To think children need to learn to wait their turn?

[BerniceBroadside]

Took dc to a family fun day. Just me as oh working, before anyone says why didn't I double queue. (I wouldn't anyway.)

Queued for face painting. Not too far from the front when two women ahead of me called over five children from the craft table who duly jumped in the queue. Had to wait another 20 minutes. Their father was queuing for them in the santa's grotto queue.

Went to watch the show. Has missed out earlier as it was full so got their early. After they let us in the marquee went straight to front row. Man in front refused to let us sit down as he was saving seats. When to sit in empty seats in row behind, woman was saving seats. Ended up at the back as people had piled in behind us. Called them a bunch of selfish bastards, appreciate was being unreasonable in doing so. I should have just sat down, but dc didn't want to do so as adults had said no.

Queued to see Santa. Bloody woman rang her oh to bring the kids over when near the front. Several other children with an adult also had to shove past to meet their other parent near the front. Said wasn't on, got told wasn't fair to make kids queue for ages. Complained to one if the people running it who did not care a jot.

None were tiny tots and I'd guess all but one were older than dc.

Appreciate some children may be unable to queue due to disabilities, but most can. I dislike queuing, but surely waiting your turn is a skill children need to learn?

And, to rub salt into the wound, dc didn't have time to do craft so now I've had to get the bloody glitter out at home. Glitter! Fucking glitter! Bastards.

At the very least, the parent in the queue could have said she was saving five spaces.

I must be a bit thick. It would never even occur to me to stand in a queue for the DC.

I learnt in late summer that YANBU!

I queued for four hours for the Gromit exhibition with DP and my two DCs, then 2.3 and 4.3, who behaved wonderfully (particularly DP - big surprise). I had suggested to him the day before that I should go early and call him to bring the DCs when I was nearing the front. He gave me a very stern talking to.

And I get very cross about people who hog cafe tables when their friend is still waiting to be served and there are others standing around with food going cold, so I should have known better!

Sparkling I don't think you're a bit thick. Merely decent and well mannered, I would have said

WriterWannaBe, here's hoping there's an EditorWannaBe somewhere out there, because, actually, no, it's "there" - OP was originally wrong, but corrected herself.

OP, I have no strong thoughts about the queueing, but the seat-saving would have wound me right up.

When I was last in Disney (Orlando), more than 10 years ago, they had some pre-booked times for the bigger-queue rides. I wish more places did this kind of thing.

I don't know AmI. Sometimes being nice, and considerate and thinking of everyone else gets you nowhere at all.
Being rude and selfish and oblivious to everyone else gets you everything you want doesn't it?

Did his family ever appear 1944?

Sparkling The majority on this thread think as you do. The few that feel differently - or try to excuse the behaviour - are the ones being judged.

It's nice to pass on decency and consideration to our DC. I know who will turn out to be well rounded, considerate adults.

That's true AmI. i just feel that the bargy shovey loud people get it all, and while decency and consideration are great attributes to have they don't get you anything.