To be a bit judgey about these parents?

[FedupofbeingtoldIcantusemyname]

Last night Dp and I went to an event with some of his friends.

Said event was being held at the next big city, so a 2+hr drive there and back.

A few of the people we went with decided to bring their kids along, which would be fine and fair enough except for the fact that the event in question was being held until late at night, outside in the rain and cold, with literally nothing for the kids to do. It was not a child friendly kind of event at all, all of the kids were under 5, one was only about 6 months.

By the end, just before we left, one of the mothers (who I didn't know) was just shouting at the kids to be quiet and stop fighting because they were so bored they were just lashing out at each other.

Aibu to be a bit judgey about them taking their kids along to this event? I mean I'm all for living your life and not stopping everything you enjoy just because you have kids but I really felt that this event was not the right place for such young kids to be and the parents should have either gotten a babysitter or just not gone. Aibu?

I agree about the no coat bit, but does anyone know a 6 mo old that keeps socks on? Mine never did.

I used to go to loads of these things as a child. Driven all over the country. A lot of them finished well after 11. Lots of standing around. Listening to engines rev. Tires. the smell. Some I hated. Some liked.
But that's the thing as a kid. You hear the adults talking enthusiastically about things and you think well it must be fun. So you get asked do you want come. And you want to because you don't want to miss out on the fun, and then you go and you are bored because it's basically just a load of adults standing around talking about boring shite. But as a parent you cannot second guess your child because you never know, they might be just as interested.

Ok, fair enough, it seems IWBU!

No, I don't think you were actually.

I do think sometimes you put things you want to do on hold because it's not suitable (for whatever reason) for small children.

Or NannyOgg - you just get a babysitter!

Don't you have another thread up at the moment judging someone else's parenting? Are these the same people or different?

You seem to like encouraging people to judge other parents, on limited information.

Car shows often have events and activities for children - I know, because an animal rescue I volunteer with does five or dix a year, and there's often things like sand art, ceramic panting, and rides for the children.

AuntJane I don’t think this car ‘show’ was anything like that at all. It was more like people meeting in a cold, dark carpark to show off their motors by revving them loudly and screeching around in then. All sounds a bit teenage boy racer to me!

BlueSky - But did the parents know what type pf 'car show' it was going to be before they got there?

Yes they did Jane