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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing that stands out to me is that no one has been injured or hurt.

From OP’s post, yes these instances are alarming.

However, I have a family member who makes similar claims about her DH that are rather hysterical and dramatic. She too could share 50 times her DH has endangered her kids but nothing has actually happened. She does have a lot of anxiety and mental health problems.

Take the left baby in the bath to make dinner. Was this for 20 minutes, which is what is suggested when you’re saying someone went to make dinner or did he quickly run downstairs to check if the water is boiling and then go back upstairs? Was there half an inch if water or a full bath? There is a difference.

Losing the childcare a playground…really? Could the child open the gate and leave?  How long could this have really gone on for?  I’ve also lost sight of my kids at a playground and then I find him in a few minutes. Notice how OP has described this.

When DH left the museum, was OP there also?  How does she know the two kids found each other and were distressed?  My guess is he took a work call because OP was at the museum too. It seems unlikely that a man described as so incompetent would take 2 young kids to a museum to begin with without mom.

With my family member it took me a while but I’ve learned to poke holes in her stories. She also will suggest other people endanger her children or don’t treat them well.

OP’s comment that she would have called the police (really?) if this had happened with a nanny or daycare is another red flag.

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A lot of playgrounds don't have gates. Some have multiple sections. My child left the playground and ran out into the street once. Kids can get lost at a playground.

When my husband has been in charge of the kids alone at a museum, it's because I was in the bathroom. Mom could have been there but changing or feeding the baby.
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