To think this is rather petty.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

I took my D.D and nephew out the other day and we had a game of crazy golf. My nephew is 21 months old. Anyway we were behind this family. Now keep in mind my D.N is 21 months old a baby doesn't know any different or about patience ect which no-one would expect him to.
Anyway to get straight to the point D.N hit the golf ball and this grown man turned around and went (to a baby keep in mind). It's my turn first. I looked at him like he had 10 heads and said. "He's a baby". He just gave me a look and carried on playing.

Sorry but not all of us are perfect aunties or parents. Agree.
My nephew is a baby. Disagree. It was a game of crazy golf. Agree. Batshit crazy golf.

I am posting to mark my place, this thread is great!!

EVERYONE has read the "original thread" OP. It's not exactly long or challenging and it still stays at the top of the screen even though we're on PAGE 14 of people telling you how unreasonable you are. (Not your nephew mind you. YOU. YOU ARE BEING UNREASONABLE, and extremely immature and have made a total fool of yourself in front of hundreds of people.) It's not a case of people jumping on bandwagons, it's a case of you behaving very rudely, asking for opinions on Mumsnet and then behaving even more rudely and unreasonably when people don't tell you what you want to hear.

Glad to be of such Importance to you, Moomin.
Now you can all take the last word, (aside from the ones who have not jumped down my throat) and have a nice life, but my view still stands.
Goodbye. (waves).

I wouldn't say "importance" - "mild amusement" is more appropriate. So bye and thanks for the laughs! (I bet you'll be back though )

She'll be reading even if she doesn't return. People lacking the capacity to reflect who blunder on like stubborn children making fools of themselves probably wouldn't be able to resist logging back in to check out what other people are saying.

I think So now I'm imature (sic) for having my baby nephew's back is one of the funniest lines I have ever read on Mn. I imagine the Op rolling over the bonnet of a Little Tykes cosy coupe, with a gun made of stickle bricks, roaring 'don't worry Dn, I've got your back!'

Me too, muddling. Like Dirty Harriet. "I know what you're thinking, punk, did she fire six jelly tots off or only five....."

I was not aware that Mr Perfect had not had his turn

I think now we're getting somewhere...
Is it possible that it wasn't really an accident that your nephew hit his ball and that you're not happy that the man stood up for himself and effectively told you to back off?

Oh, it does happen in real life.

(insomnia, btw. And top of TIO)

The thread that keeps on giving.

Fantastic thread!

I don't know which is funnier the idea of taking a toddler to play crazy golf because they pointed and wanted to go or the idea of being angry that someone didn't want said toddler to push in and interupt their game.

The level of delusion would be amusing if it weren't for the strong hints of aggression in OPs posts. Talk of people going nuclear because another person dared to be miffed at DNs action/OP not stopping him, as it wasn't the kids fault. Saying she "had his back" as if this was some Altercation, not a simple error of care on her part. And then the utter refusal to even acknowledge she is way ott. Everything is adding up to produce a sad picture.
Considering the whole picture I'm starting to feel rather sorry for OP.

Nah I'm still going with amusing. But your empathy and kind attitude is touching katie. I think the op is just massively immature though.

It's been pure pantomime with all the "oh no I'm not!" / "oh yes you are!" - and now she's flounced off, I wonder if she'll be back with an "and another thing..." shortly?

Op, let me say this again, your nephew is not a baby! He is a young child, yes, but not a baby.

Can I ask why you came on aibu if you weren't prepared to be told you were? We're we all supposed to so, oh no, how awful, what a horrible man?

If there was a mixed reaction then fair enough go along with what you think, but a huge majority have said you were unreasonable and why and yet here you are still wittering on about babies and its only crazy golf. That may be how you see it, but that might have been the highlight of the week for that man and his family and you and your nephew potenionally ruined it by you behaving as you did and allowing your nephew to behave as he did.

No I don't expect you to get it or change your mind, your obviously never wrong, oh no, not you

I don't feel sorry for the OP. I feel sorry for her nephew though.

My nephew is a baby. He did not know any different

WE KNOW.

No one thinks badly of your nephew, because he is young and he does not know.

We think badly of YOU, because you were the adult in charge and it was your job to prevent him annoying people with his not-knowing.

Do you really not understand that?

Do you really still think anyone is criticising your nephew?

These are genuine questions. I'd be interested in the answer.

She can't cope with the thread because she can't take criticism. A fully functioning adult would be able to answer those questions but you OP won't be capable of it.

Someone said about the OP after her last post "She'll be reading even if she doesn't return", so I'm just waiting for OP to post "Well you're wrong there smartarse, cos I'm not reading, I've left the thread!"

She is extremely aggressive though isn't she? I loved DirtyOldTown's post above. Very funny.

If he hadn't had his turn and you thought he had then an 'oops sorry' would have sufficed surely? I really don't understand this thread at all. The nephew is the same age as my niece, who I'm taking to the circus today and expect to sit quietly alongside my DS who is also this age mentally.

I did take DS to play crazy golf at this age. If someone was on the next bit, we just sort of milled around on the bit we were on hitting the ball until they moved on and then everyone moved up. That's what everyone else seemed to be doing. There was no waiting around in another families space and going on the course they were on to wait.

Oh you're not important to me, Ilive, the thread and your stubborn refusal to believe that maybe you were in the wrong is amusing.

Yes i'v read the thread.
I'm not a perfect aunty but i at least have manners.
Again, you do not sound old enough to be in charge of children.

Ilovesooty, yes i feel sorry for her nephew also!

justmuddlingalong Thu 18-Sep-14 01:38:51
I think So now I'm imature (sic) for having my baby nephew's back is one of the funniest lines I have ever read on Mn. I imagine the Op rolling over the bonnet of a Little Tykes cosy coupe, with a gun made of stickle bricks, roaring 'don't worry Dn, I've got your back!'

I'd love to know how the DN's family's attitude of "he can't be expected to take turns, he's a baby!" goes down at local toddler groups...

They probably "go nuclear" regularly Mrsfrumble