People are ballsy and we weren't wrong, right?

ASmallWonder

My mom and I took DS1 to the zoo yesterday and he begged to ride this tilt a whirl type ride so my mom bought tickets for the two of them and they waited in line damn near forever.  The attendant made it clear that only one of the cars really spun (the pink one), one moderately and the other two almost not at all.  DS wanted the pink one but they were second in line when their turn came up so my mom knew they may not get it.  The first group picked the moderate spinner and my mom and DS got the pink one.  There was a grandmother behind them in line with two children who were older - like 8 or 9 and she says to the attendant "Um, they want the pink one."  The guy explained it was taken and she then pushed the children past him and said "Go ride with them!" and yells to my mom "They're going to just ride with you!"  My mom was confused about what was happening and the two kids ran past them and climbed in.  My son then said he just wanted to ride with my mom alone so my mom asked if there was another car open and there wasn't so the attendant explained to the other two kids that they'd have to wait for the next ride and they got off.

When the kids got off the mom had appeared and yelled to the grandmother "What the hell is going on?  Why are they off?"  The grandmother gets all pissed and starts yelling back "Because that WOMAN and that KID refuse to share and made them leave!  Can you believe it!  They're being selfish and won't share so the kids had to get off!!"  

Now sure, my mom could have made my son share the ride but when you pay for a ride you shouldn't have to share if you don't want to.  Also, my mom had a good point - that ride can make people puke.  Who the hell wants to share a puke inducing ride with people they don't know?  My mom did try to get another car but couldn't so she wasn't in the wrong...right?

Helenahhandbasket

It was really pushy of the grandmother to insist that her g kids ride with your mom and son.  They should have just waited the 3 minutes for the next go round-- I am sure the attendant would have let them have first pick of the cars.

This is why people are so dayum entitled.

 

MrsT0514

I agree with @MabelShesTheBomb. I originally was thinking "wtf? Those people were ridiculously pushy and impatient" but mabel hit it on the head. Most places do expect to fill the cars when lines are long, so the sharing shouldn't have been an issue. Eveb through that mother and grandmother were pretty classless about it.

ASmallWonder

I agree with folks that if they were saying cars had to be shared, that would have been the end of it.  They weren't and even the attendant was like "We can't make people ride together."  They were next in line and would have definitely gotten the good spinner, like someone else said, in three minutes.  My mom even said to me that because they were second in line, she knew they may not get it and would have explained to my son that someone else got it first, end of story.  It would have been different even if the grandmother had ASKED my mom to take the kids with her.  They literally pushed pass the attendant and ran around my mom and son and climbed in.  Learning to share is important.  Learning to wait your turn is also important though.

Helenahhandbasket

elmoali said:

I agree with folks that if they were saying cars had to be shared, that would have been the end of it.  They weren't and even the attendant was like "We can't make people ride together."  They were next in line and would have definitely gotten the good spinner, like someone else said, in three minutes.  My mom even said to me that because they were second in line, she knew they may not get it and would have explained to my son that someone else got it first, end of story.  It would have been different even if the grandmother had ASKED my mom to take the kids with her.  They literally pushed pass the attendant and ran around my mom and son and climbed in.  Learning to share is important.  Learning to wait your turn is also important though.

 

I am still team your mom.

BoatsNHoes

I think if you wait in the line and their policy is you don't have to share, then you are entitled to not share and shouldn't get shit from anybody. The mom/grandma totally overstepped.

RondackHiker

It sounds like the attendant was originally going to make them wait till the next ride, so then I'm team your mom.

I assume if the attendant was filling the cars versus seating only one party in each then your mom wouldn't have said anything to them, right?

It sounds like one party went to one seat, another to the next, you to the pink, and so on. Not like they were filling the cars (which likely would've been a good thing to do to reduce the wait time).

I think the other family was rude and I don't think your mom was wrong, unless the other cars were filled and your mom wouldn't let hers be filled.

ABColeslaw

I wouldn't share a ride with random kids unless their parents were also going to be on the ride.  Sorry, someone else' kids are not my responsibility, in particular 8 years olds when I have my hands with a hyper three year old.  I think if they wanted to share, the best way to do it would have been for the parent to ask your mom and not just throw the kids at her. 

They sound more than rude.  I hate people like that in public. 

BoatsNHoes

Also, I recognize this COULD have been a lesson in sharing for your son, but he doesn't seem to be the one who needs the lesson in this situation.

ShaunaT25

I think you could have probably shared, but shouldn't have to. Being puked on by your own kids would suck, but you can deal with that. Someone elses kid pukes on me? Whole other ball game.

