to think parents coudl play with their OWN kids?

[MrsPotiphar]

i generally playw ith mine say at a pool.

then some lazy fekcers think by bringing their own kids to the pool/park/wherever that is IT
and that I would want to play with their kids
no i dont LIKE your kids, at all

Don't play with them then, you're a grown up aren't you? Or are they holding a gun to your head?

no i said "where are oyur parents small urchin"
and he said ah they are here
well buger off and play with THEM then

Sorted then, no harm done.

My DH plays with DD when he takes her to soft play sometimes while I'm at work.
He says it's like all the other children see a grown-up playing and all hone in on him.
They are probably children who would be quite happy amusing themselves - until they see an adult playing.

yep
dh adn i are there
we are the magnet to abandoned kids

Yes we get this in the local toy library.

I settle down to play with the DS (juggling DS1 insisting on playing by the rules and DS2 pulling the game to pieces).

And then some random child comes over, STARES at me for speaking English and expects to join in.

I have chosen to have 2 children and not 3 because I don't want to have to split myself 3 ways.

GO AWAY!

Rant over...

I always attract other peoples kids so I say all bright and breezey 'Oh! I expect your Mum is looking for you now!' and walk off

imo any kid who lumbers over under about 7 needs a parent to be around or to field

I am a magnet to small unruly boys that have just been told off (by me). They follow me around for the rest of the day, probably seeking more discipline.

exp today when i thought " oh ill let the kids play"
strange kid said " oh cant you play"
no fuck off kiddo

Having said that, Dads in particular seem quite happy to, say build a Kapla castle with plenty of interference help from various random children.

God yes. I used to hate this.

A boy came and joined our cricket game once and we couldn't get rid of him. In the end, our dds and our friends' children buggered off to get away from him and went and hung around with the smokers on the skateboard bit and we four adults were stuck with this random child whose mother sat reading a book on a bench.

Weird.

we get them on the beach when we are digging a TRENCh in the sand and its a days work. 'Can I help'

NO

Yes, YABU.

And you bloody love it

at Coldtits.

I hate it too. I was at a soft play recently and a child kept coming over to 'play' and then started hugging me. I did the whole 'where are your parents?' thing and they disappeared for a few minutes and then CAME BACK with another hug....

Very sweet, but very unwanted!

BUT equally I feel really bad if my ds trot off and join another family (but that few and far between
luckily they are cling ons

yes parents need to say"
oh do oyu mind if he plays" or say SOMETHING
not presume....

ooh just realised I DO let mine go and interfere with other children's games on the beach, but only when they are not with an adult iyswim.

must watch that...

Awww

Aren't we horrible?

adn often they arepretty freaky kids
pres co excepted natch

we are horrible
but i am not an idle chick lit reading parents
sitting smoking (gasp) while everyoen else entertains their kid

yes often too rough or TOO chatty

But could you say NO to a parent who asked?

Maybe YOU could but I am a wimp at heart and would probably say oh fine fine

we will prob get told off in a minute