Who is right? Son accidentally took item - disagreement results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, I'm thinking that if crazy mom thought it was no big deal to drive an hour for a bathing suit, then she could have gone out at 10:00 pm to pick up the suit herself.

Only a woman with no friends whatsoever would consider the request reasonable. Maybe the drive would have given her time to think about why that is.

As a college student or twentysomething, I'd think nothing of driving two hours at 10pm to return something. As a mother, with kids, school, work, family, etc., no. Unreasnoable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two things I learned from reading this thread:

1. Thank god my kids go to charter school (private school parents sound horrible)

2. I don't think any one from DC has been to the Jersey Shore, hotels? Target? Haha.

What about the Target at Exit 12 off of the ACE? You know, the one right by the Hamilton Mall, Old Navy and Wal-Mart? Ridiculous. St. Bart's it ain't.

Wow, did you google that? On a Saturday? Go outside and get some air. You are on time out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You should have driven it to them. Your son took it, his mistake. It sucks but that is what you should have done.

really?

What ding-a-ling only has one suit for his/her kid?

lots of people only have one bathing suit. why does that make someone a "ding a ling"?

Because kids lose shit all the time and you don't want to have to worry about making a Target run at an inopportune time?

Do you have reading comprehension problems? Several posters explained why their kids only have one suit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, I'm thinking that if crazy mom thought it was no big deal to drive an hour for a bathing suit, then she could have gone out at 10:00 pm to pick up the suit herself.

Only a woman with no friends whatsoever would consider the request reasonable. Maybe the drive would have given her time to think about why that is.

As a college student or twentysomething, I'd think nothing of driving two hours at 10pm to return something. As a mother, with kids, school, work, family, etc., no. Unreasnoable.

Well, the 10 pm meet time was 30 minutes drive for both of them. Right? Or the OP could have driven 50 minutes to the other mom's house at any time. But the other mom could only meet her halfway at 10 pm.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two things I learned from reading this thread:

1. Thank god my kids go to charter school (private school parents sound horrible)

2. I don't think any one from DC has been to the Jersey Shore, hotels? Target? Haha.

What about the Target at Exit 12 off of the ACE? You know, the one right by the Hamilton Mall, Old Navy and Wal-Mart? Ridiculous. St. Bart's it ain't.

Wow, did you google that? On a Saturday? Go outside and get some air. You are on time out.

Disagree. Previos PP sounds much more resourceful (in a positive manner) than OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine the other moms NOT gossiping about OP. (Such a princess, couldn't even take her own kid to the party, then wouldn't even meet Larlo's mom half-way to give back the suit HER kid took! etc etc etc etc. Unless private school moms are prissier and less practical than public-school moms.)

Everyone hates that mom who is a drama queen about having a baby, especially when it isn't her first parenting rodeo. Most people with more than one kid schlep the babies around and suck it up.

+1

I have to agree completely with this. I know people who are apish*t about "the nap" - and now the kid is three or four! That is just obsessive and crazy, at that point.

OP, it's on you - you should have sucked it up and done the right thing. You both sound like ridiculous, immature, spoiled princesses, BTW.

Since you asked.

Maybe this is a public school mom vs private school mom thing. Maybe the richer mothers aren't used to doing things without help.

[Anonymous]

The beach-going demanding Mom is from Bethesda, isn't she?

[Anonymous]

But why did OP offer to meet her and then refuse to meet her at either her house or the midpoint location? Don't offer if you don't actually mean it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But why did OP offer to meet her and then refuse to meet her at either her house or the midpoint location? Don't offer if you don't actually mean it.

She thought she meant it until she gave it a half-second of thought. Then she realized she couldn't do it.

[Anonymous]

If I was in OP's shoes, I would have made sure that the swim trunk was returned somehow - maybe Uber, maybe driving by myself.

If I was in the other lady's shoes, I would have bought a swimsuit on the way to the beach.

However, the other lady showed just a lack of understanding, whereas OP shows a sense of entitlement. Both are wrong, but OP is more wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should have driven it to them. Your son took it, his mistake. It sucks but that is what you should have done.

You are just as nuts as the woman OP was dealing with.

[Anonymous]

Why can't the kid just wear shorts into the water while OP mails the suit? NBD. It sucks, but shit happens and you just have to go with it sometimes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You should have driven it to them. Your son took it, his mistake. It sucks but that is what you should have done.

really?

What ding-a-ling only has one suit for his/her kid?

lots of people only have one bathing suit. why does that make someone a "ding a ling"?

Because kids lose shit all the time and you don't want to have to worry about making a Target run at an inopportune time?

Do you have reading comprehension problems? Several posters explained why their kids only have one suit.

You do realize, if they both met 1/2 way, it would be an hour drive round trip. Easier for mom to go buy her kid a new suit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't the kid just wear shorts into the water while OP mails the suit? NBD. It sucks, but shit happens and you just have to go with it sometimes.

Kids who go to private school cannot wear shorts instead of swim trunks. It's not done.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine the other moms NOT gossiping about OP. (Such a princess, couldn't even take her own kid to the party, then wouldn't even meet Larlo's mom half-way to give back the suit HER kid took! etc etc etc etc. Unless private school moms are prissier and less practical than public-school moms.)

Everyone hates that mom who is a drama queen about having a baby, especially when it isn't her first parenting rodeo. Most people with more than one kid schlep the babies around and suck it up.

+1

I have to agree completely with this. I know people who are apish*t about "the nap" - and now the kid is three or four! That is just obsessive and crazy, at that point.

OP, it's on you - you should have sucked it up and done the right thing. You both sound like ridiculous, immature, spoiled princesses, BTW.

Since you asked.

This was not a nap situation. It is kids being in bed as OP has a 7 year old. OP would have to drag the 7 year old out of bed, to the car to drive an hour or two, then return home for a $10 pair of swim trunks. Why didn't mom check before she left the party and called OP then?