I have a really romantic view about taking my child to a festival. The reality is very different. We went to Let’s Rock last week. She is of course bored by the time we reach 2 metres past the entrance, but I persevere and blow up an air lounger which entertains her for approximately 5 seconds because she has her own personal bouncy castle. But, after she has fallen into 10 people and knocked over five drinks, it's time to put it away. This will carry on for approximately five hours while I try and drink a pint of cider and watch a band.

I have however found a real advantage to having a 4 year old at one of these gatherings. The queue for the loo was about 200 people strong and not going down very quickly. With a little girl covered in glitter bouncing from one foot to another, shouting "I neeeed a weeeeee!" and "It's gonna come out!" it's amazing how many people let you in front of them. We were at the front and looking for a cubicle within 20 seconds and from then on I took her to the toilet with me whether she wanted to go or not.

Catch Zoe on Heart Breakfast 6-10 and read her ‘Bad mum’ blog at www.zoehanson.com

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