Should I have kids?

[cowmadiddy]

So my missis is pretty keen and I think it's probably about time, but not if it ruins Glastonbury for me.

How much fun is it having kids at the festival............ really??

[dentalplan]

If "but not if it ruins Glastonbury for me" is a genuine consideration then I say no, you probably shouldn't.

[FuzzyDunlop]

If you are genuinely asking randoms on an internet messageboard... no.

[cowmadiddy]

I did mean it tongue in cheek .......................................................................................................honest!

[MilkyJoe]

I think if you are wondering whether having kids may spoil your enjoyment of a music festival then a vasectomy is probably a better idea!

[fatyeti24]

yeah, do it.  how hard can it be?

[cowmadiddy]

Although I am interested in the festival from a parents point of view.

Can you see headliners with the crowds - yeah the crowds, it must be a nightmare.

 

Can you split the parenting role and take it in turns to get more involved?

Edited June 4, 2016 by cowmadiddy

[mr gumby]

23 minutes ago, cowmadiddy said:

So my missis is pretty keen and I think it's probably about time, but not if it ruins Glastonbury for me.

How much fun is it having kids at the festival............ really??

You win the internet for today!  

[musky]

2 minutes ago, MilkyJoe said:

I think if you are wondering whether having kids may spoil your enjoyment of a music festival then a vasectomy is probably a better idea!

If you don't already have kids and there are no good medical reasons they aren't terribly keen on giving a vasectomy. 

I asked.

[fatyeti24]

1 minute ago, cowmadiddy said:

Although I am interested in the festival from a parents point of view.

Can you see headliners with the crowds - yeah the crowds, it must be a nightmare.

last year at Lionel - the biggest crowd ever - i saw a mum pushing a buggy with a sleeping kid in it.  the gig had just ended and she was trying to get out.  i said something like "i wish i could sleep my way out of this crowd".  she snapped back "you could if you had more pills" or something like that.

it was at that point i was entirely grateful not to have to push a fucking pram through the biggest crowd ever.  i fucking love feeling smug sometimes.

[Mich1268]

personally I wouldn't take kids until teenagers. look for smaller festivals. get baby sitters and enjoy the freedom for five short days. grandparents? step up 

[Larraht]

Me and my partner are parents of a four year old and have been to Glastonbury three times since she was born. I haven't ever felt compelled to take her yet. It looks like fun with the kids field and the fairy wings etc but if it's hot or really wet -there's little shelter, she likes to go to bed at 7pm meaning we miss the fun stuff, her little legs get tired so it means carrying her or pulling a cart and least of all it means we can't really have a drink. It sounds selfish but actually I'm not sure she would enjoy it with all of that combined with crowds. Maybe when she is a bit older, in the meantime she enjoys a holiday to somewhere with her nanny while we let our hair down.

[Gnomicide]

Don't take your kids until they're big enough to carry their own stuff in and have enough money to buy their own ale.

[SwedgeAntilles]

I've met lots of kids and yeah, they can be a good laugh in small doses but fucking hell, they can also be a right pain in the arse. 

We've all got a mate who fits the above description and I wouldn't invite them to come and live with me for the next 20 years, which is why I'm hesitant to have kids.

[funkyuk]

It's a very different, but still fucking awesome Glastonbury with kids. I think my kids have done 5 (to my 20) now they're 10 and 12 now. It's nice to be a little less off your face and chill in the kids field.  Some years we bring 'em, some years not.

[SwedgeAntilles]

Relevant: 

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/festival-with-kids-to-be-worst-experience-imaginable-2012062732111

[Wooderson]

It's a mare. Don't do it.

 

[Jennings74]

You need kids if you want to watch Dynamo in the kids field!!

[stuwilky]

49 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Don't take your kids until they're big enough to carry their own stuff in and have enough money to buy you ale.

Fixed.

[ejj]

19 minutes ago, Jennings74 said:

You need kids if you want to watch Dynamo in the kids field!!

The parents weren't allowed in the tent. Kids only!!

[Jennings74]

Just now, ejj said:

The parents weren't allowed in the tent. Kids only!!

I'd be gutted if it was me.... What if it's raining or your child needs to hold your hand for fear of getting lost?

[Michaels denim shorts]

2 minutes ago, Jennings74 said:

I'd be gutted if it was me.... What if it's raining or your child needs to hold your hand for fear of getting lost?

They either allow no adults or all adults & it'll just get silly with people turning up without kids 

 

[ejj]

I loved my 'pre child' Glastonbury years, but I've loved it even more these last few years with my daughter. I started her young so she wasn't overwhelmed by it all, and I've still seen all the bands I wanted to watch... Just a bit further back than where I used to be in the crowd.  There is no way I would leave her at home for the weekend, it just wouldn't be the same. 

[Slugworth]

45 minutes ago, Jennings74 said:

You need kids if you want to watch Dynamo in the kids field!!

Apparently not true. I asked @eFestivals the other day.

[Michaels denim shorts]

5 minutes ago, Slugworth said:

Apparently not true. I asked @eFestivals the other day.

You need kids to get in the tent when dynamos on, not to get in the field. Although they were turning people away shortly before he was due on last year so it's probably best to have a wander in the morning if you do want to look around the kids field