I was queueing for a ride yesterday with my DD which had a height limit. As we were stood there a couple of children came off the ride who were as small as my DS1 who I had told couldn't come on with us. I called over to DH who sent him over.
We waited and when I paid the man saw DS1 and asked if he could measure him. As I knew, he was about 2 inches under the line. I figured the other kids had been missed by him and that was how they had got on so I said never mind to DS1 (who then was distraught as he has developmental delay so while he is 5, he didn't understand why he couldn't go on) and took him back to DH.
I went back to rejoin my DD and just before we went on, a man came on with 4 kids. Man clocked the littlest one and asked to measure him. He also was 2 inches under so guy said he couldn't go on. The man then said 'go on mate, he's been on before' so the guy said ok then. I was fuming. Was going to say something but he walked off and went on his break I assume.
Was this because I was female. Can't think of any other reason why he would let one go on and not the other.