When I was a kid I waited in the super long line for bumper cars and the kid in front of me was too young to ride alone (I was may be 12) and when we got to the front his mom said "he's going to ride with her" and pushed me in with him. Little bugger drove and I was pissed. Who wants to be the passenger in the bumper cars?! People can be super rude.

ASmallWonder

OnederfulMother said:

My child is the kind of kid who would have freaked out, not over sharing, but over having unknown people in his personal space. So yeah, I think that your kid had every right to be upset about about random kids trying to sit with him. Team your mom.

I mean, we're talking a tilt a whirl.  You get all up in other people's business if you're not holding on tight enough lol

CindyRelluh

The nerve of some people. She's lucky your mom was as nice as she was!

RayRay007

Mmmm, I'm not sure about this one. What's the problem with sharing? On the other hand, their response was pretty rude. 

klondikebar

Unless they were filling cars to capacity for everyone due to longs lines, I wouldn't share my space either. We have amusement park season passes and my kids have waited for a particular seat on rides plenty of times. I would never tell them to share another person's car and just go get in.

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Mrs.adambabycakes

I hate when other people are the crazy ones and they act like the rest of the world is nuts.  No, your mom was in the right.

ASmallWonder

I guess I just feel that the concept of sharing has too far in certain circumstances.  In life, we are not required to share everything we have just because someone else wants it.  My mom bought those tickets for an experience with her grandson.  Unless the rules of the ride mandated sharing, I don't think it's right of anyone to expect to hone in on that.  I mean, as adults we don't just walk up to a coworker and say "I've been looking for brown boots like those!  Hand em over at the end of the day because I want to wear them tomorrow and if you won't, you're a shitty sharer." lol

MrsT0514

elmoali said:

I guess I just feel that the concept of sharing has too far in certain circumstances.  In life, we are not required to share everything we have just because someone else wants it.  My mom bought those tickets for an experience with her grandson.  Unless the rules of the ride mandated sharing, I don't think it's right of anyone to expect to hone in on that.  I mean, as adults we don't just walk up to a coworker and say "I've been looking for brown boots like those!  Hand em over at the end of the day because I want to wear them tomorrow and if you won't, you're a shitty sharer." lol

Having put it that way, you do make a good point. I guess this is one of those sticky social situations where you're sort of "damned if you do, damned if you don't". If that makes sense.

This situation can totally go either way, but the one thing without question here if that the mom/grandmother of those kids should've handled it in a more mature manner. Personally, if it were my kids trying to push their way into a car someone else was sitting in, I'd have reprimanded them to stay in line and wait for the next round. Unless of course the ride attendant said differently.

Mrs.adambabycakes

elmoali said:

I guess I just feel that the concept of sharing has too far in certain circumstances.  In life, we are not required to share everything we have just because someone else wants it.  My mom bought those tickets for an experience with her grandson.  Unless the rules of the ride mandated sharing, I don't think it's right of anyone to expect to hone in on that.  I mean, as adults we don't just walk up to a coworker and say "I've been looking for brown boots like those!  Hand em over at the end of the day because I want to wear them tomorrow and if you won't, you're a shitty sharer." lol

If I was waiting in line for that ride and it was long, I would want to ride with the people I was with.  I wouldn't want to ride with strangers if I didn't have to.  A lot of times rides will say up front, how many people it takes.  If it takes say 4, and you are a party of 3, you are going to have a random with you and you know it.  If you don't want that, don't do the ride or get another in your party.  

In your case, it didn't seem like a big deal.  The attendant didn't care either.  I think the Grandmother was getting tired and wanted the kids to get on the ride asap.  

lildevil968

Team your mom as well. Yes, a child needs to learn to share, but an 8 year old needs to learn to wait their turn. Plus an 8 year old might not understand that they could hurt the younger kid, if they don't hold on tight enough.

Mrs.adambabycakes

Also, I would take a butthurt grandma over a random kids puke any day.  Ok, I'm done.

Libby1978

OnederfulMother said:

My child is the kind of kid who would have freaked out, not over sharing, but over having unknown people in his personal space. So yeah, I think that your kid had every right to be upset about about random kids trying to sit with him. Team your mom.

This!  Oliver is the same way. 

fancynewbeesly

Team your mom.

The rides by us are never filled to capacity--if you go on the ferris wheel it is per family; so even if there are 3 people in your group-they don't add an extra person.

pinkiemo

I'm on your side. 

Now, if they had asked nicely if you wouldn't mind sharing and letting her kids ride with you, or even better doing that and then also riding so as not to leave your mom the only adult in the car, then I would have said maybe you should have bumped over and made room.

However, they were being jerks.  Jerks don't get everything they want.