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AIBU?

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To be hating noisy kids on our honeymoon!

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yellowsunlight · 17/09/2016 11:10

Currently sat by a beautiful lagoon type pool in a large hotel, very much a honeymoon destination.

Purposely chose a secluded, quiet area to sit in surround by other couples.

Until a family with three kids plonked themselves down and the kids proceed to jump in off the side (and a bridge, bit dangerous I'd of thought), splash, push shout and fall out all day.

AIBU to think why the parents would choose to sit here and not at one of the two kids pools???!!! Tried to read my kindle in the jacuzzi/pool and had to move twice as they were splashing me.

We don't have kids and I get its their holiday too but come on?! I'm on honeymoon I want to chill!

Slightly tongue in cheek before I get mumsnet bashed!

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MyWineTime · 17/09/2016 11:34

Either book Adults Only or don't complain.
The kids have a right to use the facilities - they don't have to restrict themselves to the kiddie pool.
Going in term time reduces the number of kids that will be there, but it will never be none.

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yellowsunlight · 17/09/2016 11:34

Blu thank you! Finally a humorous reply in the way in which the post was intended!!!

Mumsnet is so uptight these days...goes to shove stick up arse to fit in

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trafalgargal · 17/09/2016 11:39

You've flown to a country 15 hours away and are expecting everyone staying at the hotel to be governed by British school holidays ?
Really ?

You do realise not everyone on holiday (yes even those with British accents) live in the UK .

If they are too noisy then move, if the hotel is that fabulous it will have more than one pool as well as a beach so no need to make an absolute martyr of yourself unless you choose to.

gallicgirl · 17/09/2016 11:42

I had a friend moan about a woman who sat in the kiddies pool topless and made his sons feel uncomfortable.

Never occurred to me that she might have done it on purpose to make them move and leave her in peace!

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 17/09/2016 11:42

This is why we go on holiday to villas with private pools. I hate other people just generally. Adults or children. DP is less of an antisocial cow than me so it probably wouldn't bother him.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 17/09/2016 11:44

gallicgirl, why would the women sit topless in the children's pool? That's where the children are meant to be.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 17/09/2016 11:45

*woman

KeyserSophie · 17/09/2016 11:47

You could always do a bit of 'village' parenting and scream "DANIEL, STOP PUSHING HIM!", they'll soon shut up after that. wink

Add "you little cunt" to guarantee that they'll move away from you. Or start talking really loudly about how you're gonna get mashed up on meth later

Wishimaywishimight · 17/09/2016 11:48

I would be the same as u OP, we don't have kids and try to go adults only or at somewhere that doesn't advertise kids clubs. Just curious where you are as am always looking for ideas (DH and I both have big birthdays in 2018 and want to go somewhere special). Don't say if you'd rather not though. Enjoy the honeymoon!

ClopySow · 17/09/2016 11:48

goes to shove stick up arse to fit in

Ah, the joys of homeymoon sex

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 17/09/2016 11:53

The world doesn't stop because you're on honeymoon.

Blu · 17/09/2016 11:54

Maybe the Mum is a MNer.

Start a thread 'DANIEL STOP PUSHING HIM' and we can all join in.

Don't go too far with your guerrilla tactics though. Being arrested for indecent behaviour, or your DH being reported as a Paedophile could be even worse for your honeymoon than kids screeching and splashing.

Stopyourhavering · 17/09/2016 11:54

You're not on Maui are you?

hoddtastic · 17/09/2016 11:55

is it just me who'd read 'adult only resort' and thing 'swingers'?

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yellowsunlight · 17/09/2016 11:56

Thanks wishimaywishimight. We're in Bali at the Laguna. It's a lovely hotel if your prepared to do the flight X

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UnderTheGreenwoodTree · 17/09/2016 11:56

I'm just jealous of you being by a beautiful lagoon style pool 15 hours away from the UK.

I've had a week of school run hell - I'll swap you I also have years before we can contemplate a holiday during school time.....

Enjoy the rest of your honeymoon.

HermioneWeasley · 17/09/2016 11:59

Just chill and enjoy it

Hell is other people, but you can ignore these kids. When you have your own wee fuckers you'll hear "muuuuuum, he's looking at me funny!" 1,000,000 times an hour.

gallicgirl · 17/09/2016 12:04

BeingATwatItsABingThing Sat 17-Sep-16 11:44:40
gallicgirl, why would the women sit topless in the children's pool? confused That's where the children are meant to be.

That was pretty much my friend's argument, in addition to his view that she shouldn't be topless. I did argue that there's nothing wrong with topless, shouldn't sexualise breasts etc, but yes, there's no reason for her to be in kids pool.

Goldenbear · 17/09/2016 12:05

YABU- we have just returned from our 'honeymoon' but we had our two children with us. As it was a special holiday we paid a lot to be somewhere luxurious, when you have children you don't stop enjoying those experiences. Equally, a lot of people with children don't want to be spend their summer break that they've paid out for with lots of other people's children! My eldest befriended a famous person's child in one of the pools at our hotel, this person ended up moving to the quieter pools in the end with their children as they wanted more privacy, my eldest went with them and then we felt obliged to sit near them with my little one. This resulted in children playing in the quieter pool. Frankly, my husband doesn't want a 'family' resort holiday, he just wants to be with our children and that's more likely to happen at the kind of place we chose.

TheGonnagle · 17/09/2016 12:07

Go and sit on the beach, Nusa Dua has a great beach.

Wishimaywishimight · 17/09/2016 12:07

Yellow, Bali sounds wonderful, will include it in my research. We have done long haul as far as the Caribbean and Malaysia so could probably stretch to a few more hours!

HyacinthBouquetNo1 · 17/09/2016 12:07

Now our children are grown up, we try to go out of school hols or book adult only hotels. Nice and quiet

GabsAlot · 17/09/2016 12:09

i try to go to palces that kids arent welcome

like casino in vegas or adults only places

its annoying but if its a regular hotel u got to expect it

PterodactylToenails · 17/09/2016 12:09

Did you pay for the exclusive use of the pool area?

Blu · 17/09/2016 12:10

Use a sheet of hotel notepaper from your dressing table. Write a note from the manager saying that all family groups are being informed that from today the Lagoon Pool will be adults only, and to make the offer of the children's pool even more fun a secret pool patrol will be awarding Golden Tickets for a special treat to well behaved children. Slip this note under their door.

Find a 'private' or 'keep out' sign somewhere, wrench it off and stick it at the entrance to Lagoon Pool.

Catch a vicious looking lizard and leave it under Daniel's towel. When he screams say to the Mum 'oh god, those are the poisonous ones. We had two on our lounger yesterday, I think they live under those rocks / plants there. They can swim, too, apparently '

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