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To be a little bit smug that my DS threw up in his friends Dad's car which was being driven at 100mph!

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Wormshuffler · 23/05/2011 19:40

My DS was invited to a party at the weekend, the cinema followed by food.
When he was dropped off there was a frantic knock at the door............He had thrown up all over the car. I was mortified and went out there with my bucket and spent half an hour cleaning the car up as any resposible parent would. The friends Dad also got stuck in and cleaned up to, which I have got to say I was impressed with.

I worried about it all afternoon and in the evening went round with a really expensive bottle of wine, loads of frebreeze and tubs of bicarb for the smell, offering to give it another clean if it still stank in the morning.

I have since found out that DS and his friends were being driven at speeds of 100mph Shock I am furious that someone would drive so irresponsibly with not just their own children in the car but other people's too! and now feel really glad that DS did indeed throw up all over the car!!

Would I be unreasonable to never let DS go in this persons car again?

OP posts:
silverfrog · 24/05/2011 07:58

I am not a troll hunter.

just pointing out inconsistencies in your story. you say your ds threw up because the dad was driving at 100mph, and your ds could feel the g force (which is why he checked what speed). but that was at 10am, on the way to the cinema, and your ds threw up, what 3 hours later? (of course it is possible he was also drivign like a twat on the way home, but that isnot what you said)

your phrase "and having seen how He drives when picking up his kids the half a mile from school (tut tut) I don't really know why am surprised, I guess I just thought he would be more responsible with other peoples kids." reads to me like you knew he woudl be driving - the end bit, nt the first phrase (although if it were me I would have asked outright, and have done so on previous occasions) if I had misgivings over one parents' driving ability.

you hav also said that you cannot bring it up, as you don't want it to feel awkward - so, are you not ever goign to ascertain who is driving in future? because I don't see how you can manage that without giving a reason as to why you don't want oyur ds to be driven by this dad...

it's just a story that doesn't hang together, imo. which doens't mean you are a troll. just that some of the details may be a little embellished.

vmcd28 · 24/05/2011 08:02

The op has not said at any point that her son threw up at 10am. That's when the guy was (possibly ) driving like a twat. She didn't say he thre up because of this - just that he threw up, but she's now not mortified because he had also been driving like a twat.
AIBU threads do my head in sometimes.

QuintessentialOldMoo · 24/05/2011 08:09

That is what happens with drip feeding, assumptions and garbled Ops. Nothing new.

TheOriginalFAB · 24/05/2011 08:12

Smug? Hmm

Not the feeling I would be having.

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