To go home and leave this woman's stuff

[sparkleshine]

Currently at the park. In this lovely weather it's busy, people sat everywhere. Next to me on the grass there's a woman and her 2 children. They go off to play. Half an hour ago she kindly asked me if I would watch her stuff while she goes to the swings with her daughter. So of course I said yes.
That's half an hour ago. I figured she would be no more than 10mins. My DS wants to play at a different area of the park and I want to wander off too. I can barely just see this woman with her children behind a big climbing thing.
AIBU to just think she's being a bit cheeky and just leave?

I'd go but pass her and let her know

Send one of your dc over and tell her that you're leaving. It's not that hard if you can see her.

Just go up and tell her you are off

What can she do about it if you do? Track you down and tell you off for not being her skivy and giving up your day to watch her things?

I'd probably bring her stuff to her

I agree though, it's cheeky.

Have a rummage and see if there's anything worth taking, then shoot through.

If you can see her, then she can see you, and she'll leave you with the stuff for as long as you are sat there watching it.

Just get up and go. I'm sure she'll come running back to her stuff.

Just go and tell her ffs why does it have to be a big deal?

Get up, go over to her (or send one of the kids over), say "we're going now", leave.

In that order. Not hard. Polite. Will not take more than about, ooh, 30 seconds.

Agree just tell her your off.

I'd take her stuff over and say I was going.

She probably expects you to let her know when you're moving on. What's the big deal??

I know how you feel I was bought up to be a nice girl and a people pleaser but please people don't think anymore of you. Just leave it. People will let you skivvy round them if you let them As they say Flog a Willing Horse.

I'd just go and tell her I was going.

Bragmatic

Nah. Just leave it.

Sniggering at Bragmatic's suggestion

If you can see her then go and tell her you are leaving/ send your DD over/ take her stuff over with you, where's the problem?
I do laugh when people ask complete strangers to look after their bags/ watch their kids etc

I've had worse than that - I was at a wedding when a couple I'd never met asked me to watch their baby while they went to speak to the bridal couple, and thrust said baby into my arms. Obviously one can assume I am known to the couple, but they knew nothing about me. They couldn't have been sure I am jolly sensible and reliable and actually a good choice, if you are going to hand your baby over to a random stranger. I might have been the mad nutter who decided to do a runner while I still had the baby.

Bags seem to be getting off lightly in comparison.

bragamatic

Just go and on the way out say you off, tally ho

I'll see you your baby, EBearhug and raise you by wandering into an antique and jewellery shop in London some years ago and being asked by the owner to 'mind the shop while he nipped out'. (He was gone for 20 minutes.)

I guess I just have an honest face.

Oh, that is odd. That one hasn't happened to me. I wouldn't let someone watch a shop unless I at least knew them, and knew they had some idea of the stock, and how to handle money and...

Mind you, I often think at work that my expectations of life seem to be higher than other people's. Or at least different.

This happened to myself and my cousin in a sweet shop aged 8 . Still can't quite believe it now.
He was only about 5 minutes, but we stood stock still with shock, terrified we'd be accused of nicking something.