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To have not removed DS from tea room?

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OtAndBothered · 19/06/2017 18:14

Went for day out to national trust abbey today with DH, DS1 (4) and DS2 (2). It's obviously very hot and DS2 was becoming cranky so we came out of the abbey and headed for a little tea room in the village. Sat down with cakes and drinks and DS became more agitated with the heat and started crying. I tried to pacify him but he became more and more upset so DH and I took it in turns to comfort him whilst also trying to each our lunch. It didn't help that the tea room was an old stone building so the cries were magnified and echoing.

Anyway an old couple stood up and started to leave having evidently not touched their lunch. The waiter said to them "are you leaving already? Is there a problem with the food?" So the old woman said "no but we came in here to relax and it's hardly a relaxing atmosphere unfortunately". The waiter replied "I'm so sorry about the noise" and shot us the most evil glare.

DH became agitated and embarrassed saying we should just leave but the alternative was to take DS outside where it was even hotter where he would have cried and screamed even more! I told DH we should just stay and finish our lunch and try and get DS to drink. Anyway eventually he started drifting off to sleep but then a loud noise woke him up with a start and he began screaming. At this point a younger woman slammed her cup down and snapped "for gods sake!". Her husband looked embarrassed and told her to "just leave it" to which she replied "I can't, the racket is giving me a headache! So much for peace and quiet!"

She shot me a look so I said "I'm sorry, he's obviously hot and bothered, it's not exactly relaxing for us either but it's even hotter outside so I'm not sure what you expect me to do?". She seemed to soften up and replied "no, I'm sorry, it's just that people come in here to relax and the noise is deafening, everyone is leaving for that's reason! Can't you take him for a walk or something?" Shock.

Anyway I said "no sorry, as I said it's hotter outside and my other child is still finishing his lunch". With that DH overheard the waiter apologising to customers coming in about the noise. Afterwards DH said I was selfish and we should have just left but I'm not sure what anyone expected me to do! It was 32 degrees outside, he was crying because he was hot! Taking him back outside would have made him much worse and there were people "relaxing" out there too so surely we'd have ended up in more bother?!

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AufderAutobahn · 26/06/2017 07:50

Why does the OP need to come back? Having had her question answered, got a flaming and acknowledged she was BU, does she really owe it to us all to remain on this thread and answer the further judgey posts from guffawing MNers? Hmm

RaspberryBeretHoopla · 26/06/2017 07:58

The OP should stand up like a warrior and fight to the 1,000th post even if it is a total bloodbath. MNetting is a blood sport.

Lweji · 26/06/2017 08:19

She owes people another 100 posts saying:
"But I admitted I was unreasonable on page 2. Leave me alone. Stop pestering me."

Instead, she seems to not give a stool or to have hidden the thread. Who does that? She's failing us.

Mittens1969 · 26/06/2017 12:31

You can always stalk the OP on other threads and remind her of how unreasonable she was at that tea room on the hottest day of the year. Obviously only if she dares to show her face on MN after the pasting she got on here lol.

Or just accept that OP has a life with her two kids and is allowed to be happy, believe it or not.

Lweji · 26/06/2017 12:45

Excellent idea, Mittens.
We need a posse.

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