Reply to 9yr old girls left home alone at sleepover

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "9yr old girls left home alone at sleepover "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree she shouldn’t have left the girls alone without asking you, but I don’t think it’s a reason to go nuclear. If it’s a good friend of dd and you have a good relationship with the mom, I would just say something like “would you mind giving me a heads up if you’re going to need to be out, the kids can play at my house instead.” You can be self-deprecating about being overprotective. I bet she apologizes.[/quote]

Yes, I agree with this. I noticed my neighbor would leave when my kid was invited over there and my daughter confirmed she left them alone. I just said to let me know so I could keep an eye out. In your case she could just let you know so you could pick up earlier.[/quote]

You’re both ridiculous - not when the girls at nine. [/quote]

Going to the gym is such a frivolous reason when a 9 year old is sleeping over and you’re the only adult. I’d maybe understanding running to the store to get milk or doing a quick drive thru donut run or something quick for the girls. But the gym?[/quote]
I don’t understand the logic of donuts being less frivolous than the gym. [/quote]

At least it’s for the kids and the errand is a 10 minute one instead of an hr+[/quote]
We’re gonna have to disagree on this one.  Why we prioritize donuts over physical activity is a mystery to me. And not sure where you are that you can get donuts in ten minutes. [/quote]

It’s not prioritizing donuts over physical activity.  It’s most importantly the amount of time, and secondly, the purpose of the activity.  Getting food for the kids is different than going to the gym for yourself which could be done later in the day when you don’t have another child in the home. [/quote]
Your argument that it's OK to leave them alone to get donuts but not OK for the gym is....dumb.  It's either OK to leave them or it's not.  You could take them along to get donuts if so inclined. You must really like donuts, but hate to break it to you they aren't essential.[/quote]
dp.. yea, there's a diff.

Going to get donuts takes like 30min.  Most people go to the gym for 1+ hours.

Most people would be ok with leaving your baby to cry for 5min because you were in the shower, or you are driving.  But, if you let your baby cry for 5min just because you want to go online shopping and can't be bothered?  yea, most people would judge you for it.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics