Screaming child in tent next door

[Sittininafield]

AIBU to think the parents are selfish knob heads. Fourth night in a row. Toddler screams from 10.30 till 11.30 ish every night and then periodically every couple of hours. Not sad baby crying but toddler tantrum screaming and shouting. I am beginning to think it is the spawn of satan. Why would you go camping if your child doesn’t sleep, and why wouldn’t you go home out of consideration for others after a couple of nights? They are quite now but I’m awake since the last screams at 3.30. Should I go and shake their tent in sleep deprived, demented re-wenge?

@Maddie1974 Only on mumsnet! Uncontrollable kids and hapless parenting keeping everybody awake, and the OP should go and offer to do their shopping!
There is literally nobody in real life who would do this,
Seriously living in a parallel universe to the rest of us😂

No they're not intentionally being a nuisance, but they are knowingly disrupting everyone around them and should have the sense after several nights to realise 'this isn't going to stop and we must be driving everyone mad' and just go home.

There's no wonder parents are so constantly on the edge when people are so quick to judge. It's vile. The kid is crying because they're somewhere strange not snorting coke FFS. It's fR from hapless parenting. Anyone this hasn't happened too probably has a bit of a hapless child to be perfectly honest...

God I hate camping! Every holiday we ever went on when I was a kid was in a tent. Trudging up to the Communal toilet blocks at night where crane flies the size of magpies lurch towards you when you’re helpless on the loo. Putting up the tent, Squelchy ground sheets when it rains, buffeting canvas in the wind , sleeping bags, blow up beds either deflating or like a rock, everyone In each other’s personal space; I bet Hell does a camping
Section lol 😂

It’s 2.29am and I’m wide awake in a tent with my toddler 2, that’s just definitely woke the next tent up & possibly others 😩 but now I can’t go back to sleep because next door is snoring so loud???

this post I get it from your side but everyone’s in a tent hardly sound proof to any sort of noise BUT also things should be taken into consideration especially if your a parent yourself?

my son is disabled he has to feed more than a child his age to stay alive over night so wakes up numerous times of the night, we can’t take him aboard so this is his 1st holiday as a family which was exciting for us and his sister. I may feel uncomfortable seeing our neighbours in the morning but I certainly won’t be leaving, I’ll apologise of course but if they want to move on pitches then please do 😭😭😭

Gawd. Just another reason why I wouldn't go camping!! YANBU, although there is a chance it's not normal for the toddler to be like that. More than two nights is unacceptable, as it's unlikely to settle if it hasn't already.

You sound absolutely horrible and selfish. Didn't want to go home as you had paid for it, but who cares about everyone else who also had paid for a holiday. You should be the one booking a hotel!

This thread is from July last year.

Some children have undiagnosed special needs. My neighbours child used to scream at bedtime. Now older she's been diagnosed. Just move. Even people having a tough time with children deserve a holiday!

@FortunaMajor can you take his registration number of his car? If he’s verbally abusing his 4 year old- poor little mite - that should be flagged. Police might be able to find out who car is registered to and pass message on to social services.

Yes, I know they’re all inundated etc, but someone should speak up for that poor child.

I've never seen the appeal of camping.

Yes! Unless you are on some remote hillside (in the UK where there aren't bears etc)