AIBU to think that having paid to see Florence at BTS Hyde Park, I shouldn't have to put up with other people's children

[monstiebags]

I went to the BTS festival today and was lying on a blanket in the sun listening to some cool tunes when a family turned up and sat down a few yards away. Parents got in pints and pints of beer and settled down for some tunes whilst children ran up and down between my husband and I screaming and playing tricky. The band playing was a rapper and every other word was fxxxck. Am I being unreasonable to think that this was not a suitable
venue
for children who were very distracting for the rest of us who were there for the music.

[OpheIiaBaIIs]

Lol at did not make for a nurturing environment for children

Was it a radical environment though, OP? A, like, totally far out environment? With cool tunes?

[crystalgall]

What they were doin f sounds bloody irritating OP so Inagree with you on that but I can't believe someone moaned about kids running in a park. A park!
Also sometimes when you're in a park a ball
Might land near you. Shock horror. Kids kicking a ball aren't professional league footballers. It's a park!!

[limon]

Children have just as much right to be there. Move away from children if you dont like what they are doing.

[dogsdieinhotcars]

Just laughing that OP never came back!

[HaveAWeeNap]

OP did come back - at 20.09

[KissMyArse]

tricky is what autocorrect makes of "ticky"

So. Fucking. Disappointed.

[robinia]

Except she did about 12 posts ago
I'm with you OP. Not sure why others think that you should either put up with the children's unacceptable behaviour or move.

[ThreeSaggyBalloons]

Although you are getting flamed I don't think Yabu. Just because kids are allowed there doesn't mean it's a free for all and suddenly it's ok to be using you as unwilling participants in piggy in the middle or tiggy or whatever it was.

I'd have found it annoying as well but probably would have said something if it was continuing as I'm a moody cow at the moment; however previously I'd have been like you and sat there quietly fuming and tutting.

[ExitPursuedByABear]

But I don't know what ticky is either!

[KissMyArse]

"One child is chosen to be "Ticky," i.e., to be on the quivive to lay hold of or touch any one who is not touching wood. If played out of doors it must be clearly defined what is ivood, trees and all growing wood being forbidden. The fun consists in the bold ventures of those who tempt " Ticky " to run after them, and contrive to touch " wood,J just before he touches them. When one is caught he is Ticky " in turn"

www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/traditional-games-2/traditional-games-2%20-%200392.htm

[KissMyArse]

"One child is chosen to be "Ticky," i.e., to be on the quivive to lay hold of or touch any one who is not touching wood.

"Better to be touching wood than touching cloth"

Confucius

[dogsdieinhotcars]

Ok found OP. Anyhow YANBU. Some places just need to be young kid free. Noisy, sweary, pissed and stoned places are such places.

[ExitPursuedByABear]

Kiss who be Ye?

[KissMyArse]

Kiss who be Ye?

I doth be the parent who has verily had a bad experience with a parent rather than a childe at ye olde festivals.

Went to Wireless in 2009 with a bloke from my son's football club and our 11 year olds. Within half an hour of being there said (until then perfectly normal) bloke was in the portaloos snorting ket

Cue him screaming his child had been lost "for 7 hours" (they'd been gone 20 minutes and were happily watching some minor rapper, having already told me where exactly they would be).

Finally calmed him down and when I popped off to the loo he stole my noodles. £5 fucking quid they cost me!

He also turned out to be a recovering alcoholic who ran off and drank himself into a stupor.

Give me kids enjoying themselves every time.

[Just5minswithDacre]

I still don't know what ticky is

YABsoveryU to say 'ticky is not tricky; it's something from before X boxes' OP.

You have a following here.

YANBU about feral children at live music events OTOH.

[Eiram49]

Get a grip.....

[TheNaze73]

What the hell is "ticky"

I think YABU for your sense of entitlement around putting a beach towel down at an open air festival & claiming the land as yours

[KissMyArse]

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION OF TICKY/TRICKY



"One child is chosen to be "Ticky," i.e., to be on the quivive to lay hold of or touch any one who is not touching wood. If played out of doors it must be clearly defined what is ivood, trees and all growing wood being forbidden. The fun consists in the bold ventures of those who tempt " Ticky " to run after them, and contrive to touch " wood,J just before he touches them. When one is caught he is Ticky " in turn"

//www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/traditional-games-2/traditional-games-2%20-%200392.htm

[Just5minswithDacre]

Oh sorry kiss, I thought you were making up some bollox. That's real is it? I can't really follow it. Probably because I'm not wearing knickerbockers.

[ephemeralfairy]

WHAAAAT IS TICKY??

I must play it!! I can add it to my repertoire of Pub Games, including Hot Cockles, Duck Duck Goose, 20 Questions, Compliments and Wax Hands (my own inventions).

[ExitPursuedByABear]

No Kiss. I mean who are you.? Namechanger?

You are everywhere like a rash at the moment.

In a good way obvs.

[ExitPursuedByABear]

IPOAT?

[KissMyArse]

Just5minswithDacre

Forget the knickerbockers, let's just play some cool tunes on the lute (you hum it, I'll join in on the harpsichord)

ExitPursuedByABear

Previously PiranhaBrothers (though I think that was a while back). May have mentioned my requirement for an extra long speculum/long fingered doctor to break my waters on a previous thread
Probably not a good time to mention rashes (good or bad) ...

Actually just too much time on my hands lately (insomnia and a week on annual leave)

[Just5minswithDacre]

We've nearly got a Tudor popular beat combo

[Just5minswithDacre]

*May have mentioned my requirement for an extra long speculum/long fingered doctor to break my waters on a previous thread