to feel annoyed at that women in the coffee shop?

[gabsid]

Today I sat down at a sofa (2 2-seater sofas) in a busy city coffee shop enjoying my coffee and waiting for DP and DC. A woman with a baby came up to me and asked whether the second sofa was free and I said no since I was waiting - fine. The people on the next sofa just left so she took that seat, when within the next 5 minutes another 3 women with 2 babies arrived!

Had I been by myself I would have offered the sofa and I would have been happy for 2 more people to share my table, but share 2 2-seater sofas with 4 adults and 2 babies? I would have been very annoyed and probably left to find somewhere else to sit. That would have been so rude of them!

Luckily it didn't come to that, but it might have.

[coffeeinbed]

OP could have been overrun with beast feeding mums.
Luckily she wasn't.

That's is.
I think.

[abbyfromoz]

It's a personal space issue.

[coffeeinbed]

Or the anticipation of a personal space issue, maybe?

[MTSgroupie]

gabs You was drinking coffee on your own. It was not unreasonable for the woman to assume that by the time her friendsd turned up you might have left or another set of sofas might have opened up.

It's a bit silly to expect this woman to stand there with her stuff until a table big enough to accommodate them all opened up.

As for being 'traumatised' stop being a drama queen. You said the sofa was not free. She went elsewhere. Where is the trauma? Or do you find women with toddlers intimidating? :)

[gabsid]

Thanks for explaining the space issue again!

And, it can't have looked as if I was leaving because I had just sat down myself and my cup was full and steaming. And, yes, she was breastfeeding, but maybe she just wanted to sit down for a bit to do exactly that?

But then, the whole scenario happened within 5 minutes ... how much feeding can you get done in 5 min .... I can't believe I am still discussing that ...

[Grockle]

"Luckily it didn't come to that, but it might have."

This is my new favourite phrase.

[MTSgroupie]

It gets better. You are pissed off that this woman with a baby that needed feeding asked to sit at an empty sofa that you was holding for someone who had yet to arrive.

[whethergirl]

Someone earlier in the thread explained the whole thing using arses and arse space. God that was funny. And actually a good explanation.

[candyandyoga]

Leave the bastard.

[candyandyoga]

Seriously though, find it hilarious you were stressed about that! Chill out!

[gabsid]

Ok, so it was a non-event I stressed over. Maybe PMT.

But, I still believe it could have been very stressful if it had happened.

I will try and not come back to this silly (but funny) thread!

[Ducklings45]

YANBU! Would have annoyed me too!

[Sunnywithshowers]

gabsid I'm wryly amused at the people arriving who haven't RTFT.

:)

[Lucyellensmum95]

gabsiddddddddddddd - don't go!!!!!!

[TiggyD]

I suggest counselling. You wouldn't want a harrowing situation like the one you were nearly in to give you near traumatic stress disorder or something. I blame the Daily Mail.

[gabsid]

I think the joke is done now, but I nearly went to the same coffee shop again today with 3 friends, 2 small DC and 3 8 year olds - but I didn't.

Because friend 1 didn't have a car today, friend 2 had other plans with her DS and friend 3 must have gone on holiday. She didn't tell us about that which was slightly irritating.

So therefore, we decided to meet next week, but in order to avoid any near disasters I invited them to my house.