To expect my ds's first nativity play to be a positive/happy experience?

[Baysmum]

Got to my son's nativity slightly late (as ever) but just before curtain up. My husband and I sat in our pre-booked seats and the bloody irritating alpha mummy behind us shouts 'oh for goodness sake I cant see now' then spent the entire performance loudly sighing, tutting and asking her husband to take photos for her as she 'couldnt see anything'. I felt awful and I know its the season of goodwill but really wanted to punch her!

You should have farted and then turned round and blamed her.

I think I would have said something to her.

But that's me and hindsight is a wonderful thing......

Deep breaths.... let it go - it's xmas and at least you saw more than her!!!!

I know Pippy, Ive thought of all manner of clever/witty put-downs today but at the time I was just swearing loudly under my breath whilst DH implored me not to make a scene by squeezing my hand very tightly!! DS was a particularly wonderful sheep btw!

Are you very tall? Or were you wearing a very big hat?

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Cornsilk - was I sitting behind you on Monday at ds2's school play?

No I haven't been to a play. I'm intrigued now ginnny - do I know you in RL?

We are a bit tall - but not freakishly so! Was not waering hat, do not have huge afro or anything like that. Will suggest she sits on a throne, elevated from the likes of us next year!

Did she really say, 'Oh for goodness sake ..'

I'd have said 'Oh for fucks sake.' It's more organic.

I thought no one was allowed to take photos of these things?

You could at my son's nursery performance last week, but I didn't bother. His bottom lip was quivering too much to take a good shot

How strange-did she think there would be empty seats? I think I would have enjoyed it! Photos should be banned, people miss a lot when they only see it through a camera. I get the impression that a lot of parents have no interest in the entire play but only their DC!

I took pics at my dc's nativity and had the absolute time of my life - I love a nativity, it's better than grown-up theater any day!

Yanbu OP - she was a prize bitch!

Atleast your ds enjoyed it.......mine wouldn't get off dh's lap and screamed bloody murder when he got changed into his outfit!!!

my DD?s school play was ruined by two women in front waving their arms around click clacking endlessly with their mobile phones taking photo after photo, then nattering and oohing and aahing as they showed each other every damn shot.That paper ripping "ccccccrhch" sound every time another shot was recorded drove me round the flipping bend (of course, too non confrontational in RL to every have muttered a sigh or tut) Dh claimed I was over reacting and said that he did not even notice them... Grrr! Once I had noticed them doing it, I became irrationally distracted by it to the point where I was steaming by the end of the show. tbh I think I was more irritated by DH claiming not to have noticed (how on earth could he NOT have seen them.... )

I'm just that Baysmum can pre-book seats for a nativity play! How posh is that!

erm.... not entirely sticking with the point here, I appreciate, but even if the OP and her DH were particularly tall people, that still doesn't warrant the Alphamummy's reaction. Wearing a very big hat = inconsiderate nativity play behaviour.
Being tall = not a lot you can do about that, is there?

At least you got to see you LO. Mine was supposed to be a shepherd so I knew he wouldn't be on till the middle. Everyone was in stitches when Mary + co came on but I was on the far side and couldn't see why and dint want to stand up as was aware that the parents of Mary, Jo and donkey would want to crane to see their offspring. I just though I would wait till he made his entrance then manoevre into a better position (was on end of row so wouldn't of been in the way

My Lo thencame running toward me dressed as the flaming donkey and I realised I had missed it all doh

Why is it as well thta the people with videos seem to think thye should have pride of place at the front ??

They should ban all videos and cameras! It would be easy for the school to post photos for people to download, and then they could actually watch the performance. I expect there are many parents who have never seen the whole play, they treat it like a photo opportunity.

YANBU.. what a vile woman..! who moans talks all the way through a childs nativity..?

I was pretty miffed in dd's Christmas play when a dad waltzed in at the last minute to join his wife in the front row.. and he was at least 6 foot 8. There were audible gasps of horror from everyone behind.

He was nearly lynched when he then got out the world's biggest camera with all manner of attachments.

Let's be heightist here and demand that anyone over 5.10 in an untiered school hall should get to the back.

It's a given that only the front rows will beable to see anything at the school performances.
They are in the church which is huge and obv has pews.
Dh was moaning that they should have tiered seating like at senior school ..arf.

We stood up to the side when ds came on ,then just listened to the rest of the play.

ps. ds sang a solo !!!!!!! I was sooo proud

When it was ds2's first nativity play I spent ages as a volunteer helping the kids to get ready, and take them over the church, then there was nowhere left to sit and the headmistress said I was in the way, so I had to sit in the church porch in the f***g bleak midwinter freezing my nipples off, and miss the whole thing. Afterwards everyone came out and told me what a lovely angel her had been. I could have cried. I have never forgiven that controlling inconsiderate bitch head teacher.

I don't seem to be able to work out how to do crossings out. But you get my drift, people.

that's awful virgin-if you help you should get front row..that's the law at our school