Should parents be able to just call dibs on public park spaces? That's the question one person asked on Reddit. In their post, they shared that a parent had "reserved" a table in the park for their kid's fourth birthday. The biggest problem was that they had left the table unattended for hours, and there were no other tables available.
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"For clarification; there are no reservations at this park. Fwiw, i am also here with 10 kids doing a party, and we got here when the park opened to make sure we had space for all our guests. Silly me," they wrote. The OP also shared that the thing they found "annoying" was the "aggressively" written note left by the parents, and their "depending on other people’s decency to allow them to bend common courtesy."
In a second update, the OP shared, "They finally showed after about 6 hours into the day. Immediately setup a noisy boombox, which attracted the park rangers. That got them a lengthy talking too and they’ve been low key since. Best part is several families setup blankets and spots right next to the tables, which i think got the message across!"
Six hours?!
