Parents who don't get their children to give up seats!

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Went to the doctors this morning and had a long wait.it was extremely busy as it usually is on a Saturday morning. And I was extremely shocked at the amount of parents that don't make their children give up there seats so others can sit down. An elderly gentleman positioned hisself at the end of a row of seats when right next to him was a child of maybe 4/5 and her mother the other side of her. She didn't even move the child onto her lap and offer the elderly gentleman the seat. A lady that was sitting close by stood up and gave him her chair. Another parent did the exact same thing when a pregnant lady with her toddler came in. She didn't move her child to let the pregnant lady sit down. So I stood up and offered my chair.

This isn't the first time I've encountered this. You see it all the time. Where's is people common courtesy! Maybe it's because I was raised to give up my seat to my elders I just don't understand this rudeness.

Do you expect anyone younger than you to give up a seat, so say a 17 year old should give up their seat for a 27 year old?

I'd be mortified if I got on a bus and a 29 year old gave up their seat for me, me being a 30 year old. I'd be mortified if a child gave up a seat for me too. In fact, anyone! The only time I've needed a seat was when I was pregnant and even then I rarely took a seat from someone else unless I really needed it.

@StreetwiseHercules it's quite depressing!

I’m 40. Should I stand for an able bodied 50 year old? My rule is that I stand for and elderly person, visibly disabled person, pregnant woman or person with a small child with them. I teach my DC the same and I think that’s fair enough.

@MidniteScribbler

What are you talking about, am I saying no one on that bus was able to give up a seat? How the hell would I know - was I there??!!

The point I was making was I DID NOT JUDGE anyone on the bus that day for not giving me a seat, as I didn’t know any of their circumstances. I was also perfectly capable of standing, albeit I was 39 weeks pregnant, so even if I was offered a seat, I wouldn’t have taken it. Your gran was obviously different, she has a visible disability regardless of her age. In that case, of course she should have a seat - she needs it! My post was getting at all the entitled adults that think children should stand so they can sit, and pensioners who are able bodied but use their age as an excuse to skip queues and get a seat. Something I see A LOT!!

I never once said I don’t expect a single person not to get up from their seat for a less able bodied person than them. That I would expect so stop trying to twist my words.

I would expect an able bodied adult to give up their seat for a 4 year old child! Who is more vulnerable on a bus?