Does anyone without kids ever wish they could attend “family oriented” things such as zoos, museums etc on days where kids are not allowed?
I know it sounds selfish, and I don’t dislike people having kids or parents in general, but often on the weekend if I ever want to do these activities, I often feel like im fighting for space with children or families to view exhibits. I wish there were days, maybe once a month, where you could attend and no children under 14 were allowed or something. Maybe if its an income thing where the zoo/etc is free, there is an admission price that day.
Thoughts?
Yeah, it would be really nice. I can’t deal with the shrieking and it seems like especially post-covid, a lot of parents have totally abandoned any semblance of controlling their children in public.
I went to an aquarium recently and parents were lifting their kids up to sit/stand on the little ledges where the glass was so they could scream and pound on the glass, rub their fingers and faces all over it, and there was no concept of “get your look in and then move so other people can see”.
Granted I haven’t been to an aquarium in a pretty long time, but the behavior shocked me. It used to be you’d see a few people doing that, and usually they’d get dirty looks. Now it was virtually everyone treating the place like a playground.