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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, Parent should be cognizant that a popular toy might have a line and you should take turns.

I’m not sure why you thought the comment was passive aggressive if they were already leaving.[/quote]

I only think they left bc my daughter was fussing.  [b]I don’t think they would have ever left if they didn’t know other kids wanted to go on.[/b][/quote]

Why would they?  If no one is waiting, why shouldn't they let their kids play as long as they like?

Maybe they didn't notice you were waiting right away.  Maybe they weren't being passive-aggressive.  You said that YOU would take your kid off after a few minutes if another kid was waiting, but isn't that exactly what they did by leaving?  [/quote]

Well my daughter was fussing quite a bit and clearly she wasn’t being patient.

I dunno, if I saw a toddler fussing and my kid had been hanging out there a while, I’d get them off ASAP...or acknowledge somewhat.  Or at least tell them we’ll be off in a minute.  We were standing there for a good five minutes with her fussing, the moms clearly knew I was there.  Tbh I thought it was rude they couldn’t at least get two other kids to share one.

Plus, it was obvious there were other kids waiting too (but from a distance).  As soon as they left, another group of kids ran in.[/quote]

Honestly, when your kid is older you won't really notice other toddlers fussing at the park. I used to feel the same way about my beautiful toddler, but now all of the fussing toddlers blur together and I just want my kids to get their energy out.

I would teach my kids to make room or move if you or your kid asked. But we can't always expect kids to follow passive social cues. [/quote]

+1. I bring a book and read on a bench unless my kindergartener asks for help. I put the effort in to teach her when she was younger, and she's good at waiting and taking turns 95% of the time now. It would be super helicopter-y to hover and correct her social interactions at this age. If she doesn't notice something like a toddler waiting, I'll point it out to her, but I also would have zero issue with the parent saying something as well. But she isn't really playing on toddler toys, so any kid that wants to be sharing space is old enough to figure things out for themselves.

There's no way to know if the other parents were being passive aggressive or genuine, and there's no way to know if the kids were being jerks. Maybe both, in which case it's a parenting issue and there's not much you can do about it. But it's helpful to keep in mind the level of intervention parents of older kids are going to provide versus a young toddler's parents. [/quote]

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