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"Adult Only" things you'd pay a premium for. ** CHILDFREE SECTION**

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SoRainbowRhythms · 27/10/2023 09:19

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Whether it exists or not, what do you / would you pay more for?

DH and I always pay through the nose to stay in a nice adults only resort when we go away. We won't even entertain staying somewhere with just an adults only section no matter how nice.

I went to London Zoo for Zoo Lates this year and it was adults only with drinks and nice food - worth every penny.

Wishful thinking - I would give my right arm for childfree flights or a truly adults only restaurant.

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AllegroConMoto · 28/10/2023 00:12

Just reposting this from the OP…

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GreenVelvetCushions · 28/10/2023 06:09

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This is the childfree board

DragonFly98 · 28/10/2023 06:18

musixa · 27/10/2023 12:55

Zoos, museums and English Heritage/National Trust place - not to avoid a few children with their families, but to avoid large groups (schools, Brownies etc) which often seem to take over a place. I still feel annoyed about the group of Brownies who pushed heedlessly in front of my mum, who was in a wheelchair, when she was trying to look at the animals in a wildlife park.

I hate it when adults don't let children go in front and I am in a wheelchair. It's just rude, an adult can cope with not being able to see a tiger etc.

Normalsizedsalad · 28/10/2023 06:27

DragonFly98 · 28/10/2023 06:18

I hate it when adults don't let children go in front and I am in a wheelchair. It's just rude, an adult can cope with not being able to see a tiger etc.

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Maybe adults should stop going to these places? Yeah. Will not make tickets tenner more for kida at all.

Everyone who pays entry to see/hear/experience something should be able to do so, regardless of the fact they are not a child anymore.

Kids can learn to wait their turn like anyone else

AllegroConMoto · 28/10/2023 06:37

DragonFly98 · 28/10/2023 06:18

I hate it when adults don't let children go in front and I am in a wheelchair. It's just rude, an adult can cope with not being able to see a tiger etc.

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I hate it when people don’t teach their children to wait their turn

GreenVelvetCushions · 28/10/2023 06:42

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Normalsizedsalad · 28/10/2023 06:45

Wanting childfree times/spacea is not child bashing. No one would "childbash" if the problem parents actually properly parented.

Anyway. I think this thread is gone now. Cheers

AllegroConMoto · 28/10/2023 06:45

Where is the child-bashing?

Wanting adult-only time is not child-bashing. I suspect some parents would also want this, actually.

Wanting parents to actually parent is not child-bashing.

Wanting parents to respect this is the childfree board is not child-bashing.

Popetthetreehugger · 28/10/2023 06:46

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Normalsizedsalad · 28/10/2023 06:52

Because we are not talking about dogs or drunks are we? That's different threads and there are plenty no dog ones on MN.
It's like talking about low quality pasta and someone chimes in about why don't we diss low quality potatoes too 🙄

Galaxies · 28/10/2023 07:05

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There are parents commenting what childfree spaces\times they would like on here as well, not just childfree people.

Men and women, people of different religions and races etc do have their own spaces.

Wanting some specific places or times to be suitable for people who have eg autism, ADHD, physical disabilities, or just a want to be able to enjoy something is not child bashing.

Maybe the people who are very upset are the ones whose children scream, throw things and generally behave badly as that's really the only complains anyone has on here, childfree, childless and childed people alike.

Papillon23 · 28/10/2023 07:10

We have an adults only private library near where I am that I am seriously considering joining.

I don't mind children's sections and I don't mind the fact you can now talk in most libraries but I think I would really enjoy a properly quiet section with armchairs and desks etc.

Ladymarycrawley1920 · 28/10/2023 07:11

Everywhere. But restaurants and flights particularly. My heart sinks when I’ve forked out for business class and Henry and Persephone come screaming into the cabin and proceed to yell and run around for the entire 10 hr flight, with only the occasional, “now darling try not to do that” from the “gentle” mother.

Planesplanesplanes · 28/10/2023 07:12

I’m no longer child free but when I was and stuck with holiday in school holidays we always went to adult only hotels. I miss those holidays.

