Adults at petting zoos/farms/kids days out

[ExtraHotDoubleShot]

Has anyone else noticed a massive uptick in grown adults (many in late teens and 20s) going on days out aimed at kids/young families? I’m finding it increasingly irritating - small children having to queue behind grown adults to stroke rabbits or see tanks of fish.

(Exception where there is clearly a disability at play)

I like your style 😂

Ask the zoo, how should I know what their rules are

Not sure why you are associating liking animals with being "infantlised". One of the weirdest views I've e er seen here and that's saying something 🤣

😂 anyway back to work! Adult hamster petters are relying on me, etc

I did tap dancing in my 30's and I do lego in my spare time. Some people are just fun sponges.

What’s childish is putting an age limit on this

I bet OP was one of those girls that decided everything was "sooo embarassing" by the time she was 9.

Also, as long as adult activities such as pubs and restaurants are no longer off limits to children, I'll go where I bloody well want to reap some joy out of life.

but op doesn't seem to solely have an issue with queuing, but in how pathetic the adults are for even wanting to do it. presumably she'd look down her nose at the adult feeding the goat even if there were no kids waiting

My cousin hasnt got DC she loves stroking the furry critters! I have grown up DC now ,Am I not allowed to stroke any until I have DGC ?YABU OP . Children have to learn patience ,Mine complained that disabled children were being allowed in front of them at a theme park! they got short shrift from us!

Saw these fellas at the zoo yesterday. Went with my 75 y.o Dad 😁

I've had house rabbits. They're all gone now, and l miss them.
Now l'm a pensioner l can't afford to get more.
I also love other animals. Where else would l get the chance to feed a goat?

Lowering the tone a bit, why do people not just sleep naked? COL? Fast fashion? etc. If it's cold, just pile a few more bunnies on the bed?

Some things are for children. Eg, a Peppa Pig ride. Surely the only "fun" thing about out would be the fact its Peppa Pig themed. It's hardly going to be exciting other than spotting characters, which adults probably won't want to do. Having said that, the Gruffalo ride at Chessington is great fun. Maybe because it was previously The Bubble Works and therefore nostalgic.

Some things are for everyone. Such as petting zoos. Some of the only times DS2 was ever still was at the local wildlife park. I've got pictures of him, aged about 4, sitting on the floor in the ring-tailed lemur enclosure while a couple of lemurs suss him out. He chatted quietly to them about the characters on his lunchbox. A member of staff said they don't normally go that close to small children. He's nearly 20 and still feels calm and relaxed around animals and gets a lot of joy from visiting the park.

Other things need common sense. So don't take your child to see a film at the cinema if you'll have to explain the story to them during the screening. If you're the parents who bought about 6 children to see Sense & Sensibility recently, presumably as an educational experience, and then spoke over it the whole time to explain the story, Im talking to you.

I bet you're the sort of parent who pushes their child forward for photos at Madame Tussards despite the adults patiently waiting for a photo with no children in, or a photo of themselves with the wax work. That fucks me right off.

Oh I love Capybaras.

Why not , you miserable fun sponge .

I take my adult dc to play parks still. They have disabilities but only usually go on the swings and zip wire if there’s one there. We took them on a jumping pillow at one farm we visited. But we did wait until one little one got off. It was during the week term time btw. So he was the only child there. All the other visitors were adults. We would have taken them in the play barn as again there was nobody in there. But it absolutely stunk of wee.

Do you approve of adults doing hobbies like Lego, what about colouring books @ExtraHotDoubleShot? DH and I got back into lego when DC started playing with it, we often gets sets for Christmas/birthdays. FIL finds it very therapeutic, he has been diagnosed with terminal illness, would you tell him he was being childish?

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You’re making a right tit of yourself here OP, it’s quite funny. Just let adults and children’s alike do what they want providing they’ve paid and queued. Why on earth are you so worked up about how other people choose to spend their time and money?

Oh gosh that's another one, the Lego shop nowadays! Full of the most bizarre childlike adults. I am not saying it is inherently childish to even enter the Lego store without a child in tow. But certain types of adults dominate those places now and it's fascinating. The way they dress, communicate with their friends, express enthusiasm over the new stock, engage with the hands on activities in the shop.. you would think they were early teens but they are not.. they are way past 30 and sometimes even past 40. I'm surprised more people haven't noticed it, from a sociology viewpoint it is really interesting. I think it exploded after COVID.

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I wonder if you know my cousin? Far east of Scotland. Comes down to Milton Keynes to 'sort lego'. I've always assumed that's actually what he did. But perhaps it's a euphemism.

Maybe post us a pic of a lego bunny to go with the theme?

Im not sure terminally ill adults are allowed unless they are also disabled . You will have to clarify with the OP

Listen to you😂 If you want to make the rules stand for your local council, or stand outside the zoo with a protest placard.