AIBU to hold place in line for the kids?

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At an amusement park. It's a timed entry so as many rides and things you can do for 2 hours.

One ride that the 3DC (5,3,3) wanted to go on, the bunjee trampoline one (whatever it's called). There were 4 trampolines. Quite a long queue as each kid is on the trampoline for 5 mins each. There were maybe 5 or 6 kids in front of us, so I guessed around a 20 min wait.

So I said to DH and the kids, I'll wait here and you carry on with the other rides with less/no queue and I'll call you over when we are near the front.

Then when we got close to the front, the 3DC came over and jumped on the trampolines.

It was only afterwards that I wondered if i should have waited with 3DC, missing out on the other rides out of principle that we are queuing up for this one? AIBU or would you also do the same to make the most of the time in the place?

I think she means only a few weeks ago they were 2. They've just had their Birthdays and are now just turned 3.

This is entitled CFuckery , you are teaching your kids entitlement and CFuckery and one day your kids will be on the recieving end of such CFuckery and when they complain, what will you tell them?

Do you not see how unfair this is for single parents or people taking kids out with only one adult. This is my whole life and my kids don't get to go off whilst someone holds their place so it just teaches them life isn't fair when other kids get to go off and have fun on other rides when they have to patiently wait their turn.

How you can't see that is beyond me!

I suppose the people behind you should be grateful you only have three kids and not six or seven.

I hate this. We actually saw this the other week and I don't think the mum will do it again after she got it in the neck from half the queue. If your kid is too little to wait in the queue, they're too little to go on the ride.

Total dick move - but I think you've realised this.

No

I'm a single parent too and I sort of feel its just one of life's many unfairnesses we have to suck up - if it's just one child getting to go on rides while another parent queues for them somewhere else. But its definitely out of order if there's more than 1 kid, for an activity where each kid is taking up a timed place (as opposed to, say, buying 3 icecreams rather than 1)! I'd be fuming if I'd said to my child their turn was next after the '1' in front and then 2 or 3 others barged in!

We had this at Peppa Pig World many years ago. Huge queue for the dinosaur ride. This couple got to the front then called their kids and lifted them over the fence. I thought they were swapping with them but no, all 4 members of the family had their own dinosaur, so everyone else in the queue had to wait even longer. Obviously most if not all of the people in that queue had little children patiently waiting, including me.

I was too far back in the queue to complain to the staff but remain annoyed about it to this day.

I don't hesitate to call out queue jumping when I see it.

Society really only functions if people are courteous towards each other and follow the socially accepted rules. It’s a dick move. And parents need to teach their children how to behave if they want their kids to do well in life. So you’re doing your kids a disservice.

It could also be a real problem for your kids if someone objects and things get nasty.Kids shouldn’t have to witness rows between adults. I don’t understand why you would deliberately risk that?

I think the issue is that you think you've found a way to magically increase the overall capacity of the rides in the park, but in reality the ride only takes x people every y minutes, it's just your kids get to go on more rides and spend less time queuing and other people's kids get to go on less rides and spend more time queuing.

This! 👆🏻