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Kids left alone - am I overreacting?

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AIOR · 12/08/2018 22:43

Need a bit of advice please as I'm worried I'm letting emotions cloud my judgement. Apologies for the length but I don't want to drip feed. Have been around for a few years but name changed to stop this being linked to my previous posts.

H and I are recently separated and are currently going through an amicable divorce. H's choice but I'm accepting of it.

H has taken both DC on holiday this week to a camp site. DC are 6 and 2. It's the first time they've been away from me for longer than a weekend and I was pretty nervous beforehand.

I spoke to H before they went and said I had concerns about them being lost, falling into one of the lakes or pools or being abducted. I accepted that these things were unlikely and that I didn't doubt him but due to my anxiety it was helpful to voice my concerns. H reassured me that they would be fine and he would be with them all the time.

Fast forward to today they've come home. Both DC have been allowed to go off on the site either together or with a 9 and 5 year old. DC2 has scraped knees from where DC1 dragged him out of a road after he fell when a car was coming and they both panicked. Apparently this was a site road so very low speed limit. Also both DC were bought back in a groundsman's 4x4 after they became separated and lost on the site. The groundsman picked them both up and returned them to H. They've been to other families tents and to a park that was within sight of H's tent.

I'm angry and I'm upset. I feel very lucky that nothing bad happened to either DC. Am I overreacting though? How would other people feel? Fwiw both DC have enjoyed themselves.

Both H and the DC have relayed the above information to me.

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AfterSchoolWorry · 13/08/2018 09:22

No way would he EVER get them unsupervised again.

Sloppy, neglectful parenting. It's only pure luck they are ok. I'd go nuclear.

GertrudeBelle · 13/08/2018 09:30

Just breaking this down.

Your 2 year old was lost, by himself, and was picked up by a stranger in his truck. Fortunately it sounds as though the groundsman was okay but this is potentially a horrific scenario. Also, a 2-year old, wandering around by himself?!?!

Your 6 year old was then collected separately. Ditto risks above.

Then, separately there was the car incident.

I would imagine that they had a lot of “freedom” and they’ve only reported the things that went wrong. My money would be on them wandering around unattended a lot of the time.

Do you get on well with your extra-PIL? May maybe tell them, so that they can double up to drive the message home that this was terrifyingly neglectful.

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