Children

Just got back from Portugal.

And whilst it was a fairly relaxing break in the sun, it wasn't quite as relaxing as I would have liked it to be.

For one simple reason - Feral children.

Is it half-term?

Not having children of school age, I'm not certain but previously when we've been away at this time of year, it's been blissfully rugrat free.

Which is sort of the whole point of going away in October.

This year, however, you couldn't move for the little bastards.

Running round, screaming, fingering the buffet, fighting, yelling, snotting everywhere and generally getting on my tits.

Shouldn't they be at school?

At one time I would have felt the need to put a comment in here along the lines of "Now, I don't hate chidren....etc" but I can't be arsed anymore and I'm starting to think it'd be a lie anyway.

When we were kids you got two weeks in a field in Wales in a leaky tent during the six week holidays.

And you loved it.

You survived on Beef paste butties and warm pop and they both tasted like ambrosia and you were glad of them.

Foreign holidays were for posh people and you knew your place and accepted your lot in life.

Judging from the number of slack-jawed British unwashed cretins that I've just had to put up with for two weeks, that's no longer the case.

And don't get me started on the number of 3 month old babies we saw there.

Why on earth would would you take a small baby on a plane if it wasn't simply an attempt to piss all the normal people off?

Enough!

I hate it when you post messages I agree with.

Firstly, taking small children on holiday should be a criminal offence as it is clearly a form of abuse. Babies and hot sun and water simply don't mix.

Secondly, I thought parents were banned from taking kids on holiday in term time? Lock the fuckers up and see if they do it next year. If you want a cheap holiday don't have kids, it's that simple.

Thirdly, why the fuck can't parents control their kids anymore? All I see are 10 year olds swearing, fighting, and generally causing trouble. If I'd acted like that when I was a kid I'd have been smacked and then grounded for a month.

It seems the modern "parent" wants to have kids (because it's what normal people do) but don't want the responsibilities that come with it.

Twats!

i have 2 kids (9 & 5) but we do discipline them, Mrs Pig is much better at it than i am to be fair (she's from good old fashioned Irish stock so takes no messing) and ours would last about 2 minutes if they played up in a public place. We do smack our kids when needed but i know a lot of people disapprove of it and prefer to try to reason with their kids 

I do agree about taking babies abroad, seems pointless and the parents can't really have a proper holiday if you have a young baby.

As for term times, more and more people are going out of term time because of the cheaper prices. The school my 2 go to are always sending out warnings about this and threatening to fine parents (i think its £30 a day but could be wrong?) but even with a fine it works out cheaper than going in the traditional school holidays

Just be thankful that they don't bring the family dog with them, especially as its now a lot easier with the pet passport.

I always used a needle, never fails after the first time.

Lard Lad wrote:I always used a needle, never fails after the first time.

Eh ?  on you, the kids, or the dog? 

I think it's half term in some parts of the country.
And try going to Brit-free holiday destinations - they actually feel like you are on holiday.

It won't be an issue going forward because I decided to take La Whittam's advice and buy a place in Spain.

Nowt fancy and it needs a bit of work but it's only 30 mins from the airport, 20 mins from the coast and kids are banned.

And it's a lot easier to get a shotgun licence over there....

do we get a discount if we want to use it Breaders? 

Norpig wrote:i have 2 kids (9 & 5)

What do you think?

(Sorry.)

we can go when you're not there and you could earn a few quid 

Please see comment No10.

as i mentioned they are well behaved, honest  . You wouldn't even know we had been there

Yep. You'd never even know he'd been there. 

Bwfc1958 wrote:Yep. You'd never even know he'd been there. 

Looks like a Nuts housewarming that.