Playdate DCs haven't been picked up. Should I drop them off?

[Recordmirror]

So a mum from my DCs school asked me to have her two DCs today as her two are the same age/in the same class as my two youngest.
The DCs have been here a couple of times before but usually I arrange this with their dad and he picks them up.
But he is away on business and so their mum asked me to take them today as a favour whilst she is in work.

I've had them since 9 this morning. She was supposed to pick them up at 6:30. I called her at 7 and 7:30 and 8 and 8:15 but she's not replying. I have text her a number of times and nothing.

My DCs should be in bed. Her eldest isn't bothered but her youngest is getting upset saying that she should be in bed. I haven't told them that their mum should have picked them up by now.

Should I go round to theirs? I don't want to worry the DCs if their mum isn't there when we get there. But I would like to know where she is. So would I be unreasonable to go round there?

I keep refreshing, in the hope of finding good news and at the very least the mother is ok.
I'm probably no where near you OP but I wish I could help.
In the morning, please try and stay positive for the children!
This could've happened to any of us

The Police will find the children's father tomorrow and help him get home. What a worry. OP you can do no more. I hope you get some sleep and I hope tomorrow brings good news.

Hope you're asleep and all is well. This has happened before and the OP couldn't really say what happened but the parents were ok.

Been watching this through the night. I am hoping for a positive outcome for all involved.

oh still no sign, eh?

My parents used to do this with me and my siblings. My dad would have to go away for business and my mother is a doctor. Sometimes, she'd get stuck in an emergency situation (sometimes a few back to back) We lived in a very busy city and she was the only specialist in her field. There were times we were stuck at a friends house for days (entire weekends). I used to stay up all night staring out of windows willing her car to come. It was awful.

Our nannies always quit because my parents schedules were super crazy. Which made the whole situation much worse. As we got older, we just rotated spending weekends with friends. There were 4 of us (kids) and at one point I just took charge to make sure I knew where all of us were over the weekends.

Luckily we were always clean and we always had access to money. Once we got cellphones to talk to each other (my siblings and I) I started to sleep at night again...and then when I got a car at 16 I was able to drop off and pick us all up and we didn't have to spend weekends apart anymore.

To this day, my parents just think it's normal for kids to not be home all weekend.

Hopefully, this is a one off.

I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight now for worrying. I do hope she is ok. Poor kids and poor you op.

Placemarking

Really hope you get good news soon

Hoping for positive news soon.
Maybe there will be a happy outcome after all.
Sorry for your trouble Recordmirror.

Bloody hell.

Oh god :-(

Hoping that there is an explanation for this and that mum is fine, although struggling to think what that might be at 2am.

Hope if there has been an emergency it isn't anything serious and it is resolved. Sending lots of love to those little ones who will no doubt be feeling upset and worried.

for you as well.

This thread will soon fill up if people keep posting things like "place marking" and the less obvious "oh God" type comments.

Just watch the thread. And the OP is probably in bed now.

I hope morning brings good news and the mother is safe and well.

Thinking of you Recordmirror x

this happened to me some years ago. One of the neighbours turned up at the door with her two kids asking if I could look after the younger one while she took the older one to hospital. It was about 10pm (we live in a rural area, you can see the hospital from my house) I agreed, as you would, and brought her in. To cut a long story short the mother never came back for her. I had no contact number for her, she had no house phone and mobiles weren't really popular. I didn't know the mother very well but the kids always knew to come to me if they needed help of any sort. The mum had serious problems that weren't being addressed but until that point we weren't aware how bad things were. I will never forget the worry we had that night, I sat up all night waiting for her to come back. I hope this has a positive outcome and that, if there is any issues, this may help to resolve them. OP, thinking of you x

fundraising that is awful you poor things. It sounds really emotionally neglectful.

Just checking in for an update as I'm on night shift and will be awake. Op you have been great and kept a cool head hopefully u get some news soon.

I hope and pray their mum is safe and sound.

Is there any way the police can get into the house so that you can at least get some school uniform for the children for tomorrow if they are still with you in the morning? The more things are as routine as possible for them, the better, I think.

Sweary the police would not break into the house for that reason.

Doing night feed hoped to see some positive news

I'm watching from overseas, really hoping for a good outcome, but I suppose that's becoming less likely. :(

Also overseas, hoping that there's a really simple explanation and the mum shows up soon.

im watching from Australia I think most everyone in where the OP is is asleep