AITAH for eating lunch in a park where kids have recess?
I live in a large city. On work days I like to eat lunch outside, and normally have several parks to choose from, but currently a few of them are being renovated. The closest option is one square block of green space with sidewalk through it, and a dozen or so trees around the edges. No benches, so I sit under a tree on the grass.
Often, I'm having lunch at the same time that kids (middle schoolers?) from a nearby school are using the park for recess. I assume their school doesn't have its own outside area, because, again, big city. Sometimes they're playing an organized sports game, and other times they're hanging out in little groups all over the park.
Ideally, I'd just eat at a different park if the kids were there. But currently I don't have many other options, so I try to pick a tree near the edge of the park. If they're playing an organized sport, it's easy to see where the playing area is and avoid that. But if they're in small groups, there's no clear boundary around "their space." Sometimes they end up very close to where I'm eating, and sometimes I even have to dodge balls. Sometimes they come right up to my tree and hang around or play or whatever.
Is it weird for an adult to be eating lunch in what feels like a kids' playground? I realize I'm allowed to be there - it's a public park - but would proper etiquette be to eat somewhere else? To be clear, no one has ever asked me to leave - I just want to know if the teachers are silently judging me!