WWYD: Kid jumping on a couch at rec center

[Anonymous]

I'd have asked him to stop jumping on the couch. Whether or not you think that jumping on couches is a serious offense or not, jumping on a couch that someone else is currently sitting on is not okay. If he didn't stop, I would have asked the parent to get their kid to stop jumping on the couch. I'm generally a MYOB person, barring imminent physical injury or bullying, but that's too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MYOB

Your kid's bad behavior in public IS my business. Sorry!

Uh...no it’s not. MYOB or someone might redirect your attention in the future. Busybody twat.

Yenta. Proud of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A child learning to behave is everyone's business. It is sort of...you know...how civil society works.

Is that how you rationalize it to yourself? Uh, no. MYOFB.

NP- if a child is jumping on a couch that i am literally sitting on, bouncing me around, yes I will reprimand him if his parents won't. Sorry not sorry??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey, you’re jumping on a couch that my taxes paid for. Stop it!

I think the issue was that she was sitting on the couch and the kid came and started jumping on it. You really wouldn't care if a kid came and started jumping on the couch you were sitting on?

[Anonymous]

Pull out your phone and start filming the kid jumping on the couch. Parents respond to that post haste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pull out your phone and start filming the kid jumping on the couch. Parents respond to that post haste.

Lol, I love this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, I was actually sitting on the couch first. I'm not an uptight person. In fact, I have a handful of boys. My kids were in a class, and I was waiting for them on the couch. The kid comes over and begins jumping on the couch. I figured he would bounce off and continue on his way. Nope. He bounced for quite some time. I was jostled every time he bounced. After several minutes, I was prepared to say, "Hey, let's not jump on the rec center's couch." Then another mom (not his) came over, and she said hi to him (figured they knew each other and she would get him to stop). Still kept jumping. Dad finally looked over (he was seated on an adjacent couch) and said, "Hey, Larlo! If you want to jump, come over here and jump on this couch." Jumped a while longer, then wandered off.

I just watched quietly and thought, "Wow."

In your original post you said you were sitting nearby, not on the same couch. I think that is the reason you have your hand full of “mind your own business” and don’t say anything posts.

Since he is jumping on your same couch of course you say something!

[Anonymous]

"Hey I'm sitting here and you're bouncing me. Please stop"

<if kid doesn't stop>

"Seriously knock if off or I'm gonna go find your mom or dad"

<follow through if kid does not>

I cannot fathom caring about the kid jumping on a REC CENTER couch that no one else was sitting on though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have asked him to stop. That’s what responsible adults do.

Agree but don't ask him. Tell him. No rudely of course but why ask? He doesn't get a choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 kids - 9, 7, and 4.

IDK - I would probably try to ignore it and that's most likely what I would do, but if it was really bothering me because I was sitting on the couch as well and I couldn't get up and move - I might say something like - hey- your jumping is shaking the couch and I can feel it too - please do it elsewhere.

If my seat was actually not being shaken by the jumping I for sure would let someone else handle.

+1 to the bolded. I would MYOB unless my seat was being shaken.

This. Maybe I'm in the minority here, but it's a Rec Center. A place where some rambunctious 5 year old behavior should be expected. If the child was destroying property or was unsafe, yes, I would intervene (it takes a village). But just a little jumping seems OK to me.

[Anonymous]

I can't believe people are cool with 5 year olds jumping on a couch in public. You say it should be expected at a rec center? What if it were a library? Or the mall? Or the waiting area in the ER? Or restaurant?

5 isn't 2. A 2 year old is apt to do such a thing, but most parents would immediately correct the behavior. But a 5 year old? He should know better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe people are cool with 5 year olds jumping on a couch in public. You say it should be expected at a rec center? What if it were a library? Or the mall? Or the waiting area in the ER? Or restaurant?

5 isn't 2. A 2 year old is apt to do such a thing, but most parents would immediately correct the behavior. But a 5 year old? He should know better.

Um yeah, no... I’m a nanny. Every single one of my charges, preverbal and verbal would hold out their hands to me if they wanted to jump, and the verbal kids would ask. Not a single one would jump on a couch in public, and that includes kids medicated for impulse control behaviors. There’s a line between acceptable behavior and not.

Of course, if it had been me, I would have stood up and held out my hands while asking him how high he could jump. But I seem to step into the parental role for random kids frequently when the actual parents are present or checked out.

[Anonymous]

I'm amazed at the number of people who let their kids put their feet where people are going to sit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe people are cool with 5 year olds jumping on a couch in public. You say it should be expected at a rec center? What if it were a library? Or the mall? Or the waiting area in the ER? Or restaurant?

5 isn't 2. A 2 year old is apt to do such a thing, but most parents would immediately correct the behavior. But a 5 year old? He should know better.

Library: Well no not at all since it is a place for quiet sedate behavior
Mall: I would put this in the same category as the rec center and not care as long as they were not infringing on another person's space. Ma;;s are boisterous and loud.
Waiting area at the ER: How long have we been waiting? How crowded is the ER? If its empty and we've been there for an hour I'd probably look the other way. If there's a bunch of sad looking people no way. If we've been there for 10 minutes and they're bouncing around then no.
Restaurant: There are sofas at restaurants? Since this is a place where people expect to sit and eat in peace then no it would clearly not be appropriate to play and goof off here.

A rec center's PURPOSE is rec.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe people are cool with 5 year olds jumping on a couch in public. You say it should be expected at a rec center? What if it were a library? Or the mall? Or the waiting area in the ER? Or restaurant?

5 isn't 2. A 2 year old is apt to do such a thing, but most parents would immediately correct the behavior. But a 5 year old? He should know better.

Library: Well no not at all since it is a place for quiet sedate behavior
Mall: I would put this in the same category as the rec center and not care as long as they were not infringing on another person's space. Ma;;s are boisterous and loud.
Waiting area at the ER: How long have we been waiting? How crowded is the ER? If its empty and we've been there for an hour I'd probably look the other way. If there's a bunch of sad looking people no way. If we've been there for 10 minutes and they're bouncing around then no.
Restaurant: There are sofas at restaurants? Since this is a place where people expect to sit and eat in peace then no it would clearly not be appropriate to play and goof off here.

A rec center's PURPOSE is rec.

A mall is not a playground. What kind of people take their kids to the mall on a beautiful day anyway? Feet do not belong on places where people sit indoors every. Doesn't matter how small they are! A rec center has places for recreation and places for sitting and waiting. Just because it is a rec center doesn't mean it is Thunderdome.