Ok. Both my DC's aged 9 and 5 have been feeling off colour today - high temp, sick, headache etc
This afternoon dd's friends mother called to ask if her dd (10) could come over to play. I explained that both chldren were lying on sofa asleep.
This evening (7pm) her dd knocks the door. OH answered. She said she had come to see if DD was feeling better. OH allowed her to come inside to see DD - who was by this time awake and watching TV, although still off colour.
Ten mins later i got a text off friends's mother saying, "I have just called in the pub. Keep an eye on (her dd) be back withing the hour". Ok no problem I thought.
At 9.15 (As I was trying to put LO to bed, already over an hour past her bedtime, dd's friend's brother (12) phoned to ask me to go over as he was on his own and was scared because he heard a noise outside.
I stayed with him and called his mum to come home. She did not reply to phone call. I texted her twice. At 10pm I called again. Neighbour answered and said, "Ok I got your message. I'll be home when I have finished my drink. I won't be long".
She arrived home at 10.50pm - absolutely steaming!
At this point I had no option than to put her two kids to bed before I could sort out my own.
She was well aware that my own DC's were not well yet still sent her dd over here and left her 12 year ds at home just so she could go to the pub!