Dad on bus 'look at all these people sitting who won't let a child have a seat'

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Just that really, he got on with two boys aged about 10 and 8. People looked at each other and laughed. Old enough to stand surely.

Look at that Dad teaching his children to feel entitled.

Yes, old enough to stand.

Unless there were hidden disabilities involved, in which case he should have asked politely if anyone was able to give up their seat, rather than being rude.

He's a prick. It used to be kids that age stood for adults of any age

Twat.

I ever don't recall seeing a sign on a bus that said 'please give up these seats for entitled children'?

Did he ask anyone if his children could sit down? It's pretty off to just expect everyone to be mind readers.

I can't immediately see a reason why children of that age without any additional needs shouldn't be able to stand.

A month ago I took a shuttle bus from a long-stay carpark near an airport to the airport terminal. I am a little old lady, white-haired etc etc and I had to stand for the - admittedly - short journey of some 15 minutes. I was clinging on to the back of one of the seats while we whirled round roundabouts etc. I was faced with seats populated with children of around 10 to 15 years old, each sitting in the window seat while their parent sat on the aisle. I was obviously unsteady on my feet, but not one parent urged their child to get up and let me sit down. I can remember when I was very young having to sit on my mother's lap on a bus to let an older person sit down, and then when I grew older, I got up and stood and let the older person have my seat.

Agree MrsKCastle or even more radical wait for the next bus as they run every ten minutes. Almost as good as the toddler last year who got on the bus and screamed until he was given a seat. He got one from someone else just to shut him up.

God I hate this, I get this on my trains on the way home. Loud moany entitled parents trying to get some poor knackered sod to give up their seat for little "Timmy" or "Tabitha" (other names are available). Sod off, your children are old enough to stand up for the journey. does v sign at them all

Old people, pregnant women, ppl I can see who may have trouble standing or people with babies then I will get up. But older children? if they are too big to sit on YOUR lap then they can ruddy well stand up. I did.

twitches slightly

Was he sitting down?

Almost as good as the toddler last year who got on the bus and screamed until he was given a seat. He got one from someone else just to shut him up.

Toddlers are totally different to 8 and 10 year olds. They often are unsteady on their feet. Reasoning with a two year old isn't easy at the best of times but on a bus that's crowded enough that there aren't any seats? I think you're being harsh here.

I've given up my seat for wobbly toddlers in the past, as I'm much more able to stand in a moving vehicle than they are! But 8 and 10? Not unless asked, and then I would assume there's some level of need, visible or otherwise.

Oh I bet the 10yr old was mortified! How embarrassing.

I'd give up my seat to a child under 6 but any older and they are fine to stand.

notices on our buses since the dawn of time that read "a child travelling at half fare must not occupy a seat required by a full fare paying adult"
Which i personally would say should include OAPs not paying at all

But, yeah, children pay halffare, so if they should share a seat if there's one available, but if there isn't then they should stand.
(allowances for people who can't stand well)

'If they are too big to sit on YOUR lap then they can ruddy well stand up. I did.*

Yep.

I used to say to DS1 and DS2 (who were usually on my knee) "Look at the selfish daddy who thinks his children matter more than anybody else's!" Now I just use the "Well, not all disabilities are visible!" when they try to guilt me.

No good will come of children being encouraged to think they take precedence over adults. (Even though in some circumstances they should.)

I always taught my kids to stand up and let an older person sit down. Or someone with a baby etc
Which they still do.
Unbelieveable

I got really cross last month. Got on with baby in sling, toddler in buggy, and also a 5 yo. There was another buggy on already so I folded mine, put it in the luggage bit, and went to look for a seat.
There were none but several people were using a seat for shopping.
I asked a couple if my toddler could sit. Got ignored. Then I noticed the other buggy was unoccupied and that child was occupying a seat! Asked if my Todd could share. Git told to fuck off

Luckily my journey was only 10 minutes but it was not fun trying to hold 5 yo and then 2yo up while not bashing baby in sling into people or seats. The driving was a bit lurching as well.

Arseholes

Entitled knob, teaching his kids to be entitled brats.

Look at that Dad teaching his children to feel entitled.

This exact same thing happened on a tube I was on a couple of years ago.

Rush hour, full tube. Guys gets on with two kids aged about 10-11. Spends the whole time making loud PA comments about how everyone is too rude to allow his DCs to sit down.

I will give up my seat on a crowded tube for toddlers with nothing to hold onto. I will not give up my seat for parents trying to guilt commuters into moving or kids who are perfectly able to stand.

I'm 8 months pregnant, and have been actively shoved out of the way for seats by young teens (11-14 maybe?) on their way home from school several times recently.