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To hate other parents?

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slithytove · 14/08/2018 13:48

Like the ones who let their kids into the section ‘you must be under this height to play’, who then wreck it for the little ones?

Or the ones who hog 2 of the 5 go karts, rotating their own / their friends kids while the queue of kids grows longer and longer —and My 3 year old cries because she don’t understand—

Incidentally said parent also came and shouted at the queue when she was asked to give the other kids a go.

Fucking hate some people.

Breathes.

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slithytove · 14/08/2018 13:48

And now I’m mortified as obviously I meant doesn’t understand.

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YeTalkShiteHen · 14/08/2018 13:49

God yes, there’s always at least one group like that everywhere you go and they just fuck it up for everyone!

saltandvinegarcrisps1 · 14/08/2018 13:50

YANBU. I hate parents who allow/encourage their kids to hog stuff.

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slithytove · 14/08/2018 13:55

It was just awful.

My kids were nearly in tears when this woman came over and started shouting the odds - they were at the front of the queue so felt it was directed at them. Kudos to the woman (a grandma who was not going to take any shit) who first went over and asked her to let the queuing kids have a turn.

It’s really spoiled what should have been a nice morning out.

The kids who were then far too big for the tractors (at least a foot taller than the max size, must have been 10/11 to the other 3/4/5 year olds) were just the icing on the cake.

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YeTalkShiteHen · 14/08/2018 13:56

Where were the staff when this happened? Surely they should have stepped in?

I can’t abide rude, entitled wankers.

0lgaDaPolga · 14/08/2018 13:57

Yep. I’ve noticed it a lot during the summer holidays. Massive 8 year olds in the baby area of soft play jumping around knocking little ones over. Another one who was about 7 at a 0-4 group at the library play session yesterday, hogging about 50% of the toys and shouting at the babies for touching anything he was hogging. I can’t blame the kids because they are just kids but the parenting or lack of it is astounding

Fireworks91 · 14/08/2018 13:59

Wtf was she shouting about?

Frogscotch7 · 14/08/2018 14:00

I am hating lots of other parents this summer - the ones who let their very young kids wander around outside without teaching them basic road safety first, the one who yelled at my son for pushing hers after I’d watched him shoving my son repeatedly for the preceding 10 minutes, the ones who smoke all over their kids and mine, the ones who let their kids run riot damaging trees and never seem to show their faces, the ones who force their kids to do piano lessons when the kids hate it, the ones who are super nice to your face and bitch about other children and you know fine they’re bitching about your child the minute your back is turned, the ones who think their children are angels who can do no wrong.....

Wait, what was the aibu? You seem to have pushed one of my buttons.

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slithytove · 14/08/2018 14:04

No staff, it’s like a big playground - all free after you’ve paid gate entry

I did say something after about possibly adding signage that kids should queue and give up the go kart after say 10 laps - there’s similar for the zipline which works well.

Shouty lady left otherwise I’d have pointed her out.

She was shouting saying that the person who asked her to let the kids have a go was nasty, that her kids were on the kart and she was letting them swap, and that the queue was stupid and kids should just get on as soon as a kart was free. Her mother(?) then chimed in saying of the queuing kids, this is why they are rude expecting to have a go.

It was bonkers. Take no shit grandma held her own though and said she would rather have a kid who knew how to take turns and share than one who pushed in and rode roughshod over everyone else.

Which I agree with.

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slithytove · 14/08/2018 14:05

Hahah frog, I agree with most of your post but the piano lessons? Is that a personal trauma?

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Frogscotch7 · 14/08/2018 14:06

Lol I’m a piano teacher.

Raffertysdognuts · 14/08/2018 14:07

Oh this used to get my goat! Would have just lifted DC in to swing and hardly got going when "that parent" would come and stand really close with their child pressuring us silently to get off, even when the slides, monkey bars and all other apparatus were all free and empty!

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slithytove · 14/08/2018 14:07

So repeated, sustained trauma then!

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ButtermilkBiscuits · 14/08/2018 14:07

I could have written this myself! I've given up on taking my 19 mo old DS to soft play because there is ALWAYS at least 1 way too old kid running and screaming and ruining it for the little ones. I actually saw a child the other day tell his parents he was too tall and they said no it's fine go play! Angry

LeafcutterAnt · 14/08/2018 14:14

My dc did bungee trampolining on holiday. There was one queue feeding into two trampolines. A boy decided he was going to bypass the queue and just wait by one of the trampolines and jump in when my dc had finished. His mum said to him "That queue is for both trampolines" but he refused to budge so she gave in. When my two had finished he just went up for his turn and the staff let him.

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slithytove · 14/08/2018 14:14

And you just know they are raising the next generation of entitled pillocks.

I know queuing is a very British thing but how else can kids be fair about whose turn it is. The shouty woman needs to watch the park episode of peppa pig.

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NadiaLeon · 14/08/2018 14:20

My kids were nearly in tears when this woman came over and started shouting the odds - they were at the front of the queue so felt it was directed at them. Kudos to the woman (a grandma who was not going to take any shit) who first went over and asked her to let the queuing kids have a turn

Why didn't you do anything yourself?
Maybe not sticking up for your own kids has left you feeling inadequate, and that is being projected onto others?

There are undoubtedly many selfish rude people out there, but one needs to accept it and deal with it.

stressedtiredbuthappy · 14/08/2018 14:22

No yanbu I hate this!!! I have a 2yo and I always say to this kids too old to be there "oh, you're big aren't you"
Too many parents don't give a fuck.

FrayedHem · 14/08/2018 14:22

That is rubbish I've told older children to move off of equipment meant for smaller ones before.

I've also experienced the other side. Our local soft play is divided in 2. One bit under 4s the other over Both areas have a trampoline but the one in the overs is bigger. Parents with crawlers/toddlers get on with their child. Mine end up getting off as they worry they'll accidentally knock the little ones. There was an occasion where the toddler got off but the adults stayed on. Just lying on it! After no sign of moving after 10 minutes I then took mine over and told them to get on and play. The adults did move.

stressedtiredbuthappy · 14/08/2018 14:23

Oh and the staff never do shit, I'm yet to be somewhere where rules are enforced.

FrayedHem · 14/08/2018 14:25

One of our local soft play ended up banning a group of parents who were frequent visitors but didn't supervise their children. They were warned a few times but would sit where they couldn't really see their children and they'd be running wild.

StylishMummy · 14/08/2018 14:26

I tell the older kids to get out of the under 3s section of our local soft play, they always look shocked at not being allowed to do exactly what they like, when they like Hmm

Bluelonerose · 14/08/2018 14:29

I've had the same discussion at soft play when I pointed out I wasn't paying for my 1 year old to come in when the area designed for them was full of older kids.

Tbf to the soft play they did talk to the repeat offenders parents when after being turfed out they decided to go straight back in Hmm

BarbarianMum · 14/08/2018 14:32

What about those who think their darling 3 year old can monopolise the skate park - the only bit of the skate park for the over 10s- and that the older kids should just wait til he's done (but he's little)?

Or those that shove their toddler into the adventure playground and let her play on the slide, then shout at the older kids to "be more careful" if they try to use it.

Or those who think the 12 year olds should enjoy having their 5 year olds tagging onto them "because he's cute"?

YeTalkShiteHen · 14/08/2018 14:33

BarbarianMum I feel exactly the same about them!

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