to be a tad pissed off my child was left alone

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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

Update?

Hak: what on earth are you so peeved about? a minor with an expensive instrument after dark would be more than a bit of the target. If the orchestra organisers have decided they will not leave the children (who may be a few year youngers than 17 yr old mentioned) unattended, what does it really matter to you?, would you demand they exclude yours? Direct yours to walk off round the corner to wait for you alone?

What did she say op?

Op. Where are you???

How did it go op?

Not bumping for an update.

It's just a nicety to make sure everyone's picked up/gets home safely.

If I drop my adult friends home, I don't drive off until they're safely in the door. If I've been out in a group, I wouldn't leave without checking everyone was Ok getting home.

We are never going to find out are we???

Sad pizza bump

Oh good god. As a teacher, I waited until gone 6pm for a child to be collected one evening. After school club finished and the parent didn't arrive. No answer on any emergency contact numbers other than a set of grandparents who said "well he's not our problem, you look after him" It was logged and reported. Social services were involved on a "log it and leave it" level. Kid was tired and hungry and grumpy and kicking off. I would LOVE to have left him but who the hell does that?

There was an earlier poster who waited 2 hrs outside school? WHAT?!! How were you not inside ringing emergency contact numbers and off a public road?

Anything OP?

Bump.

Sorry OP - everyone is talking about leaving a child alone in a public place but quoting from your OP as walked through resturant the birthday boys mum walked past me on way out,

• you were already in the restaurant before she left. The handover was rude but she didn't leave your child alone, (unless the restaurant was the size of a football field!)

The handover was rude...

There was no handover. There was no indication that the mother even saw the OP. If she did, she had no right to expect the OP to stay with the other child.

OP, (if you are coming back), I wonder if there was some crazy emergency that made the mother forget all else.

sounds like you are not in with the In Crowd OP. she probably felt exhausted after the 2 hour party.

and perhaps she saw or heard from the other mother and knew she was on her way, and saw you coming.
still not worth being huffy about it.

Any news op