Went ghetto at Disney. A naice middle class girl...

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like me. The shame. Spent just one (just one!) day at Disney on holidays in Florida recently - and still wasn't able to keep my "hold my earrings, kids" rage under wraps Last excitement of the day was a (actually v cool) live stunt show. Kids hyper, all excited, chatting to other kids around them on the bleachers we were sitting on. My DS (8) nattering to kid slightly in front of him, then v politely asked his mum if he'd swap with him (as in her son) as he couldn't really see the whole thing. She turned around, hmm'd haw'd, and v pointedly told him - without knowing my DH was listening - that yes, "I will move, but only because it's better for my son, and for you. Just so you know." And - and I swear I'm not usually this ragey but it's a long humid fucking day - and I did a full hand on hip, dramatic "UP KIDS, sit over here" glare, she gives me a "huh?!" (Imagine hand/hip firmness, perhaps a finger point yikes) "Well, it's MUCH better for them at this end isn't it?!! and we all KNOW you know all about that." DH thinks I was AIBU...

I don't know if you were unreasonable but it sounds like a dreadful idea to go to Disney in the first place. Whatever were you thinking? I'm sure you were right, in the end.

I'm not sure iIknow what happened ... What's ghetto in this, what's middle class, did your son move?

Did you necksnake?

What is this incoherent babble?

For a 'naice middle class girl' you seem to have difficulties explaining events in a coherent manner

Eh?

Huh? What actually happened? I don't get it.

Have you had too much sun?

Was the other 'mutha' being sniffy with you because your DH was T-Rexing and she was Jealous rhat her DH cannot?

Euphemia you could go for a practice run at Chessington.

I thought I had just got out of bed too early and hadn't woken up enough to understand the OP! Glad I'm not the only one

So.... Your son asked a stranger to move seats, so that he would have a better view of the show? And the stranger agreed, but you found her wording rude, so said something rude to her in return?

Did I get that right?

Your son asked a stranger if he could have her son's seat because it was better and she agreed?

I can see why you would be furious

Are you normally completely non confrontational in a reserved British way? Did you channel Jerry Springer guests?

In that heat and witnessing rudeness to my children I probably would have done the same

Did you write it wrong - it's my understanding you asked if the mum and her boy could swop places so the boy could see - but you wrote he instead of she at one point.

I don't understand a word of the OP.

I am tired sorry. Before I hear it, it's not a stealth boast unless turning up at Disney is de facto stealth . Basically: I was bitchy and made a noisy fuss (with full US talk show hand-on-hip no less) whilst also making kids stand up so they could sit somewhere else. DH says it was unnecessary, I say if you don't stand up for your kids they think people can speak to them like that. BTW: I am huge on good manners, and kids/people being respectful of each other... urgh.

Jeeze. You MUST be tired.

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I'm still not sure why you had rage or what the other woman did wrong?

Yes, I can see it's rambling shite up there^ Sorry people!! OK, my DS asked the mum and her son to swap over as she's obviously much taller. He asked her v nicely and she was not v nice back. He is 8. The red mist (tm) descended on my part. I will drink a lot of water right now

Got it ..have another Pinot for attempting Disney in the summer holidays ..Hope you all saw it in the end..

I still have no idea.

why were you having to stick up for your kids??

Branleuse It's ok. I didn't make such sense in the first part, and as me ol dad always said "when you're in a hole stop digging"