GrumpyPanda · 28/10/2023 07:16

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Agreed, and an appropriate start would be YOU staying off this section.

Lokipokey1 · 28/10/2023 07:29

When you say children what age are we talking. I’m child free and a primary teacher so maybe I’m biased, but most of the time I don’t notice the little kids but the disgustingly foul mouthed feral teen boys that were on the train the other day are another matter. I’m fast coming to the opinion that children should be locked up from the ages of 11 to about 21 unless they can prove they aren’t twats!

Ducksinthebath · 28/10/2023 07:32

I think the points on drunks are perfectly relevant (and dogs but that’s just my own personal feeling).

The problem is quite often a
contingent that sees the words “adults only” and assume it’s an excuse for anti-social behaviour (and dare I say they are usually ones with kids who take things too far on their night of ‘freedom’).

“Adults only” needs to literally mean just not children but carry on as normal or relatively so, rather than dial everything up to 11, which it absolutely does for some irritating people.

So as much as I’d love more “adult only” spaces my concern is that a minority would spoil them for the majority.

And don’t dare shut me down or say that view is not relevant since this is the Childfree board. I am childfree, started that last very controversial topic on the board that got hijacked and started the topic in site stuff asking for these threads to be excluded from Active. I am childfree and this is my opinion, not an echo chamber for the OP.

Usernamen · 28/10/2023 07:58

rockinginarockingchair · 27/10/2023 17:45

EVERYTHING.

Increasingly, this.

I don’t hate children and I’m still on the fence about having one myself but my god do children (or lazy/entitled parents - take your pick) have a habit of turning things to complete shit.

I would definitely pay a premium for something to be child-free.

JaninaDuszejko · 28/10/2023 08:04

AllegroConMoto · 28/10/2023 06:10

This is the childfree board

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Childfree people and men post on MN
TRAs post on FWR
White people post in the black section
People with no fashion sense post on S&B
Women who FF post on the BFing discussions

This is a public forum, anyone can post and the point is to get a mix of opinions and have ideas challenged. Which we have here, there are some reasonable and fun ideas, there are some child-hating ideas, there are people pointing out the issues with a ban on children in public spaces. Seems a perfectly reasonable discussion to me, except for the people constantly insisting this is the childfree forum. If that's what you want create a closed group somewhere else rather coming on to a parenting site then complaining that there are parents here.

Takoneko · 28/10/2023 08:14

Ducksinthebath · 28/10/2023 07:32

I think the points on drunks are perfectly relevant (and dogs but that’s just my own personal feeling).

The problem is quite often a
contingent that sees the words “adults only” and assume it’s an excuse for anti-social behaviour (and dare I say they are usually ones with kids who take things too far on their night of ‘freedom’).

“Adults only” needs to literally mean just not children but carry on as normal or relatively so, rather than dial everything up to 11, which it absolutely does for some irritating people.

So as much as I’d love more “adult only” spaces my concern is that a minority would spoil them for the majority.

And don’t dare shut me down or say that view is not relevant since this is the Childfree board. I am childfree, started that last very controversial topic on the board that got hijacked and started the topic in site stuff asking for these threads to be excluded from Active. I am childfree and this is my opinion, not an echo chamber for the OP.

I agree with this and it’s one of the reasons I don’t tend to go for “adults only” options despite being childfree. They often get dominated by people “letting their hair down” and it becomes all about sex jokes and hard drinking.

Eastie77Returns · 28/10/2023 08:23

Regarding the childfree National Trust idea…not nice if you’ve bought a Family Membership and find yourself banned from certain properties. Someone upthread mentioned upthread they feel uncomfortable with “all the families” at NT venues. They are usually huge places and full of groups of adults, older members etc.

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WaitingForSunnyDays · 28/10/2023 08:36

@Wednesdaysotherchild entirely understand. I hope you work your way through your grief and come out the other side at piece Flowers

i would love an adults only day at the petting zoos. I want to go and feed the lambs without feeling like a weirdo.

GreenVelvetCushions · 28/10/2023 08:36

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