to not want to listen to someone else's child read

[macdoodle]

Yes if course I know IABU but it's soooooo annoying. I read with mine because I must (luckily DD1) is past that. I am at swimming with DD2, loads of us in a hot cramped viewing area. But it's quiet and am enjoying half hour peaceful browsing. And next to me is a 8/9 yr old reading to mum (clearly a homework book) in that annoying stilted monotone being corrected every sentence. Painful when it's mine but so much worse when it's not.
Am gritting my teeth. Could it not wait till they get home.

take headphones next time.

Erm.

Eh?

Gosh.

Could you move?

Nope it's chicks, could only go into change rooms even hotter, or outside and it's raining. But may have some earphones in my bag, wonder if Netflix will work....could catch up on warehouse 13:-D

Chicks ? Chocka.....

Earphones are the way forward I think. :-)

Performance Parenting. Makes me grind my teeth too.

YABU and silly it'll be what, 5-10 minutes tops? great use of time for busy families

You're browsing, she's taking the opportunity to get her child's homework done. You're in a public place, go sit outside in the sunshine?

Well she's been going for 15 mins solid now with no sign of stopping. Am grinding my teeth.

Sunshine? I'm in Wales it's tipping down.....

Whoops, sorry, you have no sunshine.

Actually I know IABU it's still bloody annoying.

Have you read the book?

Can you just blurt out "he dies at the end" or something?

Performance parenting? What rubbish - just a busy mum trying to do something productive during swimming which she then won't have to do when she gets home.

Yanbu for finding it irritating but she isn't bu for doing it - another vote for headphones!

Found earphones so now I have Luther vandross :-) if I turn it up I might drown her out for everyone else too :-D

"I read with mine because I must"

What a depressing attitude towards reading...

Oh come on, moomin

Don't tell me that biff and fecking chip make you anything other than a wreck rocking in the corner :o

It's not enjoyable at all

I think that mother and child should be applauded in taking the time to do something productive.

If anything, I think you're being unreasonable to not be sufficiently interested to watch your child swim!

Performance Parenting. Makes me grind my teeth too.

Hearing a child read is 'performance parenting' Really???

I love hearing children read.

Just as well - I'm a teacher

Pick up your own book and start reading it aloud to yourself. They might get the message

YANBU.

Biff and Chip are absolutely dire, but there's a difference between saying 'I read the magic key books but only because I had to', and 'I read with my children but only because I had to'.

We read, we're all big readers. But we read what we like every night '(matilda currently). The repetetive annoying school readers make me want to rip my own fingernails off.

But the most important point is that Biff and Chip are shit them and their fucking dog!

Fair enough then mac, I apologise for my assumption :)