So annoying

[PrincessFiona]

I just had an annoying experience at Zoe's music concert.

I found a seat near the back but facing the podium where the kids came up to give their narrations. Zoe was a narrator and I wanted to get a video. I had a clear shot until 1 minute before the concert started. A grandmother and adult daughter (parent of one of the kids) sat right in front of me. It should have been no big deal, but apparently, the father was working and was unable to attend the concert. I know this because the woman pulled out her phone and called him and started face timing him as the concert started. It was super distracting because he continued working on some construction project during the concert. He was pounding in nails and I could watch him work because she held her phone up directly in front of me.

When it was Zoe's turn to narrate before a song, I pulled out my camera to take a quick video of it. The grandma decided that was the moment to identify her grandchild and start waving wildly. She wouldn't put her freakin' arm down. I missed half of Zoe's narration. Confession? I finally reached out and grabbed her arm and pulled it down. I can't believe I did that. Zoe's blurb ended and I quickly tapped the woman on the shoulder and apologized profusely. She was very nice about it. Basically, I'm a tool though.

I cannot begin to say how distracting it was to watch this woman's husband work the construction project while I tried to watch the show.

Kris

[Ladybug]

I don't blame you. I guess the only thing to do differently is tell people when they sit in front of you about the one moment your excited about and filming. I've never done that but maybe I'll start

[MrsK]

No. They are the tools.

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[Meenah]

No. They are the tools.

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This!!!

[MrsC]

I would be so annoyed. Why face time if he's still working?

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[v-girl]

I would have done the same thing.


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[diggitydot]

It NEVER ceases to amaze me how fucking clueless people are about how their behavior impacts those around them, particularly in that specific scenario. I can't tell you how many times I've experienced something like this at a kid's performance. I've had to ask people to turn down PSPs so I can hear the damn band, to stop kicking my fucking chair so hard that I can't hold a camera still, to sit down so anyone within 4 rows can see, and to shut the ever-loving fuck up on their phone because no one wants to know about their boyfriend's baby mama while their kid is trying to screech out some "Ode to Joy".

[Meenah]

I Effing love you DD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Curegirl]

I Effing love you DD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Word! And Kris, you are so not a tool. People are just rude and idiotic, especially when it comes to school functions for some reason.

[alison]

Argh! Annoying! That grandma is a tool!

Dd's school has drama productions and a parent volunteer records the final dress rehearsal and posts it on the parent portal for the school. It's great! This means NO ONE feels compelled to video during performance for parents.

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

Why do ppl pull this crap during performances??? Videotape and he can watch later FFS! I can't believe you waited so long to grab her hand...I would have bitched them out when they pulled out the FaceTime (at least mute it)!