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To be irritated by woman playing Baby Shark in the post office queue

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Leapingaway · 05/12/2023 19:40

Was queuing in the post office. Woman with small child in front. Constantly, loudly, telling the child 'noooo', 'stay there', 'oh you're a big lump' when the kid was really just minding her own business quietly and seemed perfectly content to wait patiently. Basically performance parenting with no need.

Then the mother looks around, and suggests playing f*ng Baby Shark on her phone, loudly, and persuading the kid to perform a dance to go along with it.

People in front of her gave indulgent smiles but AIBU to think she was being a PITA?

I didn't say anything because she seemed a bit odd and I didn't want her kicking off.

OP posts:
iLovee · 05/12/2023 20:01

Leapingaway · 05/12/2023 20:00

Pondering, not worrying

Potato potato 😅

Leapingaway · 05/12/2023 20:03

iLovee · 05/12/2023 20:01

Potato potato 😅

Um, no... two completely different words with entirely different meanings.

OP posts:
WhatNoUsername · 05/12/2023 20:04

HelenaCh9 · 05/12/2023 19:45

Wouldn’t bother me.

Inappropriate in restaurants where others are paying for a quiet meal though, or in GP waiting rooms where people may be feeling under the weather. Definite no-no in funerals! But for five minutes in a post office queue where people are just waiting to post their parcels or change their pounds into euros ….meh… 🤷‍♀️

Tell me you've never been in a Post Office queue without telling me you've never been in a Post Office queue. Lol. 5 mins, you'll be lucky!

iLovee · 05/12/2023 20:05

Leapingaway · 05/12/2023 20:03

Um, no... two completely different words with entirely different meanings.

Maybe ponder tonight about being a bit kinder to a light-hearted comment.

You are obviously looking for a fight and its not going to be from me 😘

ilovesooty · 05/12/2023 20:11

If you found a reason not to challenge the behaviour at the time there doesn't seem to be much to gain from continuing to dwell on it afterwards.

KeepTellingYourself · 05/12/2023 20:12

It wouldn’t bother me. I would probably have been reading and in my own world on my phone or had my AirPods in til I got closer to the from of the queue

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