Would you do this?

[calvemjoe]

Have just been on holiday with my family, 5 adults and a toddler sitting by the pool, when a complete stranger comes over and asks us to watch her 2 children while she goes for a spray tan, her mum was meant to be there but hasn't turned up and she's going to miss her appointment. My dad agrees and the lady walks off leaving her 6 month old dd (with a swelly nappy) and 8 yr old ds without even telling us their names.
'Nana' turns up 15 minutes later, greets the boy then walked of to the pool for a swim, telling us that she didn't agree to watch the children so she didn't see why she should. 5 minutes later, mother reappears, picks up baby and walks off with a thankyou over her shoulder.
I was gobsmacked, couldn't imagine abandoning my ds with complete strangers for the sake of a tan, just wondered if mumsnet thought I was over reacting....

[calvemjoe]

Ooops, *smelly nappy!

[WideWebWitch]

Nope, I wouldn't do this, of course not! Some people are weird.

[Blossomhill]

very odd behaviour imo and tbh i would have refused point blank to have them!

[Carmenere]

And you need a licence to have a dog!

[calvemjoe]

I was really cross with my dad for agreeing but it happened so quickly I was just sat there with my mouth open.

[trinityrhino]

definitely building on fire behaviour not tan behaviour at all

very odd

[calvemjoe]

Phew, thanks for agreeing with me, what really got me is that she could have taken them in with her, because of the layout of the room, instead of abandoning them.

[PrettyCandles]

Surreal. But then considering how 'nana' behaved, it's not surprising that her daughter behaved that way too.

[kitbit]

I think they were lucky to have been with you for 10 mins, probably the safest 10 mins of their holiday by the sounds of it. The woman and her mother are clearly loons.