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to be a tad pissed off my child was left alone

167 replies

gingermopped · 28/03/2015 17:02

ds had a party today to go to, 7th birthday, pizzahut, 12-2.
dropped him at 12, mum of bday boy said prefer parents didnt stay
they had my mobi num and i said id b in costa a few doors down.
went to collect him at 1.55 (5mins early) as walked through resturant the birthday boys mum walked past me on way out, i only twigged it was her wen she was past me but thought perhaps birthday boys dad was still there.
got to bak of resturant and my boy and 1 other lad was sat on there own holding party bags looking puzzled and sad.
waited few mins as thought mum would b bak but no!
im bloody fuming, who leaves kids of that age, surely hosts should stay untill all kids safely bak with parents Angry

OP posts:
Iwantacampervan · 29/03/2015 14:40

big - I don't micromanage teenagers' trips to cinemas but I do check with my daughters that their friends have lifts sorted especially if it's in the evening. If there's a problem then I would run them home (even though it's not on my way).
They will get themselves into the cinema/town by train or go from school but I'm not that keen on them getting the train back at night.

friendofsadgirl · 29/03/2015 14:53

sockmatcher school doesn't break up until Thursday where we are.

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 29/03/2015 14:56

We've finished for Easter round our way Wink

sockmatcher · 29/03/2015 16:06

Cheers Friend.

Gets popcorn in for update tomorrow

spiderlight · 29/03/2015 18:38

(OT - Delighted to see someone fumming about this. There hasn't been anywhere near enough fumming on MN lately)

Hoppinggreen · 29/03/2015 21:54

If the " parents staying at a 10 year olds party" incredulity was directed at me chaise then yes about 6 mums who are also my close friends stayed and we had a seperate table and drank wine and ate pizza. It was just before Xmas so it was our pre Xmas lunch out. 2 birds with one stone,
We didn't even speak to them until we did the cake.
I do sometimes stay at other parties if close friends are there and we can catch up, depending in the situation the host Mum often welcomes the help to tidy up etc.
However, that's all unrelated to the fact that Host Mum in the OP was totally put of order.

WildFlowersAttractBees · 30/03/2015 11:03

Did you see the mum at drop off today OP?

CremeEggThief · 30/03/2015 11:42

YANBU. I think she saw you coming in and expected you would stay with the other child too. I have never heard of a host leaving their own party early before. What a rude person!

arethereanyleftatall · 30/03/2015 12:12

Bumping up again, because I really want to know what she said.....any update op?

BeggingYourPardon · 30/03/2015 12:42

YANBU Op and I need to know if there were any fisticuffs in the playground this morning, don't leave us hanging.

CrystalCove · 30/03/2015 12:48

No way is this right or acceptable. What did she say to your DS before she left?

fearandloathinginambridge · 30/03/2015 12:50

"as walked through resturant the birthday boys mum walked past me on way out"

So technically she was there when you arrived. Obviously it is ignorant and rude of her to walk out and ignore you just as you arrive but I think that's crime here, not that she left two children alone in a restaurant, because by my reading that didn't happen.

HoraceCope · 30/03/2015 12:55

i dont think I would have texted her to Demand an explanation! bit rude.
OK she was rude but perhaps felt they were safe

fearandloathinginambridge · 30/03/2015 13:50

Ah! Just RTFT and she left somebody else's child with you also. That is cheeky.

MyIronLung · 30/03/2015 16:37

I keep checking back to see if theres been some epic confrontation in the school playground!

PHANTOMnamechanger · 30/03/2015 16:51

waiting for an update, please come back OP!

Strokethefurrywall · 30/03/2015 16:58

I totally want to know what the OP says to the mother. I would be spitting feathers and probably only riled more by the lack of response to the text!

katiekatie · 30/03/2015 17:10

There's no excuse because even if she saw you coming in & decided she didn't want to talk to you for whatever strange reason (she invited others to stay & not you,it's safe to say she doesn't know you/like you??) there were two children there, you don't leave a child with another parent at the end of a party. She's very rude, yanbu!!

ChocolateEggFace · 30/03/2015 17:14

I need to know what the mum said to defend herself...because I can't imagine what she could possibly say!

GoofyIsACow · 30/03/2015 17:18

How did it go OP?

queentroutoftrouts · 30/03/2015 17:36

Another one marking place!

OneEyedWilly · 30/03/2015 17:47

Very interested to know what the explanation is. I'd be furious as well OP!

DixieNormas · 30/03/2015 17:53

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Flowerfae · 30/03/2015 18:20

who the hell walks out and leaves 7 year olds alone? I'd definitely not be happy even if parents had been late it would be unacceptable to leave them, even for a couple of minutes.

Dionysuss · 30/03/2015 18:22

Shamelessly marking my place.