$2 roundabout rides and 'freeloaders'
Scenario: Your child wants to get on one of those $2 rides that go round and round while you're at the local supermarket. You're not necessrily inclined to put $2 in the machine, but you're happy for your tot to get on and sit and pretend. At the same time, another child approaches the roundabout and you can see the kid's mother is about to put $2 in. What do you do?
$2 roundabout rides and 'freeloaders'
I would ask her to get off, unless the other parent indicated that she was allowed to stay, but when the situation was reversed I always invite kiddies to stay on, the more the merrier and slightly less of a waste of $2 in my eyes.
$2 roundabout rides and 'freeloaders'
Yeah that's why I ask DD to hop off unless she's specifically invited. I don't think it's great manners to expect a stranger to pay for her to ride if I'm not prepared to spend the $$ myself. I absolutely would never encourage her to do it, that's plain cheeky! But when it's us I'm happy to share because its just a nice thing to do. Every now and again though it becomes an awkward thing where the other parent feels compelled to 'pay back' and so on until we are both left standing at the stupid ride for way longer than ever intended just so it's 'even' lol