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To not think iwbu to refuse to leave a PUBLIC park for this family??

128 replies

FireOnTheWater · 28/12/2014 15:52

Christmas Day teens opened their xbox/phones and disappeared to their rooms leaving DP and I bored alone downstairs. We decided to go for a quick drive to the mier, take Christmassy pics of swans etc before dinner.

We got there about 10am. Planned to stay for a couple of hours. It was quiet, romantic and more Christmassy to me than sat at home watching tv.

10 minutes after we got there a family pulled up next to our car. The driver (dad?) got out and walked over to us. Rest of family stayed in car. He was lovely at first, said hello, asked if we were having a nice christmas and then told us there was another nice spot to photograph the birds further up the road Confused. I said we were not intending to stay out long so we'd stay there but thanks all the same. Then he started saying about how his family had visited the mier on Christmas Day last year and they were the only ones there and his wife and kids were looking forward yo having the place to themselves again. I reminded him that it was a public park and we were not staying long anyway. Anyway to cut long story short, he then tried reasoning with DP, telling him I was being unreasonable and ruining his family's day out and that since they don't celebrate christmas it was "surely" not unreasonable to expect one day in the year that they could have the park to themselves!!! The most annoying bit about it was that DP started agreeing with him and made me out to be an awkward cow just for the sake of it.

As I say this was a few days ago now but I'm still so angry. Name change as mIL knows me screen name and this would be right up her street, me "straying" on Christmas Day ffs.

OP posts:
skylark2 · 28/12/2014 15:53

YWNBU.

Not much else that can be said, really.

expatinscotland · 28/12/2014 15:54

YANBU.

happystory · 28/12/2014 15:55

Was it Prince Charles? Grin

YAtotallyNBU

windchime · 28/12/2014 15:55

Cheeky bastards. YANBU. Make sure you go next year and take all your friends too Xmas Grin

Moonraker37 · 28/12/2014 15:56

Def NBU

26Point2Miles · 28/12/2014 15:56

Ha ha so what happened?

TiggerLillies · 28/12/2014 15:56

I thought you were going to say it was some sort of memorial. That's shocking behaviour, presumably he had never lived somewhere like London and learned to ignore people. Yanbu. I'd be pretty annoyed with my husband for not backing me up in public too.

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 28/12/2014 15:57

How bloody odd!

I hope you stayed put for as long as you wanted.

MatildaTheRedNosedReinCat · 28/12/2014 15:57

Bizarre.

MrsItsNoworNotatAll · 28/12/2014 15:58

How rude of them and your Dh.

Deffo go back next and take family and friends.

MrsBungle · 28/12/2014 15:59

Cheeky buggers'! Outstanding rudeness from them! Ywnbu!

teacher54321 · 28/12/2014 15:59

Go back next year with everyone you know.

somewheresomehow · 28/12/2014 15:59

YWNBU
just because they like it empty its a public park and as such you are as entitled as them to be there, your DP is a prat

FireOnTheWater · 28/12/2014 15:59

We stayed about an hour as DP was pissed off at me for 'causing a scene'. The only family just stood around in a grump, picking up the birds and stuff which was even more bizarre.

OP posts:
Bakeoffcakes · 28/12/2014 16:00

How rude of them.

You should have just walked away from him.

southeastastra · 28/12/2014 16:01

what's a mier?

Chippednailvarnish · 28/12/2014 16:01

Fuck me, I'd be booking a coach and inviting people as we speak.

I'd also leave your other half at home alone.

Chocolateteacake · 28/12/2014 16:02

Weirdos!

gamerchick · 28/12/2014 16:02

I was expecting to come on to read about huge slobbery dogs or something Grin
I really would round people up and go next year.

I hope you didn't leave.

Viviennemary · 28/12/2014 16:03

They had a nerve to say anthing. But I must say I've sometimes gone somewhere I expect to be quiet like a cafe or shop and if it's full of people I think to myself why on earth are that lot here.

QueenofLouisiana · 28/12/2014 16:04

Odd people! Next year take all your friends along for a Christmas morning picnic- with a brass band to serenade you with carols. Xmas Smile

SistersOfPercy · 28/12/2014 16:04

Well, MN meet next Christmas Day then? I'm sure we could get a few of us up there for an hour Grin

ASunnyTiger · 28/12/2014 16:04

Where is this park? I'm sure there'd be a lot of MN'ers who'd find it a perfect spot to visit pre-Christmas dinner Wink

WeirdCatLady · 28/12/2014 16:04

I'm sensing a MN Christmas Day 2015 Get Together :)

Cauliflowersneeze1 · 28/12/2014 16:05

Please tell me you made this up ???