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Originally Posted by happy_terd
The first one. It fills up quickly.
EVERYONE goes 45 minutes to 1 hour early and holds their spot at that park. I even had a couple people show up asking me what time my party was going to be over. 2 years ago I think I almost had the cops called on me. I went about an hour early and sat there alone and waited bored out of my mind. I didnt have an ereader then to keep my company.
I sat there and waited on a picnic table. I should have filled the bench with party supplies, which I left in the car. I didnt really feel like taking it all out yet. There was another kid party about 50 feet away and a couple adults was pointing at me thinking I was sitting there watching their kids. I was a lone man sitting on a bench across from their party.
I was sooo glad when my wife and the 20 kids showed up and rescued me. They are lucky I didnt go over there and ask them why the hell they pointed at me and gave me the stink eye. *shrug* I gave them a break because I realize they were just scared for their kids.
Most uncomfortable 45 minutes of my life.
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It's a pity folks are so quick to get that impression in those kind of circumstances. I was going to say that it's a shame the world we live in today is like that, but upon reflection, "weird uncles" have always been with us, probably in go greater or less proportion of the population than the present. Perhaps it's a good thing that we're all more aware of the problem these days.
In any case, I know you were relieved when your wife showed up. That's the reason I don't go to toy stores or visit toy departments without my wife by my side. Even if people aren't thinking that, it's so often in the news and television shows that you think they are, and that's an uncomfortable feeling.