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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 16:13

So basically we all hate everyone

Thing is with this it was the parent hogging the equipment on behalf of her kids. At one point she had a little one on, too small to reach the pedals and she was crouched talking to him. Sat on the immobile go kart while other kids did maybe 3 laps - just so entitled

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craftymum01 · 14/08/2018 16:14

Agree that age is irrelevant. There is ALWAYS a 7(ish) old running around the soft play throwing the blocks and knocking into the little ones. In the same respect my friend has 2 year old who lets him go on any section no matter the age range and he is constantly getting knocked by other kids. I understand that it's sometimes really boring to watch your kids playing but nothing annoys me more than watching my DS getting knocked over, or scared because a child much older than him has run past him screaming in a toddler area.

Didn't realise how much it annoyed me until I started writing this....

Catrina1234 · 14/08/2018 16:22

Thing I don't get is why more parents deal with matters themselves. Yes the soft play for under babies and young children -under 3 or 5 in some places and inevitably a couple of kids jump in (they look about 8) and start shouting and jumping about and kicking things about. All the parents are standing round and some take their children out. I always tell the older kids to get out of the baby play area - they stare at me and carry on so I go and stand over them and point OUT now and they go, muttering about me. Then a lot of the parents says "Oh I'm glad you did that I was getting worried and one big bloke said "yes so was I but you can't really tell other kids off can you!! so I say well I just did - and he wonders if the parent will come over. They never have but I would simply tell him/her what the problem was. I also stop big lads climbing UP the twisty slide - as little ones are coming down - they take no notice so I go inside and rise my voice telling them not to do that as it could cause an accident - they stop for a while and then they're back so I get the attendant to tell them. WHY do boys always want to climb UP slides. And yes so many parents are chatting away and have no idea what their kid is up to.

LimboLuna · 14/08/2018 16:22

God yes, everywhere you go there is one of those families. My kids now have mastered the look we give each other and we casually mock them on the way home. Its brilliant now they are older and can just eye roll it off.

i often wonder what happens in the future with these kids. As these are the ones that consistently push to the front of everything and i wonder if i have done mine a disservice by teaching them to be polite, wait your turn etc etc. As these are the kids that seem to push harder in life.
That said i couldn't put up with them being that rude and entitled though!

@ButtermilkBiscuits you need to go between 2 and 4 on a school day and you will be fine. Me and my eldest had a great time then as it was always empty.

DoubleNegativePanda · 14/08/2018 17:25

I've realized I just pretty much hate all people except for a smallish, exclusive group I've deemed acceptable. And even they piss me off sometimes!

smeerf · 14/08/2018 17:43

My PFB is six months old so we've just got to the point where older kids (walking, so 12 months plus?) have started grabbing toys off him at playgroup. And the parents say nothing! What are the rules here? Can I tell them off? No idea how this baby politics stuff works.

Booboostwo · 14/08/2018 17:48

One degree of CF higher are adults using children’s play equipment. In a playground labeled 3-12yo four young women in their twenties hogged the swing while DD stood waiting for them to get off. We go to another playground with a zip wire at a height clearly designed for children in a playground just for children and parents take turns on it. Why do they think that a toy for children will cope with the weight of an adult or that kids should wait longer in the queue so adults can have a play?

Helipad · 14/08/2018 18:08

rasberry that's the craziest thing I've read for a while What is wrong with people??? How can you lead a normal life yet think like that?? Obvs, not you but the crazy, inflatable stealing family. Mind truly boggles.

FilthyforFirth · 14/08/2018 18:14

My DS is 13 months old, a late crawler and not walking yet so I am relatively new to soft play. This is my new pet hate. I LOATHE bigger kids in the smaller areas. I worry about my DS getting trampled by someone who shouldn't bloody be there.

Naturally the parents do nothing and staff are useless as well. Seriously considering not going anymore as it gives me the rage!

Duchessgummybuns · 14/08/2018 18:20

I told another mother that her son had punched my daughter in the neck, she was in floods of tears and I’d seen it happen. She called her son over and asked him “but what did she do?” As if DD had deserved it!

