At a soft play place with my SIL, DNephew (5.3) and DD (14.5months)
DN found some toys on the floor right next to the toddler play area and brought them over to my DD saying "Aunty Squishy I thought DD might like to play with these" They looked like toys someone may have brought with them though there's no way I would expect a 5 year old to realise that. I said to him "that's very kind of you DN, thank you very much, but I think they might belong to a little boy or girl so I think we should put them back just incase. He was good as gold about it and gave them straight to me so I could put them back. I reiterated how kind and thoughtful it was to think of DD and bring them over to her, as I wanted to acknowledge his thoughtfulness.
As I walking out of the toddler play bit a woman saw me with the toys and snapped "I think you'll find they're ours"
I responded with "my nephew found them and..." I was cut off before I got chance to explain what he said/I was doing with them with "well it would be a good idea to teach him not to take things that aren't his"
Feeling a bit defensive for what was a very innocent misunderstanding by a young child, I said "well a 5 year old found toys on the floor of a play area there's no way you can expect children who are here to play not to play with them of they're left lying around around"
She just "hmphed" and walked off toys in hand
Surely she couldn't expect toys in a soft play area not to be picked up? An adult could tell they didn't belong to the soft play centre but how can you expect a child to? My DN overheard this woman and said to me "I'm sorry aunty Squishy" I told him he didn't need to be sorry, he thought he was doing something kind and he wasn't to know they toys weren't to be played with.
So, over reaction from this woman? I thought I was doing the right thing taking them back.
This is why I also hate soft play
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To think of you leave toys on the floor at soft play you can't expect other children not to play with them
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IShallCallYouSquishy · 11/08/2013 10:16
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