The gym I go to doesn’t have a lot of treadmills and I’ve recently started running. I went to the gym with my partner last night and all of the treadmills were in use. I used some weight machines to start then went back to the treadmills.
I noticed there was a girl just sat on the treadmill while her friend was using the treadmill next to her. She’d been there for at least 15 mins not using it so I went up and asked if she was planning to use it. She said she was with her friend but I just said she can wit next to her friends machine instead of taking up machines from people who want to use them,
She shrugged her shoulders and refused to move. A women comes over and asks what’s happening so I explain it. She said she’s the girls mother and that I shouldn’t be telling her daughter to move.
I just said her daughter shouldn’t be taking up machines she has no intention of using. She said her daughter is feeling to sit there if she wants and that she’s doing nothing wrong. I just said I can see where her daughter gets her entitlement from.
She said I was out of order for commenting on her parent but I just said she should be a better parent if she can’t handle any criticism.
A member of staff came over and when I explained why was going on, asked the daughter to move off the treadmill or leave the gym.
My gf said maybe I shouldn’t have argued with the mother but I don’t see how I’ve done anything wrong.
AITAHfor asking a girl to get off a treadmill in the gym then arguing with her mother?
NTA, coming from another teenage girl u had every right to tell her to move. the mother is entitled and so is the girl lmao
NTA – but next time you might consider just notifying an attendant first.
True, you save yourself the trouble of arguing, that’s where rude people come from, from people with parents like that.
Before asking politely, once?
Did everyone really backslide that far, socially?
*After* you’ve asked politely, once. Don’t stick around to argue
NTA. It was a polite request that escalated due to the other person’s unjustified sense of entitlement.
A member of staff came over and when I explained why was going on, asked the daughter to move off the treadmill or leave the gym.
Totally right way to handle it, this is a gym not a social hangout for kids with no parenting NTA
Not quite the totally right way. As soon as the princess sitting on the machine refused to move OP should have gone and find a member of staff, certainly as soon as Mommy got involved. Either way OP is NTA here though.
somtimes it’s giving grace, the change for the parent to not be a f-up – I suppose some people would also be stunned at such an antisocial interaction.
But good that a member of staff intervened
NTA
She was entitled and you’re right, clear to see where she’s got that entitlement from. This said, next time you might want to just ask the staff to talk to them rather than involving yourself in a discussion like this. It’ll spare you the stress.
NTA – she can stand next to her friend on the treadmill? It’s a gym, not a Starbucks.
Clearly NTA.
Both of them are entitled assholes and if they couldn’t understand your request and logic then they two shouldn’t be allowed in the gym.
Good on you OP for standing your ground.
Good on the employee for the backup.
What’s wrong with people 🤦
NTA next time inform the staff.
You’re NTA for expecting her to move, but the better way to approach this would have been to ask a staff member to deal with the woman rather than confronting her yourself.