Felt like popping her one in the throat myself but I figured karma would bite her sooner or later if she’s raising her sons like that

FrayedHem · 14/08/2018 19:17

The audacity of the inflatable-stealing family is quite something. How on earth do they arrive at the conclusion that's o.k. to do? And shouting it's ruining their holiday?!?

WHY do boys always want to climb UP slides.
ahem. I have 4 sons. They don't climb up slides. They are sticklers for The Rules.

Parents helping smaller children on the equipment is another one. Not in one of those hell on earth places where adults are encouraged to go round, but tiny toddlers in the over 4's area.

YeTalkShiteHen · 14/08/2018 19:19

WHY do boys always want to climb UP slides

Because it’s drilled into them when they’re allocated their penis and privilege.

Or that was a really stupid sweeping generalisation? Yes that’s more likely.

FrayedHem · 14/08/2018 19:29

DS1 always used to spend the first ten minutes at soft play going around reading all the rules and regulations! He has ASD and it's one of his "things".

FrayedHem · 14/08/2018 19:31

I wouldn't tell a year old off. I think your best hope here is some loud parenting. "Ohh my baby is still playing with that, would you like this" and offer something else and hope their parent hears and intervenes.

YeTalkShiteHen · 14/08/2018 19:39

FrayedHem my DS1 does that at swimming! Sodding heavy petting

SaoirseTheSeahorse · 14/08/2018 19:41

Yanbu. I generally hate other parents and other childless people - I don’t discriminate ! I used to be quite happy clappy. Now I think that approximately 90% of humanity are scumbags.

PS: ^^Lighthearted.... kind of...

Pinkvoid · 14/08/2018 19:51

I don’t like parents who think their little angels can do no wrong. I thankfully teach adults so don’t have to deal with this but my cousins teach primary age and they regularly have angry parents insisting their DC were wronged in some way because they were told off. Some parents seem to think the sun shines out of their kids arses.

xJessica · 14/08/2018 19:55

Last two times we were at our local playpark, there was a parent in one of the 2 swings while their child was on the other one and a parent on the round swing thing just lying there relaxing while their child was hogging the trampoline....

RiverTam · 14/08/2018 20:04

Not really the same thing but I totally judged the family who’s (what looked like) 13 yo son was vaping. Vaping. In front o foarents, grandparents and younger siblings. Oh yes, I was judgey mcjudgepants that day. And it was a National Trust place

Stripyhoglets1 · 14/08/2018 20:11

Sometimes I feel nostalgic for my children's younger days - then I read threads like this and thank the Lord I no longer have to endure soft play or parks anymore!

FrayedHem · 14/08/2018 20:23

I bet that was a fun explanation YeTalkShiteHen. DS1 went through a phase of being very open about puberty (slightly on the early side). They used to do social skills sessions with him and a couple of others. It became his go-to topic! I had to gently suggest there were other things he may want to talk about.

YeTalkShiteHen · 14/08/2018 20:26

FrayedHem oh god DS1 is in that stage now! He’s autistic, very loud and monotone, and blunt I’m autistic too so get all panicky and can’t stop it!

FrayedHem · 14/08/2018 20:34

YeTalkShiteHen. It took me by surprise as DS1 is usually quite private. I remember having a discussion with him once over what was worse, periods or unexpected erections! He did calm down on the need to share. Getting him to wash properly is the biggest current issue. He'll take himself off to the shower, but doesn't seem to wash properly. And he hates deodorant. But he stinks!

Back on topic, we went to the park today. Everyone shared the equipment, no hogging nothing note-worthy. I really only have encountered the yikes behaviour at soft-play. I feel like I've just challenged the universe by putting that!

MrsJayy · 14/08/2018 21:41

FrayedHem my DS1 does that at swimming! Sodding heavy petting

Ack is heavy petting still not allowed 😂😂

YeTalkShiteHen · 14/08/2018 21:43

MrsJayy no more’s the pity 😂 it would save some awkward conversations 😂

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