AIBU to not move from this seat?

[Namechangerr2018]

Hi all, I’m a regular poster that’s nc because I don’t want people to find me irl.

So today I was traveling into work on the DLR and the front seat became available (you can see where this is going). I took my chance and sat there because it’s quite frankly fun.

Next stop a family gets on and the DS starts having a tantrum because he can’t sit there (bear in mind it’s getting really full up).

His DM asked if I could move but as my hip was hurting I replied that I could not as I can’t stand for long journeys.

WIBU?

[WaxOnFeckOff]

semi-panda :o

[LeighaJ]

"LighthouseSouth

if someone asked me to give up my seat for a child, I'd tell them to piss off.

I don't imagine that would expand a child's vocabulary, but if it does, then a double learning experience all round."

😂😏

"lottiegarbanzo

I want to go on the DLR now! Never been."

Me too!!!

[zukiecat]

I don't know what the DLR is, but I wouldn't give up my seat for a child just because they wanted to sit there

I have mobility and health issues, and have a disabled bus pass so I'd struggle to stand anywhere on a bus or train

[FMLFMLFMLFML]

@zukiecat the dlr has ‘special’ seats at the front, like being on a rollercoaster, and you can pretend to drive the train if you so wish to.

The OP is not being unreasonable, but the posters who would gladly rush to or ‘elbow a child out of the way’ to get to those seats so that a child can’t sit there are very childish.
They’re not designated accessible- in fact you’d have to walk past those seats to get to the front!

[zukiecat]

Thanks FMLFML

I did some googling, it looks like fun to pretend to drive the train!

[easyandy101]

OP yanbu

Your hip was hurting and you're starting a, presumably, long enough day and you have the seat anyway and you don't need to give it to anyone

PPs : Jesus Christ.

The woman requested something, was denied and that was it. The idea that the request is offensive is utterly baffling.

[strawberrisc]

BottleofJameson it could be the highlight for an adult too. It drives me insane that a child’s wishes trumps an adult’s.

[User14789012]

This thread is a weird mix of hilarious and depressing.
Sitting at the front of the DLR is a nice experience for a child. It’s a very childish thing to want or care about. Do all you adults pushing kids out of the way to get these seats still play with dolls, sleep with teddies etc? It’s a bit creepy tbh.
Strawberries if this is the highlight of your trip, do better trips ffs!

[MoonsAndJunes]

I love the front seat! I have moved seats for others on the DLR ! I've also had a little person sit next to me & talk me through the journey from A to B!!
If the child was having a tantrum, there's no way I would indulge.
DC don't get anywhere if they kick off.

For those who want to know what the fuss is about:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=k90344T5de4

[strawberrisc]

User14789012 I didn’t even know what a DLR was until I read this 😂.

If you read my post correctly I said why should an adult not have the same sense of enjoyment as a child? The OP said she was excited to sit at the front. Why shouldn’t she? What about people who never have children of their own? Should they pack feelings of fun away in a box and give way to other people’s offspring?

[RandomMess]

I want to go on the DLR and sit at the front now, looks fun!

[Clionba]

It is! If someone already has those 4 seats, it's only a few minutes wait for the next one. All trains and trams will be driverless soon. More fun for everyone! (not ex drivers, sorry)

[User14789013]

strawberrisc
I read you post correctly. The Thread is about adults who want to sit on the front of the dlr and will push kids out the way to get to those seats.
The OP said she was excited to sit at the front. Why shouldn’t she?
Because it’s infantile. It’s weird and creepy when adults act like children.

[sue51]

User14789013 has clearly never been to Disneyland.

[User14789013]

I have not been to Disneyland. It looks terrifying!

[noeffingidea]

Not the DLR, but my son used to love sitting on the front seat on the Metro (when we visited Newcastle). So did every other kid, and many adults too. If he got to sit there it was a bonus, if other people were already sitting there then it was tough luck. No way would I have ever asked anyone to move or swap seats and I would have been extremely annoyed if my son had thrown a tantrum about it.
As to ASD, my daughter has ASD and it's up to me to manage her on public transport, not other passengers. Sometimes I've had to get off and wait for the next bus or walk the rest of the way. Such is life.

[strawberrisc]

User14789013 doesn’t even have the imagination to come up with their own name. I imagine that their non-infantile, non-weird, non-creepy life revolves around Gardener’s Question time and refilling the cat food cupboard.

[Pengggwn]

I'm with the people who would offer the seat up for nice kids - ones who didn't whine or expect me to give up my seat for them. If asked, I would say not a chance. How rude.

[User14789013]

😂 Strawberrisc
Maybe you could give me some inspiration of fun stuff do do from your super exciting life??
We are going to Hong Kong for a couple of weeks but when I get back I’ll try to fit in your suggestions around catching up on my Gardener’s Time. TIA

[strawberrisc]

Well don’t get too excited about it. It would be weird and creepy.

[User14789013]

that makes no sense. I’m very excited about it, in a way I could never be about the DLR. Even my 8yo is over the DLR. I guess we just have more going on in our lives.

You seem to have took the “weird and creepy” comment very personally. You are one of those childless adults whose house is full of dolls and still sleeps with teddies, aren’t you?
I’m not replying to this thread anymore but hope you have a fun summer, in your own way. I definitely will.

[strawberrisc]

I feel sorry for your children. Really sorry. Not that you’re going to reply or anything 🤣

[FMLFMLFMLFML]

This is like watching my 6 and 7 year old try and get the last word.

[Mumminmum]

@Clionba wrote that children should give up their seats for adults. I don't know about the DLR, but they shouldn't do that on busses and ordinary trains as it is more difficult for them to hold on safely and therefore more dangerous for them than for adults to stand up. The rule is that the stronger person should stand up. So an ablebodied ten year old should give up his/her seat for a disabled adult, but otherwise the adult should give up his/her seat to the child.