To think that mumsnetters will enjoy this story: anti-establishment 9 year old

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haha

It was the supercilious look on the boys face that tickled me, rather than what he looks like QQ

apostrophe fail

Is it your DD then, Queen?

To be fair, Queen, the parents are unutterable morons...

"Anti-establishment" must indeed be the new "spirited"

My 6yo knows not to climb on sculptures FFS

She nearly hit the roof with excitement at the Tate when we entered a room full of Hepworths/Moores (they had an art topic at school) but did she clamber all over them, NO. Because she respects the amount of work that went into them and the fact that we have to keep them safe for others to enjoy.

I have no patience for indulgent twits like that

No. My DD was trying (unsuccessfully) to piss in Marcel Duchamp's Fountain at the time of the offence, Annunziata

I bet they're indigo children.

Queen the parents are getting the grief.

"That boy in the middle looks like he's going to become a right pain in the arse if he isn't already"

"They'll have lots of fun when little anti-establishment Sissi Belle FFS grin gets herself knocked up & on a drugs charge as a teenager"

quotes from WitchWAy

That's not the parents getting the grief, YouStayClassySanDiego

Well Ikea can do something similar in fact probably nicer..

OMG! I am glad I am not their teacher.

My DC knew they didn't climb on furniture at home so wouldn't have done it in a gallery but the park was more our scene!

I really enjoyed this story OP, thanks.

"Anti-establishment" being the new spirited

Sorry my post sounded really self congratulatory didn't it

Mind you I'd rather congratulate my DCs for being well behaved than for clambering over something valuable

Oooh, what a couple of knobheads.

Their defence does seem to be "our children can behave badly because they are clever and we're rich "

Queen ok I'll give you that.

However, those parents have put their kids up for ridicule and it's easy to take the piss.

Arsehole parents and fucking brats.

Oh my actual God...

imagine them at parents evening, what a friggin nightmare.

The shelves are shit but what a pompous family

They sound like more ASBO kids in the making

They've just swapped Nike for Boden

He wouldn't know what anti establishment meant but my 9 year old ds absolutely would have climbed on there.

OMG, what twats.

I've seen artists preparing their shows. It is delicate, detailed work and the reason you don't touch the artworks is because it will damage them. Surely everyone knows you don't climb on a sculpture unless it is one that's designed for it. Anti-establishment my arse. It is someone's work and property. You might as well say your kid is being anti-establishment if they stand on someone's toe or push over their coffee.

At one exhibition DP was involved in, there was a large cast-iron sculpture and daft parents let their 2yo climb on it at the launch despite being told not to. After 2yo had "expressed himself" with the sculpture, he wanted to play, so his mum lay down on her back with her legs waving in the air letting him climb on her. At a posh private view with everyone milling around with drinks.

Exasperated gallery assistant went up and said "you do know this event is being filmed" and pointed a video camera at her :o

They must have been paying a lot of attention at all these fabulous galleries their parents have taken then round. Because normally you're allowed to climb on the art work, yes?

She's nine FFS. Not two.

Bloody idiotic, over indulgent upownarse parents. Nobody cares how clever and kind your child is when she is clambering over a multi million pound art installation.