not AIBU but what do I do re child next door (5) left. alone.

[AnaIsAlwaysShocked]

Ok first off sorry for typos I'm on my phone.

DD2 just came in from the garden saying girl next door wants her to go round and play because she's on her own. so I popped out and according to child ( lets call her daisy) her mum dad and brother have gone for a walk without her and told her to stay in the house.

She won't come round here as she's been told not to leave the house, at 5 has no real knowledge of how long they have been etc and I can't leave my house too much as I have 3DCs with me.

My plan is to knock every 5 minutes for the next half hour and then panic or sit with DC in the street until and her at the door until parents arrive. any better ideas? I don't know if I'm panicing and should ignore but surely at 5 Daisys too young to be left.

Well done and thank goodness she has a nice gran.

so are the parents actually home yet?

Well done Ana. Glad the Granny is sensible too and didn't just think it was okay. Especially good that Granny backed you calling the police. I'd love to know what the parents and other child are doing.

Well done Ana you totally did the right thing

well done ana, hope daisy is ok
what a situation for you though

Not looking forward to seeing the parents any time soon but seriously 5 years old and the took the brother WTF. Starting to get angry now.

Blimey, I think the Grandma's reaction says it all, these parents are just completely clueless and/or deliberately neglegent

Totally off topic but at everyone calling you Ana and not Anal.

Back to thread, what kind of stupid parents are they! it's nearly 8pm FGS! And if the nan hadn't called would they have evencome back? It begs the question, how many times has this been done before?

No no sign of parents. Their cars here but I don't know if they've walked to grandmas or still out and avoiding any police or have no reason to comeback now.

Seems like there's a bit of history there then. I can't imagine a mum saying, "Call the police" when they could come round and pick up the child and try to work out what had happened. Obviously got form, as we say.

Chocolate I think you've read OP's name wrong Something on your mind lately? T'is the weekend afterall

Well done ana :)

You are right to be angry, Ana. You did the right thing as a neighbour.

ChocolateHips

Imperial hadn't thought of that. certainly adds another layer of worry about poor Daisy

Their car had been there all along, OP?

Well, we know where YOUR mind is!

OP is Ana Is Always Shocked not Anals Always Shocked

That's an i not an L

chocolate

Only scenario I can think of is they left her playing out with another child on the street and a misunderstanding meant that the other parent thought they were sending her hone to her parents iyswim. Still no defence.

Oooops

Inmy defence, DP works away during the week....

Imperial thats what my husband thought as well - he was really puzzled as why they would take one child and not the other.

Actually no , if my mum rang Amd found 5yo ds alone she would assume it was an absolute lifw and death emergency or a huge mistake. The fact this grandma's first reaction was anger says a lot

Yes Daisy said they had gone for a walk. I wouldn't have questioned the noise from the house unless she had told us she was alone because of the car being there.

We are on the edge of town so who knows if the went into town or had a countryside walk.

chocolate !!!! stop it