To think this is rather petty.

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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.

Line runner.

I don't think it's a situation where I'd be telling off the child or parents. I'd say something like "Oh hello!" if a child wandered onto the hole we were playing and be expecting an apologetic parent to follow behind.

Interested to know why you wouldn't point out in polite terms? Which the man did.
He wasn't telling off, although he would have been ok to ask OP to keep the child under better supervision. Why should he have his game spoiled just because OP seems to think DN can do what he wants and to heck with everybody else?

Blimey how very petty.

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Agreed that crazy golf is a bit of 'good old family fun', definitely not something to be taken seriously. However a 21 month old definitely has the capacity to understand the word no, even if they're defiant and try to go against you . That's your place then to reiterate the no, use distraction tactics and make sure they know to wait their turn and don't run off.

I don't think crazy golf is really appropriate for a toddler. I wouldn't take my two year old. Especially if it's a busy day like the weekend, way too much boring waiting around for young children. The man didn't have to be so stern about it but he was right to mention it since you didn't step in to take DN away, give the courteous apology to the man and make sure you told DN not to do that, has to wait his turn etc.

Well, he is 'just' a baby but you should still apologise. I always do if DD disturbs soneone. Otherwise it's just rude. And your nepgew is not a byby but a two year old toddler.

He's probably just old school type who thinks it's never too young to learn manners. And also passive aggressive way of telling you to keep him under control, which is a bit arsey. But no biggie, really. Just roll your eyes and move on.

as another pister said, the man used wirds that your nephew shpuld understand. Kids are drummed into everyday: your turn, my turn.

Crazy golf near us is 4 and over, for exactly this reason - little ones might not know about staying out the way of swinging clubs and taking turns (as yours didn't), but by 4 you'd hope that they'd been taught that.

What if they'd toddled up to the bloke mid swing (ok, crazy golf so not a full on swing, but some holes need a bit of welly in my experience) and got a club to the face?

You need to keep control of kids too young to know better.

How do toddlers learn about taking turns and being patient? By being told by the adults in charge of them, or if those adults neglect this by others. YABU.

Maybe try something more age appropriate next time.

The guy was quite right to pull you up. If you'd wanted to go in front of them, you should've asked politely or skipped that hole and gone back to it.

I hate when people use the 'it's a baby' line as a pass to behave entitled and want priority over others. I don't care if it's just a baby, it's not my baby and not my problem.
Yabu, keep better control over him or teach him to wait.

DS2 is 2 on Saturday, DS1 is 4.6, I'm not sure DS1 is old enough for crazy golf, let alone DS2.

You let your 21 month old interrupt someone else's game, then refused to accept that when things like this inevitably happen it's down to you to be the adult & apologise.

Yes the man could have been nicer about it, but not everyone likes children.

YABU.

sometimes they get away from you. You have a bunch of little people playing a game involving sticks and balls. That's crack cocaine for a kid

And that's where you apologise.
As you do if you step on someone. Or would you just say "it's just a foot"?

Your Nephew is a baby, but he's not the other familys baby, they have no interest in him playing golf, being happy and being cute. He was in the way of their family time and sounds like he was annoying them.
21 months is too young for crazy golf unless you were the only ones there.
The man should have addressed you and not the baby, but you WBU.

"it's just a foot" it may be because of the three cups of coffee I've had in an attempt to keep my eyes open this morning but that had me in stitches

Another one here who is at 'having a toddler's back' in the lawless badlands of the crazy golf course.

OP, the man wasn't talking to your nephew. He was talking to you.

Go nuclear LOL! Really?!

Your DN was in the way, thats why you were there, to keep control.

Why should somebody pay for a game they cant play?

francesdrake it's Broken Britain

21 months is nearly two. Hasn't he learnt the word 'No' yet?

LineRunner You make it sound like life in post-apocalyptic Britain rather than crazy golf.

francesdrake the lawless badlands of the crazy golf course

I'm in stitches. I also now really really want to go and play crazy golf. I shall be disappointed if there are no preschool/mad max style shenanigans in evidence.

Crazy golf, crazy thread.

It drives me crazy when adults don't supervise the kids in their care properly. My DS (17 months) is a complete hooligan, so I watch him like a hawk, jump in the minute he strays and apologise profusely to whoever he's tormenting. I suspect crazy golf will be off our agenda until he's older. Like 18 or something.

OP you sound like one of those annoying parents that let their children annoy other diners in restaurants because 'they're only babies' rather than supervise them.

You didn't "have your baby nephew's back" you loon you let him run around on a golf course getting in other players way. Take him to a park next time.