Would you rat out the neighbor’s kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here!

7:35 AM - Neighbor texts.
7:40 AM - Husband texts a photo of their house back with the car still there.
7:42 AM - Neighbor texts back "thanks, don't want to be grandmother yet."

Sorry I didn't get back to this thread to update until now.

Get ready for the egging of your house.

I would hope the parents aren’t telling their kid it was Mr. X that told us your GFs car was at the house at 7:30 am. The kid should have no expectation that the random older neighbor would cover for him. He’s also an idiot for having his GF park in the driveway.

[Anonymous]

Her car was there at 5 AM which means she spent the night. Why has the girl spent the girl spent the night away from home without a parent coming to look for her? 15 is too old for the "sleepover at a friend's" excuse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Her car was there at 5 AM which means she spent the night. Why has the girl spent the girl spent the night away from home without a parent coming to look for her? 15 is too old for the "sleepover at a friend's" excuse

Hopefully, they also haven't allowed their unlicensed 15yo daughter to drive a car anywhere.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t answer them at all. It’s their problem they left a 10th grader home alone for days and went out of town. If they wanted supervision they should’ve paid to arrange it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since the wife/mom is asking, yes, I'd just answer the truth. I would not seek out the parents to deliver this information, but I see nothing wrong with being honest.

This. But they are incredibly stupid to leave a sophomore boy home alone for days. How old could he be? 15? And one that has a girlfriend who drives. Bad judgment

[Anonymous]

I don’t think it’s a bad idea to leave a 16 year old sophomore alone for a night but I also think it’s NbD for the neighbor to say “yes, car is there.” Kid is obvi gojng yo get caught by this. Almost like he’s begging to be caught! This is what teen years are — gradually increasing independence, making stupid mistakes, getting caught, getting consequences, moving on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldnt tell.

You'd lie?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here!

7:35 AM - Neighbor texts.
7:37 AM - OP posts thread.
7:40 AM - Husband texts a photo of their house back with the car still there.
7:42 AM - Neighbor texts back "thanks, don't want to be grandmother yet."

Sorry I didn't get back to this thread to update until now.

So you lied about your husband not wanting to reply, since he already replied before you posted?

This thread is from 7:37 AM. Even if this was a hypothetical situation, it's a thread on a message board, not a police report. Who cares if the the times are off?

[Anonymous]

Tell the truth.

[Anonymous]

They asked a particular factual question to which I would *usually* answer directly and honestly. However, I would be annoyed by this specific request to spy. I would likely not answer the text. And later in the day when the car is not there, the car is not there would be my answer.

If you don't like what *might* happen if you go out of town, you don't go out of town. No amount of specific "rules" will matter. And you don't get to feel like a better parent because you are asking neighbors to stand-in for you, spy, and catch your teen disobeying your rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:your assumption that the kid isn't allowed to do this and that is why the mother is contacting you may be right, but I am just pointing out you don't know why the neighbor mother is asking - could be the GF's parents haven't seen her at home and are worried and she's missing, etc.

i would ask, "why do you ask" and let the parents deal with it if they say "b/c he's not allowed to"

If you say this, you’re just getting yourself more involved in the whole situation. Is the car there? If so, say yea it’s there. If not, say no it’s not there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who doesn't have a Ring camera these days?

Me. I’m not paying for that crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Her car was there at 5 AM which means she spent the night. Why has the girl spent the girl spent the night away from home without a parent coming to look for her? 15 is too old for the "sleepover at a friend's" excuse

Hopefully, they also haven't allowed their unlicensed 15yo daughter to drive a car anywhere.

Almost all kids who have finished their sophomore year of HS are 16 by now. I don’t know why people keep saying 15.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here!

7:35 AM - Neighbor texts.
7:40 AM - Husband texts a photo of their house back with the car still there.
7:42 AM - Neighbor texts back "thanks, don't want to be grandmother yet."

Sorry I didn't get back to this thread to update until now.

Why did you start this thread to begin with if your husband sent the photo 3 min after you posted? A photo was a mistake

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldnt tell.

You'd lie?

No, I simply wouldn't respond. Nothing to do with me.