Shall I tell her to move?

[Mascarponeandwine]

Am at the town large play-park with DS’s 11 and 8. They and some other kids keep looking hopefully at the basket swing but no one can go on it as a grown woman is laid stretched out sunbathing on it. She glances at the kids but doesn’t move. The kids are too polite to say anything but I think she should flipping well make way. Sign on the entrance says equipment for up to age 15. Would IBU to tell her to shift herself?

I sometimes get on that swing when i'm at the park early, but I always get off when I see kids.

I'm glad she was asked to move. CF.

Oh I move them on all the time, though it's usually teens hanging out on the toddlers equipment.

@Derbee UK - South Central (alternates cloud and sun but v v warm)

[Ginger1982]

Are you Glaswegian?

I’d start a rammy as well.

Good luck OP

Another time take photographs and tell her you're sending them to the Park authorities!

Maybe she identifies as a 12 year old

A very selfish 12 year old.

Use her as a cushion and get them to pile on and squash her 😀

Love your stolen bag strategy. So rude of her!

Could she have sn’s?

I know many adults with sn’s that find the swings relaxing and would happily swing all day. Some disabilities are invisible.

I know many adults with sn’s that find the swings relaxing and would happily swing all day. Some disabilities are invisible.

Sure, but the signs specifically say this is a playground for U15s. Disabilities are irrelevant.

Sure, but the signs specifically say this is a playground for U15s. Disabilities are irrelevant.

Actually that's bullshit, having just had this exact argument with someone objecting to me and another member of staff having our service user (adult, only visible disabilities if you tried to speak to him) in an empty park.

So I called the council and also checked the law.

It sounds very much like this woman is just rude, especially since she shot off when she thought her bag had been nicked, so from the sounds of it she doesn't have SN.

BUT disabilities are never irrelevant.

A local residential unit for sn adults regularly use our local park, there is no law who uses it.

I struggle to find anywhere to take my daughters now they are teenagers, they are both sensory seekers and enjoy swinging, climbing etc.., the holidays are bloody hard as we get so many dirty looks in local parks from people with young children.

This lady may have sn’s (nobody knows), you can ask her nicely to let others have a turn but you can’t ask her to leave or to stay off the swing.

She didn’t strike me as having sn’s. Given that she pretended to be asleep and then reacted as soon as her bag was in jeopardy. But I suppose I couldn’t say for sure

All our play equipment says it's for under 12s only

@FeegleFion haha! Yes I am! 😆

I would have told all the kids to pile on it around her

Did she have kids that's just so rude

Ask the kids to see how high they can swing it!

This made me laugh out loud that she reacted to her bag being potentially stolen! Nicely done!

Even adults with special needs take turns.