I locked my son in the garden.

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I have four kids, 3 are legal adults.
I got up early for work one morning and noticed the patio door was unlocked. I thought that one of the older kids 21yrs had been smoking in garden or using our little log cabin late at night and forgot to lock door.
I locked the door and went to work.

had to turn down volume of phone for work and missed 8 calls.
turns out son was in shed and 21yr old son needed to get ready for work. he also needed to respond to an urgent call of nature.

eldest son 23 yrs was in bed, but didnt respond to bashing on windows, phone calls or throwing of rabbit poo on window < we have a pet rabbit> but older son doenst wake up when in deep sleep. needs at least 3 alarm clocks to wake him up.

neighbour helped in the end.

however son says that as he was very very late for work I am at fault for him nearly loosing his job.
AIBU in saying it was all his own fault for not getting in to his own bed at reasonable time?

was the son you locked in the garden hiding in the shed?

It was an accident. No one's fault. Let it go.

What on earth was he even doing in the shed late at night?

Entirely his own fault. How on earth were you supposed to guess that you should have checked the shed on the off chance that he might be in there? It was highly irresponsible of him to leave the patio door unlocked overnight anyway. He should have locked it behind him (if that's possible) and would have then been able to unlock it from the outside when he needed to go back in.

It’s his own responsibility to make sure he is sleeping in a sensible place ie not in the shed, and if he wants to spend the night in the garden perhaps hold a key... but it was an accident, not a huge deal.

Love the '3 are legal adults'

Like it's a mantra you're chanting and trying to believe.

And at him thinking the shed was a great place to crash.

YANBU, he chose to stay in there/get settled down/let himself fall asleep, how could you have possibly known??

The shed is full of music stuff. one son does that horrible drum and bass stuff, another does folk music with mandolins and guitars.

both hubby and I hate that sort of music, so glad is at end of garden.

btw son 21yrs said he was working on updating his CV early in the morning. i dont believe him. the last time I saw him awake at 7.20 he was under 2yrs old.

OP your family sounds hilarious.

'The shed is full of music stuff. one son does that horrible drum and bass stuff, another does folk music with mandolins and guitars. '

That sounds like a pretty awesome 'shed'.

And your DSs sound great, which do you dislike the most: drum and bass or unkempt beard?

the last time I saw him awake at 7.20 he was under 2yrs old.

It's not your fault. It's not his fault either that he fell asleep....just one of those things.

Not your fault! son should have been responsible enough not to leave the house unlocked all night. It's not like you did it on purpose.

He won't let it happen again will he?

Sounds like my kind of shed!

Why does he claim to have chosen the shed to update his CV? Wouldn't it have been more comfortable doing it indoors?

21yrs does the drum and bass stuff, the 23yr old has the overly hairy beard thingy.

caught 23yr old trimming beard with sainsburys carrier bag hooked over ears once standing looking in the hall mirror. I thought the bag as reasonably sensible, but using the KITCHEN scissors was unacceptable.

Oh, of course. CV writing is best done in a shed full of mandolins.

Agree, your family sounds brilliant, do they ever do R&B/Folksy Mash Ups?

You sound like a cool person op.

son 21yrs had computer and tech stuff all in shed to make horrible music he decided to use computer to redo his CV

He was 'updating his CV' Icimoi, not making sure his CV was up to date and ready to use

Tesco bag over his ears!

That is bloody hilarious!

they do mash ups on occasion. its not good.

we also have a piano in the house. am so glad we didnt get a violin,

I can just imagine your son trying to explain why he was late

If you leave the house, you have to make sure that you have the means to get back in. He should have taken his keys with him. It is entirely reasonable to lock an external door.