To lie about DD2s age

[princessparty]

Went to a big climbing wall today.You have to be 6 to climb and DD2 is nearly 5 but would have been really bored watching the other DC.
She is a tiny little thing who actually looks younger than her age anyway but they didn't question it.Was glad I did lie as she climbed all the beginner walls very quickly ( although she didn't bother with sticking to just one colour holds as she just wasn't physically large enough) She then moved on to bigger walls which are about 4-storeys high and she even had a good go at overhangs in the bouldering section.There is no danger really as DH was supervising and belaying for her.
So is it unreasonable to ignore age restrictions ?

nope...my Dh took my DS climbing at 3 and he loved it....he was technically too young but was supervised....

The restrictions are there in case of an incident...you would not be covered under their insurance if god forbid but something awful happened like a broken limb/back/neck.

The liklihood is unlikely but I always think to myself in those situations...what would I think if I read about my child being injured at an event when I ignored the age restriction...I would be mortified so don't do it! xx

Hugely, had there been an accident their insurance would have been invalid and they would have been held liable even though you were the one who lied. This would then have affected their ability to operate. YABVVU.

YABU. You are risking someones else's business and the employment of everyone working there. The risk is small but its not yours to take.

Very, very unreasonable - and very dangerous. What sort of parent are you to actually condone it?

you silly mare

yabvvvu

Also teaching your dd to lie, of course. WHich will make it harder for you to be indignant if she lies to you. But the insurance question is the most important.

I originally read your post as saying she was almost six, not nearly five, and thought well a month or two isn't going to make much difference, but a small four year old is really quite different than a six year old. Then perhaps if you'd stuck to the easy low climbs that wouldn't be so bad, but it does seem very unfair to lie about her age and then take her on advanced walls. I don't know how close your dh's supervision was, which probably is the key to whether she was in an unsafe situation, but yes it would appear that you were taking the piss somewhat, and could have been putting your dd at risk as well as the centre (who might be better off with a height restriction rather than an age one).

yabu

Well as long as her harness was properly fastened and the knots were correctly tied which DH , who is a seasoned climber did , I can't see how it would be possible for her to have a serious accident incase their equipment failed , in which case they would deserve to be closed down

hear hear PP!

I meant 'unless their equipment failed' not 'incase'

Wonder why there's an age restriction of 6?

Seems to me 4 year olds would love the bouldering equipment, which let's face it, is about on par with going to soft play.

Does anybody ever think a serious accident will happen? poor excuse pp!

rules are always for other people!

YABVU.

Pixie - that's a one in a million chance.The chances of a rope damaging your eye so badly by swinginto it are very very remote. It's not practical to run your life worrying about miniscule possibilities.A light bulb in the spectator area could explode and just as easily blind her