I’m camping next to a woman who is parenting very loudly and incessantly ....

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... driving me fecking nuts.

She arrived this morning with a young girl (8/9ish). Girl wanted to go to swings which are almost next door to tent, mum had a loud 15 minute safety chat before she was allowed to go. 2 min later the mum called the girl back and declared she was extremely disappointed in the DDs “lack of judgement regarding safety” and therefore wasn’t allowed back for 30 minutes. Cue another loud chat. I hadn’t seen her do anything outrageous.

The girl was then blowing bubbles from a wand thing, cue mum going over and telling her she was doing it all wrong, just watch and learn. The kid wasn’t allowed more than a few metres in front of tent and she was called back for being marginally out of “the boundary that had been previously discussed and agreed” 😳.

Girl asked mum to play football with her ... mum did for about 30 seconds before it all started again “use your left foot, do you not remember the discussion we had about it being your weakest foot at football practice ... slow down and think about where you are going to pass as that looked completely wrong”

It’s just exhausting and I feel so sorry for the girl. Where’s the fun and enjoyment ... what’s the point of going camping together if it’s going to be that strict!

Had this in a coffee shop I went into yesterday. She was teaching the kids about espresso. Several customers quickly drank their drinks and left, as she was so loud. The kids looked exhausted, poor things.

I often wonder whether people like this are thinking that all the parents not loudly parenting are being lazy or feckless.

Poor kid.
She sounds like a pig of a parent.
Get the wine out and slurp it loudly next to her.

Nope, detergent shouldn't be allowed near the vast majority of waterproof fabrics. That'd why you don't wash your waterproofs with it

Don't you? I have several waterproof garments. The washing instructions all say to use detergent.

Canvas tents rely on surface tension to be waterproof. Detergent destroys the surface tension.

That isn't a problem with polyurethane proofed nylon. You can wash it in a washing machine with washing powder if you like. It will retain its waterproof coating. The same goes for pu proofed or Goretex clothing.

What the detergent might remove is any extra coating that has been applied to cause water to "bobble" and run off more quickly.

Yes Panamb2

I'm completely awful - expecting to get some sleep in my own home?, I've always had these outrageous expectations...….I must be a dreadful person to actually have to sleep, because maybe you don't?...…

Yes, and I hope you get better too & eventually lose the judgemental attitude....

I had no idea about bubbles and tents! Is that actually thing? I've camped for years and seen lots of people using them. Does it matter if it's a few bubbles (as in, using a good way away from any tents and one or two drift over) or is it only if there's an onslaught?

OP, the mother sounds exhausting. I'm pretty strict on boundaries, but it usually only takes a reminder and the 'watch and learn' comment on the bubbles combined with the 'weakest foot' in football training is cringey. It sounds like the mum doesn't know how to relax.

She was a bit better yesterday, made me wonder if she’d read this!

The day started off in a similar way .... lots of dew early on so the DD appeared in waterproof trousers, fair enough. She was playing near the tent, Mum sticks her head out “pull those trousers up, do you remember our conversations about how they are too long, please keep them pulled up or you will have to come back into the tent” .... don’t get that, they’re waterproof!
But to be fair she did improve .... and we came home 🙌

I think I’d have written a detailed critique of her looniness in an envelope addressed to exhausting loud parenting mum, and posted it through her tent before leaving.

Maybe you need to befriend her&offer your radiant 'parenting insights'since you seem to have spent most of your time (flyscreeb)-curtain twitching like my mad old nanna used to.
Proactive ideas:Go&have some fun with your own kids.. shift ur tent spot if its actually ruining your holiday.. crack open the vino&offer big gob a glass..you might even have a laugh.

Sounds like my Mother's had another child and taken it camping. I wouldn't know though, not spoken to her for years.