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If a child was dropped at yours, would you (you have to pick one)

111 replies

Backoffautumn · 31/08/2025 18:47

Child is dropped at yours to play with your children. Child has nits, but parent doesn’t tell you beforehand. Parent casually mentions it at pick-up. When you say she should have let you know, she says she didn’t think it was a big deal, some children won’t even know they have nits yet and besides, schools allow children to go with nits and there’ll probably be someone in their classes with nits anyway. What would you think?

a) WTF?

b) Good point.

c) Both.

d) Something else.

OP posts:
CagerUmbonate · 31/08/2025 18:49

A

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 31/08/2025 18:49

A

YodasHairyButt · 31/08/2025 18:50

A

Completely unacceptable behaviour

MrsTerryPratchett · 31/08/2025 18:50

A

Superstar22 · 31/08/2025 18:50

A

CopperWhite · 31/08/2025 18:50

A

ExitPursuedByABare · 31/08/2025 18:50

A

Reanimated · 31/08/2025 18:50

A, delivered with the stink eye.

Laxonaweekend · 31/08/2025 18:51

Have you got any treatment in stock op? If not, head out now!

Glitchymn1 · 31/08/2025 18:51

A
with a bit of D which would be, why are you telling me now?! it’s a Sunday night, chemists are shut, I don’t want them, you should have told me before!

SkinnyOatFlatWhiteForMePlease · 31/08/2025 18:51

A with a serious reconsideration of any future play dates.

FlippyKiYayFlippyFlipper · 31/08/2025 18:52

A. I’d be fuming and tell her so.

TeenLifeMum · 31/08/2025 18:52

A - and this happened to us. I have 3 dds with long hair so it was hell. I don’t miss primary. We had a family in primary with 5dc and the mum didn’t believe in treating nits because “they’re just natural aren’t they?!” WTF!

itsgettingweird · 31/08/2025 18:53

A

and if there’s a case noted in school you are informed so the argument they are in school anyway so incident think needed to tell you doesn’t really wash!

RandomUsernameHere · 31/08/2025 18:53

A

User1839474 · 31/08/2025 18:54

A & schools insist parents treat them! Poor kids I’d be thinking…

Imagineallthepuppies · 31/08/2025 18:54

A!

DS had a friend whose mum did similar continuously.

Comedycook · 31/08/2025 18:55

A

Mauvehoodie · 31/08/2025 18:56

A. That’s batshit behaviour from the mum.

Moveoverdarlin · 31/08/2025 18:56

A

I would be mighty pissed off. Kids start back at school in the next few days and you’ve given us nits on Sunday 31st August!!! You can not be fucking serious?

therewegonow · 31/08/2025 18:57

D. British reserve would have me silently judging but I a) wouldn’t want a confrontation and b) wouldn’t want to embarrass the child.

50lbstolose · 31/08/2025 19:02

A and follow it up wit this text:

"Hi,
I am really unhappy that you knew xxx had nits and brought them without telling me. I would have liked the opportunity of deciding whether or not it go go ahead with the play date.
I do consider it a big deal and would have cancelled.
Now I have to spend money and time ensuring my children and I do not have nits.
Not Cool"

Backoffautumn · 31/08/2025 19:06

@therewegonowchild in this situation is out of earshot. It’s the doorstep short, polite conversation bit before child is called.

OP posts:
RentalWoesNotFun · 31/08/2025 19:07

A. Shes kidding herself on if she thinks it’s fine and dandy. It’s extra time and effort now for you because of her.

gamerchick · 31/08/2025 19:08

Get on it now. Catch it quick.