of jumping up and offering my own seat before I get to the stage of needing looking after.

I am, however, old enough to remember an age where the respect expected from children towards adults went hand in hand with adult protectiveness of the relatively weaker state of a child. "Here, dear, have this seat so your little one can sit down" was the kind of phrase you would hear regularly on buses and trains 30 years ago. Nobody expected 2 yos to be getting up for healthy fit adults.

[InNeedOfBrandy]

There's an elderly lady who lives by me and her walking stick doubles as an emergency seat. I'll just go google and see if we can find a solution to your troubles OP

[CandyLoo]

It's really not a joke thread!
I arrived, 3 chairs - child, child, random lady.
Mum standing, and stayed standing throughout.
I handed my prescription in. Asked child for seat. Mum moved child.
3 chairs - me, random lady, child (who then got up to stand with her sister).
All waiting.
Pharmacist called out, 'Mrs...here's your repeat prescription'.

[WileyRoadRunner]

What planet are you all on where your darlings are so precious they need to be seated at all times?You're creating little monsters

Erm obviously a more populated planet than where perfectly healthy 38 year olds think children should stand to show respect.

Well presumably the OP was raised to get off a seat if anyone over 18 turned up but she still grew into a rude, entitled woman.