Posting for traffic - what do I do? Husband not come home

[ColdduckOddfish]

DH and DC not come home. He was picking them up from after school club. Should have been back an hour ago. His phone is going straight to voicemail. I’m an anxious person anyway, but when would you panic?

I wouldn’t panic but I would contact any other parents to see if they saw him at pick up. I’d then call the local police and ask if any accidents been reported locally.

It's a bit early. Has he been late before, could simply be traffic, could he have taken them for a Macdonalds?

Do the children have phones? If he's in the car he won't be zblr to answer.

No need to panic. Hold ups happen. Perhaps phone the after school club and check local traffic news.

Is there any reason they might have gone somewhere else tonight?

Have they ever been late like this before because he's gone to the shop on the way home or something?

I wouldn't be panicking just yet. I'd assume he's taken them for snacks or perhaps they've gone to the shop or the park or something on the way home.

Or maybe the car broke down, his phone has no charge and they've had to walk to try to find a phone/someone to help?

I assume the children are very young and don't have their own phones?

Hmm... on a Friday?

I'd be phoning the local first. He's probably buying their silence with a bottle of Fanta and some crisps.

(Seriously hope they are fine OP)

Gone shopping, gone to the park? An hour is within the realms of reasonable for these things.

How nearby is the school?

Do you have any of those apps where you can 'Find My Phone' on somebody else's device, or air-tags, or whatever they are called? To see where he is?

Is check local Twitter quickly first, re traffic or accidents.
Hope they turn up soon.

It would depend (for me) on his personality.

if he's the type to just come home, yes, an hour late if school is close by I'd be getting worried. If he's likely to have indulged them in some way (park/McD's/visit granny) then I'd wait, but what's he like re contacting you?

id probably wait 2 hours before calling the police.hospitals etc, but I'd call a friend etc

hope they're all home soon xx

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If it was my DH i would not worry yet. He would have taken them for a snack or stopped at a shop for a random job he had to do. But depends on your DH. I hope he is home soon OP.

No he’s the type to always be on time. Always. I’m pregnant with an unplanned DC and he has taken the news hard which is adding to my worries. DC are too young for phones and we don’t have any of the tracking apps.

Are you sure they were collected from kids club?

Yes they’ve been collected at their normal time. It’s an 8 minute drive home.

Check google maps and see if there are any traffic jams that might have held them up

Has he got family near by? Is he likely to have gone there to vent? Could you check with them if so?

His mum lives close by but we haven’t spoken to her in years.

Maybe they have a burst tyre or a stopped at a supermarket for something.
It is unlikely to be anything super serious if you haven't been contacted.

Maybe he has just taken them out for a snack, run around at the park, or is stuck in traffic but can’t answer the phone.

I wouldn’t be worrying yet.

How many DC and how old are they?

Do you know any other parents who could confirm they were picked up?

Hope it's nothing untoward

I imagine they’ve just gone for a treat, try not to worry. At 7, I would start to worry

Try not to worry OP. It's likely to be something as simple as a flat tyre.

Call the after school club and check
Ring the police